:00:54. > :01:04.# You're a winner # I'm a winner # This is all happening so fast #
:01:04. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:15.You're a winner # I'm a winner. # Let's enjoy it while it lasts!
:01:15. > :01:20.upon a time a poor child set off for London in search of his fortune.
:01:20. > :01:25.His name was Dick Whitington and he thought the streets of the capital
:01:25. > :01:33.were paved with gold. If he had turned up this year he would have
:01:34. > :01:43.been right. And that now moves up to the north, led by the 24 carat
:01:44. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :02:04.It is going to be a glorious win. It's gold! And he is going to make
:02:04. > :02:08.
:02:09. > :02:18.it two gold medals for Great Britain. Beautiful! Oh yes! Oh yes!
:02:19. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:27.The stadium erupts! Yes Mo Farah indeed. Welcome to the Great north
:02:27. > :02:35.City Gamess. And there is plenty here at the Newcastle/Gateshead
:02:35. > :02:42.Quayside has a postOlympics end of season extravaganza. Originally due
:02:42. > :02:49.to tackle the Great north run, Mo Farah opts for two miles today. He
:02:49. > :02:54.will start the Great North Run tomorrow. Greg Rutherford is Team
:02:54. > :03:03.GB captain and he will hope to nurse his ailing body to one last
:03:03. > :03:09.victory. And England's London 2012 hopes were spiked by injury. But
:03:09. > :03:15.she has ran into good form and goes she has ran into good form and goes
:03:15. > :03:21.in the mile. Without too much fuss, Christian Taylor has picked up
:03:21. > :03:29.world and Olympic titles in the triple jump today, just the one
:03:29. > :03:38.jump and that is the long jump. Jason Richardson goes in the 110
:03:38. > :03:48.metres hurdles. He holds the meet record here. Bernard Lagat is back
:03:48. > :03:54.on Tyneside. He runs in the mile. Here is the time table. Pick out
:03:54. > :03:59.your favourites. Mo Farah off first. That is an Invitational event and
:03:59. > :04:05.does not count towards the points. It is a simple format - one point
:04:05. > :04:11.if you win and nothing for anyone else at all. -- anything else at
:04:11. > :04:17.all. A beautiful day here, as it always is on Tyneside. Well maybe
:04:17. > :04:22.not. Denise Lewis is here. It is the first time you have been at the
:04:22. > :04:28.Great north city games. Just walk along the Tyne here, everyone was
:04:28. > :04:33.up for it. There will be some great athletics. It is perfect. And Mo
:04:33. > :04:38.Farah, we hoped to see him in the Great North Run, but perhaps it is
:04:38. > :04:42.better to see him here. It is great to come here and end his season on
:04:42. > :04:47.a high with people who want to see him. He has had the best season. It
:04:47. > :04:51.has been faultless and seeing him in the two mile it is like a sprint
:04:51. > :04:56.for him. You almost have to pinch yourself to think what he has
:04:56. > :05:02.achieved this year. Last year was great. This season I think
:05:02. > :05:08.unparalleled. I could not believe just how he grasped this season by
:05:08. > :05:13.the scruff of the neck. He has been outstanding. And the way he coped
:05:13. > :05:18.with the pressure. We talked of the pressure on the British athletes,
:05:18. > :05:23.they all rose to the occasion. but I think with Mo there is
:05:23. > :05:26.something special. I don't think he won by chance. He made it happen by
:05:26. > :05:33.decisions he has made over the last few years, moving to America, a
:05:33. > :05:39.change of coach and environment. He made his Olympic dreams come true.
:05:40. > :05:47.It is time for Mo Farah in the two miles and our commentary team of
:05:47. > :05:57.Brendan Foster and Steve Cram. beautiful day on the quayside. Not
:05:57. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:22.part of the match, a special in-- for Mo Farah since the Olympics. He
:06:22. > :06:27.Hawesn't e- he hasn't done much training. He said, I'm not sure
:06:27. > :06:33.what will happen today. We saw him in Birmingham on the track. Now
:06:33. > :06:40.We're Delighted to have him here as part of the Great North Run weekend.
:06:40. > :06:44.He won't have it his own way. Birmingham there is finishing the
:06:44. > :06:54.season in great form over this sort of distance. It will be interesting
:06:54. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:00.to see whether they take Mo on at all. A great reception. This is the
:07:00. > :07:05.man that I think many people here, you can see the wonderful crowds,
:07:05. > :07:15.it is a lovely day, everyone hoping to catch a glimpse of Mo fa RSPCA
:07:15. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:28.don't be surprised if we see a few Mo Bott. -- glimpse of Mo Farah.
:07:28. > :07:32.We're on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne. If you haven't seen
:07:32. > :07:39.this event before, they will cross the bridge, go down the Newcastle
:07:39. > :07:47.side of the Quayside and come across the Swing Bridge and come
:07:47. > :07:51.back. So Mo Farah just setting them off at a gentle jog. Brendan Foster,
:07:52. > :07:58.you I am sure are delighted to see him here? We're delighted to see
:07:58. > :08:03.him here and running. I'm a bit nervous. There is a couple of
:08:03. > :08:10.athletes, particularly Birmingham of Australia, whether has run 7.35
:08:11. > :08:14.for the 3,000 metres and this week rand 7.37 in Italy. Obviously, he
:08:14. > :08:19.is getting ready to run the Great North Run tomorrow, let's hope he
:08:19. > :08:26.doesn't drive it too far. The crowds are responding. And one or
:08:26. > :08:31.two will be doing Mobots, we were going to do that, but it is
:08:31. > :08:37.difficult to -- difficult to commentate with two hands on your
:08:37. > :08:43.head! I have been asked, we were having a chat with Mo, it doesn't
:08:43. > :08:48.matter, as long as you have some association with Mo, they say, do
:08:48. > :08:53.the Mobot. I'm happy tho do it most of the time. Paul Robinson the
:08:53. > :08:57.early leader. He wouldn't normally find himself in this sort of
:08:57. > :09:02.company. Mo happy to sit back in fourth. But this is probably
:09:02. > :09:12.helping Birmingham, because he would admit he doesn't have Mo's
:09:12. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:22.pace. Is that your yacht down there Brendan. I think it's yours, it's
:09:22. > :09:26.double parked. The people know how good he has been. And they know his
:09:26. > :09:32.training hasn't been brilliant and his recent arrival of his two
:09:32. > :09:38.children, his twins have been a disruption for Mo in many senses.
:09:38. > :09:42.But in athletics sense, it has not been conducive to getting traiping
:09:42. > :09:48.done. These boys will know if they take this hard they have a chance
:09:48. > :09:52.to run against Mo Farah and do something to him. These guys are
:09:52. > :09:57.natural competitors, if you were in this race, you would want to give
:09:57. > :10:03.him a go. The crowds are here to see Mo and enjoy him running
:10:03. > :10:07.against some decent athletes, but really Collis Birmingham I imagine
:10:07. > :10:14.he is twitching about this and thinking, I have a chance. I have
:10:14. > :10:20.run against Mo plenty times. Mo has given him a bit of a spart. --
:10:20. > :10:25.start. You wouldn't imagine Paul Robinson would expect to win this
:10:25. > :10:30.race, but he is not showing too much respect. And Birmingham is
:10:30. > :10:35.enjoying this. He is quick, but nowhere near as quick as Mo. That
:10:35. > :10:39.is why Collis is saying, thank you Paul Robinson, I will pick it up
:10:39. > :10:45.for here. It is a real concerted effort. Mo won't have it easy. He
:10:45. > :10:52.may have hoped for a gentle jog and a sprint at the end. But it is a
:10:52. > :10:58.proper race. Birmingham will be a good scalp for him at the end of
:10:58. > :11:02.what has not been a great year for Collis. He was disappointed with
:11:02. > :11:07.his performance there. But he has come up with some big races since
:11:07. > :11:15.then, including a personal best over 3,000 metres. So these two
:11:15. > :11:20.pulling away -- away. We are hab half way here. Mo seeing if anybody
:11:20. > :11:25.else is coming.Less not enjoying, he knows Collis well, but he may
:11:25. > :11:31.think, hang on, I wasn't expecting this in my last race of the year.
:11:31. > :11:37.He is getting a good cheer. We are all delighted to see that. They're
:11:37. > :11:45.just past the half way point. Just over 4.10 for the mile. That is a
:11:45. > :11:52.little bit quick. No, it is 4.70, so it is a bit better. Mo is
:11:52. > :12:01.enjoying the Edu laigs of the crowd. We have -- Edu laigs of the crowd.
:12:01. > :12:06.We have watched his progress. Here today he is coming as a double
:12:06. > :12:10.Olympic champion and after Beijing hen he came here, he was dejebgted
:12:10. > :12:15.and lost the mile reason, his season wasn't great. He thought
:12:15. > :12:20.about a new coach and a new training regime. He went to America
:12:20. > :12:26.and trained with a new coach. He has done a fantastic job and now
:12:26. > :12:33.four years later, rung alongside the Quayside again with two gold
:12:33. > :12:39.medals in his possession. We have been revelling in Mo's performance
:12:39. > :12:44.and Birmingham is making it an honest race here. You would be
:12:44. > :12:49.forgiven for wondering where you are, palm trees, yachts, sunshine,
:12:49. > :12:56.we're in Newcastle on Tyneside. It is look beautiful Tay. Birmingham
:12:56. > :13:03.doing his best to shake off Mo Farah. And the European 5,000
:13:03. > :13:07.winner as well. Mo just checking behind Curtis and Gregson having a
:13:07. > :13:13.battle for second. But Mo moved alongside Birmingham for a second
:13:13. > :13:19.to remind him he is there. Collis is doing his best and he knows what
:13:19. > :13:25.will happen over the last 200 metres. It is a question of when Mo
:13:25. > :13:31.decides to turn the burners on. He still has 700 meet es to go. Under
:13:31. > :13:34.the Tyne Bridge now and they will come across the Swing Bridge. Mo
:13:34. > :13:42.Farah, the one thing I will tell you, after many race he will say it
:13:42. > :13:47.was a hard one. Birmingham is having a real go. Mo is hanging on.
:13:47. > :13:53.Remember his sprint finish in the Olympics, well as they come up the
:13:53. > :13:58.hill, you can see him digging deep. His head is bobbing. He keeps
:13:58. > :14:05.checking over his shoulder. There noise danger behind. The only
:14:05. > :14:09.danger is -- there is no danger. The only danger is Birmingham. Now
:14:10. > :14:13.Farah is streching out and looks over his shoulder and he has found
:14:14. > :14:19.a few yards. He is still going to have to turn the corner and drive
:14:19. > :14:25.hard. He has a few hundred metres to go as he turns on the Gateshead
:14:25. > :14:31.side. Just a rise and then a sharp left at the lights. Back down on to
:14:31. > :14:36.the the bottom road, past the Sage. From that point on, it is about 350
:14:36. > :14:41.metres to go. He is check behind. No problems at all. He does not
:14:41. > :14:45.need to extend himself that much. It is a push and an injection of
:14:45. > :14:52.pace. Birmingham will keep going and keep running strong. But this
:14:52. > :14:56.is all about Mo Farah now. A true athlete today, a tired athlete, who
:14:56. > :15:01.has had a glorious season, being tested a bit. But then the true
:15:01. > :15:07.pedigree of the man wh has done what no one else in British
:15:07. > :15:15.athletic has done, won a gold in the 10,000 and then the 5,000
:15:15. > :15:22.metres. He deserves the glory and I bet he does his Mobot and we will
:15:22. > :15:32.join him like a lot of others. Mo Farah looking good and receiving
:15:32. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:47.metres to go. Nobody else has been able to run him it down. Enjoying
:15:47. > :15:57.these last few strides. Mo Farah, delighted to see him here.
:15:57. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:06.Delighted to see him winning again. Mo Farah wins. Collis Birmingham
:16:06. > :16:11.Willie easing up it in second place. That was a bit of hard work for Mo
:16:11. > :16:21.Farah. Collis Birmingham pushed him hard and probably cost himself
:16:21. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:26.second place by doing that. The total time is not scintillating a
:16:27. > :16:35.quick, but when you have not trained for a couple of weeks, it
:16:35. > :16:40.is still hard work. That is a tired Mo Farah. He is rehearsing his move
:16:40. > :16:45.to there. He is running strongly, he has run brilliantly. It has been
:16:45. > :16:55.a pleasure to watch him today and over the last six-seven years.
:16:55. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:03.There it is. The Mo-Bot from Mo Farah. Congratulations. Unbeaten in
:17:03. > :17:09.the outdoor season. Birmingham made you work hard for it. That was
:17:09. > :17:13.difficult. Tell me about what it has been like coming back from the
:17:13. > :17:20.Olympics, trying to juggle all the commercial opportunities and trying
:17:20. > :17:25.to do work like this. It has been hard work. The Olympics is done now,
:17:25. > :17:29.and this was to enjoy in front of the home crowd. You said you wanted
:17:29. > :17:34.to put your feet up now, you deserve it after the year you have
:17:34. > :17:41.had. I just want to have a rest, spend time with my family and look
:17:41. > :17:46.after my little girls. And a few treats? I have such a sweet tooth.
:17:46. > :17:51.I am going to treat myself. What would you say to the public at home
:17:51. > :17:55.who have been treating you so well, they have taken you to their hearts.
:17:56. > :18:04.I want to thank everybody has supported me. It has been amazing,
:18:04. > :18:12.the model people who have supported me. Particularly my family.
:18:12. > :18:20.Congratulations, you have done the nation proud. He certainly has done
:18:20. > :18:25.the nation proud. You remember watching him as a young man. Would
:18:25. > :18:35.he make it at a European level? He has become one of the all-time
:18:35. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:40.As I said before, what he has managed to do, just turn his career
:18:41. > :18:46.around by sheer determination. What does that tell us about him? Yes,
:18:46. > :18:52.he is tired, but he has great mental strength. He can hopefully
:18:52. > :18:58.take stock of what he has achieved over the winter. That was an
:18:58. > :19:03.Invitational event, but there are a number of other events taking part.
:19:03. > :19:10.Holly Bleasdale goes in the pole vault. And there is a very tasty
:19:10. > :19:15.men long jump. Today's team champions are Christian Taylor
:19:15. > :19:24.heading up the USA challenge. He will face our very own 2012 hero,
:19:24. > :19:28.Greg Rutherford. I would love to win this competition. For me, it is
:19:28. > :19:32.a great way to say goodbye to everybody. It is a lovely change
:19:32. > :19:38.for us because you have all of these people near by, there is
:19:38. > :19:46.music going on, there is laughter and fun. I have never experienced
:19:46. > :19:52.anything like this. To have someone so close to me jumping. It really
:19:52. > :19:56.gets the crowd involved. To have them literally two feet away from
:19:56. > :20:01.me, it will be different. remember a couple of years ago I
:20:01. > :20:06.was doing it, and stopping for photographs in between. The crowd
:20:06. > :20:12.is clapping for every athlete. looking forward to competing
:20:12. > :20:19.against Greg Rutherford. With Christian, and the other lads, we
:20:19. > :20:24.are all quite friendly. Really good end to the year. But it has been
:20:24. > :20:29.non-stop. I have not had a chance to really soak everything up. I
:20:29. > :20:34.would like to end the whole season on a good note. Everybody wanted
:20:34. > :20:39.the Olympics and the Paralympics to last forever. This is another
:20:39. > :20:43.competition people can really get behind and enjoy it. And it is for
:20:43. > :20:50.Great Britain competing against another country. Everybody is
:20:50. > :21:00.patriotic and will get behind us. I think we will see some louder, fun
:21:00. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:09.first round. Slightly overshadowed by the exploits of Greg Rutherford,
:21:09. > :21:17.but he is a fine jumper. It is absolutely jam-packed in and around
:21:17. > :21:21.this long jump. Beautiful conditions as well. Chris, who used
:21:21. > :21:27.to live in the north-east of England, it knows this area well.
:21:27. > :21:37.He finished sixth overall in the Olympic final. The second time he
:21:37. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:42.has finished in the top six in an Olympic Games. So, here he is. He
:21:42. > :21:51.has had a difficult 24 hours. On his way up here yesterday he lost
:21:51. > :21:56.his gold medal. That was temporary, he got it back. By his own
:21:56. > :22:02.admission, he has not done a huge amount of training since the
:22:02. > :22:11.Olympic final. But that was a good spot on the board. Always very
:22:11. > :22:21.quick on the runway. There it is. A little bit behind Chris Tomlinson,
:22:21. > :22:28.Great to see Greg Rutherford. But he needs to be careful because he
:22:28. > :22:33.has some niggling injuries. He is also very tired. It has been a long
:22:33. > :22:42.season and he has had to do the celebrity stuff. It is a fierce
:22:42. > :22:51.competition, as you know. The triple jump champion is there.
:22:51. > :23:01.metre hurdles next on the track. This features a Jason Richardson.
:23:01. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:10.daylight between himself and Richardson there. It was the
:23:10. > :23:17.smoothest piece of hurdling I had ever seen and his reaction was
:23:17. > :23:21.sensational. A new world record. We were in disbelief, but at the same
:23:21. > :23:26.time we had a feeling this was something that could happen. That
:23:26. > :23:36.night in Brussels had perfect conditions and he was faultless.
:23:36. > :23:39.
:23:40. > :23:46.was a massive improvement. It never moved very much, this record. And
:23:46. > :23:51.he suddenly comes along and takes this massive chunk out of that.
:23:51. > :23:56.I feel, and ensure Colin Jackson would agree, you cannot see that
:23:57. > :24:06.record being broken for a very long time. You will have to run the race
:24:07. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:17.of your life, but I cannot see it absolutely packed on both sides.
:24:17. > :24:22.Some of the world's best sprint hurdlers here. Jason Richardson
:24:22. > :24:30.would be the first to admit he was just a spectator on that night in
:24:30. > :24:35.Brussels. The American runner 13.05 on that occasion. That is a quick
:24:35. > :24:41.time in itself. But the new world record holder was streets ahead of
:24:41. > :24:47.everybody, it was a magnificent run. Lawrence Clarke to his right, to
:24:47. > :24:54.our left. He has really come of age this year. Finished fourth in the
:24:54. > :25:00.Olympic final, that was a surprise to a lot of people. Alex Al-ameen
:25:00. > :25:08.representing Great Britain. Jason Richardson, the world champion back
:25:08. > :25:18.in 2011. Lawrence Clarke in lane three, and Ryan Wilson of the USA
:25:18. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:22.out in lane four. And very experienced man indeed. Quite a
:25:22. > :25:32.test for Alamein. He has done well this year and reduced his lifetime
:25:32. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:53.Lawrence Clarke, he has moved to sixth on the British all-time list.
:25:53. > :26:01.13.31. He is getting more and more confident all the time. Finally,
:26:01. > :26:07.Ryan Wilson of the USA. He finished seventh this year in the US Olympic
:26:07. > :26:16.trials, so was not at the Olympic Games but he's have still run 13.8
:26:16. > :26:25.this year. -- he has still. Richardson surely must start as the
:26:25. > :26:29.favourite for this. He holed the City Games record at 13.16. He
:26:29. > :26:39.knows this track well. Lawrence Clarke would love to get close to
:26:39. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:53.him. The first of the Great North city gains much events. The winner
:26:53. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:17.ironic smile on the face of Lawrence Clarke. He knew he had got
:27:17. > :27:23.away to a good start, but it was only a matter of time before
:27:23. > :27:29.Richardson came back to him. The Americans finished in first and
:27:29. > :27:34.second place. Good run once again by the Olympic silver medallist.
:27:34. > :27:41.Not the best of starts from the world champion. Lawrence Clarke got
:27:41. > :27:46.out really well. Wilson is clattering into the hurdles. Then
:27:46. > :27:56.Richardson gets into his stride. He becomes smoother and the momentum
:27:56. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:02.was with him. To be fair, he is a very competitive athlete. This guy,
:28:02. > :28:10.almost from nowhere, has become the world champion, Olympic silver
:28:10. > :28:20.medallist and is pretty consistent. A good win from him. Lawrence
:28:20. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:30.Clarke had a good season, anyway much two of them are with Phil.
:28:30. > :28:34.That was a flying start he made. completely lost my focus after.
:28:34. > :28:41.There was no wind at the start and then a massive crosswind, it was
:28:41. > :28:45.pretty hard to deal with. You came through strong, as you always do.
:28:45. > :28:54.How would you assess your year overall? I am very blessed this
:28:54. > :29:00.year. I cannot complain. I know you have got a special occasion later
:29:00. > :29:05.on tonight, a certain party. I am not allowed to celebrate during the
:29:05. > :29:10.year, and this is the last rays of the season so I have my birthday
:29:10. > :29:16.party tonight in Oxfordshire. I wanted to be here, it is an amazing
:29:16. > :29:26.crowd. I am so glad I came. I am sure they will all wish you a happy
:29:26. > :29:46.
:29:46. > :29:56.birthday. Ladies and gentlemen, pole vault. Katie buyers is the
:29:56. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:03.British junior record holder. -- Katie buyers. She gets her first
:30:03. > :30:13.clearance in the competition out of the way. Accelerating into the box,
:30:13. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:32.she planted the poll and can the road and the turn of the women,
:30:32. > :30:37.the one mile event. This is part of the match for athletes from the
:30:37. > :30:44.United States and four from Britain. The United States have a strong
:30:44. > :30:50.team here. And Britain with a mix of, well certainly mile specialists
:30:50. > :31:00.and some from other discipline and one of our most exciting young
:31:00. > :31:15.
:31:15. > :31:25.her in a second. Eilish McColgan had a good season over the steep
:31:25. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:34.chase. Julia Bleasdale has had a season of personal bests. There
:31:35. > :31:39.they are. Just a bit of a delay. They're being presented to the
:31:39. > :31:44.crowd. Jess Judd on the left, she had her first Diamond League
:31:44. > :31:51.meeting in Birmingham over 800 metres, but this girl has got a
:31:51. > :31:58.huge future ahead of her at 800 and 1,500. While we are waiting, let's
:31:58. > :32:06.pop back to the pole vault for a couple of minutes. It is holly
:32:06. > :32:12.Bleasdale, 3.95, first attempt. The athlete that finished equal sixth
:32:12. > :32:17.in the Olympic final. Oh that was easy! Holly look flg good form
:32:17. > :32:23.there. I was concerned about her form in Brussels, where she
:32:23. > :32:28.finished ninth. But she has changed her coach and will reveal her
:32:28. > :32:38.coaching partners and principal coach in the not too near future.
:32:38. > :32:46.There she goes. Safely over 3.956789 looking confident as well.
:32:46. > :32:50.-- safely over.95 and looking confident as well. You see the
:32:50. > :32:55.Millennium Bridge, they heap half of it open for the athletes and
:32:55. > :32:59.half the public can still get on both sides and on the far side get
:33:00. > :33:04.a good view of the long jump that is held on the Newcastle side. The
:33:04. > :33:09.pole vault you can see on the right in front of the Baltic. This mile
:33:09. > :33:17.race will start at the far end of the Quayside where that long jump
:33:17. > :33:22.is. On the Newcastle side. A beautiful day. Lot of crowds out
:33:22. > :33:27.here A big weekend of course, we have had other events taking place,
:33:27. > :33:32.the mini-marathon and the skruenior run will be on this afternoon. --
:33:32. > :33:42.junior run will be on this afternoon. The milers are about to
:33:42. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:48.go. Anna Pierce with the red hair. Jenny Simpson world champion last
:33:48. > :33:53.year in a race where she pipped Hannah England. The two of them
:33:53. > :33:57.only made it through to the semi- finals, both with troubled seasons.
:33:57. > :34:01.Hannah has produced some good performances since the Olympics.
:34:01. > :34:05.She got spiked at the start of the year and altered not only her
:34:05. > :34:12.training, but her race programme. She wasn't able to compete at the
:34:12. > :34:22.level she would have liked two. -- liked to. There is a big road mile
:34:22. > :34:27.in New York which Simpson won hast year. I know that Hannah is heading
:34:27. > :34:31.there. Jenny Simpson is not hanging around, Brendan? Yes she is going
:34:31. > :34:38.to run from the front. She is looking over her shoulder. She has
:34:38. > :34:46.pulled a few yards ahead. Julia Bleasdale, she has had a fantastic
:34:46. > :34:52.Olympics with personal bests in the 5,000 and 10,000 meater. Jessica
:34:52. > :34:56.Judd, well it is great to see her. Hannah England was disappointing in
:34:57. > :35:03.the Olympics. Jenny Simpson, the world champion from the United
:35:03. > :35:08.States has really set off. She enjoyed her win in the Fifth Avenue
:35:08. > :35:14.mile last year. She has left the rest in her wake. They need to be
:35:14. > :35:19.careful, they're not running fast. Simpson only went through the first
:35:19. > :35:24.400 in 70 seconds and that is not quick. Jess Judd is probably
:35:24. > :35:29.thinking, the others haven't gone with her, maybe I should stay with
:35:29. > :35:33.them. But they can't let Simpson run away. Because she is not
:35:33. > :35:38.running that quick. She is a very good athlete. Knows what she is
:35:38. > :35:43.doing. They will be approaching 800 metre and they haven't got going.
:35:43. > :35:46.She is the world champion. If you get someone as good as her, you
:35:46. > :35:51.shouldn't let her go. Hannah England has got the experience and
:35:51. > :35:55.know what is sles doing. But Jenny Simpson has broken away. Yesterday
:35:55. > :36:01.on the Quayside I noticed her training here, just looking at the
:36:01. > :36:05.course and getting a feel of the slight uphill. But she has taken
:36:05. > :36:11.them by surprise. They're going to struggle to catch her now. She can
:36:11. > :36:15.kick as well. It is not so easy to kick when you have led so long.
:36:15. > :36:21.That is about a three or four second lead. They're now giving
:36:21. > :36:29.chase and about time as well. Because it is not the sort of
:36:29. > :36:33.athlete, well even at the end you want to have too much of an
:36:33. > :36:39.advantage. Eilish McColgan is at the back. Julia Bleasdale is trying
:36:39. > :36:44.to push on. She does not have the pace. Now Hannah England moves in.
:36:44. > :36:50.Rowbury is tucked in fourth, the second American. They're closing,
:36:50. > :36:55.but will they close enough? Will Simpson having in left. Having a
:36:55. > :37:00.real goo, Julia Bleasdale. More experienced at the further distance,
:37:00. > :37:06.but Jenny Simpson has made the move, Bleasdale following and running
:37:06. > :37:12.hard. They go under the Tyne Bridge and there goes Julia Bleasdale
:37:12. > :37:16.working to get closer. Will she get there? Simpson tucks in behind
:37:16. > :37:22.Bleasdale and she can muster something for a finish. England is
:37:22. > :37:26.in a good position, Rowbury trying to get back on terms. Bleasdale was
:37:26. > :37:32.saying, I need to work on my finish and be quicker. She knows these
:37:32. > :37:36.girls have real pace. It is England and Simpson either side of
:37:36. > :37:41.Bleasdale. They have got the pace and it is Hannah England just
:37:41. > :37:46.starting to forge ahead. Simpson reacts. Thv e they have come, they
:37:46. > :37:51.have 150 metres to go. And they will feel more at home and a charge
:37:51. > :37:57.from Pierce and Martinez. But England has got the advantage. She
:37:57. > :38:02.hasn't got it won though, Martinez finishing fast, England kick hard.
:38:02. > :38:07.50 meeters to go. The American know storming through. She has had a
:38:07. > :38:17.great end to the season. Martinez wins from England, Pierce ahead of
:38:17. > :38:20.Simpson. I said this girl, she, in her second half of the season,
:38:20. > :38:26.sometimes they don't get the first half of the season right and then
:38:26. > :38:33.as the season builds, you get PBs and other people are tired. But she
:38:33. > :38:35.is not known as a mile runner, but that was well timed. That was
:38:35. > :38:39.brilliant timing, we thought Simpson would run away from the
:38:39. > :38:44.field. We have some split times that look remarkable. There goes
:38:44. > :38:50.Hannah England and here comes Martinez. England looks as if she
:38:50. > :38:54.has got it won. On a normal race you would bet on her. But here
:38:54. > :39:00.comes the 800 metre specialist who, is finishing the season brilliantly
:39:00. > :39:06.and a move up to the mile makes it the case and Hannah England, who
:39:06. > :39:12.has won this race twice, she was denied in the last 30 metres, but
:39:12. > :39:18.she ran a strange race too, as did Jenny Simpson. But look at Hannah
:39:18. > :39:23.England, looks powerful and here comes Martinez. Comes through,
:39:23. > :39:32.crosses the line. A good performance by her. And Hannah
:39:32. > :39:39.performance by her. And Hannah England will be disappointed.
:39:39. > :39:46.Brenda you have run a PB for 8 hundred metre and you're bang on
:39:46. > :39:51.form? We went out conservatively, I was trying to be patient. You had
:39:52. > :39:57.to be patient when Jenny shot off like she did? Yes I feel she
:39:57. > :40:03.started out like that and we did pull off a good time. She did take
:40:03. > :40:08.it out. That is racing. We caught her and it was a good race. Another
:40:08. > :40:13.point for the United States. It look like you had the point. Yes I
:40:13. > :40:17.got too excited, there was so much cheering. I think I made my move a
:40:17. > :40:23.bit early. But it is a great atmosphere. What do you think of
:40:23. > :40:27.the crowd and this turn out in an Olympic year. We always get a great
:40:27. > :40:37.field at Newcastle and they didn't disappoint. Well done and a
:40:37. > :40:38.
:40:38. > :40:47.disappoint. Well done and a tremendous performance. Thank you.
:40:47. > :40:54.Back to the pole vault. April Bennett now. Kate Byres of Britain
:40:54. > :41:02.was eliminated at 3.90. That was a very good vault by aApril Steiner
:41:02. > :41:12.benet. An lifrl finalist in -- an Olympic finalist in 2008. A fine
:41:12. > :41:21.
:41:21. > :41:31.athlete. What a beautiful slot with women's 1 hundred metres. There is
:41:31. > :41:45.
:41:45. > :41:52.The crowd seems to be getting bigger by the minute. I have never
:41:52. > :41:59.seen the Quayside looking as busy as this. The weather helps as well.
:41:59. > :42:05.But the appearance of Mo Farah must have boosted the crowds. There is
:42:05. > :42:11.our first athlete, Hayley Jones from the Wigan club, the same club
:42:11. > :42:21.as Jenny Meadows. Three medals at the 2007 junior Championships, but
:42:21. > :42:27.a lot of injuries since then. But now she is back in form. Then Miki
:42:27. > :42:33.Barber with her weightlifting gloves on that her father gave her
:42:33. > :42:43.some years ago. Anyika Onuora from Britain. A big strong Liverpool
:42:43. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:06.Harrier. In the Olympics as well. Jeneba Tarmoh tied for first place.
:43:06. > :43:07.
:43:07. > :43:17.She is a fine runner. The woman on the left hand side of the screen.
:43:17. > :43:21.
:43:21. > :43:31.The City Games record held by Deby Ferguson-McKenzie. 11.4 second.
:43:31. > :43:45.
:43:45. > :43:54.the Americans already and they will make it a hat trick. Tarmoh wins,
:43:54. > :43:58.11.18. Just outside the track record. That was a good run by
:43:58. > :44:05.Jeneba Tarmoh. I thought Anyika Onuora got a good start, but she
:44:05. > :44:09.got a couple of metres ahead in the blink of an eye. A fine run. A very
:44:09. > :44:15.good run indeed. Well she will, I guess look back on this season with
:44:15. > :44:24.all sorts of mixed emotions. A difficult year for her. Both on and
:44:24. > :44:30.off the track. But finishing with a good finish, Jeneba Tarmoh.
:44:30. > :44:35.Followed him by Barber. She has had a decent season, the Liverpudlian.
:44:35. > :44:42.She almost got back into second place. But far mow with a classic
:44:42. > :44:48.sprint action. -- Tarmoh. All moving forward in a straight line
:44:48. > :44:52.there. A good run from her. She is with Phil now. We're seeing some
:44:52. > :44:56.world class performances and you are a true star. You are an Olympic
:44:56. > :45:03.gold medallist as well from the relay and that performance, you
:45:03. > :45:13.must be thrilled. I'm so pleased. You have had an ventful year.
:45:13. > :45:18.
:45:18. > :45:23.Remind us about the controversy There was a controversy. Everything
:45:23. > :45:29.that happened is almost behind me and I am looking forward to next
:45:29. > :45:33.year. You ultimately got your gold medal. What has it been like being
:45:33. > :45:40.introduced as an Olympic champion? It is something I have always
:45:40. > :45:50.dreamed about. I said when I was young, one day I want to be an
:45:50. > :46:17.
:46:18. > :46:27.Olympian. Congratulations. Another is progressing very nicely indeed.
:46:27. > :46:31.This is Mary Saxer. Second attempt. Oh yes, well clear. Just missed out
:46:31. > :46:40.on Olympic selection, such is the standard of American women pole
:46:40. > :46:47.vaulters. Holly Bleasdale have to try and match of the performance of
:46:47. > :46:53.Mary Saxer if she is going to keep place with the Americans. She has
:46:53. > :47:03.got to accelerated and the powerful. Her timing has got to be perfect,
:47:03. > :47:08.and it was! Holly Bleasdale continues, she is never going to
:47:08. > :47:14.get a bigger and better crowd, or better conditions than this.
:47:14. > :47:18.However it is late in the season, and it has been a very long seasons.
:47:18. > :47:28.She will reflect on a lot of success, but why she had gone
:47:28. > :47:33.
:47:33. > :47:37.higher in the Olympic final. -- but we should. On the Newcastle side of
:47:37. > :47:47.the river we will find the athletes lining up for the next event which
:47:47. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :47:57.will be the men's one mile. Let's see what we get. Liam Boylan-Pett,
:47:57. > :48:07.maybe not a very familiar names for the USA. But the name of Bernard
:48:07. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:19.Lagat certainly is. A mix of good young talent for Britain. Luke Gunn,
:48:19. > :48:26.a steeplechaser. It will be Bernard Lagat that they will all be looking
:48:26. > :48:36.to beat. He has already got himself right near the front. James Brewer
:48:36. > :48:43.
:48:43. > :48:47.alongside him. Jordan McNamara. If you're not used to watching road
:48:47. > :48:52.miles, they are very different to running on the track and you often
:48:52. > :48:57.get a result that you would not normally get. You heard Hannah
:48:57. > :49:02.England talking about not judging her effort correctly. On the track
:49:02. > :49:11.you have all the usual. To work from. You can work out your tactics
:49:11. > :49:15.from that, but road miles are always very different. You have got
:49:15. > :49:20.to try and do what you would do on a track. When you look at these
:49:20. > :49:25.athletes, they are fit and strong. Young James Brewer has a chance to
:49:25. > :49:31.run against one of the all-time greats. When athletes get this
:49:31. > :49:37.chance, you sometimes see a great competitive ability. Bernard Lagat
:49:37. > :49:40.has recently run 13 minutes for 5,000m. He feels a little
:49:40. > :49:46.disappointed after the Olympic Games because he felt he did not do
:49:46. > :49:51.everything right. But here he is back in his territory. An athlete
:49:51. > :49:57.back in the form he had a few years ago. Over the one-mile distance,
:49:57. > :50:07.you can always bet on Bernard Lagat. If they want to do anything about
:50:07. > :50:14.it, they will have to get alongside him first. Well, they head around
:50:14. > :50:18.towards the swing bridge. They will take a sharp left and a little rise
:50:18. > :50:28.over the swing bridge which is where one or two have taken the
:50:28. > :50:31.
:50:31. > :50:40.opportunity to make a bit of an effort. Here they come. James
:50:40. > :50:47.Brewer tucked in behind Bernard Lagat. Jordan McNamara is tucked in
:50:47. > :50:54.behind hour two mile specialist, really. He has just got married,
:50:54. > :51:00.actually. He got married in Washington a couple of weeks ago.
:51:00. > :51:09.Then said, I am off to Newcastle for my stag night. A bit late, but
:51:10. > :51:15.you know... Bernard Lagat is having a real go here. 61 for the second
:51:16. > :51:22.quarter of a mile. There are the athletes coming along the quayside.
:51:22. > :51:28.They are really moving. Bernard Lagat is pushing the pace along.
:51:28. > :51:34.There is Bernard Lagat with James Brewer for company. The two of them
:51:34. > :51:40.are working hard. James Brewer has run a really good race. They come
:51:40. > :51:44.through neck and neck and Bernard Lagat has got a strong finish. This
:51:44. > :51:50.should be interesting. It is wonderful to see James Brewer
:51:50. > :51:53.having a real go. He had a disappointing season. He was
:51:53. > :52:02.starting to get some good performances under his belt towards
:52:02. > :52:12.the end. Has Bernard Lagat got the strength and pace he has always
:52:12. > :52:14.
:52:14. > :52:18.had? Bernard Lagat has got there for the US, James Brewer takes
:52:18. > :52:26.second place. I really good effort from James Brewer, he almost had
:52:26. > :52:30.the big man there. Bernard Lagat would not have appreciated that.
:52:30. > :52:36.James Brewer kept chipping away at his heels, and was quick enough to
:52:36. > :52:46.push him all the way through. The finishing time must be close to the
:52:46. > :52:51.record. We will get confirmation of that shortly. A very fast last 400m.
:52:51. > :52:57.That will give James Brewer a bit of confidence. A good solid
:52:57. > :53:01.performance by Bernard Lagat, as we would expect. But a very good run
:53:01. > :53:10.by James Brewer. The opportunity arose for James Brewer to take on
:53:10. > :53:14.Bernard Lagat. Here he comes, striding out. I think they both ran
:53:14. > :53:21.faster than the best time ever which was four minutes and two
:53:21. > :53:31.seconds. Look how close James Brewer was to the finish. The best
:53:31. > :53:32.
:53:32. > :53:38.time held by Mo Farah that was four minutes and two seconds. Bernard
:53:38. > :53:48.Lagat, another good performance at the ripe old age of 37. And James
:53:48. > :54:01.
:54:01. > :54:07.winning. The US are making us look a little bit easy. Mary Saxer, four
:54:07. > :54:12.metres 25, and sales over. If it carries unlike this, you get the
:54:13. > :54:18.feeling of the United States are going to get an unassailable lead.
:54:18. > :54:28.Great Britain are yet to get off the bottom of the table with any
:54:28. > :54:50.
:54:50. > :54:57.You are a lover of running in Britain. You have a new course
:54:57. > :55:03.record here. What is the experience light? It is an amazing experience
:55:03. > :55:08.and a fine event. We could not do without the crowd. It is a unique
:55:08. > :55:14.event and I am glad I came back here. I am glad I defend my title
:55:14. > :55:19.with a good time. I'm am really pleased, the fans were great and I
:55:19. > :55:25.ran a good time. Is this an idea you would like to take back to the
:55:26. > :55:30.United States? Yes. I hope we can get this in New York or something
:55:30. > :55:37.like that. This is a great event and bring something to the
:55:37. > :55:47.community. It is what we, as athletes, appreciate. Ladies and
:55:47. > :56:00.
:56:00. > :56:06.gentlemen, let's hear it for the It still feels amazing. People
:56:06. > :56:15.still come up to me and say, you're the Paralympic champion. IMI, am I?
:56:15. > :56:24.What has it been like coming home? All the adulation? It is fantastic.
:56:24. > :56:31.The support back home was amazing. They even painted a gold bust.
:56:31. > :56:38.won the 100. What makes you think doing the Great North Run tomorrow
:56:38. > :56:44.is a good idea? I thought it would round the year off, I could have
:56:44. > :56:52.some fun. Talk about the Paralympics as a whole, what do you
:56:52. > :56:59.think it did for disability sport around the country? It was amazing.
:56:59. > :57:05.The support we got from the general public was amazing. In Beijing we
:57:05. > :57:10.had 92,000 people in, we had 80,000 in London and it was far greater in
:57:10. > :57:16.London. A far better show, everything was better here. Well
:57:16. > :57:26.done, and good luck for tomorrow. We're going to head back out to the
:57:26. > :57:33.
:57:33. > :57:38.States. Yet to get off the market in this competition. He is a
:57:38. > :57:43.beautiful smooth runner. He does not have the power of Greg
:57:43. > :57:51.Rutherford, or the sheer speed, but he is so smooth. Not terribly happy
:57:51. > :57:58.with that jump. It has been a very long season, and he will reflect on
:57:58. > :58:08.the fact he became the Olympic triple jump champion. So, 7.554
:58:08. > :58:12.
:58:12. > :58:17.Christian Taylor. The pole vault is still at 4.25 metres. This is Holly
:58:17. > :58:24.Bleasdale's final attempt. Mary Saxer of the United States takes
:58:24. > :58:30.yet another point. That is five-0 to the USA. That is it as far as
:58:30. > :58:40.the overall trophy is concerned. A slightly disappointing end to Holly
:58:40. > :58:40.
:58:40. > :58:50.Bleasdale's season. Third round, Kris Commons and in the long jumper.
:58:50. > :58:59.Nobody is over eight metres yet. -- Chris Tomlinson. That certainly
:58:59. > :59:04.looks around the eight-metre mark. My goodness. If that had made an
:59:05. > :59:14.impression in the Plasticine, it would have been judged a file. The
:59:15. > :59:29.
:59:29. > :59:36.judges have not said it is a file. one in the Olympic Stadium, with
:59:36. > :59:42.90? Great conditions, you have to say. The sun is shining and there
:59:42. > :59:48.is a nice breeze. It will be following of the half marathon
:59:48. > :59:55.runners tomorrow. They will have this breeze with them and it has
:59:55. > :00:05.been helpful to the sprinters. Our next event is the men 100m. This is
:00:05. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:50.Dwain Chambers board Jason does Le- future years for the relay team.
:00:50. > :00:56.Darvis Patton was part of the American relay team. 9.96 this year.
:00:56. > :01:05.Chambers a bit slower than this, a semi-final at the Olympic Games.
:01:05. > :01:15.And Calisio Newman, he didn't quite make it. Just 100th of a second
:01:15. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:20.from making it into the American team in the 200 metres. As far as
:01:20. > :01:24.the match is concerned it is just about a lost cause for the British
:01:24. > :01:34.team. But they will want to register at least a couple of
:01:34. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:45.victories here. An opportunity. Patton is the same age as Chambers
:01:45. > :01:55.and they are the two quickest men in the field. The fastest we have
:01:55. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :02:10.Dasaolu, the first win for green. 10.05, that is quick. A following
:02:10. > :02:17.wind of a metre per second. Smiles across. Patton started OK, but he
:02:17. > :02:22.has nothing to be fair. It became a question of whether Calisio Newman
:02:22. > :02:30.could challenge Chambers, but that was not the case. That is a good
:02:30. > :02:36.run from Dwain Chambers. What a good run at this stage in the
:02:36. > :02:41.season. James Dasaolu getting away well on the far side. It is a
:02:41. > :02:46.battle between Chambers and Calisio Newman, but Chambers got a metre
:02:46. > :02:52.ahead and just held his form. Nice and relaxed, but very powerful.
:02:52. > :02:59.That is one of his fastest times of the year. Eases through. He will be
:02:59. > :03:04.delighted with that. A good study in concentration in the start with
:03:04. > :03:11.Patton one of the world's fastest. A World Championship silver
:03:11. > :03:16.medallist a few years ago, Darvis Patton The Dock they call him. But
:03:16. > :03:26.Dwain Chambers got the better of everyone. A lovely performance by
:03:26. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:36.a point for GB, we needed that. we needed the point. Tell me about
:03:37. > :03:43.the whole day. We can see on the screen you were laughing and joking,
:03:43. > :03:48.you want to win, but there is a fun element. Yes it has got the public
:03:48. > :03:54.involved it is great to see the people supporting us. Is this the
:03:54. > :03:58.season's end for you? Yes I'm going to have a beer tonight, I'm done!
:03:59. > :04:04.It has been an Olympic dream, that was your -- year, it was your dream
:04:04. > :04:08.to be there. What are the new hopes? First I was glad to get this
:04:08. > :04:11.through safely. I will try and support the rest of the team and
:04:11. > :04:19.lacking forward to the European indoor and the World Championships
:04:19. > :04:28.next year. So you're going to keep going? Yes sir. Lady and gentlemen,
:04:28. > :04:38.Dwain Chambers skhrasm! --!. A good win with that nice following braise.
:04:38. > :04:40.
:04:40. > :04:48.James Dasaolu just Langing on. Britain's first point of the match.
:04:48. > :04:58.The last round in the long jump will -- Will Claye of the United
:04:58. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:13.this year he became the first man since 1936 to win Olympic medals in
:05:13. > :05:18.both the horizontal jumps. Not a great take off in terms of absolute
:05:18. > :05:27.precision. I don't think that's as far as Chris Tomlinson's monster
:05:27. > :05:32.jump earlier on. But 7. 60 takes him past Christian Taylor.
:05:32. > :05:37.Alongside me and Denise is Mo Farah. We were feeling popular, but it is
:05:37. > :05:44.nothing to do with us. How is the family doing? The family are doing
:05:44. > :05:48.family doing? The family are doing well. They're in a hotel. But they
:05:48. > :05:55.are doing well. They're growing week-by-week. You haven't done much
:05:55. > :05:59.training I guess. Mate, my lungs were on fire today. I had to work
:05:59. > :06:05.hard. I was in pain. It felt like I haven't done much training. I have
:06:05. > :06:10.done a bit. But not as hard towards the Olympics when I was training
:06:10. > :06:15.for the Olympic and doing 100 miles plus each week. But I have been
:06:15. > :06:22.doing a bit of training. So you haven't had much sleep, because of
:06:22. > :06:27.the twins N those moment s of quiet, have you had to pinch yourself?
:06:27. > :06:33.it has been an unbelievable year. I will flefr have a year like this
:06:33. > :06:39.again. And right on your doorstep. I dreamed of becoming an Olympic
:06:39. > :06:44.champion once sh but not twice. That atmosphere on the 5,000 for
:06:44. > :06:52.the last Saturday was like nothing I had experienced. What was it like
:06:52. > :06:56.for you? It was amazing. It was like oh yeah! The whole team shouts
:06:56. > :07:04.at different thing and at that they were just shouting my name. It was
:07:04. > :07:10.amazing. On the rostrum hearing 80,000 people singing the national
:07:10. > :07:16.anthem for you. That moved me to tears. What was that like? It was
:07:16. > :07:20.brilliant. I got emotional after the 5K I had to stop myself. But it
:07:20. > :07:24.was brilliant. We will never experience that. What a games we
:07:24. > :07:29.have had and the Paralympics was amazing, the stadium was packed and
:07:29. > :07:37.I got well into it. Four year ago people were thinking, we're going
:07:37. > :07:46.to do the same as Beijing. I think we were better. Yes. By miles.
:07:46. > :07:49.think we were. In sport you have to think and talk about what is next.
:07:49. > :07:56.I am sure you haven't thought too much about it. But looking forward
:07:56. > :08:04.to the next four years and Rio, do you think you will do five and ten
:08:04. > :08:08.in Rio? Hopefully I will step up and maybe do the marathon or the
:08:08. > :08:12.10K. I haven't thought about it. But I will sit down with the team
:08:12. > :08:19.and work it out. For now, from today I'm on a break and I'm going
:08:19. > :08:26.to go and enjoy myself. How long a break? Two weeks. It noise t a long
:08:26. > :08:32.break. It is for long distances, your body has been used to doing
:08:32. > :08:39.100 miles each week, and your body only allows you to have two weeks
:08:39. > :08:47.off. Tell us about the support from behind the scenes. There is a lot
:08:47. > :08:52.of people involved in my career. Alex McGhee when I was younger and
:08:52. > :08:56.Alan Storey who put me on the map. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be
:08:56. > :09:02.running them times. Then I had to make a decision to move to America.
:09:02. > :09:08.I felt I needed to improve and in terms of the facilities there, it
:09:08. > :09:13.was incredible and that has worked. It is not just about my coach, but
:09:13. > :09:18.my wife, tan yarbgs my agent, there is a lot of people and there is a
:09:18. > :09:23.lot of people been helping me out. It is more like a team. What sort
:09:23. > :09:27.of sense of responsibility do you have now, you have become the star
:09:27. > :09:31.man of British athletics, people will be looking at you. Do you feel
:09:31. > :09:36.that sense of responsibilitysome Yes, it is important that as the
:09:37. > :09:42.youngster like myself, I loved football and looked up to
:09:42. > :09:50.footballer, I hope people can look up to us. It is all about hard work,
:09:50. > :09:53.training. I used to think African guys can't be beaten. I used to
:09:53. > :09:57.think how will we beat them. At that age, I wasn't thinking rate.
:09:57. > :10:05.But you learn to train with them and work out, they're just normal
:10:05. > :10:11.people. If you work hard, you. have eclipsed the Arsenal I think.
:10:11. > :10:18.You're way better than them. It is a slow start. It is a lack of 10K
:10:18. > :10:24.work and then we can be up there. We have loved watching you. It has
:10:24. > :10:27.been outstanding. Couv done us proud. Have a good break. I want to
:10:27. > :10:32.thank everyone who supported me. It has been a brilliant Championship.
:10:32. > :10:42.What a year I have had. Now back to What a year I have had. Now back to
:10:42. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:50.the long jump. This is Christian Taylor. Lying in fourth place at
:10:50. > :10:56.the moment. He won't be enjoying that. Despite the fact that he is
:10:56. > :11:02.the Olympic triple jump champion. He wants to go further. That could
:11:02. > :11:06.be better. It is a shade over 7.60 perhaps. Christian Taylor has been
:11:06. > :11:14.outstanding this year. Olympic triple jump champion and he is a
:11:14. > :11:22.fine long jumper. 8 metres plus he has done this year. He needs more
:11:22. > :11:29.than... Oh 7.74. He goes ahead of Will Claye in third place. The last
:11:29. > :11:36.clabs for -- chance for Greg Rutherford. He has been one of
:11:36. > :11:45.busiest men around, along with Mo Farah of course. And Jessica Ennis.
:11:45. > :11:50.He just looks a bit jaded I have to say. Certainly enjoying his
:11:50. > :11:54.experience here. Greg Rutherford held the City games record which
:11:54. > :12:04.has just been broken by Chris Tomlinson. This could be his best
:12:04. > :12:10.jump so far. It is 7.89. To finish in second place. A one/two for
:12:10. > :12:14.Great Britain. We gate point at last. -- get a point at last. A
:12:14. > :12:24.slight increase in distance on the track now, 150 metres. There is the
:12:24. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:46.Anyika Onuora set on this track 12 months ago. In conditions slightly
:12:46. > :12:53.better than they were this time last year, so we could well see
:12:53. > :13:03.records. But the world record which was set here last year as well,
:13:03. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:12.16.5 seconds. Held by jarm Lita je ta. Margaret Adeoye, finished
:13:12. > :13:22.seventh in her semi-final in the Olympics in the 200 m. She ran
:13:22. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:29.17.31 for this distance in Manchester earlier this year. Miki
:13:29. > :13:34.Barber of the United States. She has never Ron this distance on the
:13:34. > :13:44.track in a competition. I dare say she has in training. There is the
:13:44. > :13:54.UK record holder. Ran the 100 and 200m in the Olympics. A good
:13:54. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:02.starter. Finally Chela Mahan of the United States. -- Shayla Mahan. A
:14:02. > :14:12.disappointing match score for the British athletes. The United States
:14:12. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:19.taking a strong strangle hold on the competition early on. This will
:14:19. > :14:24.be tough for the British to get an extra point. But if they did, well
:14:24. > :14:30.how many events do we have Looe left? The men's 150. We have got
:14:30. > :14:40.the result of the long jump in. So it is curtains for the British team
:14:40. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:50.I'm afraid. Haar gret Adeoye away well, but but the Americans are
:14:50. > :14:56.flying. Anyika Onuora is coming through and this could be a
:14:56. > :15:00.surprise victory for British athlete. That is 16.726789 the
:15:00. > :15:10.second time in a row she has run the 150 on this track and set a
:15:10. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:34.British best time. Well done. A through 100m in 11.35. This
:15:34. > :15:39.straight 150 metres, that is the quickest ever by a British athlete.
:15:39. > :15:46.She never gets out of the blocks particularly well. Very short
:15:46. > :15:55.strides. But look at this. Once she is in full flow, she has good at
:15:55. > :16:05.200m drink. There is no stopping her. At the age of 27, she is
:16:05. > :16:12.coming into the best form of her life. That is a really, really good
:16:12. > :16:22.win. Daylight between herself and the others. Miki Barber is a world-
:16:22. > :16:42.
:16:43. > :16:52.class sprinter. She is on her right. have a look at the results on a
:16:53. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:13.beautiful day. Merit it is. 16.70. It was great to see that
:17:13. > :17:21.performance, not only a personal best but a new British record.
:17:21. > :17:28.And that after a double duty. know, I was being a bit greedy,
:17:28. > :17:36.doing the 100 and the 150. I could not say no. It is the last week of
:17:36. > :17:41.the season, and if you're going to finish anywhere it has to be here.
:17:41. > :17:46.We are grateful to everyone for coming out. It is nice to end the
:17:46. > :17:53.season on home turf. It is hard to put into words when we talk about
:17:53. > :18:01.the year we have had in athletics. Can you do it? No macro. It has
:18:01. > :18:10.been unbelievable. Being part of that team and watching how much of
:18:10. > :18:13.an inspiration we are to the rest of the UK, it is crazy. It is good
:18:13. > :18:23.and hopefully we can inspire the next generation. You have done your
:18:23. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:34.own bit today with another British Greg Rutherford alongside me after
:18:34. > :18:38.what I guess was a tough competition. In Birmingham a few
:18:38. > :18:44.weeks ago I picked up a bit of an injury which I have been struggling
:18:44. > :18:50.to get over. I wanted to get behind everybody today and I was so happy
:18:50. > :18:57.to see Chris Tomlinson was in good shape. It is all about. Today. I
:18:57. > :19:02.was here to do as well as I could, but Chris was out to win it.
:19:02. > :19:08.are known for your fragile body. How difficult was it to get to
:19:08. > :19:13.London 2012100 per cent fit? You're always battling in all your
:19:13. > :19:20.training. In the last two weeks before the Games we were cutting
:19:20. > :19:26.back on what we were doing. It was just about damage reduction and
:19:26. > :19:30.making sure the impact of the sessions were not too much to pick
:19:30. > :19:35.up injuries. I was fortunate and we were clever enough to get there in
:19:35. > :19:43.one piece. I always knew if I got to major championships feeling good
:19:43. > :19:47.that I would be competitive. put out 8.21 in the second round. I
:19:47. > :19:56.thought that would probably be good enough for a medal, but not to win.
:19:56. > :20:02.I was exactly the same. I was saying to myself, you may scraper a
:20:02. > :20:10.bronze if you were lucky. I definitely did not think it was the
:20:10. > :20:14.winning jump. Third was OK and fourth slightly better but I was
:20:14. > :20:20.thinking, I need to be ready to respond to the person who jumps
:20:20. > :20:25.further than me. Fortunately for me no-one did. That final round I was
:20:25. > :20:29.an emotional wreck and unable to jump. You were part of probably the
:20:29. > :20:37.most remarkable 40 minutes the sport has ever seen. I am still
:20:37. > :20:42.trying to get to grips with it. It was amazing to be out there. I saw
:20:42. > :20:50.Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah do well, and they are my friends. It was an
:20:50. > :20:54.amazing night. I do not think I can relate to these great things. I
:20:54. > :20:59.have had so much heartache, when things finally go well I do not
:20:59. > :21:06.know how to deal with it. Hopefully once I get a break I will be able
:21:06. > :21:13.to assess what has happened. It it has been a whirlwind since then.
:21:13. > :21:18.think everyone will get bored of me. I have got to get out there and
:21:18. > :21:23.promote what happened on that great night. It is all about the legacy.
:21:23. > :21:28.If us being on the television can keep people interested in the gains
:21:28. > :21:38.and ignite the imagination of young people to go out and get active,
:21:38. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:55.that is what it is all about. Bailey, the youngest in the field.
:21:55. > :22:00.I think I can hear Christian Malcolm making his excuses already
:22:01. > :22:06.about how old he is! He has had a problem with his foot and he wants
:22:06. > :22:13.me to point that out. He had to pull out in Brussels at the last
:22:13. > :22:23.minute. He actually missed the Welsh Olympic parade yesterday.
:22:23. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:33.Wallace Spearmon, world medallist at 200m. Marlon Devonish. The man
:22:33. > :22:39.who won this event last year in exactly the same time Wallace
:22:39. > :22:49.Spearmon ran in Manchester. Ryan Bailey had a cracking here this
:22:49. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:55.year. 9.88 on two occasions. A big, powerful strongman. He is very
:22:55. > :23:05.popular on at the circuit. Particularly amongst the female
:23:05. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:16.fans. He is a strapping young man. Very, very quick out of the blocks.
:23:16. > :23:21.Two British elder statesman, shall we call them. Can they rescue a
:23:21. > :23:31.consolation point? The match has already been won by the American
:23:31. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:57.Spearmon wins. He is limping as well. You can tell it is the end of
:23:57. > :24:02.the year. Broken bodies, but smiles all round. Ryan Bailey got a superb
:24:02. > :24:06.start and was looking as though he was heading to a big victory. When
:24:06. > :24:14.he pulled out, it looked as though Marlon Devonish would take the win
:24:14. > :24:24.for Great Britain. But in the end, Wallace Spearmon had enough
:24:24. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:29.strength at the end. Very tired athletes. Absolutely. Ryan Bailey
:24:29. > :24:35.had a cracking start. I thought Christian Malcolm got a good start,
:24:35. > :24:43.but he faded after about 100m. It was a tussle between Marlon
:24:43. > :24:48.Devonish. Wallace Spearmon took a look across at Marlon Devonish,
:24:48. > :24:54.almost a smile from the American as if to say, you thought you had got
:24:54. > :25:04.it, but you have not. He leaned into the finish, and a good win by
:25:04. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:10.one of the most popular men on the Another victory for the US. It was
:25:10. > :25:17.a very close race. A big hand to Christian Malcolm and Marlon
:25:17. > :25:23.Devonish. We appreciate the support. Most of our season has ended, so
:25:23. > :25:27.we're going to have some fun in Newcastle. Tell us the kind of
:25:27. > :25:35.sacrifices you make. We had an invitation to go and see the
:25:35. > :25:45.President at the White House, but we just had to come here instead!
:25:45. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:51.Mardon, come on. A good performance from you. So close to victory.
:25:51. > :26:01.has been a strange year for me. I always enjoy coming out here, it is
:26:01. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:08.such a great crowd. Newcastle is amazing. Unfortunately, every time
:26:08. > :26:12.Wallace Spearmon comes to the end of the race he picks me at the line.
:26:12. > :26:22.A great competition. Marlon Devonish, Wallace Spearmon and the
:26:22. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:42.guys, let's hear it for them. Devonish. The match score, six
:26:42. > :26:52.victories. They pretty much one it took early on. The United States 6,
:26:52. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :26:59.It was one better last year. Very much an end-of-season feel about it,
:26:59. > :27:04.but a season we can all feel incredibly proud of. It has been a
:27:04. > :27:11.vintage year for athletics as a whole. If I had to summarise the
:27:11. > :27:15.Games, it was a complete success. Our athletes have risen to the
:27:15. > :27:22.occasion. Globally we have had a world records. It has been
:27:22. > :27:32.fantastic. We are nearly done here, but we are back tomorrow morning at
:27:32. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :27:40.9:30am. The Great North Run. 9:30am, BBC1. Straight after us here on BBC
:27:40. > :27:49.One is the women's golf. There was no play yesterday because of higher
:27:49. > :27:56.winds. Still plenty going on here on the quayside. It is the junior
:27:56. > :28:00.four k race for up 9-16-year-old. It has been a fabulous afternoon on
:28:00. > :28:06.the banks of the River Tyne. Meanwhile it is American
:28:06. > :28:11.celebrations. They had agreed Games, not surprising they won here.
:28:11. > :28:20.really came good in the end. It was difficult at the start, but they
:28:20. > :28:23.came good. Indeed. So, off what a season it has been. While the head