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You us go's Kelvin Hall, for as long as I can remember, the place

weighed UK track and field dreams start to take place -- class go.

The dreams do not get any bigger. Come on, Kelly Holmes! It is gold!

What a comeback for Sebastian Coe! It is Linford Christie! The British

captain is the Olympic champion. And Sally Gunnell gets it right and

get the gold! And she takes the gold medal! That is the true

competitor! That is why he is de Olympic champion. The girl from

Belfast has got the gold medal. Mark Lewis-Francis has a chance of

glory here! Some great British Olympic moments there. The greatest

is probably still six months away. Welcome to the Kelvin Hall for the

last time, because as of next year we will be at the Commonwealth

Games Indoor Arena next to Celtic Park in the East End of Glasgow. It

will be a great venue. We have a great afternoon of athletics in

store. But everything playing second fiddle to the start of 2012

for Mo Farah. Before the action begins, we will be checking on the

progress of Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, who have been preparing

in Kenya. We will be discussing who might strike gold in London. Be

ready the e show it at the television because there are a few

interesting predictions from one of the world's great statisticians.

And then be UK take on Russia, Germany and the Commonwealth Select.

Mo Farah is going in the final Good afternoon to Denise Lewis,

Colin Jackson and Steve Cram. We will miss this venue, won't we?

we will. I have good and bad memories of this. The 4x 200m debut

that I mentioned. But it is time to move on. One thing that will be

consistent from this place is the crowds. Everyone will remember how

passionate and enthusiastic the crowds are. Colin, if you're going

to pick out a greatest moment here, I would probably give it to you.

Thank you very much indeed! Mine was by pure chance because I needed

a warm-up race before I took got Linford Christie in the 60 metres

flat and asked the organisers if I could do the hurdles and ended up

equalling the world record of the time. You were never an indoor man.

Not so mollycoddled! Cross-country at this time of year. Never ran

indoors. But I have always enjoyed being here. We will miss the

atmosphere but I am sure it will transfer across to the bigger venue.

Like athletics at about 2pm. First we will catch up with the Olympic

preparations of Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, who had been eight in

How do you adapt away from home when you spend so much time away

from your wife and daughter? It is not easy, it is really hard. I came

here before Christmas. I guess that is what I have to do. It is

important but I do proper training so that I can do well. If I think

about my opposition, I know they are training as hard as me. If you

have a bad race ball a bad session, are you one of these people who

take it home with you? I do! Not many of the public or the other

people get to see that apart from your loved ones or family. But you

learn to deal with that. All around town we see the signs that this is

the home of champions. It is quite easy to understand why. It is

special. It is nice to do plop training together and to learn from

them. That is what I have done. a whole lifestyle and culture here

is so dear towards success. That must rub off. Yes, for sure. There

are no distractions, it is a small village here. There is no cinema,

no going to Boldon, no other staff, it is just hard work, keep grafting

and eat, sleep and train. This time he got it right! What a

performance! What has the coach done for you? He has done a lot for

me. A little bit was missing when I was world champion and that could

be the difference between winning the gold medal and coming sixth or

seventh. Looking ahead to the Olympic year, 2012, had you been

running the Olympic races in your dreams? No way! I didn't even know

when the schedule is. Paula had to tell me. It is amazing that you can

be so relaxed about something that could be so important in your life

and career. A want to do well, the same as everybody else, but I'm not

going to go before hand and think, Oh, the Olympics! I want be able to

do one race at a time and switch off. I just love the training and

doing what I do every day. You have worked so hard for what you have

got but in one sense he was fortunate because you're right at

the top of your game when the Olympic Games are coming to London.

Yes, it is great to be at the top of your game went the Olympics on

your doorstep. But a lot can change, a lot can happen. Every race is a

different race. I am looking forward to it but I have to keep

injury-free empty my feet underground. -- and keep my feet. -

- on the ground. It will not be a straightforward race for Mo Farah,

he is up against Augustine Choge. Steve, he talked about the

influence of his new coach. But probably it is the influence of

Kenya that has been most profound. Yes, you are right. That happened

in Teddington, of all places. His previous set-up, going back five

years, it was only when he moved into the house in Teddington with

the Kenyans and saw how simply day approached things. Sometimes we can

over complicate things. As he was saying there, the ability to

absolutely focus. For endurance athletes it is a lot of boring,

grinding work, but you have to do it. Sometimes you do not want any

distractions, and he saw how they live their lives, even in London.

And then the added advantage of being out there is the benefits of

altitude. He is in a good place right now and it is a big year for

everybody, but you want to started well. He has chosen well, to come

here and run of 1500, run another couple of races, and then I suspect

he will go back to Kenya and keep away from our prying eyes. He does

seem to be incredibly relaxed to the point when he did not even know

when his final was. That is what I like about Mo Farah. He has not

been suffocated by the false circuits of what can happen when

you become a world champion. He is keeping his feet firmly on the

ground and I think that is difficult when you're young and

successful. He knows what he wants to do, he wants that gold medal,

and he is working hard. He is not playing at it. He genuinely does

not look that far ahead. He is concentrating on getting himself

fit to run the races. There is not the strict plan that he is

following. Yes, the Olympics of there, but he is not focusing quite

on that yet. Mo Farah seems to have got his timing exactly bright, but

Paula Radcliffe seem to get her timing wrong in 2004 and 2008. --

it seemed to get her timing wrong. How does this compare to other

places you have trained? It is certainly the highest place I have

trained and one of the most inspirational and beautiful places

to train. The camp is very good for being able to live that monastic,

in a way, training life. There is nothing to do here other than focus

on your training, which is what we want. For me, this has been there

hardest thing that I have done in my running career. We talk a lot

about athletes making sacrifices and the biggest thing has been

coming away for these two months stints away from the children. We

have got through because I know this is the one year where I want

to do that because I want to leave no stone unturned and try to get it

right for the Olympics. It helps that my daughter is old enough to

understand that and we can talk on line two or three times a day.

spoke just before the Berlin marathon. As this, two or three

months on, how that went for you. Looking back, I think I run it

wrong. I run it too fast. If I had run more even splits, I would have

run quicker. I guess to come away with the qualifying time, it could

have been a lot worse and it was not. Really, at not satisfied with

it but I am OK but that. Just encouraged by the fact that already

I feel I am in better shape and I have not by any means even started

into the marathon build up. Whatever happens at London 2012, at

your status as a role model and inspiration is cemented. I wonder

how important that is to you at this stage? The biggest thing for

me is that I want be able to finish my career and say that they did the

best that I was capable of. I think if I look back, on the track I did

do that. Certainly, at the London Marathon, the world record, the

Olympic Games is the one that is missing. I know that the chances

not as good this time, but it still is a chance and that is what I'm

determined to do, to be able to go out there and give it my best shot.

She was relatively relax their but the contrast between her and Mo

Farah, with an intensity there. Those of us who know Paula, she has

always been a meticulous athlete. Every athlete is different and

Paula knows that this works for her. She needs to be on top of her game

and needs to have her a jerk in plan. It was great to see her

looking so relaxed but focused. I think for her to be away from her

children, to be making a big change for her, I do not think she has

prepared in Kenya before, means that she is going for it. Do you

think it is tougher for a mum to be a lot -- away for that length of

time than for a dad? She is a fantastic mum, she is very hands-on.

I just think she knows what she has got to do. She cannot afford

anything different. She has to lay How do you assess where she is at

at the moment? She is in a good place. Denise is right. This is the

last big thing, if she carries on at the -- afterwards, who knows?

She is making opportunities, making sacrifices but she is enjoying it.

I know she is loving been in Kenya. The training has been going well.

She is enjoying being with the other athletes, not the way she has

normally trained. She is missing the kids obviously but she is

coping with that. All of us standing here, most of the British

public would love her to do very well but the year has started with

a bang. The Dubai marathon, five women run under two: 21. She knows

that the task ahead of her will be huge and that is why when she goes

"she wasn't very good in Berlin", part of me is saying she did do

well. But she has got to come to London, no problems between now and

then. All the training will build, she will run a couple of half

marathons in the spring and if they go well. Finger has crossed. Where

should she realistically set her sights? She will want to win.

Whatever she says, she is thinking gold medal. I think the first party

she has to get herself into shape and run under two minutes 20. That

will be a benchmark and that is what marathon runner should have to

do. The racing bit actually starts sometimes about five miles from

home. I know that sounds daft but if she get too wrapped up in

targets between now and then, she could put herself over the edge.

One step at a time and win some races, build the confidence, we

will be building expectations for her but on the day I think, if it

all goes well, she will be extremely competitive. If you have

just turned on, live athletics is starting at 2pm. The crowd building

up. A packed house at the Kelvin Hall, the start some athletics at 2

o'clock. We will be loving picking out he will win Olympic gold over

the next six months. We will have a discussion now. Based on the

world's leading experts, our world It is going to be Campbell Brown

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 83 seconds

That's a flavour from some of those predictions. Starting with you,

Colin. Yohan Blake probably 100 metres. A brave call, I would say.

He trains very well with Usain Bolt, they know each other very well. He

is the upstart who could upset Usain Bolt's performance but I

still think that Usain Bolt is close to running 9.50 seconds. I

don't think Yohan Blake is there. Perhaps next round in Rio de

Janeiro, he will be. But I think it is too early to call. And Usain

Bolt in the 200 metres, not for a controversial? Sticking his neck

all of us is that Yohan Blake is there and to be fair, if he had

said Yohan Blake in the to run metres, I would have gone without

more. After we saw in Brussels last year. And I think I need to have a

work with Mark. I was thinking that! I think he hit his head on

some of them. Unless he thinks he's going to trip someone up, he has

been closeted in the winter too long! He has had a bit off fun with

there. And Jessica Ennis down for a silver, how would you see that one?

By am not sure about that one. The gold medallist is progressing

nicely but I think chess has done enough for me over the past two or

three years to make her the absolute favourite -- I think

Jessica. She had a wobble last year, we put that behind us but just

Ecker is an awesome competitor. I disagree with that. Christine

Ohuruogu. That is sticking your neck out. I know she is in great

shape. She is fit and healthy but is she going to beat the likes of

Allyson Felix? It is a good calls. Interesting call. What I love about

Christian's situation, the women's 400 metres has not moved on rapidly

cinched she got injured. She will look at it and think if she did

what she did in 2008 and get into that shape, 2007 to be fair, it is

still an open event. It is a tall order but you can make a case for

that. A tall order. You can sort this out afterwards, and Mark.

Polly Bleasdale did this last weekend, the third and final

attempt at four metres and 87 centimetres. The second highest

indoor pole vaulter of all time by the 20-year-old. She won the under

23 championships and this is a massive improvement. A short run-up

with a junior pole. The mind boggles. What she can do. I have

been told that she is planning on moving forward and I think it is

delightful with the success. will be in Birmingham in a couple

of weeks' time. And she is training apparently on that senior poll.

They say that could add 30 centimetres. Yes, in effect! De the

mathematics and it is incredible. It is. So much scope to be obtained

from going on to the firm and long the pole. She is still young but

what is fantastic about Holly and her coach is that they keep it

simple. Some coaches try to over complicate that event but she keeps

it simple. She is doing fantastically well. Let's see how

she progresses. The challenge for her and we saw this last year, she

broke the British record and made a breakthrough and suddenly now

people will talk about her winning medals, maybe even a gold medal.

And here we are in January. We are talking about medals. A long way to

go. The competition as good as it was an that the level is only part

of the story. Particularly in technical events, pole vault, high

jump and so one, anything could happen. Her experience has been

very positive from Daegu for example. She may get higher with a

different pole but I think the expectation is to be managed and

Let's see how she progresses during the summer and she has got a great

chance and I am sure that she may be quaking already. Holly wasn't

the only great championship, a high jump, Robbie Grabarz made two

metres and 34, a personal best. He is competing later against the

European champion, Aleksandr Shustov. He beat the silver

medallist. Denise, a great breakthrough for him. Yes, set a

personal best. Going into the competition in Birmingham

previously but bomb attack is a wonderful place to jump. The

atmosphere -- but Bogota. He needs to be back up at that performance.

The a nice buzzing start to 2012. Yes, and you could get in winter

very well and your timing seems to click and now he will test himself

right here in Glasgow with a home crowd. That is why the test begins.

And Danielle Carruthers in the women's 60 metre hurdles, the

women's silver medallist from Daegu and Hannah England, that is the

distance she runs that today, 60 metres. British captain today is

Helen Clitheroe and Mark Lewis- Francis, can you believe he is

nearly 30? And then finally, Mo Farah up against Augustine Choge in

And the turn up first and he spoke to fill Jones earlier on.

Andy Turner of course and a whole warm-up to go before the warm-up

that soft and weak have caught to post warm-up, tell us what your

routine is and how it helps. takes me about 75 minutes to warm

up. It is a bit older than the youngsters. A few hurdle jumps, and

I have got a dodgy Achilles at the moment so I'm doing loads and loads

of runs. That is what I do, pretty much every race. Same routine every

race. When did the nerves kick in. About an hour ago! The soon as you

see the stadium, they are building up. The nerves are jangling because

because I don't know where I am but indoors is not my favourite thing,

I am treating this as a bit of fun. I don't plan on going to all the

indoors, it is a bit of fun. are looking forward to the Olympics,

tell me how it is from it your perspective? I live in London and I

see the stadium being built. It is going to be fantastic but for the

time being, I am just trying to kid myself in one piece. A lot could

happen so I am trying to keep in one piece., August, my best ever

shape hopefully and things going well as they should do. -- when it

comes to August. Thank you.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: A sell-out crowd here at Kelvin Hall looking forward

to seeing Andy Turner. And more athletics over becoming hours. Andy

Turner in the men's 60 metres hurdles. And say hello to our

commentary team. First of all, Steve Cram.

COMMENTATOR: It all starts here for of his training partners has

already run 7.66 and I am sure Andy already is thinking about that.

Trying to win his first race of 2012. His first major race, he has

run a meeting in London last week. There's the line-up. Lawrence

Clarke, very familiar training partner for Andy Turner. Just to

remind you, Britain, USA, Germany, Russia and the Commonwealth team.

Some British athletes will be competing for the Commonwealth team

during the afternoon and this is the former world junior champion,

three years ago, Konstantin Shabanov, personal best outdoors

last year, 13.56, just a shade quicker than this man, Lawrence

Clarke. He moved to train with Malcolm Arnold, of course. His

group down in Bath last year. Andy Turner coached by Lord Cullen. He

really wants to kick off like he did last year. That wonderful

bronze medal in Daegu. Taking advantage where others did not

perform and that is what this year is all about. Dexter Faulk, equal

4th quickest in the world this year. 7.62. And this young man might be

someone to watch this summer, he has already run a personal best

indoors and pretty quick outdoors as well, 13.31 but he is a big

prospect for them, just 19 years of pretty good field in front of him,

Turner. He had a terrible race there. That is not what he wanted.

Lawrence Clarke is pretty happy but it was the young Russian, Shabanov,

who got a good start and held off the challenge of the American. Andy

Turner will have to have a look at what happened there. That was not

what he was expecting. Is he limping? He certainly seems to be.

It will be interesting to get his comments up to work. Colin, what

was your you on that? Did you see anything that suggests there may be

something wrong? He did mention that he is suffering from an

Achilles tendon problem. It has bucked him for his whole career. It

seems to have given him a little bit of hassle. We will see what he

says to fill. He did not explode oak of the blocks. Not as

aggressive as we expect him to be. Look at the young Russian, powerful

and strong. He took the victory quite comfortably over Dexter Faulk.

Andy Turner words into the hurdles and clear sit nicely but he does

not drive off it. -- clears it. He clashes the barriers, as well,

which makes it difficult when you are carrying a little bit of injury.

Let us hope that the Achilles is not going to give him too many

problems. How did it feel out there? Every step hurts again, the

same thing as last year. Every time I land of the hurdle, I can feel it,

and you cannot hold yourself in the right position. So I am warming up

but every step is painful. I had injection that I had bustier on

Friday, and it has not played it up. I will have to go and see the

doctors and get something done because I am not training fully and

I am not racing right. It is something you were able to nurse

yourself through it last year and had a fantastic end to the yeah, so

perhaps you can do the same again. The doctors were really could

muster year, they sorted out. As long as I can get the treatment

that I need to run pain free, then everything will be fine. I am

trying to work on things in a race situation and I cannot do that

because I'm always in pain. well soon and thanks for talking to

and obviously he needs to go and get that sorted out. Lawrence

Clarke with the new personal best, a good start to the years for him.

And Shabanov with a personal best that will take the lead. Bianca

Stuart currently has the lead. But that jump from Proctor is well be

lead. Just awaiting confirmation. Six metres 59, Proctor takes the

lead. That was a few minutes ago and we go through to the second

round and Shara Proctor is on the be as good, we just wait to see

what the distance actually is. Interesting to see that one of the

best jumpers in the world, Klishina of Russia, has already had two

fouls in this competition. Recently, her coach said she had the

potential to break the world record. Certainly, her first round file was

close to seven metres. But first she has to get a mark on the board.

And Proctor still lead for Great Britain. Representing the USA,

Funmi Jimoh. She has been in this event before, a run up on two

occasions. Giving herself some on that approach and run through

the pit, so will not improve on her Germany. She was well over the

board. Shara Proctor still leads after two Ranger of competition. --

improvement on her first round packed up to the rafters for this

at 16 metres. -- the shortest better luck than Andy Turner did in

the event for the men. Adigun, representing the Commonwealth, the

African Games champion last year. She now lives in Dallas in the USA.

She had a terrible time getting here, it took her over 24 hours.

Gemma Bennett, the UK indoor champion last year. She has run

particularly out of the blocks. In Brussels last year, Pearson, the

world champion, fell and Carruthers came storming through to win the

event. Roleder, the European champion of last year. Tatyana

Dektaryeva, twice winner at the European team championships.

Finished fifth in the world championship final last year. The

badly away. Here comes Carruthers, full of aggression! She just gets

it on the line. Not too bad a time. She would like to have gone under

eight seconds. That came after a very modest start. Carruthers,

embracing Adigun, who led for about two-thirds of the race until the

American came through at the last minute. A good victory after a

modest start. DENISE LEWIS: Carruthers is a strong hurdler and

the best part of her race is at the end. The aggression sees her

through for this race. Out of the blocks, driving hard. A powerful

athlete and she makes the barriers look really simple. She is one of a

crop of very talented American hurdlers. Just last years she

managed to force her way to the top of the tree, getting that silver

medal. The good run from her, very solid and showing the class act

race of the season out of the way. Yes, last year was such a long

season and I have taken time, taking care of my body, because it

is a long season again. What does this tell you ever way you are

right now? Pretty powerful. To have a win in my first race, I am happy

with it. I'm going to run a couple of races and go back home and train.

Are you excited as the rest of Britain about Olympics? I am

excited. We had the US trials. That is the hardest part. Hopefully see

A nice win there for Carruthers but not such a happy story for Andy

Turner. He had this problem with his Achilles and it is still an

issue. It is always very difficult. As a hurdler you need to put power

through your feet. Every time you touch the floor you are generating

power. It is very difficult for him if he has anything hampering his

will start to feel that pain and it causes him to make mistakes that we

would not expect so early in the race. He is not under that much

pressure and he starts to clash with the barriers because he cannot

lift himself because all he is thinking about is the pain in his

foot and not the technical aspects of the race. Without knowing the

intimate details of his medical condition, you have to ask why is

he doing an indoor meet so early in the season? He says he is not going

to do the world indoors, so what he wanted to do boss see where he is

at. Now he knows exactly where he is, he is still carrying that

injury. He can go away and think about his strategy in preparation

for getting healthy. It is going to be the biggest year of his life. He

is the Commonwealth champion, all to play for, do not mess it up.

has learnt that lesson today and I would rather he learned it in in

January when he still has time to progress, rather than make it in

May or June. He could have a chat with the doctors and take it from

there. We can go back to the Carruthers winning by a whisker.

Dektaryeva and Adigun tied on time, but Dektaryeva got the extra point.

STEVE CRAM: Not the great start for This is what is to come, Hannah

England and Kim Collins and then Helen Clitheroe, she is the British

team captain this afternoon and then, of course, Mo Farah in the

women's long jump competition. One of the three of rising stars, Darya

Klishina of Russia. Yet to get on the board here. European indoor

champion from Paris last year. European Under 23 champion in the

summer. Somebody spoken of who could potentially break the world

record, hits the board well and sales be on the White mark which

indicates the leading Mark. 6.59 which stands at Shara Proctor from

round one and that was well beyond that mark. She will be pleased that

she got something on the board, plenty of room to spare, giving

away a fair amount of distance there. Good elevation and that

technique through the air. Sends her soaring out into the lead in

confirmation, 6.66, her first competition of the year and she

takes first place in this international match. The men's pole

vault. Opening his account in this afternoon's competition is Steve

Lewis. You saw him in Birmingham last year. He suffered an injury

which ended his indoor season back competing indoors competition now.

Ba is set at 5.30 metres with his opening vault. It is worth

mentioning that his competition started at 5.15 and that was the

opening height for Andrew Sutcliffe representing the Commonwealth team

athletes lining up for the men's 400 metres. That is two laps of the

track. Jamaal Torrance is on the club and he certainly enjoys this

event. A tall order here. There he is on the outside. A bronze medal

in the European indoors last year, a really good performance on that

day. He didn't really translate bronze medal in the world indoors

in 2010. World indoor championships this winter, in March rather.

Torrance could well be a big part of the 4x400 for the Americans this

summer. Miguel Rigau there, with his personal best which is not that

good. This man could be a big threat though and had a brilliant

lake and the championships, European Championships in Barcelona

when he came from 5th to get the lead and the Russian team have off

Mark Rooney to win the gold on that occasion. Chris Brown, 33 now. The

nearly man of world 400 metres running. And here's the reigning

indoor world champion which gives you an indication ahead of Richard

Buck. Many capable of running good indoor races. A good quality men's

to make his mind up. Does the attack this in the first 200 and

try to get to the front and control but has been passed by Chris Brown.

Torrance is way off at the moment so it is Brown setting the pace.

Pavel Trenikhin will have a bit of a battle. Pavel Trenikhin sitting

on the shoulder of Brown. The Russian go straight past and Bram

looks like he maybe could miss out on the first 200. Richard Buck

looking for a bit of room but Pavel Trenikhin looking strong and

powerful in the home straight. Richard Buck is in third place at

the moment but it is all about Pavel Trenikhin. He wins it for

Russia and Torrance came through second ahead of Brown and then

Richard Buck in 4th place. 44.68 -- 46.60 it, third quickest in the

world this year. That is not the story of the race, it was the

manner of his win. Sat back, that Brown take the first 200 and then

attack straight away. He did not hang around. And kept going away

from the rest of them. Absolutely nothing they could do about that.

Richard Buck, 4th place. A solid run I guess but Russia with this

man. You think of Cruz not as well. They have developed some good 400

metre runners as well. They will certainly have a good 4x400 team,

the summer. And Chris Brown will look back on this and think I could

not respond and the Russian just kept on going. Richard Buck

languishing back in last place but made up a place coming into the

home straight. But what a good victory by Pavel Trenikhin,

lifetime best for him. Chris Brown had no response. Remember, he is

one of the best in the world. Richard Buck coming through into

4th place and this guy really motoring. You can easily imagine

him running below 45s by the summer. He is tall, lean and a very strong

as what running. -- running of the low 45s. The has already run a 45

indoors beating the 800 metres specialist. That was worth about 49

but today is a really good performance. 4th place went to

Richard Buck. Let's find out what Richard, you always give it your

best, how would you assess the race? World champion, world bronze

medallist. It is good to be in that field. The first race is always

hard so it is good to get it under my belt and move on and get faster

races. Going into the unknown somewhat at the start of every year,

you put in the hard work and training and meant to reflect on

the track. Definitely. Things have been going well in training so I

have no doubt I will get faster and hopefully it will come together

better for me. The immediate goal targeting the world indoors? Yes,

and 20 told on everybody's mind. course, a little case of the

Olympics! We wish you well, good competition. Steve Lewis looking at

his third and final attempt at 5.30 metres. Clearly has greater

ambitions than this. A spot of pressure then. Does he have a good

response? The Commonwealth Games silver medallist. He gets it, goes

clear. And just a spot of relief suggested in that expression which

means he put himself under a fair bit of pressure facing a third time

clearance in a relatively modest height. He has already got 5.50

metres under his belt this season. The competition just a few days ago.

Managing to fight his way over the bar with plenty of daylight

suggesting that it was just a technical thing why he did not get

it right on the first two occasions. That was a huge sigh of relief as

his coach, the lead coach down at the Lee Valley centre on the east

side of London. Certainly worth pointing out again but the young

Sutcliffe representing the, well, he has gone clear at 5.30 as well.

A personal best and the win for the Russian. Richard Buck just held on

too much as far as the overall match is concerned that Russia now

one point ahead of the United States and Britain still

languishing in 5th with just four are in round four. Shara Proctor

currently has her in second place Klishina? It does not appear to be

an improvement on her around one effort. No improvement for Proctor

in the 4th round. Giving away acres of space on the board, a mammoth 16

centimetres. She is still looking to iron in and get her Groove. She

is in consultation with her coach. Part of the training group

alongside Dwight Phillips, the four times world champion. 6.19. No

improvement and she remains in three with that six metres, 66

centimetres. A personal best indoors. Approaching seven metres

and that is an improvement once more, Darya Klishina and her first

indoor competition of this season. Really rounding into form nicely.

She has gone seven metres outdoors but her best indoors, 6.87. That

could be approaching that type of distance. Sadly those two early

fouls were a bit of a wake-up call for Darya Klishina. She came up

down the runway like a startled rabbit producing extra speed. Much

more speed than we have seen so far this afternoon and that looks like

it is long. It is, an improvement once more like nine centimetres.

6.75, she extends her lead and underlines her position in first

place. Next event on the track, the of points. There's the European

silver medallist, good prospect last year. Her first race over 400

metres this season. 53.87 is her best. Jelena Oxon Clarke --

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke running for represent Great Britain at full

international level, transferred from the United States. A very good

prospect indeed nastier and nastier with her first race this year. None

of these athletes have run a 400 metres race doing 2012. There is

Natasha Hastings, winner of eight gold medals across various World

Championships as a youth junior and as senior and indoors as well. On

paper, the American is the fastest Cox and Oskan-Clarke get on. Tough

race for both of them. Great Britain desperately need big points

here. Both her parents were born in Britain and that is why she is now

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eligible to compete in the British A little bit of bumping between

Hastings and Cremer. That has done going wide. Russia get first, USA

second. 53.52, not particularly fast. It gives you an idea of the

quality of the Russian athlete. The Russian winning here and they hold

one and two in the world rankings this year. Shana Cox, a few of the

potential that she has, led for 370 metres of that race, only to be

overtaken in the home straight. This had a early-season race

Britain all over. People struggling with where they were. Hastings was

sent back and had to run wide around everybody. Look at Shana Cox,

she looks in control, but she looks a bit heavy. If you're not in shape

at this time of year it will catch you out in the last 50m. They let

it all the way open for the Russian, Terekhova, to sneak through on the

inside. She is probably the only one who can hold her head up high

there. Cox looks relaxed in the face but it was a bit ponderous for

me. And Hastings messed it up at the end of the first lap. Shana Cox

is now with a foul. -- Phil. I wish I could have finished a bit

stronger. I was happy with the beginning of my race. The first

race of the year. It is a real test to come out here for the first race

of the season and no what you have to work on from here on. I like

where I am right now. I had been told that this track was a little

tricky and because of the turns, but you have to deal with those

things when you are competing in different areas. I think they did

OK with that. Is the world indoor championships on your radar? It is.

I would love to go to Turkey and compete. Hopefully, couple of weeks

from now, that is where I will be. to the match position but Russia

have extended their lead by a single point. The Russians have had

three personal bests, so they have certainly come in good form and

that is probably because they have had quite a few meetings already in

Russia looking very good. They have come here and they mean business.

Strong performances. They have a cash incentive, going into Olympic

Games, Echenique great performances there. Big money, probably after

million from these big Russian moguls that we have living in

London. Shana Cox gave a pretty decent the Kate of herself by she

should have shut off but inside lane. Absolutely. I think she ran

very well but just here she should have closed down the gap. Showing a

little bit of inexperience. But she is looking strong. A good solid

performance. And she has been working well in training. I think

it could be a fantastic partnership. Clearly, she is a good, strong

training partner for Christine Ohuruogo. I think probably the

American would have won that bid she had not been tripped by the

bell. She was coming through very strongly but that is the nature of

400m running indoors. You have these little dispute with your

fellow athlete. One of the highlights coming up next, Hannah

England in the 1500m. She has been out in Kenya at the training camp.

You what accustomed to live here. What benefits do you get from a

month or five weeks here? It is well documented, the physiological

effects of being at altitude. It is tough, the terrain and a lifestyle,

and it toughens you up and make you a better athlete. Everybody talks

about the lifestyle of the Kenyan athlete which is completely devoted

to their sport, and that rubs off. It is brilliant to get away from

perhaps the Western culture that we are more dues two. Even as a full-

time athlete, there are a lot of distractions at home. You come here

and it is just 100% training. being around the place, they call

it the home of champions and it is easy to feel that. It is, they have

such an enthusiasm for athletics here. All the little kids just love

it when you run around. Every now and then you get to see one of

those famous Kenyan champions and it is inspirational. We are into

the Olympic year, a terrific year at last year for you. What are your

thoughts? I am really excited and I have a week now until my first race

and cannot wait to start 2012. silver medal was a massive shock. I

wonder what it has done to her expectations for this year? She is

not getting much attention. That is a good thing. She can going and

prepare just as she sees bed. It was a surprise medal and a much

deserved one for a very lovely girl. She has gone to Kenya and said that

me eat, sleep and breathe by training, and see what that brings.

I think there is still a lot come from Hannah England. She has this

win to develop because you have the likes of Mo Farah and Dai Greene,

all these big names, and yet she is the silver-medallist and can come

in under the radar. I like the freshness of Hannah England. Every

time you hear the speech, she sounds very enthusiastic. She does

not put herself under too much pressure, she says this is what I'm

capable of doing a number to work hard and get to the top of my game.

I wonder sometimes if she goes to bed and thinks I could have snuck

that gold! She has not got any easy start this afternoon. Charlene

are in the final round of the women's long jump. Only Shana Cox

can reel in the leader -- Shara first round effort. It moved up to

fourth place in the UK all-time No improvement for Proctor, second

debut in 2011. She has just completed her university study. A

red flag for that one. But she wins the competition with her fourth

round effort. Considering that is her first competition of the indoor

season and she had surgery after last season, she is looking pretty

good for this Olympic year. By Fred Fred, winner of the long jump --

Commonwealth team. I think this is an event where we have such

strength in depth. Anybody who wears the British best in the

Olympic arena will have the opportunity to get a medal, just as

Hannah England did at the world championships last year. Certainly

one of the more popular members of the team and she will want to do

well indoors. Last season she started well but did not run

particularly well in the World Indoor Cham kinships. For Charlene

Thomas, a superb run in the European team championships and

then injury put an early stop to her season. She has been training

well in Kenya with Hannah England and the other English endurance

athletes. Maracheva will be a danger in this race, she has a good

800-metre pedigree. Krebs, from Germany, has run... The best

performance for Moser indoors would go back to the world championships

in 2006 but she has been the American champion of a few

occasions. He really experienced indoor runner. An intriguing first

race of the year for Charlene Thomas and Hannah England. It will

be interesting the way that they will approach this. They have been

watching each other in training. It is one of the interesting dynamics

of the camp that we have out there, a lot of the athletes are almost

keeping an eye on each other. Charlene Thomas has got a good

finish but Hannah England has shown that there are not many people

quicker than her. She is deceptively quick in the last 150

metres. Tactics, as ever, all important in the 1500m. The first

200m completed in her modest that J 0.0 J. Hannah England just on the

shoulder of Moser of the USA. Charlene Thomas quite happy at the

moment to sit at the back. Six laps to go. Certainly, Hannah England,

we heard her in conversation and every time week hear her we think

what an easy-going woman she is but she has a steely determination

which took her to that silver medal and hopefully more on this in the

future. Surely she has a great future in front of her. Happy to

run in 4th place at the moment. first lap was buried slow indeed

other well not bother the two British girls. I still think Hannah

England is still quite underdeveloped in the sense of her

training and she has gradually been building up her strength and her

endurance background. As she continues to do that she is only

going to get better. She has a good racing brain are most of the time.

She knows how to win races. As I said, the tactics are crucial in

the 1500m. Charlene Thomas, at the moment, keeping an eye on Hannah

this point. Charlene getting a bit nervous. 3.5 laps to go and the

atmosphere in this stadium, absolutely outstanding. Charlene

Thomas making her first move in the race, goes past England, trying to

go past the American, Treniere Moser. Denise Krebs but all I seven

Hannah England goes into the lead. England made the first move and

took everybody by surprise but not a big move, just an injection of

pace but not the full cake and the Russian will be a danger. Irina

Maracheva got a bit of a nudge from Denise Krebs there. Hannah England

has to hold this. Hannah England does not want to lose the advantage

with two laps to go. Denise Krebs is back inside her and realises she

will not get past her at this point. Charlene Thomas stretched. 500

metres to go. -- 300 metres to go. This crowd will lift the roof off

this place if Hannah England can stay in first place. She is looking

very sharp fall this time of the year. We know how much endurance

work she has done but this is a real show of speed and Denise Krebs

of Germany still going with her. This is really good from Hannah

England. A big injection, she ran a 30 seconds 200 metres. She has

kicked again but this is good from the German athlete, Denise Krebs.

You would expect her to challenge England but she still looks strong.

The German girl is looking behind, Charlene Thomas is fading but it is

all about Hannah England. She will hang on. The crowd are doing their

best to lift her. Denise Krebs is attacking her on the outside, it

will be tight! Just losing I think. The dip at the end was an attempt

to try to snatch it. The German girl is looking to her coach at the

side asking if she won it. The smile is meaning she thinks so. The

tightest of margins. Hannah England did not do too much wrong there.

First race back, he will always be a bit rusty but I thought that was

a pretty strong performance from her. She really tried to take on

everybody. The crowd are cheering. Paul, sort this out because I

can't! I think the German just got it. You could be forgiven for

thinking that Hannah England was coming back at her over the last 15

metres but coming into the home straight, Hannah England was

leading. You will not get it from this angle but if we go around to

the finish line we will get a good idea as to who won it. Everybody

thought it was Denise Krebs but Hannah England showing that her

year has got to a good start. Denise Krebs just with the lead got

it. A very good run by both athletes early in 2012 and shows a

huge amount of promise for Hannah England. Charlene Thomas as well in

the background running for the Commonwealth, a good start to her

should focus on. She was stronger did not quite have it at the very

end and certainly she would not want to be beaten come the summer.

She was pipped on the line. A slow race in terms of the overall time.

Hannah England losing out by two hundredths of a second. Charlene

Thomas lost third place and that PHIL JONES: Always agonising to

lose by such a short margin. It was a lot of fun. I didn't get to do my

race time because they did not want to go that La, I was back in 5th.

It was not a good place to be an so I thought I would just go. I had to

hold of Denise off earlier and in the home straight, I have not got

an awful lot of speed but I have been training in Kenya but I am

excited about running the trials in Sheffield in two weeks. And

Birmingham after that. Happy I can beat Charlotte. It is it better to

run in Kenya? It is a lot flatter. It is good. What about the overall

excitement about your prospects for this year at the Olympics, how much

are you having to 10 per them at this point? I am trying not to

tamper them. It is such a good thing to be a part of -- 10 per

them. I am so excited. Well done and may there be many more

successes. JONATHAN EDWARDS: Consensus, a very

good start. Yes, Hannah coming through and winning -- nearly

winning that. Clearly she has been at altitude, she has got a lot of

strength and could she have approached that perhaps better in

the second lap? I don't know but either way, good performance.

nice to see her embracing 2012, she will enjoy it. But not trying to

put too much pressure on but you must remember that athletics is

always about the individual athlete and how they approach it is very

important as an individual. said in her interview with Phil,

she is not as sharp as she would like to be put when you are in good

shape you can get your sharpness and get that eventually. She is not

too worried which is the great thing. She has got a great spirit

and she does not seem too disappointed which is perfect.

Absolutely, and looking at the end of the race there. The German,

Denise, just have the strength to take across the line. She had to

change her tactics. He S. But what you need and what all these

athletes lead is enough experiences under your belt to know how to cope

under the intense pressure in the Olympic Games. The main a BA

championship distance any more but we have got a man's 200 metres and

Kim Collins spoke to Phil Jones earlier on doing warm-up.

PHIL JONES: We are in the warm-up area with Kim Collins, familiar

face. Tell me about your excitement, being here in Britain, first event

of the year. It is very exciting. It is always great to come to

Glasgow for this match. USA, Great Britain and as well as Russia,

Germany, we have all, over to see what we have got. Tell me about

this particular area as far as you are concerned, preparing for a race.

What kind of routine do you have? short distance so it does not take

that long but it is very difficult because the temperature, coming in

here it is great for me, a smaller space but I try to make sure I get

it done. Your mum of the most relaxed people around, a bit of

edge but not from you. I have been doing it so long. We all get

nervous but you don't have to show it. Don't let them know you wonder

this! We will speak to you later, the most popular athletes and the

way he goes, he starts in lanes 34 this event. The rarely run them's

200 metres indoors. Not part of the off to a very good start and only

finished 4th in this event but then he went on to have one of the most

successful seasons he has ever had. Danny Talbot, the UK indoor

champion over 200 metres. The British university's championship

representing Bournemouth University, Sven Knipphals, where he is a

student of chiropractor. The third leg for Russia run by this man

which won the World Student Games, Russian champion indoors and out in

2008. And then Kim Collins, former world champion, former Commonwealth

Games champion and amazingly a sprint finalist at three Olympics

and four World Championships, 35 years old but he has still got a

huge zest and enthusiasm. For track-and-field.

anybody being introduced to this crowd. And it Talbot, first came to

prominence last year when he won the UK indoor championships over

200 metres. And has been called the true British rocket. He ran a

substantial personal best. And Calvin Smith, his former coach, for

father, twice a World champion. This guy specialises at four and

metres but he is also good at the shorter distance. Some real class

opposition thought Danny Talbot. Great Britain still looking for the

Kim Collins in the picture now has got the Briton in his side. -- in

Kim Collins as always, a brilliant start of. Absolutely flying down

the back straight. Calvin Smith trying to hold his position on the

outside, Danny Talbot just ahead. What hu there's going to be if

Collins can win this one. Can Danny in Kelvin Hall. 21.17 the winning

time. Tremendous performance by Danny Talbot. His first

international victory and his coach Dan Couzins will be absolutely

delighted with that. I don't think it will just be his coach, a great

run by him. Really nice control. Did not panic at all when Kim

Collins came up to him very quickly indeed. But coming off a very good

60 metres, 6.73 he ran it earlier. Obviously he is feeling very

confident. He is, remember, the UK indoor champion and you can see

clearly why here. No panic whatsoever. Kim Collins explodes

onto his shoulder and you can see there himself, Danny keeping

composure and moving alongside Calvin Smith. Pushes into this,

because now he can use the impetus of the curve to just come past him

Collins. He uses this very well indeed. Comes down the gradient

smoothly, cleanly and takes a good, clear victory. Great performance.

That was not just close in the end, he won it comfortably and shows a

lot of promise. Lot of promise indeed. Great young man and he

chewing 2012. -- during 2012. To confirm the results in just a

moment. Danny Talbot, 21.17. The season's best performance from him

and Kim Collins in second place PHIL JONES: That is hardly fair, he

has got 15 years on you! It was a great race and as much as you want

to win it, you never know what will happen. You got a great cheer at

the beginning. The best of the day so far. I had to come back in the

60 and do well for. We will the to go back and get ready. Thank you

for the entertainment so far. And we can bring in the winner, here he

is. Congratulations, tremendous performance. What a scalp to take.

Definitely. Such an honour to be on the track with him. In sprinting

and athletics in general, he is a legend. What a good atmosphere,

were you able to feed off that? and the cheer for Hannah England, I

thought we could use this. Home advantage now. Let's use it.

Obviously this is not a championship event, the 200 metres,

but what about your goals for the year ahead? The main goal is

obviously the Olympics. Qualification in summer and then we

move on from there. We wish you well for that and congratulations,

great entertainment for of thank up the table. But the Russians

A great performance and a bit of surprise, but he looked incredibly

strong. What a fantastic run. The Olympic year, you just want to see

these youngsters thinking, just maybe I can get out there and

really take a British best. Collins was the class act in that field and

went off showing all his 100-metre strength. But he held his own and

came off the bend brilliantly. He used the momentum and accelerated

away. That transition off the last bend, he probably did it bike four

metres. Yes, and it shows the confidence that you have to have

been running. It does not matter who you are running against, you

have to run your own race. A great action so far and still plenty more

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Sutcliffe. He is representing the Commonwealth team. Steve Lewis

collected to pass at five metres 40. -- elected. Again, he did not have

the momentum to carry him over the his season's best, his personal

best, and continue in the red hot form that he has demonstrated so

far. Just himself and Starodubtsev of Russia left in the competition.

Third place for Sutcliffe for the Commonwealth team and fourth place

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to 2007. For Margaret Adeoye, she will be looking to get under 24

seconds, if she can. There are not just individual sprint places to

think about, but we late places as well for the summer. She is the US

Belleek -- collegiate champion from last year. Cathleen Tschirch, has

already had one race this year. And possibly the favourite although the

lane draw may not help, Gushchina. Did she gets away quickly, watch

her finishing strongly. Perhaps she was disappointed last year to only

make the semi-finals in the world competition outside her, McGrone

setting the pace in the outside lanes. But Gushchina is going

backwards and it is at the ODA coming through. The German just

faded enough and I think Adeoye stolid on do the line. That is a

massive jump forward. 23.69. A great run and a great win.

Gushchina disappeared down the back straight. For a while it looked as

though Tschirch might win it but she just faded and allowed Margaret

Adeoye to get the victory. Two surprise wins in the 200m. COLIN

JACKSON: She got an excellent start. She got onto the first curve really

well indeed. The German and the Russian were battling out the left

of the screen but Margaret was keeping her head and keeping nice

and cool. No worries whatsoever. Coming to the final turn she has

her eyes clearly on the Russian and the German and she believes in

herself. She comes off this turn in control and drives really hard. In

comparison, the German struggled. A great performance by Margaret there.

She must be looking forward to more and more races at this level.

are going to have a look as something which I had not seen in a

top-class competition before. Look at McGrone in lane three on the

back straight. She is in an international competition, running

hard. She adjusts her shorts! is very unusual! In by was the team

manager or coach I would say get on with it! Yes, you would be

disappointed. But a great win for Margaret Adeoye. She is with Phil

These victories are catching. A tremendous performance. I think

there's a sense of disbelief at the moment. There is, definitely!

Appear like I'm in great shape but I'm shocked. Or does that tell you

about what is to come for this season, what more is in the tank

for you? I do not know, I am just at the moment taking it to step at

a time. Each race, I know that I will improve, hopefully. When you

came in today, realistically, what were you hoping? Was hoping to win.

There is no expectation for me and I felt good so I thought I would go

for it. Enjoyed the moment, well who, when they get drawn in lane

two, have not turned up in the past, but she won it from lane two. That

has made a bit of a difference over the last 10 or 15 minutes. We have

closed the gap on Russia and moved ahead of the United States and

We are shocked as Margaret Adeoye is. Absolutely, and what a

performance. She has only run a three tense quicker outdoors. The

mind boggles what she can do if she stays healthy and keeps this form.

She went out brilliantly, kept her form, kept using her lane and

working off McGrone, and I cannot believe what she did with her

short! She lost ground here. We are watching the wrong race here, but

never mind. That was the 400m. Margaret, I think her best

performances were the double in the University championships. To come

here and have the majority to do that is very encouraging. It is

very encouraging. She has had two very good coaches in her career. I

think, absolutely, have we had more to see from her. Fingers crossed,

this is the right race. There it is, we know it is now! The American

loss so much ground by doing that. Nevertheless, Adeoye ran well and

kept her form. I have to say she ran what seemed to be the perfect

race be. Before the event you would not have picked out the 200m to

provide us with double maximum points. It was great to see that,

two guys who were inspired to go out there and do well. Danny said

that the crowd lifted him and Margaret Adeoye came off the back

of that and smashed her personal best. Willie could to see. We can

get back out now to catch up with best there. But he did not really

commit. But still, Good afternoon's work for the German athlete. By

0.72, his best clearance. We will see if Starodubtsev can capitalise

and go higher. He has been in red- hot form this season. He is the

former world European and junior champion. He needs to transfers

some of that talent through to the senior ranks. He cleared 5.80 this

year. But the Russian season tends to start early in December and he

has already been over five metres compass at five. Some 27. -- 5.77.

The pole vault has a clock and clearance so the winner of the

competition is Karsten Dilla. He finishes in second place for the

Championships recently. He was seven seconds ahead of his nearest

rival and in doing so got a qualifying tie for the World Indoor

Championships later this year. Solomon, his lifetime best was set

last season. Soren Ludolph, the German indoor champion and outdoors

in 2011, he had a good season. Yet to run indoors over this distance

this year. Tukhtachev, the European Under 23 champion a couple of years

ago. Boaz Lalang, the Commonwealth Games champion in 2010 and the

world championships silver- medallist. When the world record

was broken last year, he finished in second place. A real opportunity

for Joe Thomas to mix it with some championships. It is early in the

year but that is the third fastest in the world. The thing about Joe

is that he is quick. He has got a good finish and he is using his

racing brain quite well. Powers I Lang is the class act here. -- Boaz

Lalang. He can use his speed in the short races. Solomon is a pretty

good indoor runner as well so Joe has got his work cut out here.

Lalang leads and then the German, Soren Ludolph. The Russian at the

back knees to get a move on and already the Russian beginning to

make a move down the back straight. Boaz Lalang looks so comfortable

with Joe Thomas taking closer order this time. Not quite moving on to

the shoulder of the Kenyan. The Kenyan looks Smith and here goes

Joe Thomas. Joe Thomas bursting into the lead there.

a sprint by Joe Thomas. The crowd going absolutely ballistic here in

Glasgow. Joe Thomas, wins it by a mile, wow! What a performance, what

And you will rarely see an indoor 800 metres race run and won by that

much. Especially at this level. Terrific performance, and maximum

points at once again for Great Britain. What a dominating run.

That showed that Joe has already raced this year and is in great

shape. The others were not ready for that. Boaz Lalang and started

could put got slower and slower and Joe thought, he was in the right

place. This is the point of the race that he excels in. Against

this level of competition and the last 225.7 seconds -- 200, 25.7

seconds. It really played into Joe's hands but he capitalised on

it fully. He looks to me as though he is wintering well, in good shape

which she has to do. He has struggled to convert good indoor

form in two times outdoors. He has run this sort of races before and

not as good us this, I will grant him that but this was a really top-

level performance. It will put him year by Joe Thomas, let's hear what

PHIL JONES: I am sure you are hoping that faster times are to

come but many more victories to come as well. Yes, I opened up with

a really quick thirst go so I thought today was about racing. The

tactics are right and it is a horribly tight track. I went out as

hard as I could in lane one. Got a bit of lactic running on the tight

bends but started to feel really good. You got the victory as well,

what does that kind of victory do for your confidence going forward?

Confident is massive, that was really be that for me. This is my

third go at this year. It is an amazing atmosphere. The crowd went

mental, so good. And are you targeting the World Championships?

Yes, that was always the plan. The indoors is always preparation.

Getting the tactics right. Every race has gone to plan so far.

it going, all the way to Istanbul and one which will make a bit of

difference again to the leaderboard for Macey the International scores

but Joe Thomas, the winner, massive lifetime best. 1:47.35. It means

that the stadium record will remain forever in the hands of Tom Makin,

and he set that time back in 1990. The men's high jump. The bar so it

at 2.23 metres. Aleksandr Shustov gave that a fair nudge, you could

see the bar bobbling that he goes clear. He instances record of

perfection. Robbie Grabarz, first time and failure, passed and moved

up to 2.26 metres. His first, U2, did not get that right at all. We

saw the world leading clearance before but got that wrong on

approach. He will have one approach world leading Mark that he put down

of 2.34 by getting a good height attempt at 2.26 for Robbie Grabarz,

and he gets it! Yes! He likes that. He gives the thumbs up to the crowd,

a big leap of celebration. Even though it was only her second

attempt at this height, effectively it was a third and final effort at

2.26. He keeps himself in the competition. Andre Manson has gone

clear. We saw Aleksandr Shustov go clear and look at high point.

Crisis averted. But in those look - - put in those rules together.

Germany have come back into it. Russia still with the three point

lead and the United States now find lead and the United States now find

themselves in 5th place. JONATHAN EDWARDS: Relief for Robbie

Grabarz. Helen Clitheroe, European indoor champion over 3,000 metres,

that is the event she runs today and she has been out in Kenya

preparing for 2012. As we get set for the indoor season and what is

to come beyond, what I call thoughts about 2012 and what might

be in store for yourself? It is something we have all been waiting

for obviously, it has been spoken about for a long time and it is

nice to say it is here, we are now in 2012. I am looking to have a

good indoor season to see where I am at, see if any adjustments need

to be made on my training and then I really want to run under 15

minutes for five K and make the team for the Olympics. It is a

massive dream of mind and to get in the final and produce a very good

performance. My training has gone really well out here. I was out

here before Christmas and was home for three weeks and back out again.

The Laboratory tests I did when very well. Everything has gone to

plan here so I am hoping I can step on again and do a few indoor races

and then of this two focusing on the summer. -- and then obviously

focusing on the summer. It started indoor for Helen nastier.

The brilliant performers at the European Championships when she won

the gold medal and it gave her that renewed vigour that she has tried

to take into qualifying for the 5,000 metres. This is a tough race

here. Tara Erdmann, Corinna Harrer, and the Commonwealth team athlete

register a win. But with the Kenyan 1,500 metres champion will give

them a good opportunity. European junior championship winner at this

looking towards the summer and everything she has done in her

career, she has run a good half- marathon at the back end of last

year, lot a personal best. Still one of our highest up on all time

1,500 metres list but to run under 15 minutes is proving elusive for

her, proving difficult and that is what she has got to do, you heard

it in the interview. She is better than 15 minutes and six seconds.

She should be running something more like 14: 45. Can she do that

at this stage of her career? A renewed lease of life that the

indoor season gave her. She will be hoping that she can recapture some

of that here today and she has set the bar set at 2.29. He has been

perfect all afternoon, at first time clearance is for the reigning

outdoor championship and he extends that record of perfection. The

pressure is on the other jumpers. Alexander she stop looking in

superb form, perfect score card all season. -- 2012. Plenty of daylight

between his high point and the bar. Can the other athletes respond?

Ought Thomas, the world champion from 2007 at the Pan Am Games

champion as well and the Commonwealth Games champion as well,

already out three failures at 2.23 metres. Having cleared at 2.16 and

2.20. The German athlete failed at 2.26 so Robbie Grabarz representing

Great Britain, the world leader with a massive personal best of

2.34, with the final clearance at good pace here. They went through

the first 800 in two: 35 so it is an improvement. This is around

eight: 45 and eight: 50 pace. Nobody in the world has yet run

under nine minutes. It is early so far but heaven has set out with

real intent. Of this elite wants to get a good performance in and will

be quite please -- obviously want to get a good performance in.

Obiri, her first indoor race, and her first ever 3,000 metres and she

confirmed to our statistician the other day at last year Helen

Clitheroe had such a series of great, great runs and despite the

fact that she is now well and truly into the Masters age groups for

athletics, one thing that seemed to do with the quality of her runs was

given added confidence. He has got no problem with going out quickly

now. She will have no problem as well we did that that Helen Obiri

has decided to take it on. Just under nine laps to go and the first

three are away from the race. Helen Clitheroe from Great Britain still

in second place. The third 400 metres, it is and they tend to work

on 400 metres split. It is a bit slow but that is probably wanting

to keep the pace going. You can see Helen working with her to do this.

It will be a real test of where she is at at this stage, away from the

training which she has enjoyed for the past few weeks, setting off

before Christmas. She will give her at least a bit of a benchmark.

Helen Obiri is a true world class 1,500 metres runner and testing

herself on the longer distance. Helen will not be thinking of

second place, Helen Clitheroe. She loves the indoors, and seems to

rise the occasion and she certainly enjoys competing here in Glasgow.

Distal slowing a little bit at four 50 minutes and 45 seconds. That

from the crowd. You saw Aleksandr Shustov sale clear on his first

attempt. The second effort at 2.29. No, so more disappointing attempt

than the first one in terms of getting his approach right. He

takes off from so far away from the bar but did not get his high point

correct there. One attempt to go. Helen Clitheroe as you may have

guessed it from the cheers has gone back into the lead. In front of

Helen Obiri and they seem to have dropped the German, Corinna Harrer

and the stadium record set last year by the athlete who is in the

lead at the moment and that was the springboard really for the rest of

2011 which by Helen's standards was a very successful year of. She

still looked full of running. Just under five laps to go and Helen

Obiri will have their work cut out but Helen had sensed that the pace

had dropped to much. She wants to run under nine minutes if she can.

Helen is forging on here. The strength that you want to build up

in the winter, you will be tapping into in the summer. Again, at the

two of them working together to make sure that the pace will bring

them a decent time. Has Obiri put enough pace in here to test Helen?

If she can hang on she may be able to put the Kenyan under some

pressure. Helen is hanging on, she is not letting Obiri get away. That

is so important if she wants victory in this race. Certainly the

crowd will want her to win, just as she did 12 months ago. But Obiri, a

few laps ago look like she may be beginning to fade but now she has

put in an injection of even more pace. That means that the Kenyan,

running for the, well, is going away. That is a big injection of

pace. That particular 200m was around 32 seconds, which was much

quicker than the pace. Helen has to concentrate and still come out with

a good time. Obiri is a really good, improving athlete. The Kenyans are

excited about their prospects over 15 it did metres. Obiri is a new

name for them who they hope can maintain their pedigree. The gap is

to pick for Helen Clitheroe to make any inroads but she has to keep

working through these last 200m. There is no shame in being beaten

by Obiri, who will be very much to the fore in the summer. A good

victory for the Kenyan athlete, representing the Commonwealth team.

It is a good time, 8.42, a new stadium record. And for Helen

Clitheroe, that is a good start, a solid start to the years. She has

run something like 8.45. If you had said that to her beforehand, she

would have taken it. I think Helen may have only run quicker at the

European Championships last year but it will be Obiri who will stand

as the stadium record holder. the runners coming in over the

finishing line, give you an idea of the quality of both Obiri and Helen

Clitheroe. Helen Clitheroe faster than she was when she set the

on this particular afternoon. His best clearance is 2.26. I wonder

how he will regard that having said the high jump world alight with the

clearance of 2.34 in Germany just a few days ago. You can see how high

his high point was a pop the bar. So no further work this afternoon

having sailed clear at every height this afternoon. He will now

probably a leg to go higher. -- Helen was keen to know her time. A

tremendous performance, you kick started a great season last year

here and hope P you will do the same again. I am very happy with

that. I have run faster than I did last year, which I was really happy

with last year. Tim Roper with my second fastest time ever is really

good. A Obiri and I both wanted to do a good time so we had a little

idea that we would take turns a little bit and then brace the last

bit. We do you go from here? What is the immediate game plan? We came

back from Kenya on Thursday. Just recover from that a bit and get

back into training ready to do hopefully a fast time in Birmingham.

What about the world indoor jab injured? My coach and die are going

to have a discussion about that at the Birmingham -- my coach and high.

I am keen to get there if I am in contention of being placed in the

final. Keep up this great form and teams have been to Russia so far.

Four track events to go and two field events. This trophy is still

Great to see Helen Clitheroe very pleased with that run of though she

was well beaten in the end. She was by someone who had not run a 3000m

indoors. But Obiri, clearly, there is lots to come from her, but it is

lovely to see Helen looking and sounding very confident. She ran

well, I do not think there is much really that we can criticise there.

One of the things at the back of her mind may be that having such a

brilliant season indoor last season, she probably struggled oak doors.

It is fair to say she did not do as well as she might have hoped

outdoors. But she is a meticulous athlete and she will have tried to

iron out those problems that she may have faced Goran that

transition from indoors to outdoors. We watched with interest the

performance from Robbie Grabarz in the high jump. He spoke to Philippe

Jones. -- Phil Jones. Coming here today,

what were your expectations? That was disappointing. Maybe last week

took a little more out of me than I realised. There is no one to blame

except me for that. I suppose now the expectations are going to be

hide. They are definitely going to be. This is a different years. I am

expecting more than that. What about the change in attitude from

you and you manage to get it together in an Olympic year through

the hard work in the off-season? just approached it a bit more

professionally mentally, bringing 100% to every event and training

session, and I feel like it has made a difference. It is good to

see you in such fantastic form. been a great competition so far.

Emile Aldama and leading the competition with a relatively

modest first jump. She has held the ever at senior GP best. -- vest.

Sujew is a bit of a new name. Another 1500 metre specialist,

Martynova, the Russian champion at last year. Did not go quite as well

oak doors are some may have expected. Winny Chebet, at the

Kenyan representing the Commonwealth team. Claire Gibson,

the Scottish crowd will give her a huge cheer. Stepping in for Jenny

Meadows, who we wish well. Just a bit of a nickel for her, taking a

precautionary diversion around this meet. 20 McGrone on the outside for

the United States. A great opportunity for Claire Gibson but

years old, making her debut for Great Britain. I hope that the

adrenalin has a positive effect. She is chasing the American, Erica

looking pretty could. Erica Moore set out perhaps a little bit more

quickly than they might expect indoors. She is not slowing down so

that is a bit of a gamble. Played Gibson will have to fight hard and

tried to stay with this. The German, Sujew, has moved into third. 20

McGrone looks as though she is slowing and will start to come

under pressure from the Russian and Americans but it is playing into

the hands of the strength of the 1500 metre runner behind her,

Martynova. She is hanging on at the moment. These two are miles clear

of the rest. Ken Moore hang on here? Her stride length has

shortened but the Russian has nothing to offer. It is a pretty

quick time as well. Reward for a brave effort. Chebet came through

ahead of Claire Gibson. That was a brave, front-running performance

from Erica Moore. A bit of a tough baptism for Claire Gibson. This

season best for Erica Moore. There was nothing the Russian could do,

which surprised me a little bed. I thought she would be able to attack

in the last 200m. Claire Gibson could not really make any headway

on the leaders at all. The occasion got to her in the end. Certainly,

the American, Erica Moore, could have been forgiven for thinking

Martynova was going to come past the US has been going from strength

to strength in the past few years. Erica Moore can be very happy with

100 the off there but a new personal best there. -- nicked a

one hundredth of a second off there. A second win for the American team,

PHIL JONES: The second win for the US, much needed. What is it like

having an onus on you, not just having to win for yourself? They it

is my first team so it is a different atmosphere and it is so

much fun. I have never led a race like that from start to finish. I

think it is great being part of a team. What was going through your

mind was my just put one foot in front of the other. Keep it moving.

What are your immediate goals now after this particular performers?

This will give me a lot of confidence which I needed. To know

I can lead a race and then hopefully get better and better

with each race. Tremendous performance, congratulations.

Aleksandr Shustov winning with first time clearance is all the way

-- a result of the men's. Robbie Grabarz, not close to the world

leading mark he set in Germany just far as the match is concerned. A

bit of a gap almost seven because Russia have got off to a six point

lead but we are still in contention. Three events which Britain could do

well in so hanging on to second place at the moment with Germany

JONATHAN EDWARDS: We saw a very competitive long jump earlier on

with the women but Shara Proctor jumping six metres and 59, looked

very, very good indeed. And afterwards he spoke with Phil Jones.

PHIL JONES: What a performance by Sharon now. 4th on the UK all-time

list. Tremendous performance. -- with Shara now. By K-Mart to see

how I was feeling. It is the first competition, just -- I just came

out to see how I was feeling. I was happy with that. How has the winter

gone for you with the training? Training has gone great. I am

expecting good things, it is the Olympic year so I want to represent

Team GB for the best of my ability. Do you think we will see you at the

World Indoors should you qualify for the team? Yes, that is the aim

and I have a couple more meats soak Africa should qualify. Make you get

many more good results -- so I should qualify. Mark Lewis-Francis

running in the men's 1,500 metres. PHIL JONES: Back in the warm-up

area with Mark Lewis-Francis. What is your particular routine? You

have got your gain face on behind me earlier on. I like to come down

here, think about the race and just chill out more than anything else

because once you are in here, that is when the pressure start.

much are you taking in what is going on around you? I try not to

concentrate too much and do my own thing. Straight away you take your

job off your job -- your mind of the job in hand if you look at the

other athletes. The start of a huge athletes with the Olympics coming

up. I want to know what excitement is surrounding you at the moment?

lot of pressure but also a lot of excitement. We have not had the

Olympics in my lifetime before so everybody wants to attend so I am

looking forward to it. All the best for that, good luck.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: Now we will catch up with the women's long jump. --

match score, that the Russian competitor really struggling down

in last place. And that is an improvement. So moves into the lead

out right. A distance of 30 metres 89 was matched by Kristin Gierisch.

Giving away so much space on the board. The veteran athlete now, 39

years old but whole's world best indoor and out. Four an over 35-

year-old. Plenty of life left in those experienced legs. A good

performance and a lead at right with with the Russian way down in

the top of the table. Just before the sprints and Mo Farah to come,

looking much better, Russia still leading but Britain within two

points. Mark Lewis-Francis getting ready and Mo Farah getting ready.

Germany within striking distance the Russian team, the women's 60

metres. Jeanette Kwakye goes for Great Britain. And Virgil Hodge of

the Commonwealth in lane six. A real good opportunity to seek

Jeanette Kwakye, former world indoor silver medallist hoping to

regain the form she showed in 2008. The lady next to her, Angela

Williams, former world indoor champion, she is coming back into

the sport, having had her first daughter he was born in 2010 but

there is Jeanette. A series of injuries since the silver medal

which she won indoors but hopefully she is back strong. Former world

indoor champion next to her, Angela Williams. Two Olympic appearances

with the relays. The European junior champion a couple of years

ago, Yasmin Kwadwo of Germany. Her lifetime best was set in 2010. The

Russian athlete, 4th in a race recently held in Moscow, she was

beaten by fellow Russian athletes, and Virgil Hodge of St Kitts. 60

metres record, 7.30. Jeanette Kwakye really has to get out of the

blocks quickly. Angela Williams next to her when she was on form

and she won the World Championship. Recognised as having the fastest

start in the world, generally recognised. Very similar lifetime

bests with the American just on the left-hand side just having the edge,

well and left and will -- Angela Williams for dead. Jeanette Kwakye

wins it by a mile! And then came the German, Yasmin Kwadwo, that is

great news for Great Britain. I think they will be back on top of

the table. What a run by Jeanette Kwakye. I was so excited by the

victory that I did not see what the clock stopped at but... 7.26, two

per, absolutely superb. One of our best races since the she want the

silver medal in the worlds. Absolutely great run for Great