:00:48. > :00:53.The National Indoor Arena, home to the Birmingham Grand Prix. 14 world
:00:53. > :00:57.records had been set through the years and 25 British records, a
:00:58. > :01:01.last was more far-out over 5000 metres 12 months ago. And with
:01:01. > :01:06.statistics like that, it is an imposing venue which will be packed
:01:06. > :01:15.very shortly. It isn't hard to see why many believe this is the best
:01:15. > :01:25.one-day meeting anywhere in the world. Jackson is running away from
:01:25. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:43.equals the British record. Can he hold it together? Yes, he has done
:01:43. > :01:49.it. That is a new world record. This will be a superb performance
:01:49. > :01:59.from Mo Farah, the new British record. And that is a new world
:01:59. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:11.record. Coming to the line. He has smashed the record! He is flying!
:02:11. > :02:16.Kelly Holmes, coming into the home straight. And she wins again.
:02:16. > :02:19.Welcome to the National Indoor Arena. This is a magnet for the
:02:19. > :02:23.world's greatest athletes and we have seen some surely remarkable
:02:23. > :02:27.performances through the years. No reason to think that this year will
:02:27. > :02:31.be different. With the reputation that this has, there is a full
:02:31. > :02:37.house expected and I am sure the message from the crowd will be more
:02:37. > :02:47.of the same, please. I very much doubt that anybody will leave
:02:47. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:59.disappointed. It will be gold for Great Britain! That is a new world
:02:59. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:10.record. He has done it. The gold medal. We have another world
:03:10. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:22.champion. Gold! Taking silver for Britain... Britain's 4th medal.
:03:22. > :03:26.will not want to miss anything, the first final is at 1:30pm, Jessica
:03:26. > :03:32.Ennis in the 60-metre hurdles and then the women's 800 metres.
:03:32. > :03:37.Marilyn Okoro going for the qualifying time. We can pick and
:03:38. > :03:44.some difference... At the women's 3000 metres should be good. That
:03:44. > :03:49.features the world record holder against Helen Clitheroe. Some very
:03:49. > :03:54.good 1500 metres. Bernard Lagat, and then Hannah England in the
:03:54. > :04:01.women's 1500 metres. The final two events, the way and # Men's 60
:04:01. > :04:08.metres at 4pm. And then the two miles. Good at turning to Denise
:04:08. > :04:12.Lewis and Colin Jackson. Colin, it is your birthday. -- good afternoon.
:04:12. > :04:18.We will focus on the women's pole vault. There have been world
:04:18. > :04:22.records through the years. Both Russian. The next world record
:04:22. > :04:26.holder could very possibly be British. Holly Bleasdale has made
:04:26. > :04:31.an extraordinary start to her year. The new British record of four
:04:31. > :04:36.metres and 87. That is the 4th highest pole vault of all time. The
:04:36. > :04:41.last time she jumped was in the under 20 competition and she
:04:41. > :04:51.finished third with just three metres and 60. This afternoon, she
:04:51. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:27.is coming in at 4.52. She has been changed? We wanted to qualify for
:05:27. > :05:32.the finals and see what happened on the day. My goal is to this end but
:05:32. > :05:37.I have expectations and the new battle ahead of me, jumping at 87.
:05:37. > :05:41.It isn't just going to be about making the final. I want to jump
:05:41. > :05:47.over 70. That will be enough for the medal, usually. And definitely
:05:47. > :05:52.top six. How important is it that your main rivals know this?
:05:52. > :05:59.Obviously, there was not great last year, people did not know me. I was
:05:59. > :06:03.normally jumping around 50 but now it I will jump 87. The others will
:06:03. > :06:08.know what I have done because Jenifer went 88. It is obviously
:06:08. > :06:15.that she knows how high I have jumped and it is good that they are
:06:15. > :06:21.aware of me. Now there is a full appreciation of just how good you
:06:21. > :06:25.are? People are focusing more? is really good, and doing so well
:06:25. > :06:30.and people are more interested and I am in the media. That is helping
:06:30. > :06:35.rebuild my profile. People are getting behind May and their
:06:35. > :06:45.spurring me on. I can go to a competition and people know to
:06:45. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:53.applaud. It is high pressure. Pressure is just another word. Some
:06:53. > :06:58.people normally crumble under the pressure but like in Daegu, I did
:06:58. > :07:04.not crumble. In France, everybody was cheering. People would think
:07:04. > :07:08.that you could crumble but I took it and it makes me compete better.
:07:08. > :07:13.I am looking forward to Birmingham and the London Olympics because
:07:13. > :07:16.everybody will be cheering the British and that is why I am so
:07:16. > :07:22.excited and hopefully that will pick me up and make me compete at
:07:22. > :07:26.100%. Denise, Holly says the pressure is just a word. She would
:07:26. > :07:31.just find out over the next three months about that. There is a lot
:07:31. > :07:38.of expectation? There is. And rightly so because she has proven
:07:38. > :07:45.herself. Jumping BD7 it is very big but we need consistency. She
:07:45. > :07:49.announced herself to some of the leading pole vaulters and last year
:07:49. > :07:54.in Daegu, she was very disappointed. Athletics is about experience, good
:07:54. > :08:00.or bad. And that will make her a great athlete in the future. So
:08:00. > :08:05.much potential. And she jumped at 4.87 on the junior event and she
:08:05. > :08:12.has now gone on to the stiffer pole. That will take some while to get
:08:12. > :08:16.used to? You have to get used to it. And it is the density, it is harder
:08:16. > :08:20.to bend so she will have to get used to that but she is big and
:08:20. > :08:26.strong and that is what she knows and she will prove an get those
:08:26. > :08:33.heights by challenging. It is a good thing that she has invested
:08:33. > :08:37.her time and to this. Holly jumping 4.52. In about one hour's time. And
:08:37. > :08:43.before that, we will see Jessica Ennis in the 60 metres, she has
:08:43. > :08:49.been enlightening form? She has, it was a great start to the season.
:08:49. > :08:54.She is wanted just to get it out of her system and she has put together
:08:54. > :08:59.some solid performances, particularly getting back up to
:08:59. > :09:04.jumping at 1.91. That is a real bank for her. Her high jump, the
:09:04. > :09:08.hurdles, we expect strong performances. And she has to face a
:09:08. > :09:14.lot of pressure in these championships. And a number of
:09:14. > :09:18.Russians are performing well and also the Olympic champion? Yes, it
:09:18. > :09:24.is when she pulls in those performances from the bag, we
:09:24. > :09:31.cannot discredit her, the Olympic champion and she recently scored
:09:31. > :09:36.well in the championships. You cannot underestimate her. She is in
:09:36. > :09:43.form. Anything can happen. But I still think that Istanbul and
:09:43. > :09:51.Jessica Ennis, those performances are her strengths. More thorough in
:09:51. > :09:54.the two miles. Here, it could be exactly the same, raising the roof.
:09:54. > :10:00.I caught up afterwards and he said that his lungs were burning
:10:01. > :10:05.afterwards. He needed to use more speed. But I think he will look
:10:05. > :10:10.forward to going to that and having a good go a two miles. There is a
:10:10. > :10:15.British record that he is capable of taking. And adding that to his
:10:15. > :10:19.repertoire. He is a quality athlete and the crowd will be cheering him
:10:19. > :10:25.all the way around. It will be brilliant. He was tarred with the
:10:25. > :10:31.live event coverage, the women's 60 metres. The world champion goes in
:10:31. > :10:41.the first one. Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster up there and also
:10:41. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:51.it. It is a sell-out crowd. It promises to be a great afternoon.
:10:51. > :11:01.The women's 60 metres. Certainly want to look out for. Tianna
:11:01. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:43.that second spot she was there in Sheffield. Bianca Knight, has been
:11:43. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:55.in good form. S5 macro. -- Bianca Knight. 7.19 this year. Tianna
:11:55. > :12:03.Madison, everybody has been talking about the former world champion.
:12:03. > :12:13.She has come back to Supreme form this year. She only ran 7.18, her
:12:13. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:29.previous best two years ago. And another new name, Lakya Brookins.
:12:29. > :12:34.And what a great opportunity for Asha Philip. So many injuries since
:12:34. > :12:44.she burst onto the scene but looking good. Other she was
:12:44. > :12:47.
:12:47. > :12:50.disqualified in the semi-finals. Ezinne Okparebo. From Norway.
:12:50. > :13:00.Turned on the outside, Katerina Cechova. The first three will go
:13:00. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:10.through. And the final is at about 2:40pm. The subtext is Laura Turner
:13:10. > :13:17.against Asha Philip. And in the middle, two or three of the world's
:13:17. > :13:23.fastest, including Tianna Madison. Maddison, from Florida, 26 years
:13:23. > :13:33.old. She has never really rediscover that form in the long
:13:33. > :13:41.jump. -- rediscovered. This form she showing indoors is a bit of a
:13:41. > :13:48.surprise. Miners and it's a pretty good start. Also Lakya Brookins.
:13:48. > :13:57.But has not come through and she wins. The top three will go through.
:13:57. > :14:02.That was pretty quick. She looks very calm, doesn't she? When you
:14:02. > :14:05.water, it is all very smooth, Tianna Madison. If she continues
:14:06. > :14:11.this form into the summer, she will have a very big year. Someone we
:14:11. > :14:21.would not really have put into the reckoning. You try to sort out the
:14:21. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:25.result and look at Asha Philip. Interesting position. Denise?
:14:25. > :14:31.Incredible, I have been looking forward to seeing Tianna Madison.
:14:31. > :14:36.We have heard a lot about her, she had a good start. Very, very fluid
:14:36. > :14:44.athlete. Very composed. She comes through and all she has to do is
:14:44. > :14:50.Crewe's right through to that line. -- cruise. I was looking at Asha
:14:50. > :14:54.Philip. That is a great return to form. Not a bad start. Perhaps
:14:54. > :15:00.feeling the pressure in this field. She lacks experience, she has had a
:15:00. > :15:04.serious injury. But she has been a lovely runner. We talk about young
:15:04. > :15:10.athletes that have come through, she was one that started with huge
:15:10. > :15:17.potential. But that nasty injury to her knee. She tore her ligaments.
:15:17. > :15:27.That means she is behind. But she ran very well. That is a new
:15:27. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:36.I said there was a subtext there, the three that went through. Two
:15:36. > :15:42.fastest loser spots and Phillips will cross her fingers, better than
:15:42. > :15:52.that she will think she may well have consolidated her place away of
:15:52. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:06.Laura Turner. Maddison our winner, Hopefully the Jaime for Janet
:16:06. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:15.Kwakye in the second heat. Phil Jones caught up with Jenny Meadow.
:16:15. > :16:20.Jenny Meadows our start 800 metre runner but not competing today.
:16:20. > :16:26.It's definitely not a position I wanted to be in, I wanted to be
:16:26. > :16:34.here in my tracksuit. I had an injury, it's persisted for a few
:16:34. > :16:38.weeks. I have had to pull out of the meet here. I am an unhappy
:16:38. > :16:40.spectator but looking forward to seeing the event, especially what
:16:41. > :16:46.the British athletes have to deliver today. Does that mean you
:16:46. > :16:50.have to forego the World Champion shfps. I have been putting that
:16:50. > :16:54.decision off. I am still running a lot, I am not able to get into
:16:54. > :16:58.spikes. I am really fit and strong and I can do more or less all the
:16:58. > :17:04.training but only in trainers. Yeah, every week I have been having to
:17:04. > :17:06.pull out of one competition, really pinning my hopes on the next week
:17:06. > :17:10.but I took the decision now. Unfortunately, I won't be able to
:17:10. > :17:13.do the World Championships in Istanbul. It was something I was
:17:13. > :17:18.looking forward to because training this winter has gone incredibly
:17:18. > :17:22.well, but unfortunately I will have to be a spectator at that as well.
:17:22. > :17:25.Dare we say there is a bigger picture, London is what it's all
:17:26. > :17:31.about. You want to be in the perfect shape for that, it sounds
:17:31. > :17:35.like you are heading to that? an athlete, when you are fit and
:17:35. > :17:39.healthy you want to compete and it's always a mental challenge to
:17:39. > :17:42.do that. I love the indoor season. I feel I own some of the tracks,
:17:42. > :17:45.Glasgow every year I enjoy doing that and competing here in
:17:45. > :17:50.Birmingham, but everyone keeps saying there is a bigger picture.
:17:50. > :17:53.If you can choose, obviously you are going to choose London. That's
:17:53. > :17:55.what I have to remember. I am really fit and strong and all my
:17:55. > :18:00.training does indicate that. I have not actually had to stop training
:18:00. > :18:04.with the injury, it's just I am not able to actually wear spikes and
:18:04. > :18:08.run at race pace in competitive races. All the signs are there,
:18:08. > :18:14.they're all good and hopefully I will not be a spectator for the
:18:14. > :18:18.rest of the season. One final word on what it's like being down here
:18:19. > :18:22.as a non-competing athlete, you see see nerves and tension and some
:18:22. > :18:25.people relaxed? Exactly, I know how everyone is feeling definitely. I
:18:25. > :18:29.always think when you watch on television you just see the
:18:29. > :18:33.athletes racing and you don't get to see what goes on before and you
:18:33. > :18:37.are right, everyone's personalities are different. Some people are
:18:37. > :18:41.chilled out and very confident. Some people are quite shaky and
:18:41. > :18:45.look nervous. Obviously adrenalin's kicking in. But it is interesting
:18:45. > :18:49.to see how people cope with different reactions to that. But on
:18:49. > :18:53.the track they all come and give their best performance, no matter
:18:53. > :18:56.how they're feeling. Yeah, it's funny watching as a spectator, but
:18:56. > :18:59.I am sure a lot of them now are ready to compete and I am sure it's
:18:59. > :19:02.going to be a great day of athletics. Let's hope so. Good luck
:19:02. > :19:12.with the recovery, thank you for talking to us.
:19:12. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:15.Good luck indeed. Nice coat Jenny has got on I thought! Next up
:19:15. > :19:19.Jeanette Kwakye. She seems to get it right in Olympic form. I am
:19:19. > :19:23.hoping she can avoid all injuries. She's had a great return to form.
:19:23. > :19:26.This race is a tough qualification for her. She doesn't go in here as
:19:26. > :19:30.the fastest, I am looking forward to seeing her getting through this
:19:30. > :19:34.safely and perhaps get a season's best, which may be needed. Paul,
:19:34. > :19:38.it's all yours. Thank you very much indeed,
:19:38. > :19:42.Jonathan. Colin took the words out of my
:19:42. > :19:52.mouth there, she's surrounded by classy athletes, three of them have
:19:52. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :20:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:20:35. > :20:38.run faster than Jeanette this year. she has run already this year.
:20:38. > :20:43.Barbara Pierre has dual citizenship with Haiti.
:20:43. > :20:47.She used to run for that country until 2010 and reverted back to the
:20:47. > :20:57.United States. One of the fastest women in Europe,
:20:57. > :21:03.Aoeu vet Lalova. She's run a swift 7.16 this year.
:21:03. > :21:10.And Jeanette Kwakye looking for a season's best. She wants to bring
:21:10. > :21:18.the time down. The former world indoor medallist at 60M.
:21:18. > :21:28.One of the best women in the world, Aleen Bailey of Jamaica. She runs
:21:28. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:37.in relays, 200 M or 60M. Candyce McGrone of the United
:21:37. > :21:43.States, useful at this distance. And Sooriyaarachchi, former Welsh
:21:43. > :21:52.indoor champion, now based in Slovakia.
:21:52. > :21:58.7.39 she has run this year. It's a real test for Jeanette
:21:58. > :22:01.Kwakye, when she ran in Glasgow, she got a blistering start. A real
:22:01. > :22:05.solo effort. You get the feeling she's going to have to repeat that
:22:05. > :22:13.sort of performance, even to make it through to the final. The first
:22:13. > :22:23.three will go through automatically, plus two fastest losers. Kwakye is
:22:23. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:36.well. So too is Williams. Lalova gets it just on the line from
:22:36. > :22:43.Williams in two. Jean set going to have to wait and see.
:22:43. > :22:46.7.23 by Lalova means that Asha Philip will qualify as a fastest
:22:46. > :22:50.loser, that's what she ran in the fast heat. So this heat slower than
:22:50. > :22:53.heat one. Well, we will have to wait and see
:22:53. > :23:00.whether Jeanette makes it through. What do you think of the winner,
:23:00. > :23:06.Denise? Well, Lalova, we expect her to be bullet-like out of the blocks
:23:06. > :23:12.but not a brilliant start by her. Williams seemed to get the measure
:23:12. > :23:19.of her, but again Lalova relaxed in her form, eases through the field.
:23:19. > :23:23.And takes the veer. -- victory. think Jeanette will be very, very
:23:23. > :23:28.disappointed with that run. She didn't have the best start. She ran
:23:28. > :23:34.very well in Glasgow, great from the first foot, but just got - let
:23:34. > :23:38.the girls get away from her there. Here we see here out of the blocks,
:23:38. > :23:42.really driving hard but the girls are already a metre away head of
:23:42. > :23:46.her and possibly a little bit too much tension in Jeanette's
:23:46. > :23:53.shoulders there. She's not as relaxed as we are used to seeing
:23:53. > :23:56.her run. That showed in her performance.
:23:56. > :24:00.Jeanette is looking over the big screen there and seeing that replay.
:24:00. > :24:06.What did you think? It wasn't a great run at all, if I am honest. I
:24:06. > :24:10.probably still suffering from last week and I knew I would come here
:24:10. > :24:13.and have to take what I get and probably have to go back to
:24:13. > :24:17.training and get ready for the Worlds. The overall picture for you
:24:17. > :24:22.right now, are you pleased with the way it's heading towards that?
:24:22. > :24:24.I am. In terms of how I am heading towards it and I knew with the
:24:24. > :24:29.training at the moment it was always going to be touch and go
:24:29. > :24:33.with this knee. We will see how we go. Got a few weeks of training to
:24:33. > :24:37.get ready, should be fine. The key is to get below your best this
:24:37. > :24:45.season, down in the mix for the Worlds? I need to get back into
:24:45. > :24:48.good PB shape. All the best, thank you.
:24:48. > :24:52.Well, a big disappointment from Jeanette there. We didn't expect
:24:52. > :24:57.that I have to say. No, we didn't. But you can never gauge. Indoors is
:24:57. > :25:01.always an interesting one for the athletes, because the focus has to
:25:01. > :25:04.be about the the Olympics and she wants to go to Istanbul, but you
:25:04. > :25:08.have to train hard. You can't afford to let the training and the
:25:08. > :25:14.real solid training that you need to carry over to make sure you make
:25:14. > :25:18.that transition into the outdoor season. So, I think she will
:25:18. > :25:21.recover. She needs to do more speed work. She looked heavy and rusty
:25:21. > :25:26.for me. Nonetheless, still worrying for an athlete to suddenly lose
:25:26. > :25:29.form quite so dramatically. Like you said, to lose form dramatically.
:25:29. > :25:32.The reality is Jean set a great athlete and you can't lose form
:25:32. > :25:37.overnight. Sometimes things don't click. She didn't have the best
:25:37. > :25:45.start at all. The reaction was pretty poor itself. If you look at
:25:45. > :25:49.the women around her, Lalova who didn't have a great start was still
:25:49. > :25:53.ahead. She was under pressure right from the get-go and it was
:25:53. > :25:57.difficult for her to claw her way back through. If I was her I would
:25:57. > :26:01.say no panic, no worries at this moment, you still have loads of
:26:01. > :26:08.time to get things right for Istanbul. We know she is a quality
:26:08. > :26:12.athlete. She has run 7.20. So, if I was Jeanette I would say OK, I had
:26:12. > :26:15.a bad race today, everybody will have a bad performance and let's
:26:15. > :26:20.see what happens in Istanbul. Because everybody will forget
:26:20. > :26:25.Birmingham if she does well in Istanbul. The key is not to panic.
:26:25. > :26:30.Jeanette, I am sure she's wintered well. She has zip in her legs, just
:26:30. > :26:40.not today. She will be fine, I am sure. Let's hope so. Next up it's
:26:40. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:58.Jessica Ennis heading for home. Nobody else can live with the pace
:26:58. > :27:05.of Jessica Ennis. Heading for gold! She just keeps going from strength
:27:05. > :27:10.to strength. Let's make no mistake here, Denise,
:27:10. > :27:20.Jessica is world-class at the hurdles. She is and this is every
:27:20. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:27.hurdler's nightmare, where an help help - decides to take them on. She
:27:27. > :27:32.great shape. In terms of lists equal fourth with Danielle
:27:32. > :27:38.Carruthers down here. Danielle will not like that at all. We know
:27:38. > :27:44.Jessica is sa great 60M hurdler, she will start really well. She is
:27:44. > :27:49.confident, her performances show that. She will need a good run.
:27:49. > :27:55.Danielle Carruthers will not want to lose to Jessica Ennis.
:27:55. > :27:59.Absolutely. It's a nightmare. I used to love love stepping in and
:27:59. > :28:03.doing 60m to upset some of the sprinters. It's part of her
:28:03. > :28:13.preparation. It's great she can run well and competitively against the
:28:13. > :28:14.
:28:14. > :28:20.best when she's only a heptathle. Steve Cram is calling this one.
:28:20. > :28:30.Thank you, Jonathan. Just to clear up the result from the women's 60,
:28:30. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:44.Jeanette in her third outing of the winter 7.33 down in 7th place, so
:28:44. > :28:54.there we have the finalists in order, not in lane order but the
:28:54. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:09.Now the women's 60 hurdles final. Intriguing race between the
:29:09. > :29:14.specialists Danielle Carruthers, who had a superb year last year,
:29:14. > :29:18.and Jessica Ennis, who obviously wants this event to go well, not
:29:18. > :29:28.only here but through the rest of the year, indoors and outdoors.
:29:28. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:53.It's one of the key events. fast this year. Angela Whyte has
:29:53. > :30:01.run faster in the past. Loreal Smith. She set a personal best this
:30:01. > :30:07.year. She was disqualified in her last meeting in France last weekend.
:30:07. > :30:17.Last weekend, Jessica Ennis had a very successful UK trials. And it
:30:17. > :30:17.
:30:17. > :30:27.very good shot put. She was pleased with that. Great reception from the
:30:27. > :30:34.
:30:34. > :30:44.crowd. Danielle Carruthers, what a very good year she has had. M5
:30:44. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:51.macro. -- Nikkita Holder. A new personal best. Phylicia George.
:30:51. > :30:56.Another good season last year. She made the final in Daegu. She did
:30:57. > :31:04.not done particularly well in the final. Lucie Skrobakova. From the
:31:04. > :31:09.Czech Republic. 30 years of age. She has a record holder. And on the
:31:09. > :31:19.outside, Gemma Bennett. She finished second to Jessica Ennis
:31:19. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:32.last weekend. Can Jessica Ennis poach this event? And watch
:31:32. > :31:37.Carruthers. She let's out a little scream as she goes over every
:31:37. > :31:43.hurdle. Danielle Carruthers wants to build on what was a good year
:31:43. > :31:53.for her last year. Jessica Ennis, it is so important that she runs
:31:53. > :32:02.
:32:02. > :32:09.well over the hurdles. Jessica start. Jessica Ennis and Danielle
:32:10. > :32:14.Carruthers! Victory! What a performance from Jessica Ennis!
:32:14. > :32:19.That is a big personal best. Only Tiffany Porter, the American, has
:32:19. > :32:23.ever run faster indoors. That is the quickest in the world this year.
:32:24. > :32:29.And that is a very good job forward. If anything, Danielle Carruthers
:32:29. > :32:33.had a better start but only for the first three or four strides because
:32:33. > :32:37.after that it was all about Jessica Ennis. Carruthers did come back and
:32:37. > :32:45.she will be pleased with their time but not at having come second to
:32:45. > :32:49.Jessica Ennis and even Jessica cannot believe this. She is stunned.
:32:49. > :32:52.That is a brilliant event and there might be something in her head
:32:52. > :33:01.saying, I wish I could do this event in the world indoor
:33:01. > :33:07.championships. Denise? Jessica NS! What majestic hurdling. Her
:33:07. > :33:15.composure. I am just amazed, we used to seeing her one good times
:33:15. > :33:18.but she has been stuck on a 7.95 for so long. So coming out here to
:33:18. > :33:24.set the new personal best, that is just the start that she needs for
:33:24. > :33:31.Istanbul. Beautiful technique, keeping her rhythm going and no
:33:31. > :33:36.pressure. You can see Danielle Carruthers. Aggressive. She is
:33:36. > :33:45.usually screaming. She makes so much noise. In contrast, Jessica
:33:45. > :33:55.Ennis, smooth and fluid and just a power house. Textbook curdling.
:33:55. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :34:03.Right there. And her reaction really says it all. 7.87. That is a
:34:03. > :34:09.new personal best for Jessica Ennis, well done. Here is a woman of the
:34:09. > :34:12.moment. What a fantastic performance. Reaction? I am
:34:13. > :34:16.literally in shock. I knew the training was going well and I have
:34:16. > :34:21.been working on my start but to run that time in Birmingham is
:34:21. > :34:26.brilliant. Danielle Carruthers on the outside, she is a specialist,
:34:26. > :34:29.so that was going to push you. Did you feel that? It was great to come
:34:29. > :34:36.here because they knew it was going to be a very strong field and to
:34:36. > :34:42.run against Danielle Carruthers pushed me. Coming here, can you
:34:42. > :34:48.ever imagine doing this? World- leading? It is incredible, to come
:34:48. > :34:57.here and run 7.94, personal best, I would have been over the moon. It
:34:57. > :35:07.is incredible. I am speechless! will talk later. Good luck with the
:35:07. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:14.but nonetheless, still the world's quickest this year and that is a
:35:14. > :35:22.season best for Danielle Carruthers. She would normally be happy but not
:35:22. > :35:32.at coming second. Phylicia George just stick 10 for third place. --
:35:32. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:39.Estate in. -- sneaked in. That is an exceptional time. From that very
:35:39. > :35:44.young age, I have been saying to Jessica Ennis, come to the hurdles.
:35:44. > :35:49.Belief in yourself. And you can see why, she is tremendous. Excellent
:35:49. > :35:53.technically, very good under pressure and she has that flawless
:35:53. > :35:58.technique, what happens with Jessica is when pressure comes, she
:35:58. > :36:03.does not falter, she keeps her focus. Her leg comes right in front
:36:03. > :36:08.and bang, or she goes. She drives towards that line. That is what
:36:08. > :36:12.makes the difference and that shows someone who is a very natural
:36:12. > :36:19.hurdler, no concerns about anything else, we know how fast and
:36:19. > :36:23.explosive she is. She demonstrates that very well in the high jump.
:36:23. > :36:29.Look at that in the coming cleanly in front, she puts herself into the
:36:29. > :36:33.straight line. Any young hurdler should really watch that and say,
:36:33. > :36:39.that is what I want to do. isn't fazed by having the world
:36:39. > :36:44.silver medallist next to her? bodes well. She welcome under
:36:44. > :36:50.pressure this year. But what we have seen from Jessica N S so far
:36:50. > :36:56.is that she thrives on pressure. She enjoys it. And that performance
:36:56. > :37:03.was really incredible. -- Jessica Ennis. The long jump will be a very
:37:03. > :37:08.key event? Absolutely, she had To debut but it was inconsistent. She
:37:08. > :37:14.has not found the form that I would like to see. That consistent long
:37:14. > :37:19.jumping, she is erratic. That is a very important event. With those
:37:19. > :37:23.hurdles, that will take her down to the 12.7 mark and when you talk
:37:24. > :37:32.about him tablets at the beginning, she has found a massive cushion. --
:37:32. > :37:37.heptathlete. Next up, one of the world's greatest sprinters. Not
:37:37. > :37:45.quite the medal Cabinet to match. Not used to being seen indoors. It
:37:45. > :37:55.is Asafa Powell. Or what made you decide to compete? If it was up to
:37:55. > :37:59.
:37:59. > :38:02.me, I would not be here. My coach, my manager makes the decisions.
:38:02. > :38:11.thought at the end of a campaign would benefit you in the long term
:38:11. > :38:19.heading towards London? Well, yes. It is something new. -- and into a
:38:19. > :38:24.campaign. If something isn't wrong, do not fix it. We are trying to get
:38:24. > :38:33.the ball rolling early. Get everything going. Trying to be
:38:33. > :38:38.consistent. Trying to get the start perfect and get everything right.
:38:38. > :38:47.Last year and was having a great season. I was running very well. I
:38:47. > :38:53.was very confident. But then I got injured. But I was still training
:38:53. > :39:02.in the background. But running indoors, this is my second time in
:39:02. > :39:08.spikes. Since last September. It should be fun. We talk about the
:39:08. > :39:15.Jim Aiken clean sweep on the final line. How realistic is that? Most
:39:15. > :39:20.of the fastest men in the world, yes. And we are running very fast.
:39:20. > :39:27.The men are very confident. Hopefully we can have some breaks
:39:27. > :39:35.in the finals, if not one or two in the final. That would mean a lot
:39:35. > :39:40.for the British. The as ever, fairly relaxed, Asafa Powell. You
:39:40. > :39:50.get the feeling that if he isn't on top form in the summer, he might
:39:50. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.not get to represent. Asafa Powell will want to come out and a very
:40:02. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:06.good indoor season. He has had a good start already. The first three
:40:06. > :40:13.will go through to the final just after 4 o'clock. This is very
:40:13. > :40:23.competitive. The subtext of the put a selection, that comes into play.
:40:23. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:34.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. Watch out for that. Liu Xiang. And the former
:40:34. > :40:43.world champion and the bronze medallist, Kim Collins. 35 years of
:40:43. > :40:47.age. Great to see him in the UK. And he helped his team to that's a
:40:47. > :40:56.prize relay medal last year in Daegu. Asafa Powell, he missed out
:40:56. > :40:59.through injury. He has run one indoor race in New York. He ran a
:40:59. > :41:09.personal best and has already run outdoors in a relay event in
:41:09. > :41:24.
:41:24. > :41:29.Jamaica. G e10 macro. -- Trell Kimmons. Daniel Bailey. And we talk
:41:29. > :41:39.about that St Kitts and Nevis relay team, led by Kim Collins. This man.
:41:39. > :41:42.
:41:42. > :41:52.He was on the third leg. And this is Greg Cackett from Belgrade
:41:52. > :41:55.
:41:55. > :42:03.Harriers. That was a big race from him. Nobody has run under 10
:42:03. > :42:10.seconds for 100 metres more than this man. The first 60-metre race
:42:10. > :42:20.for Asafa Powell. Just the heat. He wants to make sure that he
:42:20. > :42:23.
:42:23. > :42:33.qualifies in the top three. Collins is next to him. Then Trell Kimmons.
:42:33. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:51.Absolutely silent at the indoor He has been in reasonable form this
:42:51. > :43:01.year. We saw him in Glasgow, finishing third in the
:43:01. > :43:19.
:43:19. > :43:29.international match. That was a below one 10th of the second is
:43:29. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:51.is off. So, Christian Blum will have to sit and watch this one.
:43:51. > :44:01.Asafa Powell there were looks stressed. -- never looks. Never any
:44:01. > :44:19.
:44:19. > :44:26.start from Asafa Powell. Collins has done well but here comes Asafa
:44:26. > :44:32.Powell storming through to qualify. Asafa Powell, Kim Collins and Trell
:44:32. > :44:38.Kimmons. Let's look at the clock. If you suggested it is, the initial
:44:38. > :44:45.time that came up was 7.85 and that was rounded up. That would
:44:45. > :44:49.represent a personal best if it was confirmed. When the results come up.
:44:49. > :44:54.We were just wait for confirmation. That was a quick run from Asafa
:44:55. > :44:59.Powell and that would put him at the top of the world list. We saw
:44:59. > :45:03.that whatever the time will be, it'll be a personal best. Not the
:45:03. > :45:07.best start from Asafa Powell, we usually see him being more
:45:07. > :45:12.explosive out of the blocks but he is very beautifully fluid. So early
:45:12. > :45:16.in the season and he is looking like a very good contender for a
:45:16. > :45:20.medal at the Olympic Games later this year. He does not really love
:45:20. > :45:24.indoors. Which I really think is quite unusual because he has a
:45:24. > :45:34.powerful start but he is looking good and everybody will be waiting
:45:34. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:56.to see what the official time will competition. JJ Jegede. That's
:45:56. > :46:03.impressive. That's exactly what he produced last week in Sheffield.
:46:03. > :46:12.Seven metres 96. That appears to be a similar type of distance. And
:46:12. > :46:22.should well give him the lead. Plenty of room to give away on the
:46:22. > :46:29.board. The leading mark at the moment 7.77.
:46:29. > :46:34.This jump from Jegede should challenge it. He takes the lead.
:46:34. > :46:44.There is Holly Bleasdale, preparing to enter the women's pole vault
:46:44. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:47.competition. She will open at 4.52. Still yet to enter the competition.
:46:47. > :46:57.So, Holly Bleasdale very much the athlete of the moment in the
:46:57. > :47:03.women's pole vault, but Lucie Bryan, perhaps a name for the future. Got
:47:03. > :47:08.a lifetime best of 4.11. Sensational clearance from this 16-
:47:08. > :47:15.year-old. She will take huge confidence from that, a lifetime
:47:15. > :47:20.best, Lucy Bryan, definitely a name for the future.
:47:20. > :47:30.That's a bit of a breakthrough, not just in terms of height, but also
:47:30. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:46.against this quality of opposition. Back to the men's long jump.
:47:46. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:54.Godfrey Mokoena. Seven metres 86 by the UK champion JJ Jegede, but
:47:54. > :47:58.Mokoena with that premen douse height character -- tre men --
:47:58. > :48:02.tremendous height. Plenty to spare on the board for the South African
:48:02. > :48:11.record holder. He really is a magnificent sight
:48:12. > :48:21.when he is in full flow. Again he will be out towards the 8m mark
:48:22. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:45.with his effort. Should be well a little slower at 6.50 but a a
:48:45. > :48:53.personal best. A price that's a personal best for Powell tpwu
:48:53. > :49:01.equals the fastest in the world this year and Collins in second and
:49:01. > :49:09.Kimmons, the three qualifiers. JJ Jegede psyching himself up for
:49:09. > :49:13.this round two effort. Sound his round one mark bettered by Godfrey
:49:13. > :49:17.Mokoena. How will this young athlete respond to the gauntlet
:49:18. > :49:23.that's been thrown down by the South African? 26 years old now.
:49:23. > :49:29.Has a full winter of training behind him for the first time ever.
:49:29. > :49:34.He's gone beyond the eight metre mark! Will we get the white flag?
:49:34. > :49:41.He likes that. He has entered brand new territory indoors, beyond eight
:49:41. > :49:46.metres for the first time. We will await confirmation, and if it is
:49:46. > :49:52.confirmed then that will be the leading mark for him. Still a fair
:49:52. > :49:56.amount to spare on the board. Even though he is the UK champion, he's
:49:56. > :50:03.-- his place not yet confirmed for the world indoors in Turkey,
:50:04. > :50:13.because the standard is a challenging 8.15. But recognition
:50:14. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:22.of his personal best, 8.04. Fantastic jump. Getting ready now
:50:22. > :50:32.for the next heat of the men's 60m and that jump by JJ Jegede, fifth
:50:32. > :50:50.
:50:50. > :50:59.longest ever by a British athlete look now at Josh Swaray. Fifth at
:50:59. > :51:02.the UK Indoors 60 last weekend. Harry AA, former world youth and
:51:02. > :51:08.world junior champion at 100 metres, still making his way in the senior
:51:08. > :51:18.ranks, but looking pretty good so far this year. The first of three
:51:18. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:32.very good Jamaicans, Michael Frater, silver medallist in 2005. Then
:51:32. > :51:38.Lerone Clarke. He's won both his outings this year, his best so far
:51:38. > :51:47.6.50. Top of the world rankings. The third Jamaican, Nesta Carter,
:51:47. > :51:52.hasn't run indoors this year. Best Briton in this field, Andrew
:51:52. > :52:02.Robertson, second in the UK indoor championships last week. Looking
:52:02. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:14.better and better throughout 2012. Angel David Rodriguez of Spain.
:52:14. > :52:14.
:52:14. > :52:24.6.64 he has run this year. And familiar Dutchman next, Brian
:52:24. > :52:25.
:52:25. > :52:33.Mariano. Certainly some stiff opposition for the three Britons in
:52:33. > :52:43.this race. Andrew Robertson, next to Carter in lane six, has actually
:52:43. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :52:57.beaten the IAAF effort to go to his way to the final as one of the
:52:57. > :53:03.top three. Good start there by Frater. Chased
:53:03. > :53:09.by Clarke. Look at this. Wow, that was way, way ahead of anybody else.
:53:09. > :53:13.Clarke and Carter coming through together. 6 6.50. That equals the
:53:13. > :53:19.fastest time in the world this year. Those two Jamaicans absolutely
:53:19. > :53:29.flying. Very impressive indeed. Looks very
:53:29. > :53:31.
:53:31. > :53:36.relaxed about it, does Nesta Carter. That was impressive, Colin.
:53:36. > :53:40.certainly was, Paul. Very, very impressive sprinting by Nesta
:53:40. > :53:44.Carter and also Clarke. Clarke came into this competition as the
:53:44. > :53:47.fastest man in the world, but Carter dealt with him very
:53:47. > :53:52.comfortably and of course Asafa Powell will be waiting and watching
:53:52. > :54:00.this to see who his major rival will be in that final, but it looks
:54:00. > :54:04.very much it could be a Jamaican clean sweep. One, two, three.
:54:04. > :54:08.Carter took that very comfortably indeed. From the blocks, it was a
:54:08. > :54:12.pretty even start all round but Carter seems very controlled, very
:54:12. > :54:15.composed, doesn't seem like he is worried at all in any shape or form.
:54:16. > :54:21.Clarke just gave him a little bit of a glance as they cross the line,
:54:21. > :54:26.which is always funny to see. Let's look at Robertson. He is the
:54:26. > :54:30.fastest Brit in the line-up. He worked very well, very hard. He
:54:31. > :54:38.knows he is under pressure because he wants to do this actual time to
:54:38. > :54:40.get him through to Istanbul. He just misses out on the time. 6 6.69,
:54:40. > :54:50.will be a little bit disappointed with that.
:54:50. > :54:56.I am here with Nesta Carter, 6.51. It shows you the strength and depth
:54:56. > :54:59.in Jamaican sprinting right now. We saw what Powell just done. We have
:54:59. > :55:05.Bolt and Blake. Tell me what it's like to be part of that team.
:55:05. > :55:10.really good to be part of the top sprinters in Jamaica, competing
:55:10. > :55:13.with them and training along with them. It's a really good to be
:55:13. > :55:17.among them. And this kind of performance from you shows you
:55:18. > :55:21.shouldn't be the forgotten man of Jamaican sprinting. Yeah, I just
:55:21. > :55:26.come out here to try and get to the finals and then I take it from
:55:26. > :55:35.there. See what you can do there. We wish you well, thank you for
:55:35. > :55:38.talking to us. Asafa Powell did the whole am I bothered kind of thing
:55:38. > :55:42.before and he clearly was, Colin. It's lovely to see the top
:55:42. > :55:47.sprinters in the world competing here. It's been a long time since
:55:47. > :55:51.the best world sprinters out there, so it's great that Poulaphouca has
:55:51. > :55:58.joined -- Asafa Powell joined us but he looked very controlled and
:55:58. > :56:03.composed. He didn't get the explosive start we could expect.
:56:03. > :56:06.Once he gets into that running, when he puts in that big stride he
:56:06. > :56:10.eases away from the field very comfortably indeed. He will
:56:10. > :56:16.probably look at that and think I could go very close... That's right.
:56:16. > :56:23.He didn't get out fast as you say, we know he can start. The final,
:56:23. > :56:27.maybe something quite special. There's three Jamaicans more to
:56:27. > :56:30.come into this final line-up and he trains with Nesta Carter so he
:56:31. > :56:37.knows what he can deal with. So it's going to be an interesting
:56:37. > :56:42.final but it's good to see. really do struggle with his
:56:42. > :56:47.attitude. I think as a sprinter you need to have a little bit more
:56:48. > :56:51.about you and I just think he needs to be a bit more honest.
:56:51. > :56:56.definitely agree with you. He is going to need to be on his way to
:56:56. > :57:01.beat these guys. And Clarke was the man we were talking about going
:57:01. > :57:05.into this but Carter, lovely running action, very strong. I just
:57:05. > :57:08.think that final promises to be pretty special. Yes, we will see
:57:08. > :57:11.that Jamaican record being broken again, I do believe. We vice-
:57:12. > :57:16.president even got the best two here and they're going to run away
:57:16. > :57:19.with this. That's what is quite astounding, the strength of
:57:19. > :57:22.Jamaican sprinting at the moment. Absolutely. They have to run so
:57:23. > :57:27.hard in their trials to make the Olympic team itself because they'll
:57:27. > :57:30.know virtually they're guaranteed a gold medal in a relay if they do
:57:30. > :57:33.not drop that baton, of course you want to be in that team itself.
:57:33. > :57:36.It's going to be very competitive and I am looking forward to the
:57:36. > :57:39.summer. They're all running very well indeed. It's going to be
:57:39. > :57:43.exceptional. Don't forget the Americans. You mentioned the summer,
:57:43. > :57:50.we can mark your card on what's coming up. We also have the London
:57:50. > :57:53.marathon in April and the great Manchester run in May. And the
:57:53. > :57:58.Great North Run. Obviously in the summer the domestic meetings,
:57:58. > :58:08.tickets are available. We have Diamond League coverage and the
:58:08. > :58:36.
:58:36. > :58:40.Olympic Games. But still to come the two miles.
:58:40. > :58:44.There's confirmation of the result. Carter's time has been dropped by
:58:44. > :58:51.100th of a second. Nevertheless, one of the fastest in the world
:58:51. > :58:53.this year and new lifetime best. Jamaica occupying the first three
:58:53. > :58:57.places. Robertson in fourth, unfortunately he won't make it
:58:57. > :59:05.through to the final. Nevertheless, a good run and Great Britain
:59:05. > :59:11.finishing in 7th and 8th place. That's all leaving us with a mouth-
:59:11. > :59:15.watering final in prospect. Powell tops the list with a personal best.
:59:15. > :59:24.Carter 100th behind and Clarke just behind. The three Jamaicans on top
:59:24. > :59:34.of what looks like a top level, top quality 60m final after 4.00.
:59:34. > :59:47.
:59:47. > :59:54.The bar is set at four metres 52 in attempts to come at this height.
:59:54. > :00:01.That means that next on the runway will be Holly Bleasdale. Rogowska
:00:01. > :00:05.just getting her rhythm and timing, just a third kper to say this --
:00:05. > :00:15.competition this year. Her and Holly Bleasdale have already been
:00:15. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:30.head to head at another meeting. first time this afternoon, Holly
:00:30. > :00:38.Bleasdale, who cleared 4.87 in Lyon. And the UK Indoor Championships
:00:38. > :00:45.last weekend, as well. Her first attempt of the afternoon. And it so
:00:45. > :00:50.much room to spare over the top of the bar. But just didn't get it
:00:50. > :01:00.right. But still, the distance she had over the top suggests there is
:01:00. > :01:07.plenty more to come. Absolutely. A study of a very complex event
:01:07. > :01:11.indeed. Polly Bleasdale, two more attempts. There is her coach. She
:01:12. > :01:19.has improved 30 centimetres every year since 2009. If she does that
:01:19. > :01:24.again this year, she could break the world record. Watching Polly
:01:24. > :01:34.Bleasdale, one of the big stars of this meeting this afternoon. The
:01:34. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :02:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:02:24. > :02:30.Masna. Elisa Cusma She won a medal in the indoor championships of 2009.
:02:30. > :02:35.Marilyn Okoro, last week, in Sheffield, went really hard and
:02:35. > :02:41.faded rather badly. She is on her own of. She will hope that the key
:02:41. > :02:48.Griffiths can lead it out at a pace she can follow. -- Vicky Griffiths.
:02:48. > :02:55.She will try to win the race but it will be tough with Morgan Uceny in
:02:55. > :03:02.it. She was very unlucky last year but tripped over. She's already had
:03:02. > :03:08.a couple of good races. And there is Tara Bird, second at UK
:03:08. > :03:18.championships last week. They have asked for a pretty swift 58 seconds
:03:18. > :03:26.
:03:27. > :03:30.to run a race. She likes to go out hard. Maybe the tactics today might
:03:30. > :03:37.be wiser to sit off the pace a little bit. Griffiths, the early
:03:37. > :03:43.leader. Marilyn Okoro in 6th place at the moment. I would suggest
:03:43. > :03:53.something around 59 seconds would suit her better. Marilyn Okoro will
:03:53. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :03:57.be happy the pacemaker is drifting them along at a good pace. Morgan
:03:57. > :04:04.Uceny She was the favoured last year but fell over in the race and
:04:04. > :04:10.sadly, not in a position to compete. Marilyn Okoro, moving up alongside
:04:10. > :04:14.Morgan Uceny. It will be interesting to see them come
:04:15. > :04:21.through the 400-metre point. The rest of the field have not followed
:04:21. > :04:27.that. Well over 64 Marilyn Okoro. That will be interesting to see if
:04:27. > :04:34.she can work off this, because this is much more sensible, rather than
:04:34. > :04:41.running 56, 54. And now Marilyn Okoro is in a good place, gliding
:04:41. > :04:46.alongside Morgan Uceny. Can she attack from there? Marilyn Okoro in
:04:46. > :04:55.second place. The experienced athlete putting yourself into a
:04:55. > :05:05.good place, Cusma. Marilyn Okoro has to hang on and get a time I did
:05:05. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:14.this. Morgan Uceny, she is looking dangerous. And if so is Angelika
:05:14. > :05:21.Cichocka. She is hanging on are looking for the tie, Marilyn Okoro.
:05:21. > :05:25.Angelika Cichocka, she is going to take this one on the line. Marilyn
:05:25. > :05:32.Okoro I would suggest will get at 2.35 qualifying time. She was not
:05:32. > :05:37.that far behind. A surprise victory there. She is a very, very good
:05:37. > :05:47.Polish athlete. She ran a very good race last week. It was that
:05:47. > :05:51.strength which brought it through to the finish there. Uceny, a
:05:51. > :05:58.disappointing. I thought she would have more to offer. I thought
:05:58. > :06:08.Marilyn Okoro was being a run out there. An official time of. Godot
:06:08. > :06:11.sorry, and an official time of two minutes and two seconds. This
:06:12. > :06:21.leaves something to think about. Here they come down the back
:06:22. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:31.straight. The Italian strikes out. At this point, Uceny looks like she
:06:31. > :06:39.has got the race at one of. But Cichocka comes through. It's a
:06:39. > :06:43.great finish. Marilyn Okoro rallied in the last 50 metres. 2.06. Well,
:06:43. > :06:47.hopefully, the selectors will take note of that and that could give
:06:47. > :06:53.her a chance to run in the world indoor championships in a couple of
:06:53. > :06:58.weeks' time. That's the qualifying time for the World Championships
:06:58. > :07:04.taken care of. As for the race itself, it would give you food for
:07:04. > :07:11.thought, as well? Yes, I want to race again. That's the time taken
:07:11. > :07:15.care of. I've had two runs on my own. I felt fresh there. You know,
:07:15. > :07:19.these girls had a good race the other week, all of them. It's good
:07:19. > :07:27.to be in the next. I got myself into a horrible position where I
:07:27. > :07:35.wanted to strike. But, no, that was encouraging. What will you do from
:07:35. > :07:40.here until his stumble in March? I'm in Birmingham up tomorrow. --
:07:40. > :07:50.East and ball. I will be doing some speed work. If I can, I will get
:07:50. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:55.another race. We look feared -- forward to seeing the me there. --
:07:55. > :08:01.seen you there. Thank you very much. The a more even paced race from
:08:01. > :08:07.Marilyn. Sometimes she goes out quite hard. She did last week. 60
:08:07. > :08:16.and 62, much better from Marilyn. She has been given third place.
:08:16. > :08:26.That's not right. We will Clare all of that up. The winner was Poland.
:08:26. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:35.Second attempt at four metres 52 for Polly Bleasdale. How can she
:08:35. > :08:40.respond here? Oh! That was not as close as the first attempt. She
:08:40. > :08:50.finds herself under a spot of pressure. She has been magnificent
:08:50. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :08:56.all indoor season all long. An opening height of four metres, 52.
:08:56. > :09:01.Next, the men's 60-metre hurdles. Unfortunately, no Andy Turner but
:09:01. > :09:07.thanks for joining us her. Tamesue of fitness situation. I'm getting
:09:07. > :09:11.better. I had an injection and three weeks of rehab us on getting
:09:11. > :09:20.back to strength. Hopefully I will be back training this week. It's
:09:20. > :09:26.going OK. This should be, Liu Xiang in the final. You yes, it's the
:09:26. > :09:31.World Championships. I think there will be some other guys in the mix
:09:31. > :09:36.as well. It's going to be an interesting final. We will speak to
:09:36. > :09:43.you shortly also let's go to the event. Liu Xiang I think is in
:09:43. > :09:49.first. This is what lies in wait for the athletes in our next event.
:09:49. > :09:53.The 60-metre hurdles. Heavily featured in that event. A man, a
:09:53. > :09:59.former world record holder. An Olympic champion, too. There he is,
:09:59. > :10:09.Liu Xiang. From the People's Republic of China. Former world
:10:09. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:20.indoor champion as well, so he is pretty useful. She is the line-up.
:10:20. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:29.-- here is the line-up. In fact, the Chinese combat the does not
:10:29. > :10:39.start in it two. Cuban a number two, the man who goes in the next a team.
:10:39. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:52.Orlando Ortega And then comes Andrew Pozzi Dayron Robles. 9th on
:10:52. > :10:56.the British all-time list. The UK indoor champion, Andrew Pozzi.
:10:56. > :11:02.Craddock, currently 5th in the world. 7.53 seconds, and having a
:11:02. > :11:11.good season, already. And then Liu Xiang, silver-medallist last year.
:11:11. > :11:19.It was one of the most talked-about finals on the track. His arch rival
:11:19. > :11:29.is up Dayron Robles and he was disqualified for impeding Liu Xiang.
:11:29. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:33.Potter, another American. Ranked 8th in the world this year. Chris
:11:33. > :11:43.Baillie, of form at Commonwealth silver-medallist, finished 6th in
:11:43. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:51.Sheffield last weekend. And finally, from would Ford Greene in Essex,
:11:51. > :11:57.Richard Alleyne. Became a British citizen back in 2003. A regular
:11:58. > :12:02.fixture. At a British track and field meetings. He finished just
:12:02. > :12:11.ahead of Chris Baillie last weekend in 5th place but all eyes are on
:12:11. > :12:21.Liu Xiang. One of the greatest in history. In doors? He has become
:12:21. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:38.world indoor champion back in at with Dayron Robles by the time they
:12:38. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:51.Potter is making headway but Liu Xiang stroll through, 7.49,
:12:51. > :12:56.equalling the fastest time in the world in 2012. That was very easy
:12:56. > :13:06.by Liu Xiang. Certainly coming back to his best. He looked very
:13:06. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:14.of the fact it is his first race, and what a race it was. Good start
:13:14. > :13:19.by the man in lane five pulled up alongside him, on the inside, Kevin
:13:19. > :13:23.Craddock from the USA was trying to stay with him. Watch when he comes
:13:23. > :13:30.off number four, he begins to stretch away. Good sprinting
:13:30. > :13:35.between the hurdles. Porter came through very quickly for the USA.
:13:35. > :13:40.And Andrew Pozzi could have qualified in third place. A good
:13:40. > :13:45.run of. We are having a look at Andrew Pozzi are now. This was a
:13:45. > :13:49.great run. A lot of pressure with a lot of greater people around him,
:13:49. > :13:55.but he worked his way through the field very well indeed. A personal
:13:55. > :13:58.best for the season, 7.62, just getting here it is a great
:13:58. > :14:06.performance by him and I'm sure he will be into the final and he will
:14:06. > :14:09.be very happy indeed. Let's have a look at the full field. A good
:14:09. > :14:16.explosion out of the blocks but all of the athletes. If you think about
:14:16. > :14:22.it, the man on his left and side, Craddock from the USA, dealt with
:14:22. > :14:31.Dayron Robles in a Dusseldorf but look how far Liu Xiang is in front
:14:31. > :14:37.of him. Equalling his lifetime best, Andrew Pozzi. More importantly, he
:14:37. > :14:42.is automatically through to the final. Liu Xiang, 7.49, season's
:14:42. > :14:50.best. The fastest in the world this year. Porter from the USA, second
:14:50. > :14:55.automatic qualifying. The other Britons in 6th and 7th place.
:14:55. > :15:02.Another turn alongside us now. Jasmin. We were just discussing
:15:02. > :15:05.what to expect from Liu Xiang. It was a bit special. His first race,
:15:05. > :15:10.for someone to come out and run a time which could win a medal,
:15:10. > :15:15.indoors, in his first race of the season, it's the normal. He is
:15:15. > :15:21.going to run now indoors for the you normally expect athletes at you
:15:21. > :15:26.raised is to get into their stride. He looked just phenomenal. Normally
:15:26. > :15:31.it takes races to find your rhythm. But he just seems to come out first
:15:31. > :15:37.race and be able to pour out a world-class time every time a. I've
:15:37. > :15:46.no idea how he does it but is massively talented. He isn't in the
:15:46. > :15:51.best indoor form so far, Dayron Robles. I'm not too sure. I'm not
:15:51. > :15:56.sure what is capable of at the moment. He is a quality athletes.
:15:56. > :16:00.At any point, he will challenge Liu Xiang. He is in the next race.
:16:00. > :16:10.Controversially disqualified last year in the world championships
:16:10. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:16.record holder. Great to see you here in Britain, as wuls, -- as
:16:16. > :16:22.always, in this big Olympic year what benefits do you get personally
:16:22. > :16:25.out of an indoor season? TRANSLATION:
:16:25. > :16:31.Indoors is very important to me because it's part of my preparation
:16:31. > :16:34.for outdoors. It improves the first part of my race, and also what ever
:16:34. > :16:44.mechanical problems I have I can fix it when I am running indoors.
:16:44. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.It's very important I compete well during the indoor season. What's it
:16:49. > :16:54.like to come face-to-face with Liu Xiang, bearing in mind what
:16:54. > :17:00.happened to you and him in Daegu and the disqualification that came
:17:00. > :17:08.your way. The Olympic champion of Cuba has been disqualified for a
:17:08. > :17:12.rule which disallows any athlete what has jostled or or obstructed
:17:12. > :17:16.another athlete... What's it like going to head-to-head again?
:17:16. > :17:20.TRANSLATION: I love the guy, he is a good friend
:17:20. > :17:27.and it gets me more focused when Liu Xiang is in it because I have
:17:27. > :17:31.to run my best race to beat him. I enjoy competing against my rivals,
:17:31. > :17:34.it gives me an idea of where they are with their training. It gives
:17:34. > :17:44.me an idea of where I am. It's something I look forward to every
:17:44. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:55.year to compete against the best in the world. First to the pole vault,
:17:55. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:11.Holly Bleasdale, third and final now.
:18:11. > :18:21.Oh, yes! Was it ever in doubt? She allows herself a smile of
:18:21. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:26.relief. And now perhaps can focus on getting into the realm of four
:18:26. > :18:30.metres 70. Everybody in the crowd breathed a massive sigh of relief
:18:30. > :18:34.there, I think you are right, more importantly, it's a good rehearsal
:18:34. > :18:41.for championship vaulting. Third and final attempt always produces
:18:41. > :18:46.its own kind of pressure. That was a good effort by the young
:18:46. > :18:51.Blackburn athlete. Just in consultation with her coach. It's
:18:51. > :18:57.just her and Pyrek left in the competition.
:18:57. > :19:07.So, to the second heat of the 60m hurdles. Dayron Robles we heard
:19:07. > :19:19.
:19:19. > :19:29.from, looking to qualify safely to join Liu Xiang. Mazac of the
:19:29. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:41.Czech Republic. 21 years of age. Next to him Julian Adeniran. He had
:19:41. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:52.a good season last year. Emanuel Abate from Italy. He is
:19:52. > :19:57.right up there in world terms. Not quite as fast as this man,
:19:57. > :20:01.Dayron Robles. Surely 7.55 will be something he wants to improve on.
:20:01. > :20:06.He has seen Liu Xiang, he knows the gauntlet has been thrown down a
:20:06. > :20:16.little, although getting through is the main issue here. Merritt has
:20:16. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:24.been in good form. He is the fastest in the field here this year.
:20:24. > :20:28.Dexter Faulk from the United States. Second in the match at Glasgow.
:20:28. > :20:32.And Lawrence Clarke, a huge disappoint the for him, he had
:20:32. > :20:37.geared himself up for a race against Pozzi last week in the
:20:37. > :20:47.trials but was disqualified for a false start. He needs to redeem
:20:47. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.himself here. And then Balazs Baji of Hungary.
:21:04. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:13.So the second heat. Concentration order of the game here for Robles.
:21:13. > :21:23.I am sure he saw what Liu Xiang did. He might want to make a mark
:21:23. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:54.himself here as well. He was beaten Xiang at all. Not so good out of
:21:54. > :21:57.the blocks for Dayron Robles. He knows that wasn't the best - or
:21:57. > :22:01.type of performance he needs to produce if he is going to do well
:22:01. > :22:08.when we get to the World Indoors and later this afternoon, because
:22:08. > :22:12.he will be a long way behind Liu Xiang on the basis of that.
:22:12. > :22:15.Colin, what do you reckon? Interesting that, he is looking
:22:16. > :22:19.around and he looks really confused with his performance. He is looking
:22:19. > :22:25.at the big screen to see exactly how he went. I think he will be
:22:25. > :22:30.disappointed the fact he couldn't get out as fast as Merritt. Once he
:22:30. > :22:36.got into his fluent running I don't think he needs to concern himself.
:22:36. > :22:41.Be strong, be confident. He is powerful, but this is where he gets
:22:41. > :22:44.his real distance from most of the athletes. He has an incredible
:22:44. > :22:48.trail leg. Comes through right under his body very quickly indeed
:22:48. > :22:56.and puts him into a good running position and that's what all
:22:56. > :23:01.hurdlers try to achieve. He is cruising into the line. Wide shot.
:23:01. > :23:07.As you can see, very slow off the blocks. Didn't seem to react. I
:23:07. > :23:11.don't know if he wasn't thinking he needs to having urgency, but he
:23:11. > :23:21.soon had to pull himself together and qualified well indeed. Good
:23:21. > :23:29.
:23:29. > :23:39.head-to-head in that final. We look pass at four metres 62, having seen
:23:39. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:47.Rogowska go through. Two athletes remain in the competition. Rogowska
:23:47. > :23:55.cleared that comfortably. Rogowska has the advantage. Bleasdale has
:23:56. > :24:01.elected to pass at that height. The bar will be raised to 4.70.
:24:01. > :24:04.Certainly Rogowska is one of the athletes she will be facing in the
:24:04. > :24:09.World Indoor Championships and of Olympics, of course and one of the
:24:09. > :24:18.athletes that could well figure on the medal rostrum. Consistently one
:24:18. > :24:24.of the best in the world this year. In recent years, also. A victory
:24:24. > :24:29.over this athlete would be phenomenonal. The clock counting
:24:29. > :24:39.down, Rogowska, an athlete of her experience is aware of that.
:24:39. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:48.Approaching the ten second mark. Making her first attempt at 4.70.
:24:48. > :24:54.Gave it a fair old rattle, it thought about staying up,
:24:54. > :25:01.eventually came down. Two attempts at 4.70 remain for Rogowska.
:25:01. > :25:11.Just her third competition of the year, so that 4.62 represents a
:25:11. > :25:33.
:25:34. > :25:43.season best. Bleasdale will be next second heat of the hurdles:
:25:43. > :25:47.It was a personal best for Clarke. We have our eye on Holly Bleasdale,
:25:47. > :25:53.she is about to jump. We will talk hurdles for the moment. Both of the
:25:53. > :25:59.star names through. Advantage Lewes I would say -- Liu Xiang I would
:25:59. > :26:04.say. He is looking the sharper of the two. I am surprised by Robles,
:26:04. > :26:09.he said he felt in good shape. Liu Xiang, his start was on point.
:26:10. > :26:14.Technically you can't fault the guy. Great technique. He makes that look
:26:14. > :26:20.easy. As we said, Colin, to come the first race out and run like
:26:20. > :26:24.that even more impressive. He is a quality athlete. He's been the
:26:24. > :26:27.Olympic champion. We can only expect him to come out and be
:26:27. > :26:33.really explosive. When you have a flawless technique, you expect it.
:26:33. > :26:39.Holly Bleasdale is about to jump, let's go straight to the pole vault.
:26:39. > :26:45.Holly Bleasdale elected to pass at 4.62. This is her first time effort
:26:45. > :26:49.at 4.70. And yes, she goes clear! Holly
:26:49. > :26:54.Bleasdale takes the lead in this competition. After that slight case
:26:54. > :27:00.of nerves at her opening height of 4.52, no mistake. She goes into the
:27:00. > :27:05.lead with a first-time clearance of 4.70. The same height she cleared
:27:05. > :27:13.to take the indoor title last week at Sheffield and repeats it again.
:27:13. > :27:19.She said her ambition was to get to 4.70 on a consistent basis. It's
:27:19. > :27:26.job done. Now she's looking to go higher. After looking a bit shaky,
:27:26. > :27:29.all going well for Holly now. Back to hurdles. Let's talk Dayron
:27:29. > :27:35.Robles. He slept on the blocks, came through, did enough. But you
:27:35. > :27:39.wonder whether he is focused on this indoor season. Yeah, he
:27:39. > :27:46.competed until late last year. I was surprised to see him run
:27:46. > :27:52.indoors at all. His start was slug slugish. He comes through the field.
:27:52. > :27:56.Liu Xiang is looking a lot better. There's still more in the tank from
:27:56. > :28:00.Robles. I don't think he is on a par with Liu Xiang at this time.
:28:00. > :28:03.wonder if he is thinking Olympics, I want to defend my title. I will
:28:03. > :28:09.go through the motions, maybe some pressure from the cubeian
:28:09. > :28:15.federation to compete indoors but his heart is not in it. Remember he
:28:15. > :28:18.has had injury problems as well and you have to really focus on what's
:28:18. > :28:26.right for to you prepare for your major event in your mind. As you
:28:26. > :28:29.say, he wants to defend his Olympic title. He will become the third
:28:29. > :28:31.hurdler ever to defend it if that happens to him. It's about focus,
:28:31. > :28:35.control. He is here to be competitive. Every champion once
:28:35. > :28:38.they get on the line wants to produce incredible performances and
:28:38. > :28:42.he will not want to lose to Liu Xiang today. We look forward to
:28:42. > :28:47.that race. In terms of your season, obviously you know coming back from
:28:47. > :28:51.injury, how are you looking to build up to 2012? I am going to try
:28:51. > :28:55.to do much the same as last year. We are not going to change things
:28:55. > :28:58.up because of Olympic year. Things have been on an upward spiral the
:28:59. > :29:02.last few years. I am trying to replicate last year. For me it's
:29:03. > :29:07.about staying injury-free, getting as much training as possible and if
:29:07. > :29:17.tkoeu that I am confident I can run another personal best and get in
:29:17. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.with a shout at the medals. Good luck. The men's 800 up on track
:29:28. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:05.Learmonth has had a great winter season already. And will be looking
:30:06. > :30:11.forward to his opportunity here, just 19 years of age. Andrew has
:30:11. > :30:21.had a troubled winter so far this year, certainly set Istanbul as a
:30:21. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:29.target. Will need to run well here if toes give the selectors a nudge.
:30:29. > :30:38.Lewandowski, it's been his team- mate who's been running superbly
:30:38. > :30:48.well. Lalang, the Commonwealth champion. And then this man, Aman,
:30:48. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :30:58.champion, won in Glasgow. He looks a different athlete this winter.
:30:58. > :31:08.He's done more endurance work this year and it is showing so far. A
:31:08. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:21.big test for him here. And Rapatz huge opportunity. He has already
:31:21. > :31:27.been picked for Istanbul. He wants to show what he can do against some
:31:27. > :31:32.big names here. He has a blistering pace, Joe Thomas. He hasn't got any
:31:32. > :31:42.faster times to his name but I think he's capable of going quickly
:31:42. > :31:44.
:31:44. > :31:50.this year. Coming up behind him, Lewandowski. Thomas is right
:31:50. > :31:55.alongside Boaz Lalang. This is a real step up in class for Joe
:31:55. > :31:59.Thomas. He really has a chance today to take some scalps to propel
:32:00. > :32:05.him towards the World Indoor Championships. He has looked good
:32:05. > :32:09.all winter. An improved athlete. He is letting the gaps open, which she
:32:09. > :32:15.doesn't need to do at this point. You can't always allow a fast
:32:15. > :32:25.finish. He is far too far adrift, really. These are good guys at the
:32:25. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:39.front. Aman, he has only had one big race this year so far. Thomas
:32:39. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:45.has got to try to close this gap. Aman, he goes alongside him. The
:32:45. > :32:49.18th the old Ethiopian is doing well for the by Joe Thomas running
:32:49. > :32:56.strongly down the back straight. These front three are having their
:32:56. > :33:03.own a private race. Lewandowski, response again, finds something
:33:03. > :33:11.extra. It's going to be very close on the line. Joe Thomas takes 4th
:33:11. > :33:21.place, a new personal best for him. 1.4 5.41, he will be pleased with
:33:21. > :33:29.that. His first big victory of the year. Mohamed Aman, from Ethiopia,
:33:30. > :33:36.still only 18. Andrew Osagie, fighting for this. He was trying to
:33:36. > :33:46.hold off all comers on this last lap, and almost did. They were
:33:46. > :33:47.
:33:47. > :33:57.going head to head on the back fantastically well this summer, I'm
:33:57. > :34:01.sure. Aman, into the finishing straight, battling it out with the
:34:01. > :34:07.European champion. He has done it again. Joe Thomas, there, in 4th
:34:07. > :34:11.place, setting a personal best, I'm a pretty short. I think he will be
:34:11. > :34:19.delighted with that step up in class. A great performance by the
:34:19. > :34:29.young Ethiopian. The bar has been raised to four metres and 78 in the
:34:29. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:44.women's pole vault. Two athletes Again, Bleasdale will have the
:34:44. > :34:55.
:34:55. > :35:00.opportunity to take the advantage season's best at her second attempt,
:35:00. > :35:04.four metres and 70. She is not short of that sort of form here. It
:35:04. > :35:08.is all about Holly Bleasdale for that it she can get it on the first
:35:08. > :35:17.attempt, surely she will take this competition by the scruff of the
:35:17. > :35:22.neck. The coaches watching intently, always involved, always animated.
:35:22. > :35:32.The good news, we have seen the result of that 800 metres, a new
:35:32. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:37.national record. Joe Thomas, further down, a new personal best,
:35:37. > :35:43.5th on the UK all-time list, and a very promising run as well from
:35:43. > :35:48.Andrew Osagie. His first race back. It could be enough for them to
:35:48. > :35:51.represent Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships. Firth
:35:51. > :35:59.on the UK all-time list after that. A different experience for you
:35:59. > :36:04.today. Yes, I have been used to being near the front. I a personal
:36:04. > :36:10.best every race so far. It was a shock to the system. It's part of
:36:10. > :36:16.experience. Yes, I love a good race. That felt more like a time trial
:36:17. > :36:22.than anything. Another personal best. The consistency is there.
:36:22. > :36:27.Keep it going. All the best for the World Championships. Thank you.
:36:27. > :36:32.A nice run their from Joe Thomas and I think it was very difficult
:36:32. > :36:37.for him to pace that race, to go with the guys in front would have
:36:37. > :36:42.been too far, so I thought was very mature. You're right. Had he risked
:36:42. > :36:47.and gone out with the big runners in a race, I think he would have
:36:47. > :36:52.struggled. It's very hard in the 800 metres when you're in no-man's-
:36:52. > :36:58.land, and I think he really ran a great race. I just like his style.
:36:58. > :37:02.If he is confident and another personal best. And he goes to the
:37:02. > :37:06.World Indoor Championships. Yes, a great way to go to Istanbul. He
:37:06. > :37:09.knows what is up against, clearly. He was not overawed by the
:37:09. > :37:13.competition so, for me, it was a good performance and I think he
:37:13. > :37:20.will build on this. Women's pole vault coming down to the final
:37:20. > :37:30.stages now. Holly Bleasdale with her next attempt. Four metres and
:37:30. > :37:34.
:37:34. > :37:44.78. We have already seen Rogowska, her first failure. No, not to be.
:37:44. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :38:01.the women's long jump. We will catch up with a shortly but next
:38:01. > :38:07.it's the women's 60-metre final. I think it looks amazing is mother-
:38:07. > :38:13.son. She is amazing all year. -- Madison. She looks majestic it
:38:13. > :38:18.today. She is so compact and powerful. 60 metres suits a very
:38:18. > :38:24.well indeed. Don't be fooled, she has a great 100-metre personal best
:38:24. > :38:30.as well for the she has come on leaps and bounds this year. As a
:38:30. > :38:36.long jumper, you would expect that. Yes. I thought you would like that
:38:36. > :38:40.one! All the top sprinters will fear her over 60 metres. Our only
:38:40. > :38:47.laughed because that your birthday, by the way. Who is her main
:38:47. > :38:52.challenger? You have got to look at the Jamaicans. I just feel that
:38:52. > :38:57.women's sprinting at the moment is red hot, and so hard to call for
:38:58. > :39:05.that you have got to make sure, in this race, it's all about the start.
:39:05. > :39:15.It's got to be electric. Mother-son is quite something. The final of
:39:15. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :39:35.for some time adjusting their jump champion should, of course.
:39:35. > :39:42.
:39:42. > :39:51.pick up and the way she finishes off the sprint. She asked for some
:39:51. > :39:57.of medical help. The only Briton to have qualified. Asha Philip. Let's
:39:57. > :40:07.go back to the pole vault for at the moment. Now the second attempt.
:40:07. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:17.No. Completely bailed out on that one. Holly Bleasdale. She has just
:40:17. > :40:27.seen Rogowska run-throughs. Bleasdale, attempting a second best
:40:27. > :40:28.
:40:28. > :40:37.clearance ever. 4.71 she jumped in December. 4.87 in a Lyon in its
:40:37. > :40:47.January. Second attempt. Oh! And again, solid attempt. One attempt
:40:47. > :40:49.
:40:49. > :40:59.remains for the two remaining for the fastest woman, perhaps not
:40:59. > :41:11.
:41:11. > :41:20.just in Birmingham but the world Madison in lane four as favourite.
:41:21. > :41:28.Lakya Brookins, a lifetime best. Very useful if she could keep that.
:41:28. > :41:37.Asha Philip, a lifetime best in the heats. She has now moved up to 9th
:41:37. > :41:40.on the British all-time list, so a very good prospect indeed. Gloria
:41:40. > :41:45.Asumnu, I am worried about her. She was asking for medical help at the
:41:45. > :41:52.start of the race but she is on the start line. 7.14 is her lifetime
:41:52. > :41:59.best. Maddison, diminutive, slim, slight, but a good starter and a
:41:59. > :42:08.great finisher, too. 7.02, her lifetime best. Fastest in the world
:42:08. > :42:16.this year. Ivet Lalova, from Bulgaria, a good start of. If she
:42:16. > :42:20.can repeat the start she had in a semi-final, who knows? Tameka
:42:20. > :42:30.Williams, the 60 metres record holder as well as other distances,
:42:30. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:42.as well. One of the best Europeans is Ezinne Okparebo, should get
:42:42. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:47.close to a season best, 7.21. And finally, Aleen Bailey. The flags
:42:47. > :42:53.showing she is coming from the place where all the good sprinters
:42:53. > :43:03.come from. Jamaica. We get a good idea, whoever wins this, could be
:43:03. > :43:12.
:43:12. > :43:22.Tianna Madison And perhaps Williams in lane six. And also for Great
:43:22. > :43:30.
:43:30. > :43:36.Britain, Asha Philip. There she is Tianna Madison, absolutely flying.
:43:36. > :43:42.An absolutely wonderful 7.07, she stops the clock at, a very fast
:43:42. > :43:49.time indeed. A really classy athlete. Looks pretty cool, calm
:43:49. > :43:52.and collected about it. What a sprinter. Not quite as fast as Sue
:43:52. > :44:00.ran earlier this year but, nevertheless, a world-class time
:44:00. > :44:05.there. Denise, a good run, wasn't it? Fantastic, really compose to. A
:44:05. > :44:11.very strange hand position at the start, but it didn't affect her, at
:44:11. > :44:18.all, and once she moves through this field, cool, calm, collected,
:44:18. > :44:25.technique intact, beautiful running from a virtually unknown sprinter.
:44:25. > :44:28.Let's have a look at his overhead shot. Her hand, is supposed to be
:44:28. > :44:35.behind the line but the officials done call that. A lovely runner,
:44:35. > :44:38.here. But didn't call that. It's all about running faster times but
:44:38. > :44:48.in Istanbul, will she be able to deliver and get a medal around her
:44:48. > :44:58.neck? Driving really hard. But still, no tension in that face.
:44:58. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:06.Pumping hard. Very good run by here. Very good run by Madison. Asha
:45:06. > :45:16.Philip, another lifetime best performance, 7.19, certainly one of
:45:16. > :45:21.
:45:21. > :45:31.the fastest times by a British her third and final attempt with
:45:31. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:49.the bar set at 4.7 -- 4.78. Getting encouraged by the crowd.
:45:49. > :45:56.And no. Didn't fully commit. But Holly Bleasdale takes first place
:45:56. > :46:03.and some pretty notable scalps in this competition. Best clearance of
:46:03. > :46:08.4.70. But when you have got the names like Rogowska and Pyrek
:46:08. > :46:18.finishing beneath tu reinforces and emphasises the rich vein of form
:46:18. > :46:21.Holly Bleasdale is in and will go to Turkey full of confidence.
:46:21. > :46:31.Certainly some interesting stats to show you in this final of the
:46:31. > :46:47.
:46:47. > :46:51.Philip but let's hear from the winner.
:46:51. > :46:56.Thank you very much, another tremendous performance in what's
:46:56. > :47:03.been a wonderful start to the season for you. Thank you. You know,
:47:03. > :47:08.today was just for - the the -- race was dedicated to girls in the
:47:08. > :47:11.world who feel they've made mistakes, it's a testament you can
:47:11. > :47:14.take your life back and turn it around, don't cheat yourself and
:47:14. > :47:24.cut corners and you can do it. have you done wrong that you are
:47:24. > :47:25.
:47:25. > :47:32.putting right? You know, by cutting corners I mean if you have three
:47:32. > :47:40.runs, don't do two and a half. are You are going to target the
:47:40. > :47:48.World Championships. Have to do the nationals first. You are a self-
:47:48. > :47:55.confessed nerd on your website, what do you study. Micro biology.
:47:55. > :47:58.You are a fast running nerd you are telling us. And jumper. Thank you
:47:59. > :48:07.very much. It's been a great afternoon so far but still plenty
:48:07. > :48:13.to come. Bernard Lagat in the 1500. In the women's 1500 it's Hannah
:48:13. > :48:17.England. Then that big head-to-head Dayron Robles against Liu Xiang in
:48:17. > :48:22.the hurdles, who will come out on top?
:48:22. > :48:28.And then Asafa Powell looked in fantastic shape in his heat, can he
:48:28. > :48:31.go 6.50 in the final? And Mo Farah rounds it all off in the two miles.
:48:32. > :48:36.Obviously a story there with Tianna Madison, she was the world champion
:48:36. > :48:41.2005 and here she is in 2012 sprinting and doing it to quite
:48:41. > :48:46.great effect. Absolutely. Imagine if she would go back to long
:48:46. > :48:50.jumping. Fabulous performance by her and indeed the first four girls
:48:50. > :48:54.running fantastically well. More to come from her, but like I said when
:48:54. > :48:57.I was talking about the race itself, it's all good about running fast
:48:57. > :49:01.times, you have got to repeat it. You have to be able to do it at
:49:02. > :49:07.championships and she will face some seasoned athletes. And a super
:49:07. > :49:14.run from Asha Philip. Great to see her return. Fourth in the British
:49:14. > :49:17.all-time list. We like the fact that women's sprinting, there's a
:49:17. > :49:21.real resurgence. I am looking forward to the outdoor trials and
:49:21. > :49:31.who makes the team and individual spot. Exciting, watch this space.
:49:31. > :49:52.
:49:52. > :49:55.had to run this afternoon to decide who would join Nigel. Richard Buck
:49:56. > :50:00.in the red vest, because he was on the outside went out with real
:50:00. > :50:03.intent through the first 200 m, knew that he had to win and also
:50:03. > :50:12.get a fast time and Williams in his first 400 of the year got very
:50:12. > :50:19.close to him down the back strait. The race was really between the two
:50:19. > :50:23.of them. Buck trying to hold off Conrad Williams. It looked like
:50:23. > :50:33.Williams might have that extra but Buck kicked away and watch the
:50:33. > :50:39.clock, it was a superb 45.89, the sixst fastest in -- 6th fastest in
:50:39. > :50:45.the world. No wonder he was pleased. Great run from Richard Buck and
:50:45. > :50:55.good news that Conrad Williams with a personal best in second. Nigel
:50:55. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:28.will have been watching that, I am Lennon Ford, will have been
:51:28. > :51:38.watching that earlier race and wondering whether he is in the
:51:38. > :51:46.right race. The outside lane is such a big advantage. Rabah Yousif
:51:46. > :51:54.trains in the north-east still. Had a cracking year last year.
:51:54. > :52:00.The world indoor champion in 2010, Chris Brown. Beaten in the
:52:00. > :52:05.international match up in Glasgow. Didn't look in such good form.
:52:05. > :52:09.Maybe three or four weeks of training has helped. Nery Brenes
:52:09. > :52:18.disqualified in his last race. Big meet in Germany last week. He was
:52:18. > :52:26.disqualified because of a lane infringement. And Nigel Levine. He
:52:26. > :52:36.won those trials, the European under 23 champion from last summer.
:52:36. > :52:46.
:52:46. > :52:50.He will have noted the performance indoors is such that the first 200
:52:50. > :53:00.very crucial. The tactics, if you like, of trying to get out and
:53:00. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:14.control the race without down by Brenes. Brown with work to
:53:14. > :53:18.do here to get on on terms Yousif has started slowly. Lennon Ford has
:53:18. > :53:25.attacked through the first 250. It's going to be close to see who
:53:25. > :53:33.breaks for the inside. It's going to be Brenes with Le vine in a good
:53:33. > :53:37.position. It's Brenes leading. Levine in second. Trying to hang on.
:53:37. > :53:43.Brenes stretching it out. Looking very good. Levine not able to go
:53:43. > :53:52.with it. It's going to be a one- horse race. Brenes falls, steps on
:53:53. > :53:57.the inside and Levine takes the win! Well, shock win because it
:53:57. > :54:02.didn't look as though that was on the cards. But what about the time?
:54:02. > :54:06.Two great performances from British 400 metre runners. It looked like
:54:06. > :54:11.he was tiring. It was the fact he stepped on the inside made him fall.
:54:11. > :54:18.But what a good performance from this young man here. Two British
:54:18. > :54:21.men right up into the world's top five or six over 400 metres indoors.
:54:21. > :54:26.And Brenes, well, there is a smile there. He was going so well. Surely
:54:26. > :54:30.he would have got a super - let's see what happens here, Paul.
:54:30. > :54:36.Incredible. Everybody was looking to see who was going to win it and
:54:36. > :54:39.everybody thought Brenes was but Levine - he had a look around but
:54:39. > :54:45.there was nobody coming. Chris Brown, former world indoor champion,
:54:45. > :54:49.was the nearest. What a great day it's been for indoor British 400
:54:49. > :54:53.metre running. Brenes, well, that is remarkable. I have never seen
:54:53. > :54:58.that before. He just stepped on the advertising boarding at the side of
:54:58. > :55:03.the track, which was tucked well inside the line there. Levine
:55:03. > :55:13.produces one of the fastest times in the world. He looks in very good
:55:13. > :55:18.shape indeed to go to Turkey. two times from the earlier national
:55:18. > :55:24.race, and from that race put them 5th and 7th in the world this year.
:55:24. > :55:31.Really encouraging performances from those two. Indeed backed up by
:55:31. > :55:34.Conrad Williams who ran justious 46. Brenes must be wondering what's
:55:34. > :55:44.going on, disqualified last week and then tripping up there. There
:55:44. > :56:06.
:56:06. > :56:11.continuing his rich vein of form. Equalling his lifetime best but
:56:11. > :56:15.still short of the extremely challenging qualification of 8.15
:56:15. > :56:19.that is set for the world indoors in Istanbul. So tough, in fact,
:56:20. > :56:25.that only four men have have cleared 8.15 or better so far this
:56:25. > :56:30.indoor season. Nigel is with me, after a
:56:30. > :56:33.tremendous performance in the 400. After what Richard Buck did earlier,
:56:33. > :56:38.did that inspire to you do a similar performance? No, not really.
:56:38. > :56:46.I was concentrating on my own race, trying to focus about winning and
:56:46. > :56:51.taking it through to the Worlds. Hopefully from there. As you came
:56:51. > :56:56.through it was 45.72. You must be thrilled with the way things are
:56:56. > :56:59.heading? Yeah, thrilled to run a PB on an indoor track. Hopefully
:56:59. > :57:02.outdoors will be much better and get the Olympic qualifying time.
:57:02. > :57:07.Have you ever been in a race where that has happened before, the guy
:57:07. > :57:10.in front just buckled and fell? I never seen someone fall in front
:57:10. > :57:15.of me like that ever before. Luckily, I wasn't that close behind
:57:15. > :57:19.him to get tripped, so I had to run around him. Sorry that he fell, but
:57:19. > :57:24.it's racing. Indeed. It was a fine performance. Keep it going to the
:57:24. > :57:31.Worlds, well done. Thank you very much. I would like to to thank
:57:31. > :57:36.everyone, team Christie, mum, dad, thank you.
:57:36. > :57:39.That winning time, a new personal best down to 45.71 which puts him
:57:40. > :57:44.fourth in the world this year. Good performance from him.
:57:44. > :57:50.You have to say that Brenes looked as though he would have been set
:57:50. > :57:55.for something quick there. But certainly good form from the
:57:55. > :58:00.British 400m men. That did make us giggle up here,
:58:00. > :58:04.thankfully he wasn't too close behind. Very good run from Nigel.
:58:04. > :58:07.It was a very good run. Very strong run. To elevate himself there at
:58:07. > :58:10.the world list is a really exceptional performance by him. He
:58:10. > :58:16.kept a cool head. It was very competitive. It's a difficult race
:58:16. > :58:21.to run the 400 m indoors, you are running at pace and have a lot of
:58:21. > :58:25.lane changes. It's difficult to have good control. It's never
:58:25. > :58:30.normally so difficult in the closing strait. You don't usually
:58:30. > :58:33.have obstacles at the end. He handled that well. Even when Brenes
:58:34. > :58:38.falls you can see what happens behind, everybody looks shocked and
:58:38. > :58:41.what's going to happen, oh, I have to pass. Great performance by him
:58:41. > :58:46.all the way. He is going into Istanbul with a lot of confidence
:58:46. > :58:50.and that's what we want to see. At last we are getting 400m runners at
:58:50. > :58:58.the best of their games again, which is fantastic for us. What
:58:58. > :59:03.would have been his run had he not fallen? He might have run close to
:59:03. > :59:07.45.1 perhaps. It's very unfortunate. Doesn't seem to be any controversy
:59:07. > :59:17.there. His legs went underneath him and he ended up hitting the deck.
:59:17. > :59:19.
:59:19. > :59:23.Great run from Nigel. Nigel and Richard going to Istanbul. Now the
:59:23. > :59:33.women's 800m. This is going to be a real test for
:59:33. > :59:33.
:59:33. > :00:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:00:16. > :00:25.Helen, and the rest. There she is. A lifetime best. Still a British
:00:25. > :00:35.record is held by a Jo Pavey, which she ran in stood guard in 2007,
:00:35. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:54.eight 31.50. I think we can expect here. The Romanian champion. Roxana
:00:54. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :01:01.Barca. Elle Baker. Along with Gemma Steel. The same club as Paula
:01:01. > :01:11.Radcliffe. And then Emily Pidgeon, the European junior champion at
:01:11. > :01:21.5,000 metres. And then the Kenyan champion at 1,500. Helen Obiri. And
:01:21. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:27.then the world cross-country champion. Gelete Burka. And then
:01:27. > :01:36.Helen Clitheroe. And the real outsider, the real outsider, one of
:01:36. > :01:40.the all-time greats at 25 years old. Meseret Defar. And then the
:01:40. > :01:48.pacemaker from Ireland, we know that because it's on her vest. Rose
:01:48. > :01:56.Anne Galligan. They have asked for a good pace. Away we go. 15 laps in
:01:56. > :02:01.this women's 3,000. The pace is around about 248. For the first
:02:01. > :02:06.1,000 metres, representing just under 34 second laps. A real test
:02:06. > :02:11.here for the Britons. It really is. There are two races between the
:02:11. > :02:17.British athletes, trying to run fast times, as well as they can,
:02:17. > :02:26.and then three outstanding Ethiopian athletes. We are looking
:02:26. > :02:30.at second place, Rose Anne Galligan being tracked. She is the fastest
:02:30. > :02:39.woman ever over 3,000 metres indoors, the world record holder at
:02:39. > :02:42.this distance, Roxana Barca, and she has been over the last few
:02:42. > :02:50.years one of the most outstanding female distance runners in the
:02:50. > :02:58.world. Helen Clitheroe Meseret Defar. There muddles are there to
:02:58. > :03:05.prove that. -- medals. They will be difficult to trouble, in the first
:03:05. > :03:12.three positions. Helen Clitheroe is there already. She is back in 6th
:03:12. > :03:22.place, if you discount the pacemaker, still leading. There she
:03:22. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:33.comfortable at the moment. After a fast first 200 metres, the pace has
:03:33. > :03:42.dropped a bit. Still pretty quick. Meseret Defar, the first of the
:03:42. > :03:51.main contenders there. And just behind her is a Burka. Sticking to
:03:52. > :03:54.her task, trying to get this job going. Meseret Defar, looking to
:03:54. > :03:58.see what's going on, on the big screen as she goes down the
:03:58. > :04:08.straight. She is in the lead with two of her talented team-mates
:04:08. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:13.behind her. The Kenyan athlete, Helen Obiri, and then Helen
:04:13. > :04:19.Clitheroe and Gemma Steel. It will be interesting for Gemma Steel. She
:04:19. > :04:27.is at the back of the group. Let's see how she progressive --
:04:27. > :04:32.progresses. Meanwhile, Jessica Ennis goes in the long jump.
:04:32. > :04:42.Massive cheering from the crowd. Good take-off. Certainly over six
:04:42. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:47.metres and the current leader. The current leader is a 6.53. Karen May.
:04:47. > :04:53.It doesn't appear to trouble that. The measurement taken from the park
:04:53. > :05:00.closes to the board. So much room. Not even on the board, Jessica
:05:00. > :05:08.Ennis, on her first attempt in the long jump. 6.53, the leading mark.
:05:08. > :05:13.Of course, but scintillating personal best in the hurdles. If
:05:13. > :05:23.first-round effort. Lots more to come from death again is, I'm sure.
:05:23. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:29.Well, we went through the first 1,000 metres one lap ago. Rose Anne
:05:29. > :05:39.Galligan, a little outside the pace they were asking for. The class of
:05:39. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:51.this field, it's up to her. Less than 2000 metres to go. She has got
:05:51. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:55.Obiri. She also has got Ethiopian and then Meselech Melkamu. Helen
:05:55. > :06:01.Clitheroe working hard, finding herself a little bit detached will
:06:01. > :06:10.stop they are progressing at a significant pace. That single lap
:06:10. > :06:13.was the fastest lap of the race. 33.9 for the 200 metres but. She
:06:13. > :06:20.has looked me up all the time at the clock, to get the information
:06:20. > :06:30.she needs, Meseret Defar but the information she is getting is that
:06:30. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :06:37.she has three class athletes behind, running her own race here.
:06:37. > :06:45.There's certainly no let-up in the pace she is facing but still
:06:45. > :06:49.looking strong. Still looking quite bouncy but Meseret Defar is taking
:06:49. > :06:57.it out now. The last 800 metres have been downed the world record
:06:57. > :07:07.holder, Meseret Defar. She set it in it stood guard five seasons ago.
:07:07. > :07:09.
:07:09. > :07:13.That was some pace. She is still heading Obiri. Defar, she has got
:07:14. > :07:22.to think about her tactics. She is leading, followed by three class
:07:22. > :07:27.athletes. She has a fast finish herself. Former Olympic, world
:07:27. > :07:33.champion, four-times world indoor champion. The pressure of leading
:07:33. > :07:38.eventually will tell and she gets a gap. She tries to let the pace.
:07:38. > :07:43.Five minutes and 44 seconds. I'd seconds off the pace, the world
:07:43. > :07:50.record pace, which she set. Eight minutes and 30 seconds would be an
:07:50. > :07:56.outstanding time. That is the time they are heading for and you sense
:07:56. > :08:01.she is coming under pressure in 4th place now, Gelete Burka. The pace
:08:01. > :08:09.is lifting now. You can see that she is moving at fast, moving along
:08:09. > :08:14.quickly, with four laps to go in the women's 3,000 metres, Meseret
:08:14. > :08:24.Defar. She still leads. And certainly we have seen the biggest
:08:24. > :08:28.gap between first place and 5th place. Still Helen Clitheroe. Since
:08:28. > :08:34.the pacemaker dropped out after a 1,000 metres, she is beginning to
:08:34. > :08:39.stretch away again. 1,500 metres specialist. She can't live there
:08:39. > :08:47.would this incessant pace. The former Olympic champion, and 5,000
:08:47. > :08:53.metres, Meseret Defar. Less than 600 metres remaining. And now, this
:08:53. > :09:00.is the fastest lap of the race. That is why she has opened the gap
:09:00. > :09:05.and she is under pressure. Meseret Defar, showing why, for these years,
:09:05. > :09:11.she has been the outstanding female distance runner for the first and
:09:11. > :09:15.third place in the Olympic Games in the last two runnings. A first and
:09:15. > :09:18.three thirds in the World Championships, and four times
:09:18. > :09:22.unbeaten in the World Indoor Championships. But this is a class
:09:22. > :09:29.athlete in every sense. She came here to run quickly, she came here
:09:29. > :09:33.to run well. It's going to be a fast time here today. Well, the
:09:33. > :09:42.last time they went through, the finish line, there were two laps to
:09:42. > :09:49.go. About 300 metres left for Meseret Defar, who is pulling away
:09:49. > :09:55.hear from everyone. But is not finished yet. She response to the
:09:55. > :09:59.bell, and moving faster as she goes pulls up just over eight minutes
:09:59. > :10:04.with 200 metres remaining, so she has got to run a quick time here.
:10:04. > :10:12.Helen Clitheroe, by the way, is running quickly. Back in 5th place.
:10:12. > :10:18.This is a class performance by an Meseret Defar. It certainly is.
:10:18. > :10:22.Anybody inside 830, matches the all-time record. She will be just
:10:22. > :10:32.outside it, but nevertheless, a brilliant run. Absolutely superb by
:10:32. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:41.the Ethiopian. A South African, one, two, three. But a massive cheer now
:10:41. > :10:46.for Helen Clitheroe. Helen Clitheroe, there, just finishing.
:10:46. > :10:55.Outside 80.50. Not as fast as the past, but this was a top-class
:10:55. > :10:59.field that she was the best of them. Superb by Meseret Defar from
:10:59. > :11:04.Ethiopia. She sneaks onto the world all-time top 10 list with a
:11:04. > :11:14.performance, but, let's face it, she is the indoor champion and the
:11:14. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:21.fastest ever 3,000-metre runner Bleasdale. First of all, how much
:11:21. > :11:26.of a surprise as your form been to you this season? Although I did
:11:26. > :11:30.work really hard in the winter, it has been quite a surprise for the
:11:30. > :11:34.my coach expected I jumped around that but I didn't believe it but
:11:34. > :11:40.I'd jump did, and I know there is much more left I can do, so we need
:11:40. > :11:50.to get everything together and hopefully can do well in the future.
:11:50. > :11:51.
:11:51. > :11:56.Today you Anna Rogowska, you beat her. There was pressure. Oh my
:11:56. > :12:00.technique is lacking a little bit. I work really hard and today my
:12:00. > :12:03.technique was a little bit lacking. I need to get back into training
:12:03. > :12:08.and make sure everything comes together and hopefully I will jump
:12:08. > :12:14.much higher. I'm really happy to be jumping consistently. I'm going to
:12:14. > :12:19.show it to you now so you can talk us through it. Happy with the run-
:12:19. > :12:24.up? Yes, it was really, really good, but my hipster and move quite as
:12:24. > :12:32.quick, so that could be an area to improve, but I was pretty happy
:12:32. > :12:39.with that. You changed Poles. In Lyon, it was on a less stiff one,
:12:39. > :12:43.so how much of a change was it? moved up to 445, it took me about
:12:43. > :12:47.five weeks to mastered it. I mastered quickly, but it's a big
:12:47. > :12:53.change for me, so me and my coach are debating whether we should do
:12:53. > :12:56.more. It seems the best for me to do. We have been working hard. It's
:12:56. > :13:04.not going to plan just yet but hopefully more training sessions, I
:13:04. > :13:09.will be back in business. Anna Rogowska, you beat up against her
:13:09. > :13:14.in Stockholm. How does it feel to be mentioned are the same sentence
:13:14. > :13:18.as these people? The same time last year, I'd dreamed to beat her, and
:13:18. > :13:22.now I had beaten her twice. It's quite an achievement. It's done my
:13:22. > :13:25.confidence lots of good. I'm going into each competition not fearing
:13:26. > :13:30.it, thinking I have a chance of beating them, and that's what I
:13:30. > :13:36.want to do. You have timed perfectly with the Olympics around
:13:36. > :13:39.the corner. Yes, but obviously a massive bonus. It's good to come
:13:39. > :13:44.into form in the year of the Olympics. I'm only young but to
:13:44. > :13:48.compete in the Olympics is my dream. To come into form now is a dream
:13:48. > :13:52.come true but I hope back into the nation proud. You have done
:13:52. > :14:02.brilliantly well today. Good luck for the future. Next up on track,
:14:02. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:10.the men's 5,000 metres also a real much fun when I come to Great
:14:10. > :14:15.Britain. For the race, this weekend, I'm looking forward to running fast.
:14:15. > :14:18.I was telling my friends and my coach, I have not run well in the
:14:18. > :14:23.1,500 metres in the past three years, so I want to see if I can do
:14:23. > :14:28.something good. The guys and racing against are really good. So if I
:14:28. > :14:35.can use them to help me out, to run faster, it will be really good, so
:14:35. > :14:40.my aim, to be honest with you, if I could get through and and 33, that
:14:40. > :14:46.would be good. The good thing with the British people, everybody was
:14:47. > :14:56.coming to the races, we understand what track and field is about. The
:14:57. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:04.fans have been great and they give he is 37 and he heads up what looks
:15:05. > :15:14.like a very high quality area, one of the best races we have this
:15:15. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :15:27.afternoon. Let us clear up the result. That was a class act. That
:15:27. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:51.is this season's best. And that African 1, 2, 3. He along chum,
:15:51. > :15:59.Shara Proctor. The UK indoor champion. She was threatening the
:15:59. > :16:09.long-standing British record. 6.70. That is a leading mark in the first
:16:09. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:20.round. She appears to be comfortably in front. Landed well
:16:20. > :16:26.on the board and she was putting a good series of chums together this
:16:26. > :16:36.season, and that is bowling well. She will go through with automatic
:16:36. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:46.qualification to Istanbul, having passed that standard. Takes the
:16:46. > :16:53.lead Jessica Ennis, round two. The red flag. Beyond six metres. That
:16:53. > :17:02.is her season's best. She has a lifetime best in the heptathlon
:17:02. > :17:08.long jump. She got that winning the world indoor title two years ago.
:17:08. > :17:13.She would love to defend that crown next month in Istanbul. Contrasting
:17:13. > :17:18.to her first-round Evered, perfect on the board. Round number two.
:17:18. > :17:25.That will be a clear improvement, what damage will that do to the
:17:25. > :17:33.leader board? 6.22. That is the new season's best and that misery into
:17:33. > :17:42.5th place. So, the men's high jump. He was a little bit shaky from that
:17:42. > :17:48.opening height. This man rocketed to the top on a high jump rankings,
:17:48. > :17:58.clearing that 2.34, the third all- time British list. No problem,
:17:58. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :18:07.whatsoever. B1 macro. Robbie Grabarz. The men are out for the
:18:07. > :18:17.1500 metres, that is a great field. Lewis Moses, the UK champion.
:18:17. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:27.Trying to get that spot in Istanbul, so his Andrew Baddeley. Bernard
:18:27. > :18:37.Lagat. Perhaps the most famous name. Meseret Defar, the pacemaker. They
:18:37. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:47.have asked for a very quick pace. Lewis Moses, already going to
:18:47. > :18:54.Istanbul, he won the trials inside the qualifying. James Brewer will
:18:54. > :19:01.really have to beat Andrew Baddeley. He ran a very good 5000 metres.
:19:01. > :19:11.13.22. Then, Nixon Chepseba. He started the season with a very good
:19:11. > :19:21.season. -- very good race. The second half of this season... This
:19:21. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:34.is f2 macro. -- Bethwel Birgen. And of course, Augustine Choge, was
:19:34. > :19:43.beaten by Mo Farah in Glasgow but he had a very high-quality 3000
:19:43. > :19:53.metres and he tops the world rankings. Augustine Choge, the
:19:53. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :19:59.former Commonwealth champion at 5000 metres. Andrew Baddeley, James
:19:59. > :20:02.Brewer, Lewis Moses. Heading up the British contingent year. It will be
:20:02. > :20:11.interesting to see if the British athletes want to go with his very
:20:11. > :20:16.fast pace. They had been asked to go through 800 in 1.53. For indoor
:20:17. > :20:25.running, that is very fast indeed. That is pushing for the American
:20:25. > :20:30.indoor record. The question is, do we go with that? That is the
:20:30. > :20:35.dilemma. This is a classic field with outstanding athletes.
:20:35. > :20:45.Augustine Choge, following the pacemaker. And behind him, Bernard
:20:45. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:48.Lagat. And at the age of 37, he really is showing older long-
:20:48. > :20:53.distance runners how to keep going because he is still running
:20:53. > :20:57.extremely well. His American record last week proves that. Just behind
:20:57. > :21:03.him, the other Kenyan athlete and then the British athletes have just
:21:03. > :21:08.released their pace, working together. The first lap, 56.4, the
:21:08. > :21:11.pace is quick. That is what was asked for. One or two others just
:21:11. > :21:16.sitting back but it this setback too much they will lose out early
:21:16. > :21:20.advantage. Augustine Choge finds himself not quite sure what to do.
:21:20. > :21:28.He is watching the pacemaker. But he does not want to be in that
:21:28. > :21:34.position. Nixon Chepseba starts to put the pressure on. Let's go and
:21:34. > :21:41.chase this. Bethwel Birgen, he can front runner but he is happy to sit
:21:41. > :21:45.behind. Then it is Bernard Lagat. And then the British athletes,
:21:45. > :21:49.Andrew Baddeley, Bethwel Birgen and Lewis Moses. Moving gently through
:21:49. > :21:54.on that solid pace. He is running economically, he has put himself
:21:54. > :22:01.into a good place. James Prior is tracking him. That is the wise
:22:01. > :22:06.thing to do. Andrew Baddeley looks strong. He is in good shape. I
:22:06. > :22:15.wonder if he can trains laid this back to his favourite distance. --
:22:15. > :22:19.translate. Bernard like that, the sprint specialists sitting back but
:22:19. > :22:26.the Ethiopian third place. And that is good running from the British
:22:26. > :22:30.athletes, the pace is good. If they can just keep it going they will be
:22:30. > :22:34.rewarded with quick times. Just starting to stretch, some gaps
:22:34. > :22:38.beginning to appear and Bernard like that is aware of that and he
:22:38. > :22:48.was to push close to the front three. The athletes I have to sort
:22:48. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:53.themselves out. But like that needs to play closer. -- Bernard Lagat.
:22:53. > :22:58.If that was the case, that would be an exceptional position for him to
:22:58. > :23:04.run in. Today, he has run good tactics. Bernard Lagat looks like
:23:04. > :23:14.he is struggling at the back. 200 metres to go. Bethwel Birgen kicks
:23:14. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:18.first. He has decided to sit behind Nixon Chepseba. They're pulling
:23:18. > :23:25.away, her black at the with not much to offer. Bethwel Birgen,
:23:25. > :23:35.Nixon Chepseba, they come round the top end with 40 metres. Bethwel
:23:35. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:42.Birgen leads. It is Nixon Chepseba who wins. Andrew Baddeley will be
:23:42. > :23:46.rewarded with a pretty quick time, there. It may well be inside his
:23:46. > :23:50.personal best. That stands at 3.39 indoors. That was a good
:23:50. > :23:59.performance from him. There he is, Andrew Baddeley. He has been in
:23:59. > :24:05.good shape. That will give him a lot of confidence and he could be
:24:05. > :24:11.joining Lewis Moses. That was a good solid performance.
:24:11. > :24:14.positioned himself well and ran sobbing. But that was a solid
:24:14. > :24:18.performance from Nixon Chepseba, who won several of the Diamond
:24:18. > :24:23.League meetings last year. He was one of the people you would have
:24:23. > :24:27.danger with. Then he failed to make the Kenyan team and the World
:24:27. > :24:33.Championships but there goes the Kenyan, passing Nixon Chepseba.
:24:33. > :24:38.Bethwel Birgen battling, trying to win from 200 metres out. Nixon
:24:38. > :24:43.Chepseba just ready, moving nicely. On the outside, giving himself
:24:43. > :24:48.every chance on a bend. Just holding it. He is coming from a
:24:48. > :24:56.long way back but he is closing the gap and then Nixon Chepseba opens
:24:56. > :25:00.up, relaxes and powers through to the finishing line. That was an
:25:00. > :25:05.impressive performance from the Kenyan and they have so many class
:25:05. > :25:10.athletes, you never know who is going to win it. And Bethwel Birgen,
:25:10. > :25:18.eyeballs out, nothing left. Nixon Chepseba in the Orangefest,
:25:18. > :25:23.striding. He could have positioned himself better because he was
:25:23. > :25:26.finishing fastest of all. That was a good performance from Nixon
:25:26. > :25:35.Chepseba, and he is an athlete we have to watch for the rest of the
:25:35. > :25:43.year. The bar is set at 2.29 in the high jump. Just two athletes remain.
:25:43. > :25:48.Adding up for the first attempt. He was shaky at 2.20. And he continues
:25:48. > :25:52.in that of the end and he likes it. Robbie Grabarz. Continuing that
:25:52. > :25:57.impressive show that he has had this year. He was disappointed with
:25:57. > :26:02.the hype that he cleared in the UK indoors last week. But now he is
:26:02. > :26:06.continuing onwards and upwards. 2.29 at the first attempt. When he
:26:06. > :26:13.gets it right, you can see the day that Betty puts between himself and
:26:13. > :26:21.the bar. Fantastic. Plenty more to come from Robbie Grabarz, who is
:26:21. > :26:26.leading at the moment. That was a very quiet holiday 1500 metres.
:26:26. > :26:34.That was a season's best for the winner. And look at those personal
:26:34. > :26:40.bests. Andrew Baddeley, and indeed James Brewer and even Lewis Moses
:26:40. > :26:46.in 8th place with a personal best. Andrew Baddeley will have the
:26:46. > :26:51.choice, if he wants the world indoors, 3000 or 1500? Let's ask
:26:51. > :27:00.him, they're asking about the choices. 1500 or 3000? What are
:27:00. > :27:05.your thoughts? I wanted to come out and have a solid season and it has
:27:05. > :27:09.got a lot better than I hoped. To have the choices nice but I will
:27:09. > :27:19.gracefully declined. As for the performances you have been able to
:27:19. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:28.put in, you have to project forward to the outdoor season? He did not
:27:28. > :27:37.feel like it, I felt the first 1800, then all of a sudden, I felt people
:27:37. > :27:46.coming back to make and I just had that sharpness. I think I could
:27:46. > :27:52.have pushed on earlier. On the last lap I had a lot left. It just felt
:27:52. > :27:59.so quick. Thanks for putting this into perspective. We wish you well
:27:59. > :28:09.for the outdoor season. The key, nice to talk to you. We will look
:28:09. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:15.forward to the women's 400 metres, featuring Shana Cox. I am excited,
:28:15. > :28:21.I completed a few weeks ago here in the indoor games so it is kind of
:28:21. > :28:30.familiar. But I was told the prize would be massive, there is a big
:28:30. > :28:34.crowd and I am very excited. Since the European indoors it has been a
:28:34. > :28:39.roller-coaster with injuries and stuff. I am pretty pleased at the
:28:39. > :28:42.moment. The training has been going well. I feel like I'm the best
:28:42. > :28:52.shape I have been in for a few years. Hopefully it will start
:28:52. > :28:53.
:28:53. > :29:00.chewing on the track. The 400 metres has got a huge presence in
:29:00. > :29:04.Britain. And in the world. You have a lot of great athletes running in
:29:04. > :29:07.the 400 metres this year and last year. And years to come. You always
:29:07. > :29:16.have to be ready and that is a good thing because it pushes everybody
:29:16. > :29:22.to be better. And that is Shana Cox, in lane number five, and just
:29:22. > :29:30.outside will be Nicola Sanders, the British record holder. That is
:29:30. > :29:38.coming up in a moment. On the long- jump runway. Shara Proctor with
:29:38. > :29:43.that first-round effort. The former representative of Andy Low. She was
:29:43. > :29:50.16th in the world championships in 2009. She has been really going
:29:50. > :29:54.well this winter. 6.68. Taking the world indoor title last week and
:29:54. > :29:59.that is long so she does extend her lead. Just waiting for the
:29:59. > :30:06.confirmation of the white flag and we get it. That looks like her lead
:30:06. > :30:13.will be extended. From six pts 63. Around that type of distance.
:30:13. > :30:20.Looked good on the board. And she transferred from one dealer to be
:30:20. > :30:27.able to represent Great Britain at this year's Olympics. They had been
:30:27. > :30:34.a British dependent territory. And she likes the distance. That is the
:30:34. > :30:42.new national record! 6.71! She has topped the British all-time list
:30:42. > :30:52.indoors. Consigning the long- standing record held by Joe one
:30:52. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:06.wise and Sue had shot into second clearance after but rocky start.
:31:06. > :31:13.Now attempting to metres 32, the second best jump of all time.
:31:13. > :31:20.Robbie Grabarz, establishing himself as a real threat on the
:31:20. > :31:29.world high jump soon. Took the lead earlier on. That lead has been
:31:29. > :31:33.surpassed by two Russians. But Robbie Grabarz, in commanding form
:31:34. > :31:43.in high jump. The athletes have been waiting patiently for this 400
:31:44. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:05.Williams, twice US champion at the 400 metres hurdles. She has a bad
:32:05. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:16.lane here though, lane at one. Outside of her visit team mate, --
:32:16. > :32:17.
:32:17. > :32:22.outside of her is her team-mate, Jasmine Chaney. Next to her, Nadine
:32:22. > :32:28.Okyere, she finished second in the UK Championships recently with a
:32:29. > :32:38.lifetime best performance. The Czech Republic European indoor
:32:38. > :32:48.champion. Denisa Rosolova Hasn't run terribly well so far this year.
:32:48. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :32:56.A 52.76. 52, 38, Shana Cox, 10th in the world. Interesting to hear what
:32:56. > :33:06.Nicholas and has had to say in her interview. She said she was in good
:33:06. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:18.shape. She will need to be here. -- strong contender just inside her,
:33:18. > :33:28.Shana Cox, who has already been selected to go to Istanbul for the
:33:28. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:42.championships. Can any one of the run in the lane and then they break
:33:42. > :33:51.for the outside. Two laps of the track. Shana Cox away, safely. In
:33:51. > :33:57.lane two, the USA gaining ground already. Jasmine Chaney, she knows
:33:57. > :34:03.this track well. At the moment, she is chasing down everybody. Nicola
:34:03. > :34:11.Sanders trying to get alongside of. Shana Cox goes into the lead with a
:34:11. > :34:21.one lap to go. And then the European indoor champion, Rosolova.
:34:21. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:32.Great Britain in first and second place. She has fallen! Rosolova,
:34:32. > :34:39.she just sailed past her. Shana Cox is going to win it. In second,
:34:39. > :34:46.Rosolova. And in third place, Nadine Okyere, who came on strongly
:34:46. > :34:52.towards the finish. This was Tiffany Williams from the USA. She
:34:52. > :35:00.has not run up too many indoor races. But Shana Cox, the winner. A
:35:00. > :35:05.season best for her, and she moves up the world rankings. This is
:35:05. > :35:11.interesting. Shana Cox controlling it, as you would expect. I was
:35:11. > :35:17.watching Nicola Sanders last week, and she runs a good 300 metres.
:35:17. > :35:22.Williams goes down there. This bit of the race, she is struggling with.
:35:22. > :35:28.She has nothing to offer in the last 50 metres. Shana Cox manages
:35:28. > :35:34.to stretch it out. Nicola Sanders, look how badly she fades away there.
:35:34. > :35:39.It's not a super-fast time. Just outside her personal best. It's the
:35:39. > :35:42.quickest she has won indoors as a British athlete. It will move first
:35:42. > :35:48.slightly further up the all-time list, but she looks nice and
:35:48. > :35:51.relaxed, doesn't she? They have been some fast times this year, but
:35:51. > :36:01.you get the feeling Shana Cox as more to offer than we have seen
:36:01. > :36:05.today. She is getting her breath back. What a fine performance. This
:36:05. > :36:10.is the kind of preparation you wanted, heading towards Istanbul?
:36:10. > :36:16.Yes, absolutely. I want to come here. I'm really happy with the
:36:16. > :36:20.outcome. It another thing achieving your dream on the track. A big
:36:20. > :36:24.pressure today in front of the home crowd. Yes, a lot of people here, a
:36:24. > :36:30.lot of pressure, but you have to be extremely focused on the track and
:36:30. > :36:36.have a go. You seemed so calm and in control. It's all about what you
:36:36. > :36:41.do in training. If you train away, hopefully you will perform away.
:36:41. > :36:50.Congratulations. We will bring in if Nicola. How would you assess
:36:50. > :36:56.that? Being in lane six, I just had to get out and if I didn't get the
:36:56. > :37:01.win, I wanted to make it hard for them, which I think I did. You have
:37:01. > :37:07.to run at this way indoors and I ran out of steam at the end for the
:37:07. > :37:13.Nadine it be before a second time in two weeks. -- Nadine beat me for
:37:13. > :37:20.a second time in two weeks. would you assess how your at this
:37:20. > :37:25.point? What will you be working on in particular? My speed endurance.
:37:25. > :37:35.I'm looking to do some speed work now. Over a longer distance. We
:37:35. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:09.will work, leading up to the afternoon. Hannah England in the
:38:09. > :38:19.women's 1,500 metres and then the Olympic champion Robles against
:38:19. > :38:29.Jang. And then, the Jamaican, Asafa Powell, and then I know from our
:38:29. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:44.rounds of the afternoon. -- no for set a season's best. And that was
:38:44. > :38:48.longer! A considerable improvement for Jessica Ennis, rather than
:38:48. > :38:55.chasing the outright lead, perhaps competing against herself. Looking
:38:55. > :39:05.to get close to her personal best figures, 6.44, she set in Doha.
:39:05. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:30.That was two years ago. Good on the herself. A new lifetime best for
:39:30. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:43.Jessica Ennis. So, is second attempt at 2.39, Robbie Grabarz,
:39:43. > :39:50.and a new attempt at a British record. No, not to be. One attempt
:39:50. > :39:57.at the British record, held at, of course, by a Steve Smith, to come
:39:57. > :40:07.for Robbie Grabarz. The women's 1,500 metres next and a small but
:40:07. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:49.something to help it to run under four minutes. The youngest sister.
:40:49. > :40:56.Let's go back to the high jump. The new British record, 2.39. The
:40:57. > :41:05.competition is already in the bag. So close! Once again, so high over
:41:05. > :41:15.the bar and he just kept it, but sheer delight for Robbie Grabarz.
:41:15. > :41:18.
:41:18. > :41:21.2.32. That young man in good form there. We are expecting from Dibaba
:41:21. > :41:31.something very quick indeed. Anything under four minutes would
:41:31. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:44.week and looked very good, 4.17. She was hoping to get a chance to
:41:45. > :41:48.come and run inside 4.14 today. The question is, Hannah England, world
:41:48. > :41:58.silver-medallist is up against the number one in the world indoors
:41:58. > :42:06.
:42:06. > :42:10.this year. She is a huge talent, this young lady, Genzebe Dibaba.
:42:10. > :42:20.Michalak, she has been asked to go through at a pace close to the
:42:20. > :42:43.
:42:43. > :42:47.disqualified for breaking, because they started on two different lanes,
:42:47. > :42:52.she got disqualified and I think maybe she thought it was in her
:42:52. > :42:56.head there, as she ran through that first 100 metres. She has slotted
:42:56. > :43:00.in behind the pacemaker and the first question is, would Hannah
:43:00. > :43:06.England go with this pace? She has decided to run with the rest of the
:43:06. > :43:11.group, so it will be the clock against Dibaba and then a race for
:43:11. > :43:16.second. She has decided for the pacemaker to be setting this pace,
:43:16. > :43:20.32 seconds for each lap and the interesting thing was, I was just
:43:20. > :43:24.thinking, I wonder if Hannah England would go at that place?
:43:24. > :43:32.There she is. The world silver- medallist leading the chasing group.
:43:32. > :43:35.Quite a long way behind the attacking and aggressive running of
:43:35. > :43:41.Dibaba from Ethiopia. Let's see if she can run as quickly as she said
:43:41. > :43:46.she could. 64 seconds. That is close to that four-minute pace. In
:43:46. > :43:51.the women's 1,500 metres. Only four women have ever run that. I wonder
:43:51. > :43:56.if we will see another one today? She had a go at this in Germany
:43:56. > :44:03.last week and she is almost spot on the pace. On the second 400, if you
:44:03. > :44:06.like, they slowed to a 66.9, and then she had to do a lot of work. I
:44:06. > :44:12.have a feeling she will end up doing this pair, because I'm not
:44:12. > :44:15.sure she will be able to keep going for long enough. You end up with a
:44:15. > :44:20.67 up for your second lap, and that's not what you want. Nice and
:44:20. > :44:24.steady, and she will have to do some work for the already, she is
:44:24. > :44:30.slowing down, and she will be itching to go past. She looks like
:44:30. > :44:33.she's jogging behind the pacemaker. She is not sticking to her task.
:44:33. > :44:38.The world junior cross-country champion, the world junior 5,000-
:44:38. > :44:48.metre champion, moves up to the senior ranks, and finished 8th in
:44:48. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :44:52.the senior ranks, in the 2009 and 2011, Dibaba, and she has lost a
:44:52. > :44:57.bit of time there. She was not as good as this a step, the Olympic
:44:57. > :45:01.champion, at the 5,000 metres. She looks very comfortable at this pace.
:45:01. > :45:06.She looks as though she is running easily and I bet this lap is faster
:45:06. > :45:16.than the one before. It's almost a carbon copy of a race last week.
:45:16. > :45:18.
:45:18. > :45:22.800 would in a few hundred two laters. She is doing it here again.
:45:22. > :45:27.Doesn't she look relaxed? A lovely looking runner. Surely she will be
:45:27. > :45:33.a big threat in the summer. Just lovely action for the it looks at
:45:33. > :45:43.but does, doesn't it? Moving along at a super-fast pace. Only four
:45:43. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:50.women have ever done this pace. Championships silver medallist,
:45:50. > :45:55.Hannah England. Running strongly. Pulling away from the group into
:45:55. > :46:03.second place and when she looks ahead, at the other bent, she will
:46:03. > :46:12.see young Genzebe Dibaba sprinting and running. The last lap of the
:46:12. > :46:20.women's 1500 metres and Genzebe Dibaba is running brilliantly this
:46:20. > :46:25.would be a phenomenal last lap. Hannah England ahead of Anna Pierce.
:46:25. > :46:34.And almost one straight behind this young lady, Genzebe Dibaba. This
:46:34. > :46:41.has been a gallant stretch. This will be close. It will be another
:46:41. > :46:51.few seconds before Hannah England crosses the line. Anna Pierce takes
:46:51. > :46:59.third place ahead of Sandra Michalak. -- Wioletta Frankiewicz.
:46:59. > :47:05.But that was a demonstration from Genzebe Dibaba. Not quite as quick
:47:05. > :47:10.as last week but with a bit of help and a top quality race, better
:47:10. > :47:15.pacemaking, she must be capable of faster? She looks like she could
:47:16. > :47:19.have run under four minutes today and that middle lap, 66 seconds,
:47:19. > :47:25.that was just far too slow and you could tell at that point that she
:47:25. > :47:29.was just waiting. Hannah England, you must wonder. Silver medallist
:47:29. > :47:33.in the World Championships I'm looking forward to the Olympics. We
:47:33. > :47:36.really think she has a chance of the metal and then she comes onto
:47:36. > :47:40.the track and sees an athlete on the calendar of Genzebe Dibaba
:47:40. > :47:46.running miles ahead of Fir, I just wonder what that does to her
:47:46. > :47:50.confidence. The confidence of the silver medal was fantastic. But
:47:50. > :47:58.then Genzebe Dibaba shows you that there is a difference with this
:47:58. > :48:03.kind of distance. I wonder what she is thinking? Hannah England has
:48:03. > :48:08.joined me. It was clear that she will not going to run with that
:48:08. > :48:15.kind of pace. It was a different goal? I wanted to remain within
:48:15. > :48:18.striking distance and it was very fast at any time of year but I was
:48:18. > :48:25.trying to keep in contact but there was pressure from the girls behind
:48:25. > :48:31.me. I'm really pleased with that. You are not targeting the World
:48:31. > :48:36.Indoor Championship, this is about the summer? Definitely, this is a
:48:36. > :48:41.time trial on my own to know that I can run that fast and concentrate.
:48:41. > :48:49.It is great to see you. All the very best. Thank you. It's
:48:49. > :48:53.wonderful to be here. Thank you. Some big races still to come. Asafa
:48:53. > :49:01.Powell in the men's 60 metres and then Mo Farah goes home with two
:49:01. > :49:10.miles to round things off. Before that, then men's 60 metres hurdles.
:49:10. > :49:20.This is the much anticipated race. What will happen this time? Paul
:49:20. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:29.Dickenson describes it. The good news... They will not clash this
:49:30. > :49:35.time. That is the women sitting hundred metres result? Just to
:49:35. > :49:41.clear that up, that was a stadium record. That is a long way ahead of
:49:41. > :49:47.Hannah England. She wanted to have a think about that. But look
:49:47. > :49:55.further down, very bad luck for Clare Gibson. Although she ran a
:49:55. > :50:02.personal best, she is outside the time needed for the World indoors.
:50:02. > :50:10.On five of the women's long jump. Formerly from South Africa, now
:50:10. > :50:20.representing Turkey. Karin Mey. That was close to the seven metres
:50:20. > :50:21.
:50:21. > :50:30.mark. Shara Proctor, the leading mark still, and that is 6.71. That
:50:30. > :50:36.was a new national record. This will be close to that. Good on to
:50:36. > :50:46.the board. Just the second competition 4 Q 5 this year. This
:50:46. > :50:49.
:50:49. > :50:59.will be a season's best. -- for Karin Mey. This is indeed for a
:50:59. > :51:06.
:51:07. > :51:16.season's best. 6.66, still in second place and improving. Here we
:51:17. > :51:24.
:51:24. > :51:34.go, one of the big head-to-heads, then men's 60 metres hurdles final.
:51:34. > :51:45.
:51:45. > :51:55.Kevin Craddock on the outside. This is the first man. Dexter Faulk. 19
:51:55. > :52:01.years old, Andrew Pozzi. Coming along very nicely in this class.
:52:01. > :52:08.And the world record holder. Disqualified in the World
:52:08. > :52:12.Championship for that clash with the man and the number five. Aries
:52:13. > :52:20.Merritt is no slouch. One of the fastest in the world consistently.
:52:20. > :52:24.Former American champion. Liu Xiang. This young man has taken the
:52:24. > :52:34.Olympic title in the past. World indoor champion. Absolutely
:52:34. > :52:42.brilliant in the heats. Jeff Porter. From the USA. In the top 10 this
:52:42. > :52:46.year in the world. He ran well in the semi-final to get to the stage.
:52:47. > :52:49.And young Lawrence Clarke. He has had an up and down season.
:52:49. > :52:54.Disqualified in the UK Championships. And he got that
:52:54. > :53:00.lifetime best in the semi-finals here in Birmingham. And Kevin
:53:00. > :53:07.Craddock. Another American, LEA No. 8. He has ran close to 7.5 seconds
:53:07. > :53:11.this season so watch out. Everybody will be watching the men on the
:53:12. > :53:20.left hand side and the right-hand side of the screen. Liu Xiang.
:53:20. > :53:25.Dayron Robles. They have dominated in recent years. The former and the
:53:25. > :53:35.current world record holders. The world record indoors, of course,
:53:35. > :53:37.
:53:37. > :53:47.still stands with birthday boy, Colin Jackson. 7.530. Surely this
:53:47. > :54:03.
:54:03. > :54:08.is going to be quicker from the And he wins it. 7.42. That is
:54:08. > :54:14.outside the world top 10 times ever. But certainly means that he is in
:54:14. > :54:23.tremendous form. Had he increases the head-to-head score against
:54:23. > :54:30.Dayron Robles. Before this event, he had seven against the five from
:54:30. > :54:36.Dayron Robles. He increases that I'm looking good for 2012. He
:54:36. > :54:43.looked very comfortable indeed. It looked easy? You know, it's never
:54:44. > :54:49.easy, I can issue. Liu Xiang is aggressive at the start, he pushes
:54:50. > :54:54.himself out. Everybody knew that he was going to be the one to watch.
:54:54. > :54:58.Very explosive. Everybody is chasing this man. They know that he
:54:59. > :55:04.is flawless, he very rarely makes mistakes so it is difficult to get
:55:04. > :55:10.back once he strikes. But that was a very encouraging run from Dayron
:55:10. > :55:16.Robles. Second place, looking very strong again. But Liu Xiang is the
:55:16. > :55:21.man to watch in this indoor season. That was a very solid, technical
:55:21. > :55:25.athlete. He never panics under any stress whatsoever. He keeps his
:55:25. > :55:35.mind on his job and look at that, takes a nice victory over his major
:55:35. > :55:36.
:55:36. > :55:43.rival. The three contenders building up this race. Dayron
:55:43. > :55:52.Robles. On the right hand. He is a beautiful runner when he gets going.
:55:52. > :56:02.All the way over. Clean all the way. He takes victory, what a good
:56:02. > :56:05.
:56:05. > :56:12.performance? He knows he has done well. That is a world leading time.
:56:12. > :56:19.So, the result of the high jump. Robbie Grabarz takes victory. His
:56:19. > :56:29.second best jump ever. Turning the tables on Samson Oni. Getting some
:56:29. > :56:30.
:56:30. > :56:33.consistency. Let's hear from him. Another tremendous performance in
:56:34. > :56:38.what is turning out to be a great season for you. Under really
:56:39. > :56:43.fantastic attend at the British record? Yes, I am very happy.
:56:43. > :56:51.That's about it. I just relaxed and enjoyed myself. In Glasgow you put
:56:51. > :56:57.in a lot of hard work and over the winter. What has made this click?
:56:57. > :57:03.It is the lifestyle. That is what the change is. The mental lifestyle
:57:03. > :57:08.change. That has been a real difference. You have always known
:57:08. > :57:13.you have had the talent, now you are delivering and your confidence
:57:13. > :57:18.must be sky high? I have never made it down and I decided this year was
:57:18. > :57:28.a good chance to try. Well done, keep it going all the way to the
:57:28. > :57:28.
:57:28. > :58:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:58:21. > :58:27.Jessica Ennis has joined us. That was a great afternoon. Starting
:58:27. > :58:32.with the hurdles and you must be delighted? I was honestly shocked.
:58:32. > :58:37.But training has been going well. Working on my block starts. Yes, to
:58:37. > :58:42.come here and run that time in front of the scribe was brilliant.
:58:42. > :58:47.Colin wants you to concentrate on hurdles! I am shocked. I cannot
:58:47. > :58:52.believe it. It is a great position to be in but my sole focus is the
:58:52. > :59:02.pentathlon. If I can run that time in the pentathlon, that would be
:59:02. > :59:02.
:59:03. > :59:07.great. The women's long jump, Shara Proctor has jumped even further.
:59:07. > :59:10.The final round of the women's long jump. Shara Proctor already
:59:10. > :59:18.extending the British record I'm going even further in the final
:59:18. > :59:25.round. 6.80. Extending the new British record that she holds an
:59:25. > :59:30.that moves were up to 5th on the world list for this year. She goes
:59:30. > :59:37.into Istanbul with tremendous confidence. Two British records, in
:59:37. > :59:44.one afternoon. Fantastic day's work for Shara Proctor. Brilliant
:59:44. > :59:49.performance. And that was a decent long jump on you? Not a bad day.
:59:49. > :59:54.The long jump I struggle with. That was a soldier on, I just did
:59:54. > :59:59.confidence. We were nervous when you started off with 5.91! It's not
:59:59. > :00:03.a good way to start. This is my last competition before the World
:00:03. > :00:09.Championships. That was a world- leading time. Let's look at the
:00:09. > :00:14.hurdles. Talk us through this. And you beat the silver medallist from
:00:14. > :00:21.Daegu? It was incredible to run against her, she is great at the
:00:21. > :00:27.hurdles. I had a great start. I feel like an attacking the hurdles.
:00:27. > :00:32.And then I just literally threw myself across the line. I am made
:00:32. > :00:41.up with that performance. focused on the start? Was that what
:00:41. > :00:44.happened and Daegu? Not a good something we have been working on
:00:44. > :00:49.for a while. It's always been a problem for me, slow out of the
:00:49. > :00:52.blocks, you can't afford to have a slow start in a 60 metre hurdle
:00:52. > :00:55.race. We thought that was the best to concentrate on. It's obviously
:00:55. > :00:59.made a massive difference. What's this winter been like for you? You
:00:59. > :01:05.have gone into it, not as world champion, you lost the title, has
:01:05. > :01:10.that been an extra steel within your sole? It definitely has, I was
:01:10. > :01:14.determined and focused going into this year with the Olympics but to
:01:14. > :01:20.have that disappointment last year behind me and I am using it to push
:01:20. > :01:29.forward. It's definitely spurring me on. Before 2012 you have
:01:29. > :01:36.Istanbul. You are going to have Chenova there. How important to
:01:37. > :01:44.retain your title? Confidence-wise it will be great to go out there
:01:44. > :01:50.and perform and win there,. The girls out in Europe are posing
:01:50. > :01:54.great scores and in great shape, so it's going to be a battle but I am
:01:54. > :02:02.in great shape and looking forward to it. Another target for new May?
:02:02. > :02:05.May that will be my first heptathlon. It's a great
:02:05. > :02:10.opportunity to see where I am amongst those girls. How would you
:02:10. > :02:13.rate what Jess has done this afternoon. The long jump was a key
:02:13. > :02:17.event for you, and I think she handled it really well. I would
:02:17. > :02:21.like to see is that kind of distances coming earlier rounds and
:02:21. > :02:27.not having any pressure going on because you only have three jumps,
:02:27. > :02:31.so Jess knows, she knows what she has to do. Do you always do it
:02:31. > :02:36.early? Try to. It's not easy but that's what you are striving for
:02:36. > :02:40.and Jess knows that. To get a solid jump on the firs one is really key
:02:40. > :02:44.mentally to the set-up of your long jump competition. A great
:02:44. > :02:49.afternoon's action for you, and particularly well done on the
:02:49. > :02:53.hurdles. You will enjoy the next race, the men's 60 metres, Asafa
:02:53. > :03:03.Powell and the rest of the Jamaicans.
:03:03. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:23.There it is, four Jamaicans in would be a contender, it's not
:03:23. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:30.really his area this. Wilks, finished fourth in his heat,
:03:30. > :03:34.got through as fastest loser. Then we come to the big names, if
:03:34. > :03:40.you like. Collins, ran a season's best actually, great to see him
:03:40. > :03:44.running so well. He won't thank us if we keep mentioning he is one of
:03:44. > :03:47.the veterans, if you like, but he is still still very popular. Not up
:03:47. > :03:55.to the speed at the moment of Asafa Powell. The next three lanes are
:03:55. > :04:01.the three quickest men in the world over 60 metres this year. Powell,
:04:01. > :04:10.6.50, a new personal best. Surely he can go quicker.
:04:10. > :04:15.Next to him Nesta Carter, ran 6.51, not to be outdone by Powell.
:04:15. > :04:20.Teammates, but rivals, as well. We talked about Blake and Bolt and
:04:20. > :04:27.then there are, well at least three others, including this one, the
:04:27. > :04:33.Commonwealth champion, Lerone Clarke. He ran 6.52 in his heat.
:04:33. > :04:43.200ths of a second separating those three men. The American Trell
:04:43. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:53.Kimmons, he himself has run 6.53 this year.
:04:53. > :04:57.Then Antoine Adams in lane eight. The stadium record actually stands
:04:57. > :05:03.at 6.46. I think that's the sort of time I would really like to see
:05:03. > :05:07.Powell getting down to. World record, of course, that's that's
:05:08. > :05:11.6.39 by Maurice Green by Powell outdoors when he is he is going
:05:11. > :05:14.really starts so well, I think it's a surprise to everybody that we
:05:14. > :05:24.haven't - Colin was mentioning, haven't seen him run more indoor
:05:24. > :05:34.events. A real surprise he hasn't yet run under 6.5. The men's 60
:05:34. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:48.final. But also going well is Carter. And
:05:48. > :05:54.so is Clarke. Clarke gets it! 6.47. Quick time for you, but not for
:05:54. > :05:57.Powell, it's this man Lerone Clarke stole the win ahead of his
:05:57. > :06:01.teammates and the one, two, three got switched around, if you like.
:06:01. > :06:08.It should have been this man, I think he is going to have to settle
:06:08. > :06:11.for third perhaps. No doubt about our winner, a new personal best for
:06:11. > :06:19.Lerone Clarke. It was Clarke who finished the quickest, the
:06:19. > :06:26.strongest. It was all about the Jamaicans undoubtedly, but the
:06:26. > :06:33.surprise winner, maybe not to him, but I am sure to lots of people.
:06:34. > :06:37.Once again, Powell can't quite deliver. Colin, he didn't get out
:06:37. > :06:43.badly, Powell, but didn't get moving quickly enough and left it
:06:43. > :06:51.to Carter and Clarke. Yeah, you are right, Steve. That shows a little
:06:51. > :06:55.bit of being rusty. That's really what shows there. What Clarke
:06:55. > :06:59.himself, he has had many races and you can see his experience of
:06:59. > :07:04.having tight races. Out of the blocks we expect Clarke to be
:07:04. > :07:09.explosive, he is short, compact. He is Commonwealth champion. But
:07:09. > :07:13.Carter was on him quickly. Powell was always trying to reach him but
:07:13. > :07:18.couldn't quite get up to Clarke's performance. A new Jamaican record.
:07:18. > :07:22.He will be happy. He is a very happy man indeed,
:07:22. > :07:26.Colin. You You wanted that national record, you have delivered it. How
:07:26. > :07:29.does it feel? It feels great. My season has been going great.
:07:29. > :07:33.Training was going great. I knew that I needed to stay focused and
:07:33. > :07:38.relaxed and believe in myself and I came out here and I did it. So, I
:07:38. > :07:43.am very glad. Thank God, man. make your mark on a world stage you
:07:43. > :07:49.need to make a mark on the Jamaican stage, how important to get
:07:49. > :07:54.alongside these guys like Carter and Powell and a couple of decent
:07:54. > :07:59.ones back home! I have been in the background the last two years, so I
:07:59. > :08:03.needed to get further and I needed to win here and make myself feel
:08:03. > :08:06.more confident going into the rest of the season. You feel like you
:08:06. > :08:09.believe you belong on this world stage and you can deliver when it
:08:09. > :08:13.comes to a pressure situation like today? Of course, definitely. I
:08:13. > :08:17.have no doubt in myself and I am happy to know I have good
:08:17. > :08:22.supporters from Jamaica, my family, friends, you know, and I keep
:08:22. > :08:30.motivated especially when I am running against good athletes like
:08:30. > :08:36.Asafa and Nesta. Go and enjoy it. Thank you, appreciate it.
:08:36. > :08:40.Well, that new Jamaican record goes to Lerone Clarke, ahead of his
:08:40. > :08:48.team-mates. A personal best for Carter. Powell equals his best in
:08:48. > :08:54.the heats but has to settle for third.
:08:54. > :09:02.Earlier on we saw the men's 60 metres hurdle with another national
:09:02. > :09:06.record and superb performance from Liu Xiang, well ahead of his rival
:09:06. > :09:16.Dayron Robles who held off Dexter Falk.
:09:16. > :09:27.
:09:28. > :09:32.There was a national record in the foreShara Proctor. Let's get the
:09:32. > :09:37.thoughts of Shara now who spoke with Phil Jones.
:09:37. > :09:44.The performance of the day, A new British record in the long jump.
:09:44. > :09:49.Did it twice as well. We can see 6.80. It brings a smile to your
:09:49. > :09:55.face. Tell me how it was for you. just, the first thing I wanted to
:09:55. > :09:58.do was get crowd behind me, stay focused. The coach had me excited
:09:58. > :10:02.from the start, he said you can jump far and that's exactly what I
:10:02. > :10:05.did. I broke the record not once, but twice and I am excited about it.
:10:05. > :10:11.Excited to go into world indoor championships. It's an amazing
:10:11. > :10:17.performance. Bearing in mind that record was set in 1984. It had been
:10:17. > :10:22.equalled once since then. It's pwb a a -- been a long time coming.
:10:22. > :10:27.That record is older than me, I searched it online. My motivation
:10:27. > :10:32.was to break that record. S a -- it's a wonderful performance. Well
:10:32. > :10:36.done. A great six me metres -- 60 metres
:10:36. > :10:42.there. Lerone Clarke taking it. Cast your mind forward to the
:10:42. > :10:47.trials in Jamaica, for the Olympics. It's going to be phenomenonal.
:10:47. > :10:51.took your breath away already. I am going to try my best to be witness
:10:51. > :10:54.to it all. It's going to be sensational. They have lots of
:10:54. > :10:59.talented athletes. Everybody will be watching their 100 metres. It
:10:59. > :11:02.will be the talk at the moment that the only time Usain Bolt and Blake
:11:02. > :11:07.will compete will be the trials before the Olympics so you can see
:11:07. > :11:11.it's going to be a red hot 100 metres, for sure. That's a massive
:11:11. > :11:17.cheer, that was the crowd being introduced - even Mo Farah being
:11:17. > :11:22.introduced to the crowd. Let's hear from Mo now. The crowd are on their
:11:22. > :11:27.feet and Farah gets the victory for Great Britain!
:11:27. > :11:32.Did it give you a message, if you didn't know before, this is Olympic
:11:32. > :11:36.year and everybody is into it. tkpwraed to have -- great to have
:11:36. > :11:40.the crowd behind you. It's a big year. I am using the crowd more as
:11:40. > :11:44.a positive thing than anything else and when you get tired and digging
:11:44. > :11:48.in the last lap and they get behind you, you want to push that bit more.
:11:48. > :11:51.They love you. You are a new hero for them, obviously. I know you are
:11:51. > :11:54.going to enjoy it here in Birmingham as well. The crowds are
:11:54. > :12:00.always so knowledgable and you have had memorable races here in the
:12:00. > :12:06.past. 2009 was a great year here. Broken the British record there. It
:12:07. > :12:10.was a really good, but I am doing two miles, which I am excited about
:12:10. > :12:14.and see if I can get close to the British record hopefully. It's all
:12:15. > :12:18.about this one race, the time strategy. The danger I suppose in
:12:18. > :12:21.this year, Olympics year, is everybody gets ahead of themselves
:12:21. > :12:24.and you can't afford to do that. You can't afford to do that. In
:12:24. > :12:33.terms of long distance you have to be patient and take your time and
:12:33. > :12:36.take one race at a time. I didn't even know what day the Olympics my
:12:36. > :12:42.final was, I didn't want to be thinking that far ahead. I wanted
:12:42. > :12:46.to think about one race at a time. I am thinking about the Grand Prixs
:12:46. > :12:52.before, the London Grand Prix, hopefully to test myself there and
:12:52. > :12:55.the trials, but I am not thinking beyond that.
:12:55. > :13:00.Huge noise in Glasgow a few weeks ago. Denise, it's going to be even
:13:00. > :13:03.louder here for this race. This knowledgable crowd will raise the
:13:03. > :13:11.roof. You are already heard it in his introduction. This is the race
:13:11. > :13:15.that people have been wanting to see. Mo has set many records the
:13:15. > :13:17.last couple of years. He loves this track. It's familiar to him. I am
:13:17. > :13:24.expecting fireworks, whether it's a national record, a European record,
:13:24. > :13:27.who knows? One mark he will want to beat is his training partner's
:13:27. > :13:35.recent time of eight minutes and nine seconds, would you agree with
:13:35. > :13:45.that, Steve? Yes the, the performance may give
:13:45. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:18.us a clue as to how Mo might run set this up for you, this is two
:14:18. > :14:28.miles, 16 laps. If you look at the world record and there has been
:14:28. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:41.talk, it is, but if you go back to when it was broken in 2003, it took
:14:41. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:48.attempts to break that record. 84.35. For Mo that's going to be a
:14:48. > :14:54.tough ask. They've asked for a fast pace. Going back to that race in
:14:54. > :15:04.America when he ran 8.9, he ran eight seconds quicker for the
:15:04. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:30.be up to these men to get them through one mile and not far
:15:30. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:50.outside four minutes. That is hard as he said they did in Glasgow. He
:15:50. > :15:56.has only had one race since then, one mile. He was tripped up by his
:15:56. > :16:05.team-mate. He still got up and finished. But this will be tough
:16:05. > :16:09.today. Nobody else will help him. And if he wants to get a fast time,
:16:09. > :16:15.he will have to hope that the pacemakers don't go silly and they
:16:15. > :16:19.run at a good pace that he can work on. Will there has got some quality
:16:19. > :16:23.at lives behind him and that makes it more difficult because we are
:16:23. > :16:28.all looking for more thorough to win and also for him to run fast
:16:28. > :16:34.and also to see him bricks some kind of record. The European record
:16:34. > :16:39.was set 39 years ago today of eight minutes and 13.2 seconds. I am sure
:16:39. > :16:47.he can blow that away. He is capable of running more than 10
:16:47. > :16:57.seconds faster than that. He has cut Eliud Kipchoge, the former
:16:57. > :17:01.world champion, behind him. He has quality athletes. He is leading.
:17:01. > :17:08.But he needs to take some closer order. The pacemaker has gone
:17:08. > :17:14.through. More thorough, the first 400 metres. That is quick. -- Mo
:17:15. > :17:21.Farah. For people who know the difference between metric and
:17:21. > :17:27.imperial, 16 laps plus 18 metres and that it teenagers become as
:17:27. > :17:31.important because we talk about the lap time and that was 400 metres
:17:31. > :17:40.exactly, that was not exactly to the finish line. Lap times are
:17:40. > :17:43.important. That idea of running not four, 30.5, that will be important
:17:43. > :17:50.and you do not want many laps were you are slipping outside at that
:17:50. > :17:55.pace. But these guys have got to keep an eye on were well par is and
:17:55. > :18:00.help him through because he will not get much help from behind.
:18:00. > :18:08.Eliud Kipchoge, all of his great exploits, they will want to beat
:18:08. > :18:16.him today. And he is sitting there on his son but the pacemaker. The
:18:16. > :18:23.second 400 metres. 1:59.7. 60 seconds for more thorough for that
:18:23. > :18:28.particular lap so he is running quickly. -- for Mo Farah. He will
:18:28. > :18:34.try to run close to four minutes for the second mile. That puts the
:18:34. > :18:44.quality of running in perspective. We are now ignoring the pacemakers.
:18:44. > :18:47.
:18:48. > :18:54.Mold Barack is really the pacemaker. -- Mo Farah. Eliud Kipchoge, Moses
:18:54. > :19:02.Kipsiro, quality applet. Jonathan Mellor is running well. He has a
:19:02. > :19:11.chance of going to the world indoor, he has to one of 3000 metres in 7.5.
:19:11. > :19:18.-- he has to run. He has no option but to go with this quicker pace.
:19:18. > :19:23.That third 400 metres slept. 62.5. I think he realised that. He
:19:23. > :19:27.suddenly accelerated and has got close to the pacemaker. But he
:19:27. > :19:33.knows exactly what is happening. He is glancing at the screen and
:19:33. > :19:37.getting the information that he needs. It isn't his fault that the
:19:37. > :19:41.athletes are not following him. But when you get this quality, you do
:19:41. > :19:49.not want to be sticking out on your own and trying to set the pace for
:19:49. > :19:59.everybody else. Eliud Kipchoge, takes closer order. And that's that,
:19:59. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:09.62.5. There just tripping over that pace a little. I suspect that is
:20:10. > :20:19.what he felt, the questionnaires, can mould thorough pick this up? --
:20:20. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:30.Mo Farah. Can they maintain the pace to get them closer to the last
:20:30. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:37.400 or 500 metres? Mo Farah looking good. Our statistician is doing his
:20:37. > :20:41.work and he has told me that he went through the first mile four
:20:41. > :20:44.minutes and five seconds. That means he will have to run it under
:20:44. > :20:51.the four minute mile to break the record and that would be a tall
:20:51. > :21:00.order. But we know he can go close to that. When the pacemaker drops
:21:00. > :21:06.out. He will be left in the fund. Eliud Kipchoge, still there. Moses
:21:06. > :21:11.Kipsiro, still there. Young Jonathan Mellor has perhaps paid
:21:11. > :21:17.for going up at any pace. He had no option. The pacemaker stepped aside,
:21:17. > :21:24.five laps to go and Mo Farah has to think about winning this. Not think
:21:24. > :21:32.about the clock, look at Eliud Kipchoge. He has been in good form.
:21:32. > :21:36.Well borough has got to be aware. - - Mo Farah. He has to forget about
:21:36. > :21:44.the clock a little bit. Just when the race, that is what you have to
:21:44. > :21:47.do. He is a world champion at 5000 metres and now he is being
:21:47. > :21:52.challenged by the brother of the world record holder at 5000
:21:52. > :21:57.pictures and that is Tariku Bekele. It is now time for him to just
:21:57. > :22:02.settle. Just to think about winning the race. He has that terrific
:22:02. > :22:06.sprint finish. The time welcome, I think he will be the European
:22:06. > :22:12.record today. We will not get the world record but he has to win this
:22:12. > :22:18.race. He has come into this with their huge background of good
:22:18. > :22:22.performance so we know that he is in good shape. Now, he is being
:22:22. > :22:30.tested by Tariku Bekele. And he knows he does not have the pace of
:22:30. > :22:35.Mo Farah. That is what he is doing. Happy to just run at the front and
:22:35. > :22:40.look at 10 starting to rock. But he is still close. Tariku Bekele is
:22:40. > :22:45.really testing, putting his foot down and that daylight gets further,
:22:45. > :22:53.he needs to be careful. Just sensing that more thorough isn't
:22:53. > :23:00.closing that gap so he moves into second place. -- Mo Farah. The 62nd
:23:00. > :23:09.lap. The double Commonwealth champion comes into place. Mold
:23:09. > :23:16.Barack is struggling. -- Mo Farah. He looks tired. He is trying to run
:23:16. > :23:23.quickly. On the outside, can you finish? The bell has sounded. And
:23:23. > :23:30.here comes Mo Farah. They are trying to cheer their man home and
:23:30. > :23:37.he has work to do. Can the former world champion respond? Kicking
:23:37. > :23:45.hard. He has nothing left at this point. It is Eliud Kipchoge. One
:23:45. > :23:53.last effort from Mo Farah. Eliud Kipchoge will win this. It'll be a
:23:53. > :23:59.new British and European record for Mo Farah. But it is only February.
:23:59. > :24:03.And he will not want to have been beaten by Eliud Kipchoge. This is a
:24:03. > :24:07.man who we know over the years is right at the top of the world, a
:24:07. > :24:10.former world champion, plenty of medals. He is a great athlete and
:24:10. > :24:20.the sort of that elite that will Darragh these days would want to
:24:20. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:27.beat. A -- the sort of athlete that Mo Farah would want to beat.
:24:27. > :24:35.Sometimes, you have to think about just winning. Keeping her unbeaten
:24:35. > :24:39.record is important. Eliud Kipchoge. The reigning 5,000-metre champion
:24:39. > :24:49.under pressure. Emanuele Abate, the brother of the world record holder,
:24:49. > :24:50.
:24:50. > :24:54.struggling. Will Farran making that desperate effort. -- Mo Farah.
:24:54. > :25:04.Moses Kipsiro is a former Commonwealth champion. So let's
:25:04. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:17.face it, winning this would have winning the race is important. And
:25:17. > :25:20.if he concentrated on winning the race, he might have been able to.
:25:20. > :25:26.Bowling a good time, that is sometimes dangerous but he always
:25:26. > :25:34.gives 100% and in February, the Olympic year, you're on show Jill,
:25:34. > :25:44.don't worry. They say you are on show Jill for February. How do you
:25:44. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:51.assess this? -- show Jill. -- schedule. I am just happy to have
:25:51. > :25:56.worked hard. You have shown what incredible guts you have. You are
:25:56. > :26:02.chasing hard. He have to work hard. Thanks to the crowd and everybody
:26:02. > :26:07.who supported and that was a great reception. One of the best ever.
:26:07. > :26:15.You're the crowd's favourite? just appreciate everyone's help.
:26:15. > :26:22.Keep it going, all the best. Another big day of athletics. Here
:26:22. > :26:31.are the headlines. It was a clean sweep in the jobs for British
:26:31. > :26:37.athletes. Robbie Grabarz, two-point 32 to take the high jump. Oliver
:26:37. > :26:45.Bleasdale in the pole vault. And Shara Proctor, two national records,
:26:45. > :26:51.culminating in 6.80. Jessica Ennis, 7.87 seconds, the fastest time in
:26:51. > :26:57.the world this year. She jumped a season's best in the long jump and
:26:57. > :27:06.then the head to head in the 60 metres, Liu Xiang, the former
:27:06. > :27:15.champion,. It was the domestic affair in the 60 metres, with g7
:27:15. > :27:21.macro winning. -- Lerone Clarke. We will start with the best
:27:21. > :27:27.performance of the year? -- the day? Shara Proctor. Two records in
:27:27. > :27:31.one afternoon. Great performance. She thoroughly deserves this.
:27:31. > :27:37.in terms of looking back, disappointment at the end with Mo
:27:37. > :27:42.Farah? Some disappointment, for the crowd more than anything. It was a
:27:42. > :27:48.tough field. To come second the way he did, he should not be
:27:48. > :27:57.disappointed. And no athlete enjoys second place. Confirmation of that
:27:57. > :28:01.result. That was a personal best from Eliud Kipchoge. That rounds
:28:01. > :28:07.off a live action. Here is what is coming up over the next couple of
:28:07. > :28:13.days. This evening, 7pm, the cycling track World Cup from the
:28:13. > :28:22.Olympic Velodrome and tomorrow at 2:45pm. Followed straight
:28:22. > :28:29.afterwards by Ski Sunday. That is at 6:00pm. Jessica Ennis, obviously,
:28:29. > :28:33.set up very well? Yes but I think the afternoon, the British athletes
:28:33. > :28:37.have done well, they had performed to the standard we want to see in
:28:37. > :28:47.the Olympic year and I think this does bode well with Jessica Ennis
:28:47. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:52.leading the way. Oliver Bleasdale, -- looks set for Istanbul? And the
:28:52. > :28:55.way she spoke about the performance was the important thing. She knows
:28:55. > :28:59.what she wants to try and she can see where she is making
:28:59. > :29:05.improvements. This girl is a real champion in the making and I wish
:29:05. > :29:11.you all the best. Mo Farah, it will focus his mind? You do not want to
:29:11. > :29:15.give your competitors room to think that he has any witnesses. He has
:29:15. > :29:21.done really well indoors. Let's move on to the indoors in Istanbul
:29:21. > :29:27.and see what he can do. Thank you all very much. That is that from