Great North CityGames Athletics

Good afternoon. Welcome to the Great far, and

Good afternoon. Welcome to the Great North Run weekend, or as I like to

call it, the best city break in the business. Tomorrow morning 55,000

will make their way in the 33rd edition of the great North run am

with Mo Farah leading the way. The action is on the NewcastleGateshead

Quayside. Christine R Nehru go will take centre stage. -- Christine

Ohuruogu. COMMENTATOR: The favourite. Olympic

defending champion. This is going to be fast. The world champion again.

Brilliant, brilliant. Sally Pearson, a new Olympic record. He takes a

gold! Rae all he had to do was bring his best form... He came through. He

has made it six returns in six, Jonnie Peacock. That is exceptional

running. Look at the gap there, easy, easy.

More high-class action in the next hour and a half and you get in three

days of the World Championships. -- van you get in the next three

days of the World Championships. That is today. Then tomorrow it is

the Great North Run. 9:30am on BBC One. The greatest distance runners

do battle over the 30.1 Newcastle to South Shields run. -- 30.1 miles.

COMMENTATOR: We saw history tonight and that is it. She comes to retake

the Olympic title, Meseret Defar! He has climbed to victory in his own

city on his own turf, David Weir! Bekele defends the title he won

macro years ago. He is the Olympic champion and has a new record. The

recent Gebrselassie won this race is he does not know how to lose.

Beautiful! This is world domination for Farah! He is the world champion.

Denise Lewis is alongside me. Just a word on the Great North Run

tomorrow. Mouthwatering. It is the stuff of dreams. If you want to

think about a line-up coming out of this Great North Run, these are the

greatest guys in distance running. The previous champions versus Mo

Farah. It is going to be incredible. We will be with Mo Farah

a bit later on. This afternoon, Denise, 90 minutes of nonstop

action. Yes. A nice, condensed programme we have here but I have to

say, it is full of quality and one of the highlights for me is

definitely the women's 100 hurdles. You have the reigning Olympic

champion. Dawn Harper-Nelson, previous Olympic champion. It will

be a really good race. Both these women are branding into really good

form for the season. And a very good men's 100m hurdles as well. -- 110m

hurdles as well. Yes, David Oliver, current world champion. Denise gets

all misty eyed there when she mentions him! I do! Is strong,

powerful and quick. And Christian Bovary good goes in the 150m.

Thankfully, she got down from the roof where she was doing some

promotional work. -- Christine macro.

She is laughing, she is enjoying herself. It has been a long season

for her, a successful season where she has managed to hit all her

targets. All her goals are achieved this year. Particularly breaking

targets. All her goals are achieved that long-standing British record.

She is with film now. -- Phil Mack. We saw you up on the stage in front

of us. How was that? Remark it was a great experience. It was quite

sleepy and I was not raring -- sleepy and I was not wearing the

correct footwear! You are going to enjoy the day? Yes. It is important

to remember we are here so we can showcase our sport and it is great

to get people to come and watch and be so close to what we do. It is a

great day for everyone. 150m for you. What do you expect? I will

finish the race! No, it is a bit of fun. It is not my chosen event but

it does not really matter. I can still get something out of it.

Looking down the track from here, you see how far 150m is. You do not

have any peripheral markers or anything. You have no idea. You just

keep running. It is not something I have not done before so I should be

all right. We will speak to you later. As you can see, behind

Christine, the athletes are out for the 100m hurdles.

Let's hear from them first. It is one of the hardest races of the

season. In the hurdles you have Dawn Harper and then in the 100 and,

Natasha Hastings. But at the same time I am looking forward to it. At

this point in the season for me there is no pressure. People will

come to compete and at the end of the day it is just for having fun

and putting on a good show. I crossed the finish line at the World

Championships coming second. But still realising I am the best

athlete out here on this track. That race had been annihilated because I

had not had the best preparation, but coming second is a huge

achievement. I note it -- I knew it was going to be tough. I respect all

my competitors. I was pleased to get a good race. This is something

completely out of the ordinary that we are not used to but at the same

time it gives us the same buzz which we thrive on, really. So hold on to

those seats. We are ready to go. It is time to

say good afternoon to our commentary team, Paul Dickenson, Paula

Radcliffe and first of all, Steve Cram.

STEVE CRAM: Good afternoon everybody. We are looking down on

the Gateshead side of the River Tyne.

A very high quality field. Dawn Harper-Nelson had a cracking year

this year but he missed out on a medal. She finished fourth macro in

Moscow but bounced back again, winning the Brussels Diamond League

just last week. Her best this year is only 12.48. Tiffany Porter. She

did so well to win the bronze medal for Britain. A former American. She

did so well to win the bronze medal is now very much part of the British

team. And much more consistent. Sally Pearson was talking about what

a huge achievement de Silva Bedell at the World Championships was after

her hamstring injury which held her back for much of the season. -- the

silver medal. Okori made the semifinals at the World

Championships. A French athlete. Not quite in the class of these three,

to be fair. I sort Dawn Harper-Nelson bit Tiffany Porter in

the CityGames in Manchester right at the beginning of the season, in May.

Sally Pearson was still recovering at that point. Heads home to

Australia tomorrow. She was telling me it has been a long, tough year

but she wants to finish on a high here. So Harper-Nelson on the far

side, then Tiffany Porter, Sally Pearson, the Olympic champion, and

Okori of France. The crowd so close to the track here. Thousands have

come down to watch. They can get a really good view of some of the

world stars of athletics. And they have been very good. They are being

silent at the start. Sally Pearson wins it. Porter is

second. Very unusually for Dawn Harper-Nelson, she got it all wrong

about halfway down on the fifth or sixth flight there, but to be fair,

Pearson was already in the lead. The interesting thing more recently has

been Sally has not always finished as wealth over the last couple of

flight that it would have been interesting if Harper-Nelson was

there. That is a new CityGames record. A good start as ever, Sally

Pearson out there. Harper Nelson writes beside her. She gets not out

of balance on the fourth macro, is writes beside her. She gets not out

the fifth, and from then on it is writes beside her. She gets not out

only about Pearson. Harper-Nelson did well to stay on her feet.

Brilliant technique as ever from Pearson. This season it has really

been about the last ten or 15% of the race. Just a little bit of

endurance that she has lacked. Her fitness has not allowed her to

deliver but I said she wanted to finish on a high and she will be

really pleased to have won this race.

That is a CityGames record of 12.674 Sally Pearson.

The two medallists from the World Championship are alongside me.

Sally, a great way for you to end the season. It was really nice to

win today. Unfortunately, Dawn hit a few hurdles. I was so pleased to

come away with a win in my second last race of the season. We really

appreciate putting on the show for you guys, so thank you for coming

out. I know you have another race to go so I will let you go and get

ready. That is Sally Pearson, the Olympic champion over 100m hurdles.

And here is Tiffany Porter, the World Championship runs medallist

this year for Great Britain. I love running street races and I love

running on British soil. What about the reception you have got today and

what you have achieved this year, people's appreciation? Absolutely.

We appreciate all the support and could not ask for more.

Congratulations on your season. Tiffany Porter, everybody!

CHEERING Sally and Tiffany both talking about

the crowd. You can see how close we are to the track, how close the

spectators. With just four lanes, there is real intensity. There is

intensity. It is compact that it gives a new dynamic to athletics and

I love these CityGames. I would love to see them rolled out more because

I think it gives a greater appreciation of what these athletes

go through and seeing it up close and personal is special. Sally was

away and it was very close between Dawn Harper and Tiffany. Dawn to

dwell to flatter the hurdles and stay up. Yes, what she did through

her off Arens and she was lucky to stay an her feet. -- it through her

off-balance and she was lucky to stay on her feet.

We have come to expect faultless hurdling from Sally Pearson and she

was just away. Then Dawn Porter hit that hurdle and she was struggling

from then on. And when you lose momentum in hurdles, there is

nowhere to go at all, is there? No, once you hit it you are literally

thrown off but I have to say, a great end to the season.

First, we head over to the mens long jump with Paul Dickenson. You can

see the long jump runway there. There are the competitors.

Familiar figure here, Chris Tomlinson. He is going in the first

round. Long legs. He is the games record holder. If

you are aspect eater, you will be amazed at the speed. -- aspect

Chris Tomlinson in the first round. He has got some good competitors up

against him. Seven metres 72. That is his campaign underway.

Now we go to the start of the women's mile. It is a good line-up.

Good international representation. Sarah McDonald is having a cracking

year. She ran a personal best just recently in Amsterdam. In addition

called them there. -- A Lishman great to see Jenny Meadows there.

Just say hello to Paula Radcliffe now. I have run a number of road

miles. It suited my style. I like to attack it away from the track

mentality. Just one an all-out race. The women's mile. A great quality

field. Hannah England was one place behind Obiri and there may be some

lingering thoughts there. Could she have taken an medal in that

championship? She will be looking to finish with a victory here. On the

far side, pretty much all the way down the Newcastle side. Then across

the bridge. A big sprint towards the finish right in front of us.

Charlene Thomas has had a season which has come to fruition in the

second half of the year. Yes, she was unfortunately involved in that

mix-up at the trials were Laura Weightman hurt herself badly.

Charlene Thomas has come back and will be looking to have a good race

today. A lot of British pride they are today. They would all like to

beat each other and have a good run. Emma Jackson, I really tall figure

at the back. This is probably our strongest events in world terms. It

is a good event for us. A fairly steady pace there. If you are

is a good event for us. A fairly running these races, you do not have

the laps of the track to gauge the distance by and to gauge your pace.

I think you just have to run it according to feel rather than

looking at measurements. It is hard. I think you have to think

looking at measurements. It is about it more in terms of total time

looking at measurements. It is in your head that you are aiming to

be at. And knowing the course little bit of help as well. Jenny Meadows,

it is not a distance. The mile will always be a stretch for her. They

turned to come onto this swing bridge. The rest very much in the

group here. The piece is starting to pick up. Going slightly uphill here.

This is where the race starts to get moving. Charlene Thomas still

bleeding. Obiri on the outside. -- still leading. Morgan Uceny would

like to have a strong run here as well. This is where someone has to

make a break. Charlene Thomas has gone early. She has obviously

decided that it is where she will go. Zoe Buckman right there. All of

a sudden, this group is being broken up quite quickly. Emma Jackson is

still there. So is OBD and Morgan Uceny. -- Obiri.

Hannah England on the far side. Still lots of running still to do.

They are all starting to spread out a little bit. It is a long run for

home. They have to judge it well. They have to judge it right. Morgan

Uceny, Laura Weightman, Hannah England. Hannah England possibly

coming into the top three. Morgan Uceny is going to win this one.

The pace was slow early on. I think that is too happy athletes. -- two

happy athletes. They have both finished with something pretty

positive. Morgan Uceny has been in the UK for much of this year. Laura

Weightman, she fell at the trials, but is a good confidence booster for

her. Good to run in front of a home crowd as well. That was a good,

strong run from her. Hannah England just misjudged her effort a little

bit. She was a little bit of it. Morgan Uceny was always in a good

position. Road miles are always difficult to judge. You have to be

ready for that long run and have your little spurt ready at the right

time. I guess she won that battle today.

We are going to catch up now with the mens pole vault.

Bjorn Otto got things underway. A first-time clearance of five metres

30. This German, he won a silver medal just over 12 months ago and

30. This German, he won a silver was definitely the man to beat.

Then on the run rate was Great Britain's Luke Cutts. He fell the

first time. But this was his second attempt. He flew over the bar just

over 17 and a half feet in the air. This is an event where the

spectators would have been amazed. You get a real close view of how

high these guys are going. The spectators are so close to the

action. Luke Cutts is in the thick of it and aiming to establish

himself as the British number one. Then we were onto five metres 50.

Second attempt for Luke Cutts. Again, he flew over. That very

definitely put him in the driving seat as far as this poll vault

competition was concerned. We look forward to head to heads between him

and the record holders. It was a final attempt for Bjorn Otto to stay

and the record holders. It was a in the competition. Just over 18

feet, but he got the plant all wrong. That meant that Great

Britain's look Coetzer defeated the bronze medallist from the World

Championships. -- that means Luke Cutts. Alexander Straub was in

third. Next, we will a look at the start

list for the 150 metres, the sprinters are down there, getting

ready for the start. The first time we sold 150 metres

inner-city games competition, we saw a time of 14.35 by the one and only

Usain Bolt. Michael Rodgers, and very good starter, superb over the

shorter distances. Kim Collins, the oldest man in a world to run under

ten seconds. This outing should be interesting for him. His leg speed

is amazing. Chris Clarke has made a real breakthrough season over 200m.

Recently in Brussels he finished in seventh place in the Diamond

league. Kim Collins, 37 years old and still going strong. He is a

regular visitor to British shorts -- shores.

Kim Collins is blasting away, followed by Rodgers. Michael Rodgers

is clawing his way back. That is one of the fastest times over. That,

unofficially, is the second fastest in history. Sorry, I was looking at

the British list there. Rodgers got away slowly, Kim Collins got away

brilliantly. Then Rodgers started to claw his way back. He showed his

strength. He is normally very good over 60m indoors. But he showed his

class there. Just under the 15 second mark. Rodgers and Collins

showing the British athletes a clean pair of heels.

Kim Collins is an inspiration to us all. He really is. Still such

controversy about him not able to compete at the World Championships

controversy about him not able to and the Olympics. It is a disgrace,

how he has been treated why his federation, but it is lovely to see

him here. He is such a popular character. The long jump in a second

but first, just a comment on that dispute almost between Greg

Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson about the selection for Moscow. Yes, both

athletes have the key standards and so it was up to the selectors. Chris

is a seasoned competitor and he was fit. So what do you do? You take the

Olympic champion who has the ability to raise his game? It is easy to be

wise with hindsight when you saw to raise his game? It is easy to be

that Greg Rutherford was not 100% fit. Yes, and I am sure that Chris

Tomlinson would have been sitting at home fuming because he could have

been their fine for medals. COMMENTATOR: Just to clear up the

result of that men's 100m. Chris Clarke ended up injured and

finished in fourth place. The appearance of Christian Taylor, the

Olympic triple jump champion in Newcastle, just over the river from

us here, and that was a no-macro-jump for the American, so

still Chris Tomlinson in the lead. -- that was a no jump.

So here goes Tomlinson once more. Can he make an improvement?

Not such a good take-off this time. It looks long, but maybe that is

deceptive from the angle of the camera. Tomlinson, 8.18 he has

jumped for a city record. That was last season in this event. 7.64. Not

jumped for a city record. That was as far as his first round but still

two jumps to go. Act on the side of the river, we are ready for the

women's 100m. Three athletes taking on Aleen Bailey from Jamaica. They

have an opportunity here because the women's 100m hurdles, it is a pretty

open race. Big crowds. There are preparations going on for the Great

North Run tomorrow. A huge weekend of athletics. We have had all the

kit out this morning on the quayside.

The temperature has just dropped a little bit. One or two rackets being

put on. Thankfully no umbrellas yet. It is not going to rain. -- one or

two jackets being put on. Conditions not too bad today. It is a bit

cooler to what the athletes have been used to. We had a nice summer

in the UK and around the European circuit. Thankfully, the wind has

held off today. It has just been a very light breeze that they have

been running into. Margaret Adeoye has had personal bests for 200, 400

been running into. Margaret Adeoye this year, part of the 4x400 relay

team. She whoa a world medal in the World Championships will stop -- she

won. Let's pop back to the long jump while the women are getting ready.

We are into the third round of this long jump. Nobody has managed to go

further than Chris Tomlinson at the moment. One or two athletes having a

little problem with the run-up. It looks about the same distance as

his second round jump, 7.60 or so, that was. In fact, that first round

jump of over 7.70 by Chris Tomlinson is the only valid jump so far. That

looks as though it is his second valid jump, so Tomlinson stamping

his authority on the competition but no one has jumped over eight metres.

All of the athletes have jumped more than that the season, including the

UK's JJ Jegede. But Chris, who has been around for a long time, 31

years old now, a native of the North East, but now lives in London. 7.83.

His best jump so far. I think he is back in the north-east, actually,

Paul. I think he has moved back. That long jump continues on the far

side. Back here on the Gateshead side, the women just about ready for

the 100m. Ashleigh Nelson and Margaret Adeoye are two medallists.

Aleen Bailey herself is a former relay medallist for Jamaica. She is

32 years of age, not good enough to get in the team these days, even

though she can run in less than 11 seconds. They have so many to choose

from. And then Margaret Adeoye. She actually won the 100m in the

CityGames in Manchester in May. So she is very familiar with this

particular surface. Text to her, from Enfield in Harrowgate, Jankel

Williams, just 19 years of age. Coached by Christine Ohuruogu's

coach. She has got a new personal best in Zurich in the B race a

couple of weeks ago. Ashleigh Nelson, what a talent. Still only

22. She was the youth bronze medallist back in 2007.

As I said, this is a really open race here. It would be difficult to

suggest who might win this. Margaret, theoretically, on paper,

is slowest. She won the CityGames 100m in May. So Bailey on the far

side from Jamaica, Adeoye is in lane two, Bianca Williams, the teenager,

in lane three, and Ashleigh Nelson, closest to the camera. Again, the

crowd go very quiet. A clean start. Adeoye and Nelson

good start. Nelson gets it. Just. From Bailey on

the far side. It was a good start from Ashleigh Nelson. Probably had

half a metre lead at least around about halfway that the Jamaican on

the far side, Aleen Bailey, tried to start to close that time. But Nelson

just hung on, not by very much, maybe by a couple of hundredths in

the end. Pretty good start. Adeoye got a good start as well. Bailey

left a little bit in the blocks. Look at the lead Nelson has got

here. Then all of a sudden Bailey comes back into it, but not enough.

Nelson is probably having the best year of her senior career. Still

just 22 years of age, and surely still capable of running quicker. A

good way to end the year. A nice performance there from

Ashleigh Nelson and I guess she will have taken so much confidence from

coming away from the World Championships with a medal.

Absolutely. 2013 has been a good year for her. Picking up that medal

is always nice but what I would like to see from her now is just working

on that technique a little bit. She sort of kicks her lower leg out a

little bit which I do not think it is optimal for sprinting but she is

a lovely girl, really talented family as well. Let's talk about the

men now. One of the treats this afternoon, Asbel Kiprop, world

champion. World champion, and world champion in 2011 as well. His head

and shoulders above everyone else. Promises to be a great race. That is

and shoulders above everyone else. coming shortly, first the long jump.

PAUL DICKENSON: We are still waiting for a real challenger to come up to

the mark and to say to Chris Tomlinson, you have not got is all

your own way. Has he got it this time? Yes he has! And ironic round

of applause from everybody. They are suddenly finding it very difficult.

Tomlinson, on the other hand, has had three successful jumps. And that

looks round about 7.5 metres all that about, so despite the fact he

has a mark on the board, I do not think the man in the foreground

there is going to have any problems with the distance. 7.33 for the

American. And straight on to the men's mile. Asbel Kiprop is the

former Olympic champion, two times world champion. A lot of 800m

runners, Rimmer, Osagie. Mukhtar Mohammed may be thinking

about moving up to the 1500m. Langford is one of our bright young

talents. We have never seen a sub-4-macro

minute run on this course, usually because the guys have got off pretty

quickly. -- a sub four minute. The World Championships was so

brilliant will stop it was a beautiful performance. -- the World

Championships were brilliant will stop Kiprop has since then been

beaten in the last two races but that does not matter. He was injured

last year in the Olympics and not perform at his best. Van Zanten has

had an odd year. The world silver medallist from last year. -- Olympic

silver medallist. Andrew Osagie says his legs are feeling good this

weekend, which is good to know. What ad for Birgen as well, the Kenyan,

just on the left of the picture as we look at it. A little bit of

wishing and shoving. The way they go. Kiprop is looking for a bit of

room, keeping those legs going. It is a bit deceiving because with our

camera it looks like they have set off quickly. Paula Radcliffe : I am

glad to hear that Andrew Osagie's legs are feeling good as I think

this will be a long way for him. He missed a lot of training with the

injury. I think he will himself to be placed in Moscow and I think he

will find it tough here to stay with be placed in Moscow and I think he

the boys over the mile distance. They started pretty quickly. The top

1500m men in the field have pulled away already. So you never know.

Kiprop bleeding, Birgen alongside him. Then Manzano. Collis Birmingham

moving into fourth place. Michael Rimmer not too far away. Yes, I was

trying to judge from the way the wind was blowing on the track races

but I think they will be running into the wind for a lot of this. If

they can maintain this until they come off the bridge with the wind by

them, we could see a very fast time. Collis Birmingham, the 5000m Mander,

is getting right up and close. Michael Rimmer is looking good.

Andrew Osagie a long way back. He is in about a seventh or eighth place

at the moment. There is a group of five as they come to take their turn

on the swing Bridge. The two five as they come to take their turn

Australian athletes have very fast times. sometimes, especially when

they go off hard as they have done today, it can put them in better

standing. Michael Rimmer is doing well to hang onto that group. Asbel

Kiprop bleeding. -- leading. The diminutive American just tucked in

that group. Collis Birmingham at the barrier. Michael Rimmer is just

behind this group of five. Kiprop cannot afford to let Birgen

getaway. They got up that steep hill. It is about how well you can

transition from the uphill to the downhill and get a little bit of a

jump on the rest of the field as Birgen was able to do there. Not far

to go now. About 250 metres. They will be able to see the red track

ahead of them. Leo Manzano is trying to follow this closely. 150 metres

to go. Garrett Heath, this could be the biggest run of his career.

Birmingham has not given up. They still have 50m to go. Leo Manzano

trying to get back into it as well. But Gareth -- Garrett Heath wins. If

you had looked down the list of starters, the list of the big names,

Garrett Heath, although he has been running pretty well, perhaps we

should have taken more notice of him because that was a good performance.

Paula Radcliffe is going to go down for a bit of a chat. Leo Manzano

always has a good strong finish. You must be pleased with that

performance. Yes, there were a lot of good guys out there. You get a

good crowd here. It was an experience in -- an amazing

experience to be able to come. You are something of a specialist when

experience to be able to come. You it comes to road racing. I do like

to run on the roads. Minnesota has similar temperatures to this, so I

like the cold. It is a great crowd as well. How do you gauge a race

like that? The other guys to get out really hard and I just wanted to

like that? The other guys to get out stay with them. -- took it out. I

kept waiting for somebody to come. I was staring at the scoreboard the

whole way up the home stretch. It is an amazing feeling. I thought I had

it and then I could see those guys right there. I had to dig deep. That

was an amazing performance. Thank you.

The Americans when the men's and women's one mile.

It is a magical day. Mo Farah joins me, he is going to run it. And Paula

Radcliffe, you are the cause record-holder? Yes, I am. It is

counted as downhill. It is point-to-point. There is not a big

drop. It is very steep on to South Shields, and if you come down it too

hard, don't do that. Last time I saw your running, it was around Heathrow

with your twins. It was chaos at the airport. We were away for a week

with the whole family. I really enjoyed it. It was fun. How are you

feeling ahead of tomorrow? Obviously, a brilliant summer with

double gold. How difficult has it been to turn your focus to this

race? Not too difficult because I have always wanted to do it. I

promised Brendan Rodgers that I would do it. But I have had a great

year. It would be great to finish on a high here. And just enjoy it,

really. You promised Brendan that you would do it, but you probably

did not realise that they would invite Haile Gebrselassie. Let's

hear from him. Mo Farah is different. He is different from when

I knew him many years ago. His performance last year and this

year, what ever it is, it is the best. We come to Newcastle and the

best will win. I think Haile Gebrselassie is a little bit

surprised about how well you have progressed. Yes, I remember once he

said that it would be hard to beat the African guys. I was dominating

in Europe at that time, but this was the next step. I was not quite

there. But the last few years, it has been different. In terms of

racing against your idol tomorrow, I should imagine it will be a special

moment for you. Yes, it is incredible what they have achieved

in athletics. I remember watching them in the Sydney Olympics. Then in

the Beijing Olympics. The line-up is incredible. For me, to line up

against Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie, it is just amazing. We

are also excited about the women's race. Nor love lost between the two

back big names. -- two big names. No, no love lost, but it is going to

be a great race. It will be a tough race. I think Dibaba might have the

edge. Now we have the mens IPC T43/T44 100m race.

Certainly, these guys, there they are, waiting patiently for the

start, this rivalry has gone on for the last 24 months. At the world

championship in France, Jonnie Peacock proved he was the man for

the big location, retaining his world title. Then in the London

anniversary games, both athletes were overshadowed by the

controversial Oliveira of Brazil. But Richard Browne sped away. It was

a new world record. Jonnie Peacock losing his world record. Ronald

Hertog of the Netherlands is an lame one. An excellent all-round athlete.

-- is in lane one. The effervescent Richard Browne of the United States.

He smashed the world record at the London anniversary games, to the

surprise of everybody including himself. One of the faces of London

20, Jonnie Peacock. He took Olympic gold and won it's so convincingly.

His European record is 10.84 seconds. Finally, David Prince of

the United States. Another great all-rounder.

Another chance to see this rivalry which has developed a beautifully

over the last 24 months. Richard Browne has yet to beat Jonnie

Peacock in a major championship final. But he is the man who has run

the fastest. Now, if conditions are good, somebody could do something

special here. Richard Browne has the world record, 10.75.

Slower away than we normally see them. Jonnie Peacock is going very

well. He is coming away. 11.09 into a headwind, conditions were against

them. Once again, Jonnie Peacock a headwind, conditions were against

gets the better of the American. There is a record because Jonnie

Peacock has broken the CityGames record of 11.46 which was set at

Manchester earlier this season. That was his first race back from a rest

and treatment for an injury after the Paralympic final. Once again,

Jonnie Peacock takes the major honours. Slower away, but gets back

contract, like an arrow straight through the middle. -- back on

track. Hopefully, the rivalry will continue for many years to come.

Victory for you. World champion. It's fantastic, the Paralympic sport

keeps growing. And the crowds are amazing. Every time we come, it is a

warm reception so a big thank you to everyone, it means a lot. You get a

cheer for every you go, how has life changed for you over the last year?

It has not changed too much. I have been busy, but I still have to get

up for training. I know that this event means a lot to you, having a

Paralympic event within the main event. Yes, Great Britain does it so

well, we did it in Manchester and again today. It is fantastic. Thank

you. CHEERING

Still the third round of this long jump competition.

That, I think, will get a white flag. Everybody is watching the man

at the side of the pit. He is not the most popular man in the business

at the moment because he has given so many red flags, but that looks

OK, and he looks as though he could challenge for second place. It is

currently held by Christian Taylor. So JJ Jegede the ranked third in the

UK. He is in second place! Normally we see Taylor gracing

triple jump is all over the world. This time it is long jump. He made

sure that time he was way, way behind the take-off board. He just

wanted to make sure. I do not think it is particularly long. In fact, it

is just over seven metres. So Tomlinson at 7.83, jeopardy at...

Surely he can do more than that if he gets it right in the fourth

round. It is difficult to adjust from

jumping outdoors on an outdoor surface to what is essentially an

indoor surface. Yes, it is exactly like an indoor surface. It is raised

and quite spring, so do not get the same sort momentum generated. Bit

disappointed to see so many fouls in long jumps, but it is the end of the

season, it is difficult. But the long jumps, but it is the end of the

athletes are enjoying being here. It is incredible. I do think this is

something that the athletes really do appreciate. It is so different to

regular things. The crowds are very do appreciate. It is so different to

close, it is intimate, and the crowds really do get kind. Next

Denise's, daily from -- David Oliver. Great to see him win a title

in Moscow. Yes, in 2010 he was very consistent.

But this year is where it really mattered. He came back, won the

World Championships, and it was the icing on the cake. Aries Merritt

struggled with injury last year. He has just been to Brussels where he

broke the world record. It has not been quite the same season for him.

No, it hasn't. It is having to cope with that, being on such a high two

struggling to find form and the consistency, knowing that people are

going for you because you are the main men. The USA have strong depth

in that 110m hurdles. STEVE CRAM: Yes, and that depth is

shown here to very good effect. Sharman taking on the best in the

world. The world champion, David Oliver. The world champion and

Olympic champion, Aries Merritt. I was chatting yesterday to our

athlete and he said he was looking forward to the race. He said, well,

I could not find a better quality field. It is absolutely right. They

are free eyes who have had a great season in their way. -- they are

free athletes. Wilson spent much of the year

running in a white vest. He did not even have a kit sponsor at the

beginning of this season. He is now world silver medallist. David

beginning of this season. He is now Oliver, great season for him. He has

not broken 13 seconds, though, this year. Next to him, the world

record-holder. He looks as though he might be feeling the cold just a

little bit. You can understand that. For body armour on for Aries

Merritt. And then Sharman, the Belgrave Harrier, with huge

opportunity here to pick up some very big scalps. He is the

Commonwealth medallist. Of course, the Commonwealth Games next year in

Glasgow. He has been unfortunate with injuries in the last couple of

years. An event where he has started to build some real strength and

depth. So Wilson on the far side, then Oliver, Merritt and Sharman

closer to the camera, in the yellow. 110m hurdles. The wind just turned

into their faces in the last race, 1.5 metres per second. A breeze into

the face. Oh, a little twitch from marriage

Matt, may give. -- a little twitch from Merritt, maybe. We will just

have another little look at this. Sharman moves first and then he sets

merit back off. -- he sets Merritt off. That was not Merritt's fault

but he did go. Alan Dell deciding that... He must be in a good mood.

The sun is shining a game. That is what it is. No false start crew. --

no false start. Borini away this time and a very

even break. Wilson overheat the last one but he

won. He hung on for the victory. He crashed, as he often does,

through the last barrier. He hit it very hard. Athletes with less

stature might have gone down there. A pretty even start. Oliver, through

the first few hurdles, was better than Merritt. Just watch Wilson on

the far side. He starts to get close. 13.37 for the win. Merritt,

when he's on good form, is a lovely hurdle. That barrier has come off a

plot worse then Oliver, hasn't it? The same first and second as we had

in the World Championships in Moscow.

David, come on. He is wondering! Congratulations. You clatter one.

Oh, yes. It was a tough race. Great competitors. It is fun out here.

Tell me what this is like for you, as an American coming to run in the

streets or done by the river here. What do you think? It is lovely. I

would not mind doing a whole season of this, having a good time out

here, interacting with the fans. I am just going to get ready to watch

Arsenal play so I am going to go and get ready! You are going to watch

them in the stadium? What do you think about the new stadium?

Amazing. We are still a striker and defender short but in the January

transfer window, hopefully it is going to happen for us. Ladies and

gentlemen, well championed David Oliver!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I love however one is an expert at

football. Just like Christine Ohuruogu, James

Dasaolu has been on top of that as well. It was brilliant up there this

morning. It was a lovely view of Gateshead Newcastle. We were all

having fun out there. It has been a good season. I started off indoors,

I won my first medal for the country indoors, 60m. I made the World

Championship finals. I just want to build on it for next year and more

years to come, to go and build more medals for my country. This is the

last event of May 2013 season. So I will prop to go away for a month or

six weeks and rest my body. I have been competing since January. I will

prop the stock back maybe around the end of October, November time. That

will be running up hills, dragging sleds, being back in the gym. You

know it is all worth it in the end when you run well and win medals for

your country. James certainly is some talent. There he is his --

there is his opposition for today. Certainly thinking back to that

semifinal of the UK Championships 100m when he ran 9.91 seconds. The

second fastest time ever by a British athlete. We knew then that

this guy had talent in his legs. He was eighth in the final at the World

Championships. He did not get the start he wanted and then write his

own admittance it was not his best race of the year, but he made the

World Championship finals. He now knows what it is like to run against

the big men. He ran next to Usain Bolt in the Diamond League. He

finished eighth in the bushels Diamond League, too. -- Brussels.

Hopefully when his fitness improves we really will have somebody who can

go regularly under the ten second mark. Next to him we have Dwain

Chambers. Hard to believe it was 15 athletics seasons ago that he made

his first World Championship final, 1999. His 35 now. Perhaps running

out of time in order to produce his 1999. His 35 now. Perhaps running

best performances still. But he is still a big, big competitor. The

hurdlers are milking this a little bit, aren't they? I think they are

being told there is a race to take place! They do need to try to hurry

this on a little bit. The thing about sprinters is that they run

fast but when they walk back, they walk but very slowly. There is a

brave man going up the 100m they're saying, get off. It is time for the

100m runners to go. The American Ryan Bailey is coming back from a

bad hamstring injury which he suffered in the Diamond League some

months ago. He was finished fifth place in the Olympic final last

year, and consistently under ten seconds. 9.88 he ran on a couple of

occasions during those Olympics. But he did not run particularly well in

the final. He is just on the right-hand side of the screen. Harry

achingly knees rete. 25 years old. Former and junior champion. -- Harry

Aikines-Aryeetey. He certainly can contest. James Dasaolu had a good

season already. Let's hope 2014 will bring him further riches and faster

times. Dwain Chambers, 10.04 this year. A useful time. His lifetime

best goes way back to 1999, 9.97. There is the figure of Ryan Bailey.

Yet to come back to full fitness this season. Last season under ten

seconds almost in every race. He has presented the trophy is to the young

sprinters before the televised meeting started. Schoolchildren from

the North East of England. James Dasaolu, a semifinalist at the

Olympics, now a world championship finalist.

Dasaolu going well. James Dasaolu was coming away. He gets it, 10.91

-- 10.19. Somewhat behind the CityGames record held by Usain Bolt

at 9.91, set in Manchester in 2009. James Dasaolu is finishing off his

season wonderfully well. He has taken some scalps and that has to be

worth something. He stays low for the first 50m. Chambers was going

well at this stage. But no doubt about the winner. I have been very

impressed indeed with James this season. Sometimes, when it has come

to the crunch, to the really big race, he has not managed to produce

the goods. But we know we have a good sprint talent on hands -- on

our hands. Chambers did hang on for second place. Bailey in third. Let's

have a look at the result. Just have a look at the long jump

result. Just one more days to go, the womens

150m with Christine Ohuruogu fresh from her when in Moscow.

10m to go, she was not here. Five metres to go, she was not there.

Three metres to go, she was not there. Did she get it?

Every I watch that, I wonder if it will be different result! I think

people had given up, and I was watching and she came through. As

only she can. What a nail-biting finish. It is still fantastic to

watch it. People might be asking what she is doing to maintain her

strength all the way through? I do not know. There are certain athletes

who like to Chilean and her ass -- certain athletes who like to train

and her training has been set up around that. They did try to do

that. There were some bets on to see how far, how fast she could go

through the 200. But I still do not think she has got to where she would

like to be. But if it works, why change it? That is the way she runs

and everybody knows that. One thing is for sure, she cannot leave it

late today, it is only 150 metres. That is the interesting thing about

these distances, it is a chance for people to test themselves in

unfamiliar territory. Shana Cox, a bronze medallist in the really. Her

combined winning time... She has won three gold medals. Natasha Hastings,

you best champion this year, finished fifth in Moscow. A silver

medal in the really for the American four x 14 -- relay.

Sally Pearson may well be the favourite here. She is better warmed

up. There are some dark clouds overhead, a bit of a gnome for what

is coming tomorrow. -- omen. This is slightly on the short side for

Christine Ohuruogu. Sally Pearson. This as the favourite.

Shana Cox get a very good start. Sally Pearson moves into the lead.

Pearson just pulling away a little bit. Hastings is coming back. She

might yet get this. It is tied on the line. Very tight. Pearson is

tired after her earlier exploits. Very close on the line. Hastings is

not sure. We will need a photograph to settle that. Shane Cox gets a

good start. But look at Hastings. Sally Pearson is undoubtedly tired,

her second race of the afternoon. I think Pearson just gets that. Photo

finish. Sally Pearson by the smallest of margins.

Two wins for Sally Pearson. Congratulations. Two races and two

wins. That is the longest running and have done all year and I am

really tired right now. It feels and have done all year and I am

good to finish with a win. Now I can go back home tomorrow and just enjoy

my time on the beach. 30 degrees at home when I get there. Just as it

loads over here. You have got some work to do because I hear you have a

book coming out. Yes, I a book coming out telling about how I

became the best hurdler in the world. Well done and good luck at

the Common of in Glasgow. Thank you. Christine, what do you make of

today? Fantastic. I would like to thank everybody for coming out

today. It is fantastic. We are always happy to come back here. I am

sure they will want to thank you for a great season, a world championship

gold. The most important thing today is to come out and thank the British

public for supporting us. It is great that we have such great

support. Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause and a cheer for

Christine Ohuruogu, our world champion.

A great atmosphere. She has had a great season. We are just about

done. But plenty more sport to come. Lots of action still going on down

here. We have got the many runs, the junior great North run. It is all

inspirational stuff. Let us inspired you. Inspire you to

get your trainers on, to get your heart racing. To prove people

wrong, to push as hard as you can. And keep coming back for more. We

want to inspire all generations. We want to inspire you and get you

inspired. I think we are just about finishing

in time because it is looking pretty dark. It has been a great way. Yes,

it is such a great event. The athletes are relaxed and they enjoy

it. It has been a great season, lots to comment on. In terms of

highlights this afternoon, probably Sally Pearson? Incredible. It

underlines what an incredible athlete she is. Great speed, a great

technician. From a British point of view, Christine Ohuruogu. She has

had a fantastic season. She has underlined what kind of a champion

she is. We will see you tomorrow for the

great North run. We have the best half marathon field ever sampled. Mo

Farah, Haile Gebrselassie and bikini. I do not forget Defar

against Dibaba. See you tomorrow.