Great City Games 2012 Athletics

# You're a winner # I'm a winner # This is all happening so fast #

You're a winner # I'm a winner. # Let's enjoy it while it lasts!

upon a time a poor child set off for London in search of his fortune.

His name was Dick Whitington and he thought the streets of the capital

were paved with gold. If he had turned up this year he would have

been right. And that now moves up to the north, led by the 24 carat

It is going to be a glorious win. It's gold! And he is going to make

it two gold medals for Great Britain. Beautiful! Oh yes! Oh yes!

The stadium erupts! Yes Mo Farah indeed. Welcome to the Great north

City Gamess. And there is plenty here at the Newcastle/Gateshead

Quayside has a postOlympics end of season extravaganza. Originally due

to tackle the Great north run, Mo Farah opts for two miles today. He

will start the Great North Run tomorrow. Greg Rutherford is Team

GB captain and he will hope to nurse his ailing body to one last

victory. And England's London 2012 hopes were spiked by injury. But

she has ran into good form and goes she has ran into good form and goes

in the mile. Without too much fuss, Christian Taylor has picked up

world and Olympic titles in the triple jump today, just the one

jump and that is the long jump. Jason Richardson goes in the 110

metres hurdles. He holds the meet record here. Bernard Lagat is back

on Tyneside. He runs in the mile. Here is the time table. Pick out

your favourites. Mo Farah off first. That is an Invitational event and

does not count towards the points. It is a simple format - one point

if you win and nothing for anyone else at all. -- anything else at

all. A beautiful day here, as it always is on Tyneside. Well maybe

not. Denise Lewis is here. It is the first time you have been at the

Great north city games. Just walk along the Tyne here, everyone was

up for it. There will be some great athletics. It is perfect. And Mo

Farah, we hoped to see him in the Great North Run, but perhaps it is

better to see him here. It is great to come here and end his season on

a high with people who want to see him. He has had the best season. It

has been faultless and seeing him in the two mile it is like a sprint

for him. You almost have to pinch yourself to think what he has

achieved this year. Last year was great. This season I think

unparalleled. I could not believe just how he grasped this season by

the scruff of the neck. He has been outstanding. And the way he coped

with the pressure. We talked of the pressure on the British athletes,

they all rose to the occasion. but I think with Mo there is

something special. I don't think he won by chance. He made it happen by

decisions he has made over the last few years, moving to America, a

change of coach and environment. He made his Olympic dreams come true.

It is time for Mo Farah in the two miles and our commentary team of

Brendan Foster and Steve Cram. beautiful day on the quayside. Not

part of the match, a special in-- for Mo Farah since the Olympics. He

Hawesn't e- he hasn't done much training. He said, I'm not sure

what will happen today. We saw him in Birmingham on the track. Now

We're Delighted to have him here as part of the Great North Run weekend.

He won't have it his own way. Birmingham there is finishing the

season in great form over this sort of distance. It will be interesting

to see whether they take Mo on at all. A great reception. This is the

man that I think many people here, you can see the wonderful crowds,

it is a lovely day, everyone hoping to catch a glimpse of Mo fa RSPCA

don't be surprised if we see a few Mo Bott. -- glimpse of Mo Farah.

We're on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne. If you haven't seen

this event before, they will cross the bridge, go down the Newcastle

side of the Quayside and come across the Swing Bridge and come

back. So Mo Farah just setting them off at a gentle jog. Brendan Foster,

you I am sure are delighted to see him here? We're delighted to see

him here and running. I'm a bit nervous. There is a couple of

athletes, particularly Birmingham of Australia, whether has run 7.35

for the 3,000 metres and this week rand 7.37 in Italy. Obviously, he

is getting ready to run the Great North Run tomorrow, let's hope he

doesn't drive it too far. The crowds are responding. And one or

two will be doing Mobots, we were going to do that, but it is

difficult to -- difficult to commentate with two hands on your

head! I have been asked, we were having a chat with Mo, it doesn't

matter, as long as you have some association with Mo, they say, do

the Mobot. I'm happy tho do it most of the time. Paul Robinson the

early leader. He wouldn't normally find himself in this sort of

company. Mo happy to sit back in fourth. But this is probably

helping Birmingham, because he would admit he doesn't have Mo's

pace. Is that your yacht down there Brendan. I think it's yours, it's

double parked. The people know how good he has been. And they know his

training hasn't been brilliant and his recent arrival of his two

children, his twins have been a disruption for Mo in many senses.

But in athletics sense, it has not been conducive to getting traiping

done. These boys will know if they take this hard they have a chance

to run against Mo Farah and do something to him. These guys are

natural competitors, if you were in this race, you would want to give

him a go. The crowds are here to see Mo and enjoy him running

against some decent athletes, but really Collis Birmingham I imagine

he is twitching about this and thinking, I have a chance. I have

run against Mo plenty times. Mo has given him a bit of a spart. --

start. You wouldn't imagine Paul Robinson would expect to win this

race, but he is not showing too much respect. And Birmingham is

enjoying this. He is quick, but nowhere near as quick as Mo. That

is why Collis is saying, thank you Paul Robinson, I will pick it up

for here. It is a real concerted effort. Mo won't have it easy. He

may have hoped for a gentle jog and a sprint at the end. But it is a

proper race. Birmingham will be a good scalp for him at the end of

what has not been a great year for Collis. He was disappointed with

his performance there. But he has come up with some big races since

then, including a personal best over 3,000 metres. So these two

pulling away -- away. We are hab half way here. Mo seeing if anybody

else is coming.Less not enjoying, he knows Collis well, but he may

think, hang on, I wasn't expecting this in my last race of the year.

He is getting a good cheer. We are all delighted to see that. They're

just past the half way point. Just over 4.10 for the mile. That is a

little bit quick. No, it is 4.70, so it is a bit better. Mo is

enjoying the Edu laigs of the crowd. We have -- Edu laigs of the crowd.

We have watched his progress. Here today he is coming as a double

Olympic champion and after Beijing hen he came here, he was dejebgted

and lost the mile reason, his season wasn't great. He thought

about a new coach and a new training regime. He went to America

and trained with a new coach. He has done a fantastic job and now

four years later, rung alongside the Quayside again with two gold

medals in his possession. We have been revelling in Mo's performance

and Birmingham is making it an honest race here. You would be

forgiven for wondering where you are, palm trees, yachts, sunshine,

we're in Newcastle on Tyneside. It is look beautiful Tay. Birmingham

doing his best to shake off Mo Farah. And the European 5,000

winner as well. Mo just checking behind Curtis and Gregson having a

battle for second. But Mo moved alongside Birmingham for a second

to remind him he is there. Collis is doing his best and he knows what

will happen over the last 200 metres. It is a question of when Mo

decides to turn the burners on. He still has 700 meet es to go. Under

the Tyne Bridge now and they will come across the Swing Bridge. Mo

Farah, the one thing I will tell you, after many race he will say it

was a hard one. Birmingham is having a real go. Mo is hanging on.

Remember his sprint finish in the Olympics, well as they come up the

hill, you can see him digging deep. His head is bobbing. He keeps

checking over his shoulder. There noise danger behind. The only

danger is -- there is no danger. The only danger is Birmingham. Now

Farah is streching out and looks over his shoulder and he has found

a few yards. He is still going to have to turn the corner and drive

hard. He has a few hundred metres to go as he turns on the Gateshead

side. Just a rise and then a sharp left at the lights. Back down on to

the the bottom road, past the Sage. From that point on, it is about 350

metres to go. He is check behind. No problems at all. He does not

need to extend himself that much. It is a push and an injection of

pace. Birmingham will keep going and keep running strong. But this

is all about Mo Farah now. A true athlete today, a tired athlete, who

has had a glorious season, being tested a bit. But then the true

pedigree of the man wh has done what no one else in British

athletic has done, won a gold in the 10,000 and then the 5,000

metres. He deserves the glory and I bet he does his Mobot and we will

join him like a lot of others. Mo Farah looking good and receiving

metres to go. Nobody else has been able to run him it down. Enjoying

these last few strides. Mo Farah, delighted to see him here.

Delighted to see him winning again. Mo Farah wins. Collis Birmingham

Willie easing up it in second place. That was a bit of hard work for Mo

Farah. Collis Birmingham pushed him hard and probably cost himself

second place by doing that. The total time is not scintillating a

quick, but when you have not trained for a couple of weeks, it

is still hard work. That is a tired Mo Farah. He is rehearsing his move

to there. He is running strongly, he has run brilliantly. It has been

a pleasure to watch him today and over the last six-seven years.

There it is. The Mo-Bot from Mo Farah. Congratulations. Unbeaten in

the outdoor season. Birmingham made you work hard for it. That was

difficult. Tell me about what it has been like coming back from the

Olympics, trying to juggle all the commercial opportunities and trying

to do work like this. It has been hard work. The Olympics is done now,

and this was to enjoy in front of the home crowd. You said you wanted

to put your feet up now, you deserve it after the year you have

had. I just want to have a rest, spend time with my family and look

after my little girls. And a few treats? I have such a sweet tooth.

I am going to treat myself. What would you say to the public at home

who have been treating you so well, they have taken you to their hearts.

I want to thank everybody has supported me. It has been amazing,

the model people who have supported me. Particularly my family.

Congratulations, you have done the nation proud. He certainly has done

the nation proud. You remember watching him as a young man. Would

he make it at a European level? He has become one of the all-time

As I said before, what he has managed to do, just turn his career

around by sheer determination. What does that tell us about him? Yes,

he is tired, but he has great mental strength. He can hopefully

take stock of what he has achieved over the winter. That was an

Invitational event, but there are a number of other events taking part.

Holly Bleasdale goes in the pole vault. And there is a very tasty

men long jump. Today's team champions are Christian Taylor

heading up the USA challenge. He will face our very own 2012 hero,

Greg Rutherford. I would love to win this competition. For me, it is

a great way to say goodbye to everybody. It is a lovely change

for us because you have all of these people near by, there is

music going on, there is laughter and fun. I have never experienced

anything like this. To have someone so close to me jumping. It really

gets the crowd involved. To have them literally two feet away from

me, it will be different. remember a couple of years ago I

was doing it, and stopping for photographs in between. The crowd

is clapping for every athlete. looking forward to competing

against Greg Rutherford. With Christian, and the other lads, we

are all quite friendly. Really good end to the year. But it has been

non-stop. I have not had a chance to really soak everything up. I

would like to end the whole season on a good note. Everybody wanted

the Olympics and the Paralympics to last forever. This is another

competition people can really get behind and enjoy it. And it is for

Great Britain competing against another country. Everybody is

patriotic and will get behind us. I think we will see some louder, fun

first round. Slightly overshadowed by the exploits of Greg Rutherford,

but he is a fine jumper. It is absolutely jam-packed in and around

this long jump. Beautiful conditions as well. Chris, who used

to live in the north-east of England, it knows this area well.

He finished sixth overall in the Olympic final. The second time he

has finished in the top six in an Olympic Games. So, here he is. He

has had a difficult 24 hours. On his way up here yesterday he lost

his gold medal. That was temporary, he got it back. By his own

admission, he has not done a huge amount of training since the

Olympic final. But that was a good spot on the board. Always very

quick on the runway. There it is. A little bit behind Chris Tomlinson,

Great to see Greg Rutherford. But he needs to be careful because he

has some niggling injuries. He is also very tired. It has been a long

season and he has had to do the celebrity stuff. It is a fierce

competition, as you know. The triple jump champion is there.

metre hurdles next on the track. This features a Jason Richardson.

daylight between himself and Richardson there. It was the

smoothest piece of hurdling I had ever seen and his reaction was

sensational. A new world record. We were in disbelief, but at the same

time we had a feeling this was something that could happen. That

night in Brussels had perfect conditions and he was faultless.

was a massive improvement. It never moved very much, this record. And

he suddenly comes along and takes this massive chunk out of that.

I feel, and ensure Colin Jackson would agree, you cannot see that

record being broken for a very long time. You will have to run the race

of your life, but I cannot see it absolutely packed on both sides.

Some of the world's best sprint hurdlers here. Jason Richardson

would be the first to admit he was just a spectator on that night in

Brussels. The American runner 13.05 on that occasion. That is a quick

time in itself. But the new world record holder was streets ahead of

everybody, it was a magnificent run. Lawrence Clarke to his right, to

our left. He has really come of age this year. Finished fourth in the

Olympic final, that was a surprise to a lot of people. Alex Al-ameen

representing Great Britain. Jason Richardson, the world champion back

in 2011. Lawrence Clarke in lane three, and Ryan Wilson of the USA

out in lane four. And very experienced man indeed. Quite a

test for Alamein. He has done well this year and reduced his lifetime

Lawrence Clarke, he has moved to sixth on the British all-time list.

13.31. He is getting more and more confident all the time. Finally,

Ryan Wilson of the USA. He finished seventh this year in the US Olympic

trials, so was not at the Olympic Games but he's have still run 13.8

this year. -- he has still. Richardson surely must start as the

favourite for this. He holed the City Games record at 13.16. He

knows this track well. Lawrence Clarke would love to get close to

him. The first of the Great North city gains much events. The winner

ironic smile on the face of Lawrence Clarke. He knew he had got

away to a good start, but it was only a matter of time before

Richardson came back to him. The Americans finished in first and

second place. Good run once again by the Olympic silver medallist.

Not the best of starts from the world champion. Lawrence Clarke got

out really well. Wilson is clattering into the hurdles. Then

Richardson gets into his stride. He becomes smoother and the momentum

was with him. To be fair, he is a very competitive athlete. This guy,

almost from nowhere, has become the world champion, Olympic silver

medallist and is pretty consistent. A good win from him. Lawrence

Clarke had a good season, anyway much two of them are with Phil.

That was a flying start he made. completely lost my focus after.

There was no wind at the start and then a massive crosswind, it was

pretty hard to deal with. You came through strong, as you always do.

How would you assess your year overall? I am very blessed this

year. I cannot complain. I know you have got a special occasion later

on tonight, a certain party. I am not allowed to celebrate during the

year, and this is the last rays of the season so I have my birthday

party tonight in Oxfordshire. I wanted to be here, it is an amazing

crowd. I am so glad I came. I am sure they will all wish you a happy

birthday. Ladies and gentlemen, pole vault. Katie buyers is the

British junior record holder. -- Katie buyers. She gets her first

clearance in the competition out of the way. Accelerating into the box,

she planted the poll and can the road and the turn of the women,

the one mile event. This is part of the match for athletes from the

United States and four from Britain. The United States have a strong

team here. And Britain with a mix of, well certainly mile specialists

and some from other discipline and one of our most exciting young

her in a second. Eilish McColgan had a good season over the steep

chase. Julia Bleasdale has had a season of personal bests. There

they are. Just a bit of a delay. They're being presented to the

crowd. Jess Judd on the left, she had her first Diamond League

meeting in Birmingham over 800 metres, but this girl has got a

huge future ahead of her at 800 and 1,500. While we are waiting, let's

pop back to the pole vault for a couple of minutes. It is holly

Bleasdale, 3.95, first attempt. The athlete that finished equal sixth

in the Olympic final. Oh that was easy! Holly look flg good form

there. I was concerned about her form in Brussels, where she

finished ninth. But she has changed her coach and will reveal her

coaching partners and principal coach in the not too near future.

There she goes. Safely over 3.956789 looking confident as well.

-- safely over.95 and looking confident as well. You see the

Millennium Bridge, they heap half of it open for the athletes and

half the public can still get on both sides and on the far side get

a good view of the long jump that is held on the Newcastle side. The

pole vault you can see on the right in front of the Baltic. This mile

race will start at the far end of the Quayside where that long jump

is. On the Newcastle side. A beautiful day. Lot of crowds out

here A big weekend of course, we have had other events taking place,

the mini-marathon and the skruenior run will be on this afternoon. --

junior run will be on this afternoon. The milers are about to

go. Anna Pierce with the red hair. Jenny Simpson world champion last

year in a race where she pipped Hannah England. The two of them

only made it through to the semi- finals, both with troubled seasons.

Hannah has produced some good performances since the Olympics.

She got spiked at the start of the year and altered not only her

training, but her race programme. She wasn't able to compete at the

level she would have liked two. -- liked to. There is a big road mile

in New York which Simpson won hast year. I know that Hannah is heading

there. Jenny Simpson is not hanging around, Brendan? Yes she is going

to run from the front. She is looking over her shoulder. She has

pulled a few yards ahead. Julia Bleasdale, she has had a fantastic

Olympics with personal bests in the 5,000 and 10,000 meater. Jessica

Judd, well it is great to see her. Hannah England was disappointing in

the Olympics. Jenny Simpson, the world champion from the United

States has really set off. She enjoyed her win in the Fifth Avenue

mile last year. She has left the rest in her wake. They need to be

careful, they're not running fast. Simpson only went through the first

400 in 70 seconds and that is not quick. Jess Judd is probably

thinking, the others haven't gone with her, maybe I should stay with

them. But they can't let Simpson run away. Because she is not

running that quick. She is a very good athlete. Knows what she is

doing. They will be approaching 800 metre and they haven't got going.

She is the world champion. If you get someone as good as her, you

shouldn't let her go. Hannah England has got the experience and

know what is sles doing. But Jenny Simpson has broken away. Yesterday

on the Quayside I noticed her training here, just looking at the

course and getting a feel of the slight uphill. But she has taken

them by surprise. They're going to struggle to catch her now. She can

kick as well. It is not so easy to kick when you have led so long.

That is about a three or four second lead. They're now giving

chase and about time as well. Because it is not the sort of

athlete, well even at the end you want to have too much of an

advantage. Eilish McColgan is at the back. Julia Bleasdale is trying

to push on. She does not have the pace. Now Hannah England moves in.

Rowbury is tucked in fourth, the second American. They're closing,

but will they close enough? Will Simpson having in left. Having a

real goo, Julia Bleasdale. More experienced at the further distance,

but Jenny Simpson has made the move, Bleasdale following and running

hard. They go under the Tyne Bridge and there goes Julia Bleasdale

working to get closer. Will she get there? Simpson tucks in behind

Bleasdale and she can muster something for a finish. England is

in a good position, Rowbury trying to get back on terms. Bleasdale was

saying, I need to work on my finish and be quicker. She knows these

girls have real pace. It is England and Simpson either side of

Bleasdale. They have got the pace and it is Hannah England just

starting to forge ahead. Simpson reacts. Thv e they have come, they

have 150 metres to go. And they will feel more at home and a charge

from Pierce and Martinez. But England has got the advantage. She

hasn't got it won though, Martinez finishing fast, England kick hard.

50 meeters to go. The American know storming through. She has had a

great end to the season. Martinez wins from England, Pierce ahead of

Simpson. I said this girl, she, in her second half of the season,

sometimes they don't get the first half of the season right and then

as the season builds, you get PBs and other people are tired. But she

is not known as a mile runner, but that was well timed. That was

brilliant timing, we thought Simpson would run away from the

field. We have some split times that look remarkable. There goes

Hannah England and here comes Martinez. England looks as if she

has got it won. On a normal race you would bet on her. But here

comes the 800 metre specialist who, is finishing the season brilliantly

and a move up to the mile makes it the case and Hannah England, who

has won this race twice, she was denied in the last 30 metres, but

she ran a strange race too, as did Jenny Simpson. But look at Hannah

England, looks powerful and here comes Martinez. Comes through,

crosses the line. A good performance by her. And Hannah

performance by her. And Hannah England will be disappointed.

Brenda you have run a PB for 8 hundred metre and you're bang on

form? We went out conservatively, I was trying to be patient. You had

to be patient when Jenny shot off like she did? Yes I feel she

started out like that and we did pull off a good time. She did take

it out. That is racing. We caught her and it was a good race. Another

point for the United States. It look like you had the point. Yes I

got too excited, there was so much cheering. I think I made my move a

bit early. But it is a great atmosphere. What do you think of

the crowd and this turn out in an Olympic year. We always get a great

field at Newcastle and they didn't disappoint. Well done and a

disappoint. Well done and a tremendous performance. Thank you.

Back to the pole vault. April Bennett now. Kate Byres of Britain

was eliminated at 3.90. That was a very good vault by aApril Steiner

benet. An lifrl finalist in -- an Olympic finalist in 2008. A fine

athlete. What a beautiful slot with women's 1 hundred metres. There is

The crowd seems to be getting bigger by the minute. I have never

seen the Quayside looking as busy as this. The weather helps as well.

But the appearance of Mo Farah must have boosted the crowds. There is

our first athlete, Hayley Jones from the Wigan club, the same club

as Jenny Meadows. Three medals at the 2007 junior Championships, but

a lot of injuries since then. But now she is back in form. Then Miki

Barber with her weightlifting gloves on that her father gave her

some years ago. Anyika Onuora from Britain. A big strong Liverpool

Harrier. In the Olympics as well. Jeneba Tarmoh tied for first place.

She is a fine runner. The woman on the left hand side of the screen.

The City Games record held by Deby Ferguson-McKenzie. 11.4 second.

the Americans already and they will make it a hat trick. Tarmoh wins,

11.18. Just outside the track record. That was a good run by

Jeneba Tarmoh. I thought Anyika Onuora got a good start, but she

got a couple of metres ahead in the blink of an eye. A fine run. A very

good run indeed. Well she will, I guess look back on this season with

all sorts of mixed emotions. A difficult year for her. Both on and

off the track. But finishing with a good finish, Jeneba Tarmoh.

Followed him by Barber. She has had a decent season, the Liverpudlian.

She almost got back into second place. But far mow with a classic

sprint action. -- Tarmoh. All moving forward in a straight line

there. A good run from her. She is with Phil now. We're seeing some

world class performances and you are a true star. You are an Olympic

gold medallist as well from the relay and that performance, you

must be thrilled. I'm so pleased. You have had an ventful year.

Remind us about the controversy There was a controversy. Everything

that happened is almost behind me and I am looking forward to next

year. You ultimately got your gold medal. What has it been like being

introduced as an Olympic champion? It is something I have always

dreamed about. I said when I was young, one day I want to be an

Olympian. Congratulations. Another is progressing very nicely indeed.

This is Mary Saxer. Second attempt. Oh yes, well clear. Just missed out

on Olympic selection, such is the standard of American women pole

vaulters. Holly Bleasdale have to try and match of the performance of

Mary Saxer if she is going to keep place with the Americans. She has

got to accelerated and the powerful. Her timing has got to be perfect,

and it was! Holly Bleasdale continues, she is never going to

get a bigger and better crowd, or better conditions than this.

However it is late in the season, and it has been a very long seasons.

She will reflect on a lot of success, but why she had gone

higher in the Olympic final. -- but we should. On the Newcastle side of

the river we will find the athletes lining up for the next event which

will be the men's one mile. Let's see what we get. Liam Boylan-Pett,

maybe not a very familiar names for the USA. But the name of Bernard

Lagat certainly is. A mix of good young talent for Britain. Luke Gunn,

a steeplechaser. It will be Bernard Lagat that they will all be looking

to beat. He has already got himself right near the front. James Brewer

alongside him. Jordan McNamara. If you're not used to watching road

miles, they are very different to running on the track and you often

get a result that you would not normally get. You heard Hannah

England talking about not judging her effort correctly. On the track

you have all the usual. To work from. You can work out your tactics

from that, but road miles are always very different. You have got

to try and do what you would do on a track. When you look at these

athletes, they are fit and strong. Young James Brewer has a chance to

run against one of the all-time greats. When athletes get this

chance, you sometimes see a great competitive ability. Bernard Lagat

has recently run 13 minutes for 5,000m. He feels a little

disappointed after the Olympic Games because he felt he did not do

everything right. But here he is back in his territory. An athlete

back in the form he had a few years ago. Over the one-mile distance,

you can always bet on Bernard Lagat. If they want to do anything about

it, they will have to get alongside him first. Well, they head around

towards the swing bridge. They will take a sharp left and a little rise

over the swing bridge which is where one or two have taken the

opportunity to make a bit of an effort. Here they come. James

Brewer tucked in behind Bernard Lagat. Jordan McNamara is tucked in

behind hour two mile specialist, really. He has just got married,

actually. He got married in Washington a couple of weeks ago.

Then said, I am off to Newcastle for my stag night. A bit late, but

you know... Bernard Lagat is having a real go here. 61 for the second

quarter of a mile. There are the athletes coming along the quayside.

They are really moving. Bernard Lagat is pushing the pace along.

There is Bernard Lagat with James Brewer for company. The two of them

are working hard. James Brewer has run a really good race. They come

through neck and neck and Bernard Lagat has got a strong finish. This

should be interesting. It is wonderful to see James Brewer

having a real go. He had a disappointing season. He was

starting to get some good performances under his belt towards

the end. Has Bernard Lagat got the strength and pace he has always

had? Bernard Lagat has got there for the US, James Brewer takes

second place. I really good effort from James Brewer, he almost had

the big man there. Bernard Lagat would not have appreciated that.

James Brewer kept chipping away at his heels, and was quick enough to

push him all the way through. The finishing time must be close to the

record. We will get confirmation of that shortly. A very fast last 400m.

That will give James Brewer a bit of confidence. A good solid

performance by Bernard Lagat, as we would expect. But a very good run

by James Brewer. The opportunity arose for James Brewer to take on

Bernard Lagat. Here he comes, striding out. I think they both ran

faster than the best time ever which was four minutes and two

seconds. Look how close James Brewer was to the finish. The best

time held by Mo Farah that was four minutes and two seconds. Bernard

Lagat, another good performance at the ripe old age of 37. And James

winning. The US are making us look a little bit easy. Mary Saxer, four

metres 25, and sales over. If it carries unlike this, you get the

feeling of the United States are going to get an unassailable lead.

Great Britain are yet to get off the bottom of the table with any

You are a lover of running in Britain. You have a new course

record here. What is the experience light? It is an amazing experience

and a fine event. We could not do without the crowd. It is a unique

event and I am glad I came back here. I am glad I defend my title

with a good time. I'm am really pleased, the fans were great and I

ran a good time. Is this an idea you would like to take back to the

United States? Yes. I hope we can get this in New York or something

like that. This is a great event and bring something to the

community. It is what we, as athletes, appreciate. Ladies and

gentlemen, let's hear it for the It still feels amazing. People

still come up to me and say, you're the Paralympic champion. IMI, am I?

What has it been like coming home? All the adulation? It is fantastic.

The support back home was amazing. They even painted a gold bust.

won the 100. What makes you think doing the Great North Run tomorrow

is a good idea? I thought it would round the year off, I could have

some fun. Talk about the Paralympics as a whole, what do you

think it did for disability sport around the country? It was amazing.

The support we got from the general public was amazing. In Beijing we

had 92,000 people in, we had 80,000 in London and it was far greater in

London. A far better show, everything was better here. Well

done, and good luck for tomorrow. We're going to head back out to the

States. Yet to get off the market in this competition. He is a

beautiful smooth runner. He does not have the power of Greg

Rutherford, or the sheer speed, but he is so smooth. Not terribly happy

with that jump. It has been a very long season, and he will reflect on

the fact he became the Olympic triple jump champion. So, 7.554

Christian Taylor. The pole vault is still at 4.25 metres. This is Holly

Bleasdale's final attempt. Mary Saxer of the United States takes

yet another point. That is five-0 to the USA. That is it as far as

the overall trophy is concerned. A slightly disappointing end to Holly

Bleasdale's season. Third round, Kris Commons and in the long jumper.

Nobody is over eight metres yet. -- Chris Tomlinson. That certainly

looks around the eight-metre mark. My goodness. If that had made an

impression in the Plasticine, it would have been judged a file. The

judges have not said it is a file. one in the Olympic Stadium, with

90? Great conditions, you have to say. The sun is shining and there

is a nice breeze. It will be following of the half marathon

runners tomorrow. They will have this breeze with them and it has

been helpful to the sprinters. Our next event is the men 100m. This is

Dwain Chambers board Jason does Le- future years for the relay team.

Darvis Patton was part of the American relay team. 9.96 this year.

Chambers a bit slower than this, a semi-final at the Olympic Games.

And Calisio Newman, he didn't quite make it. Just 100th of a second

from making it into the American team in the 200 metres. As far as

the match is concerned it is just about a lost cause for the British

team. But they will want to register at least a couple of

victories here. An opportunity. Patton is the same age as Chambers

and they are the two quickest men in the field. The fastest we have

Dasaolu, the first win for green. 10.05, that is quick. A following

wind of a metre per second. Smiles across. Patton started OK, but he

has nothing to be fair. It became a question of whether Calisio Newman

could challenge Chambers, but that was not the case. That is a good

run from Dwain Chambers. What a good run at this stage in the

season. James Dasaolu getting away well on the far side. It is a

battle between Chambers and Calisio Newman, but Chambers got a metre

ahead and just held his form. Nice and relaxed, but very powerful.

That is one of his fastest times of the year. Eases through. He will be

delighted with that. A good study in concentration in the start with

Patton one of the world's fastest. A World Championship silver

medallist a few years ago, Darvis Patton The Dock they call him. But

Dwain Chambers got the better of everyone. A lovely performance by

a point for GB, we needed that. we needed the point. Tell me about

the whole day. We can see on the screen you were laughing and joking,

you want to win, but there is a fun element. Yes it has got the public

involved it is great to see the people supporting us. Is this the

season's end for you? Yes I'm going to have a beer tonight, I'm done!

It has been an Olympic dream, that was your -- year, it was your dream

to be there. What are the new hopes? First I was glad to get this

through safely. I will try and support the rest of the team and

lacking forward to the European indoor and the World Championships

next year. So you're going to keep going? Yes sir. Lady and gentlemen,

Dwain Chambers skhrasm! --!. A good win with that nice following braise.

James Dasaolu just Langing on. Britain's first point of the match.

The last round in the long jump will -- Will Claye of the United

this year he became the first man since 1936 to win Olympic medals in

both the horizontal jumps. Not a great take off in terms of absolute

precision. I don't think that's as far as Chris Tomlinson's monster

jump earlier on. But 7. 60 takes him past Christian Taylor.

Alongside me and Denise is Mo Farah. We were feeling popular, but it is

nothing to do with us. How is the family doing? The family are doing

family doing? The family are doing well. They're in a hotel. But they

are doing well. They're growing week-by-week. You haven't done much

training I guess. Mate, my lungs were on fire today. I had to work

hard. I was in pain. It felt like I haven't done much training. I have

done a bit. But not as hard towards the Olympics when I was training

for the Olympic and doing 100 miles plus each week. But I have been

doing a bit of training. So you haven't had much sleep, because of

the twins N those moment s of quiet, have you had to pinch yourself?

it has been an unbelievable year. I will flefr have a year like this

again. And right on your doorstep. I dreamed of becoming an Olympic

champion once sh but not twice. That atmosphere on the 5,000 for

the last Saturday was like nothing I had experienced. What was it like

for you? It was amazing. It was like oh yeah! The whole team shouts

at different thing and at that they were just shouting my name. It was

amazing. On the rostrum hearing 80,000 people singing the national

anthem for you. That moved me to tears. What was that like? It was

brilliant. I got emotional after the 5K I had to stop myself. But it

was brilliant. We will never experience that. What a games we

have had and the Paralympics was amazing, the stadium was packed and

I got well into it. Four year ago people were thinking, we're going

to do the same as Beijing. I think we were better. Yes. By miles.

think we were. In sport you have to think and talk about what is next.

I am sure you haven't thought too much about it. But looking forward

to the next four years and Rio, do you think you will do five and ten

in Rio? Hopefully I will step up and maybe do the marathon or the

10K. I haven't thought about it. But I will sit down with the team

and work it out. For now, from today I'm on a break and I'm going

to go and enjoy myself. How long a break? Two weeks. It noise t a long

break. It is for long distances, your body has been used to doing

100 miles each week, and your body only allows you to have two weeks

off. Tell us about the support from behind the scenes. There is a lot

of people involved in my career. Alex McGhee when I was younger and

Alan Storey who put me on the map. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be

running them times. Then I had to make a decision to move to America.

I felt I needed to improve and in terms of the facilities there, it

was incredible and that has worked. It is not just about my coach, but

my wife, tan yarbgs my agent, there is a lot of people and there is a

lot of people been helping me out. It is more like a team. What sort

of sense of responsibility do you have now, you have become the star

man of British athletics, people will be looking at you. Do you feel

that sense of responsibilitysome Yes, it is important that as the

youngster like myself, I loved football and looked up to

footballer, I hope people can look up to us. It is all about hard work,

training. I used to think African guys can't be beaten. I used to

think how will we beat them. At that age, I wasn't thinking rate.

But you learn to train with them and work out, they're just normal

people. If you work hard, you. have eclipsed the Arsenal I think.

You're way better than them. It is a slow start. It is a lack of 10K

work and then we can be up there. We have loved watching you. It has

been outstanding. Couv done us proud. Have a good break. I want to

thank everyone who supported me. It has been a brilliant Championship.

What a year I have had. Now back to What a year I have had. Now back to

the long jump. This is Christian Taylor. Lying in fourth place at

the moment. He won't be enjoying that. Despite the fact that he is

the Olympic triple jump champion. He wants to go further. That could

be better. It is a shade over 7.60 perhaps. Christian Taylor has been

outstanding this year. Olympic triple jump champion and he is a

fine long jumper. 8 metres plus he has done this year. He needs more

than... Oh 7.74. He goes ahead of Will Claye in third place. The last

clabs for -- chance for Greg Rutherford. He has been one of

busiest men around, along with Mo Farah of course. And Jessica Ennis.

He just looks a bit jaded I have to say. Certainly enjoying his

experience here. Greg Rutherford held the City games record which

has just been broken by Chris Tomlinson. This could be his best

jump so far. It is 7.89. To finish in second place. A one/two for

Great Britain. We gate point at last. -- get a point at last. A

slight increase in distance on the track now, 150 metres. There is the

Anyika Onuora set on this track 12 months ago. In conditions slightly

better than they were this time last year, so we could well see

records. But the world record which was set here last year as well,

16.5 seconds. Held by jarm Lita je ta. Margaret Adeoye, finished

seventh in her semi-final in the Olympics in the 200 m. She ran

17.31 for this distance in Manchester earlier this year. Miki

Barber of the United States. She has never Ron this distance on the

track in a competition. I dare say she has in training. There is the

UK record holder. Ran the 100 and 200m in the Olympics. A good

starter. Finally Chela Mahan of the United States. -- Shayla Mahan. A

disappointing match score for the British athletes. The United States

taking a strong strangle hold on the competition early on. This will

be tough for the British to get an extra point. But if they did, well

how many events do we have Looe left? The men's 150. We have got

the result of the long jump in. So it is curtains for the British team

I'm afraid. Haar gret Adeoye away well, but but the Americans are

flying. Anyika Onuora is coming through and this could be a

surprise victory for British athlete. That is 16.726789 the

second time in a row she has run the 150 on this track and set a

British best time. Well done. A through 100m in 11.35. This

straight 150 metres, that is the quickest ever by a British athlete.

She never gets out of the blocks particularly well. Very short

strides. But look at this. Once she is in full flow, she has good at

200m drink. There is no stopping her. At the age of 27, she is

coming into the best form of her life. That is a really, really good

win. Daylight between herself and the others. Miki Barber is a world-

class sprinter. She is on her right. have a look at the results on a

beautiful day. Merit it is. 16.70. It was great to see that

performance, not only a personal best but a new British record.

And that after a double duty. know, I was being a bit greedy,

doing the 100 and the 150. I could not say no. It is the last week of

the season, and if you're going to finish anywhere it has to be here.

We are grateful to everyone for coming out. It is nice to end the

season on home turf. It is hard to put into words when we talk about

the year we have had in athletics. Can you do it? No macro. It has

been unbelievable. Being part of that team and watching how much of

an inspiration we are to the rest of the UK, it is crazy. It is good

and hopefully we can inspire the next generation. You have done your

own bit today with another British Greg Rutherford alongside me after

what I guess was a tough competition. In Birmingham a few

weeks ago I picked up a bit of an injury which I have been struggling

to get over. I wanted to get behind everybody today and I was so happy

to see Chris Tomlinson was in good shape. It is all about. Today. I

was here to do as well as I could, but Chris was out to win it.

are known for your fragile body. How difficult was it to get to

London 2012100 per cent fit? You're always battling in all your

training. In the last two weeks before the Games we were cutting

back on what we were doing. It was just about damage reduction and

making sure the impact of the sessions were not too much to pick

up injuries. I was fortunate and we were clever enough to get there in

one piece. I always knew if I got to major championships feeling good

that I would be competitive. put out 8.21 in the second round. I

thought that would probably be good enough for a medal, but not to win.

I was exactly the same. I was saying to myself, you may scraper a

bronze if you were lucky. I definitely did not think it was the

winning jump. Third was OK and fourth slightly better but I was

thinking, I need to be ready to respond to the person who jumps

further than me. Fortunately for me no-one did. That final round I was

an emotional wreck and unable to jump. You were part of probably the

most remarkable 40 minutes the sport has ever seen. I am still

trying to get to grips with it. It was amazing to be out there. I saw

Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah do well, and they are my friends. It was an

amazing night. I do not think I can relate to these great things. I

have had so much heartache, when things finally go well I do not

know how to deal with it. Hopefully once I get a break I will be able

to assess what has happened. It it has been a whirlwind since then.

think everyone will get bored of me. I have got to get out there and

promote what happened on that great night. It is all about the legacy.

If us being on the television can keep people interested in the gains

and ignite the imagination of young people to go out and get active,

that is what it is all about. Bailey, the youngest in the field.

I think I can hear Christian Malcolm making his excuses already

about how old he is! He has had a problem with his foot and he wants

me to point that out. He had to pull out in Brussels at the last

minute. He actually missed the Welsh Olympic parade yesterday.

Wallace Spearmon, world medallist at 200m. Marlon Devonish. The man

who won this event last year in exactly the same time Wallace

Spearmon ran in Manchester. Ryan Bailey had a cracking here this

year. 9.88 on two occasions. A big, powerful strongman. He is very

popular on at the circuit. Particularly amongst the female

fans. He is a strapping young man. Very, very quick out of the blocks.

Two British elder statesman, shall we call them. Can they rescue a

consolation point? The match has already been won by the American

Spearmon wins. He is limping as well. You can tell it is the end of

the year. Broken bodies, but smiles all round. Ryan Bailey got a superb

start and was looking as though he was heading to a big victory. When

he pulled out, it looked as though Marlon Devonish would take the win

for Great Britain. But in the end, Wallace Spearmon had enough

strength at the end. Very tired athletes. Absolutely. Ryan Bailey

had a cracking start. I thought Christian Malcolm got a good start,

but he faded after about 100m. It was a tussle between Marlon

Devonish. Wallace Spearmon took a look across at Marlon Devonish,

almost a smile from the American as if to say, you thought you had got

it, but you have not. He leaned into the finish, and a good win by

one of the most popular men on the Another victory for the US. It was

a very close race. A big hand to Christian Malcolm and Marlon

Devonish. We appreciate the support. Most of our season has ended, so

we're going to have some fun in Newcastle. Tell us the kind of

sacrifices you make. We had an invitation to go and see the

President at the White House, but we just had to come here instead!

Mardon, come on. A good performance from you. So close to victory.

has been a strange year for me. I always enjoy coming out here, it is

such a great crowd. Newcastle is amazing. Unfortunately, every time

Wallace Spearmon comes to the end of the race he picks me at the line.

A great competition. Marlon Devonish, Wallace Spearmon and the

guys, let's hear it for them. Devonish. The match score, six

victories. They pretty much one it took early on. The United States 6,

It was one better last year. Very much an end-of-season feel about it,

but a season we can all feel incredibly proud of. It has been a

vintage year for athletics as a whole. If I had to summarise the

Games, it was a complete success. Our athletes have risen to the

occasion. Globally we have had a world records. It has been

fantastic. We are nearly done here, but we are back tomorrow morning at

9:30am. The Great North Run. 9:30am, BBC1. Straight after us here on BBC

One is the women's golf. There was no play yesterday because of higher

winds. Still plenty going on here on the quayside. It is the junior

four k race for up 9-16-year-old. It has been a fabulous afternoon on

the banks of the River Tyne. Meanwhile it is American

celebrations. They had agreed Games, not surprising they won here.

really came good in the end. It was difficult at the start, but they

came good. Indeed. So, off what a season it has been. While the head