Diamond League - Oslo Athletics

to live Diamond League athletics on BBC 36789 we are trackside in the

Bislett stadium in Oslo. The Dream Mile features this evening. Plenty

more beside and lots more apprenticeship interest. Even when

we were competing, lots of Brits would come to Oslo? Yes, the

promoters had a chat to each other and linked across. It worked well

for our schedules and that's continued. We've got lots of Brits

on show, which is good for us. One name in particular who has competed

and perhaps we thought would never compete again is Phillips Idowu Yes,

it was nice to see him competing but I think he would be disappointed

with his performance. In training apparently he's had problem hitting

the board. When you've missed a lot of competitions that is a mistake

that can happen, but it was great to see him back. An athlete in the

twilight of his career, and an extra pick Anzhi to this -- piquancy to

this. In contrast Richard Kilty is the

world indoor champion. He beat a stellar field to take that title,

surprising many people in the audience watching. I think its will

be time for Richard to think he needs to get under that 10. 1. 0

mark. It is going to be tight. The women's 400 metre hurdles is our

first event. Eilidh Child had a strong performance. She's one of

these athletes you can really rely on. She is under a lot of pressure,

because Scotland at the Commonwealth Games and that nation will be

expecting her to deliver and do well. And Kaliese Spencer from

Jamaica as well. Won in Rome last Friday, 53. 97.

Kemi Adekoya, won Doha in a personal best. Beat Spencer there but hadn't

raced since. Lane 6 is empty. Kori Carter a late

withdrawal. Natalya Antyukh, big and powerful, very fast, a former indoor

champion over the flat 400. Watch her. And in lane 8 is Shevon

Stoddart. Her personal best goes back to 2005, nine years ago. She's

coming back to something lows to her best. This is very much a clash

between Kaliese Spencer, who won in Rome, and Kemi Adekoya, who beat

Spencer in Doha three weeks ago but hasn't raced since. An interesting

return to the racing fold for the Bahrainian. She is in five.

anybody has gone off the quickest perhaps it is Adekoya in lane 5. The

third lane is empty. In the red Adekoya moving well. Eilidh Child

down the back straight. Runs so confidently. She said she's feeling

really good about her hurdling at the moment. Child in the centre of

the picture hurdling well, but Spencer beginning to surge there, a

powerful Jamaican there. In lane 4 the powerful Adekoya. Passed by

Spencer. Eilidh Child battling away. Tiffany Williams in the blue, but

expense hear a battle on her hand. Adekoya trying to go... Oh my word.

That camera angle is far from perfect but I think Spencer might

have hung on. Adekoya certainly did effectively, her first race in three

or four weeks. Spencer battling hard. Eilidh Child running really

well. Adekoya rallied so well. She - but Spencer ran a very even paced

race she has a good deal left in the final stages of the race to run them

down. She wasn't really in it at 200 metres. That's exactly the way she

ran in Rome, when she won there. The time is being diminished by this

blustery wind. 54. 94 the time on the clock. Spencer is dominant at

the moment. She leads the diamond race. 55. 33 for child, Colin. After

a 54 last week in Rome, perhaps a little business disappointed? I

think it is pretty blustery at the moment and that will have an effect

on all the events today, especially the early events. It is early, it

needs to calm down a little bit. That's why the dream run is at the

end. It was gusting all over the place. I was standing at the start

trying to work out what stride to do. I was trying to do 15 but I like

a tailwind to do that. Round the bend it was so windy I don't even

know what happened. It was a little bit messy. The conditions are

important, because you never know what you will come up against in

Scotland at Hampden Park, eh? Yes. It will give me an advantage in

Glasgow. We are all in the same boat at the end of the day. Next up the

you've got the European team championships chosen to do, that a

lot of senior athletes have chosen to avoid that. You will go there as

one of the veterans. How are you looking forward to that I love the

European Championships. We are working as a team, and you don't get

that very often in athletics. I am looking forward to it. Eilidh, good

luck with that. Thank you. Eilidh Child third place in the 400 metre

hurdles, but there's much more to come over the next couple of hours.

We'll be looking tore 16 metres plus tonight. Allyson Felix crashed out

of the World Championships last summer. Tonight it is 200 metres as

her comeback continues. And that includes Britain's Jody

Williams, who runs 100m alongside her team-mate Asha Philip.

The Dream Mile is always one of the highlights here at Bislett.

Do get in touch with us on social media. Colin has already put up a

picture of me with my make-up on. We can't believe that the world

record has gob. And in his -- the world record has gone. And in his

home nation. After he did such a wonderful jump, we didn't see him

again, because he injured himself. I think he will look forward to

putting down the gauntlet to the rest of the athletes here, because

he likes to demonstrate how good he is. He is a supreme athlete, a great

competitor. I'm looking at the conditions. It is going to be a

little bit blustery. Where the pole vault takes place is at an evening

al, so it will be interesting to see how it affects their performances.

And outdoors he hasn't yet cleared 6 metres? Not yet. Not yet. He will be

looking forward to doing that. I think he will demonstrate he is more

than capable of doing that. He will want to get close to his indoor

best, which is the overall world record now. Bubka is here, Seb Coe

is here, but the main guest gets a plate with their face on it. This

time it is this man, Carl Lewis. One of the things we mentioned when he

was doing this is his sense of self possession the Americans had. If we

were in that car we would be embarrassed but he is lapping it up.

It is a long time since he's been here, so there'll be great memories

for Carl. The applause, he was milking that. The athletes based in

the United States, rarely do they come to Europe and experience this

atmosphere. They haven't done it for an age. He enjoyed it. He had a

wonderful interview a back off that presentation. It was lovely to hear

his voice. It was like a monologue. It is great to debate who is the

greatest of all time. We always talk in this country who is the greatest

Olympian, but in world athletics would it be Carl lieu is? The

greatest greatest because he is the most medalled? It hat to be his 1984

performance in Los Angeles, a home performance and a tough competition.

He pulled out something that was, well, it has never been achieved

since. He is right up there. But a lot of athletes could debate that.

Usain Bolt, his performances are spirit special too. The other thing

with Carl Lewis is four consecutive long jump titles, perhaps the last

one, in Atlanta, beating Mike Powell, he perhaps shouldn't have

won but did because of the strength of his personality. They asked him

that same question, which one of those medals were the most

important, and he said that in 1996 at leanta. He was 35 and he

surprised everybody, including himself, he could win that title.

Now the men's steeplechase. Watch out for the Kenyans in this one.

Talk of a world leading time. Haron Lagat, the Kenyan, who has

been asked to take the two months ice two minutes 42 the 2000. -- some

pacemakers. Evan Jager, the American, broke the record in his

first-ever 3000m steeplechase. There is Jager. Eight minutes six he ran

in 2012. There is Kipruto. Lots of talent here, the Olympic champion in

2008. Phil on the sixth lap when defending his title in 2012. Birech

is in great form. He was fourth in Doha. Then he won in Rome and then

the trials. There is Koech, steeplechase bronze Olympic

medallist in 2004. He does not run very well at altitude. It is

interesting to see Jager, how well he will go. He was third in the

Diamond mile race, one of the long-distance races to suit all. We

are looking for two minutes 40. That is eight minute pace, and that will

tell us if they actually along with this. Koech is at the front, so is

Birech. As long as they stay in contact with the serious pace. As

they go around that bend we will get a split on that first 1000. It has

always promised a lot, the steeplechase, we nearly got a world

record a year or so ago. It just missed it by 100th of a second. We

always feel the talent is here with the leading time of eight minutes or

83. -- 80183. It is a tall order, asking them to

turn out the eight minute pace. Evan Jager come in second place, by

the way, people talk about him having a shot at the US record here,

which has is on record, eight minutes and six seconds from a few

years ago. He ran close to that ten days ago, pretty tasty for a

steeplechase. In second place in the red, Jager, he is full of confidence

at the moment. Back to the pole vault, Konstantinos

Filippidis. His first attempt at 5.60 for the

Greek. A good competitor, though he is only

cleared 5.62 this year, so he is nearing his limits so far this

season. That was smooth from the 27-year-old.

The next height will be at 5.70. He starts a fresh, so to speak,

after that first-time clearance, he will put those failures behind them.

There is a familiar figure, Renaud Lavillenie, world record holder.

6.16, he runs over it. That is his opening height, no trouble at all

for the 27-year-old Frenchman. He is a great world record-holder now, but

there is -- there is no such thing from high jump perspective of indoor

and outdoor world records. He is undisputed world number one at the

moment and he has won the last two competitions here over the

pole-vault. The first kilometre was fast, 2.38 .88 which is inside the

pace if they can maintain this. The pace is very strong indeed, just

what was asked for and Jager has gone with the pacemaker, Birech has

latched onto him. Koech is behind him, then Kipruto,

Olympic champion from 2008. 8.04 this season, and Jager looks full of

confidence. This is fascinating, we can see Evan Jager really going for

it here. He has a really good set of cards up

his sleeve. 13.02 he ran for 5000 in Brussels at

the end of last summer. 3.53, he is not hanging around on the flat for

one mile, and he is a former 1500m runner who took to the steeplechase

when he could not make it a mile. He has a lovely, lazy stride, Evan

Jager. The steeplechase when he could not make it a mile. He has a

lovely, lazy stride, Evan Jager. He and certainly break his US record.

-- he could certainly. Birech has recognised the pace,

because he is happy to sit there behind Jager, and Jager has the job

now of leading the race. This is a very, very spread out

race, and I'm not surprised, Jager is really taking them on.

We're watching the clock to see how quick it is, but that first 2.38 was

very promising indeed. Jager is taking them on. His fifth

steeplechase he broke the North American record, 8.06.81.

This is territory he has never been in.

Darya Klishina in the long jump now. One of the pin-up girls of the

sport, her opening effort. Goodspeed, just cuts astride a

little bit on that opening effort. -- good speed.

Darya Klishina, and her coach has now based herself in Florida, bought

herself an apartment close to the training centre. Former world junior

champion. That is solid enough. Chris Huhne --

from Daria covers -- 6.62 from Daria Cucina.

-- Darya Klishina. Jager has to settle for second place

at the moment. In third place is Hilary Kipsang

Yego, then behind him is Koech, then Kipruto.

They are about 100m or so behind, and Jager and played all the --

Birech have not given up. This is good to be very quick indeed.

Jager looking strong in second place. The gap has stayed around ten

metres. Birech Lukasz Kubot in Rome, full of running and he is doing well

tonight. Evan Jager is looking not really strong. -- Birech looked

supreme in Rome. Birech is well into the final 1000

and looks very strong. The bill will go and that will encourage everyone.

Hilary Kipsang Yego insert place behind Jager, then some way down is

running talent -- Bremen pallette -- Brahim Taleb.

There is no gap come it is marginal, around another five or six

metres, but Birech, he promised in Rome and delivered that, he has

promised there, he got a fast-paced pacemaking earlier on, Haron

Lagat's pacemaking was superb. And Jager... A little starter.

What has he got down the street? 7.43.44 on the clock.

They have slowed down a little bit in the final third of the race, but

it will be very close to eight minutes for Birech, just outside by

the look of it, but it warmly will be just outside eight minutes.

8.02.38. And Jager, 8.06. That is a very good run by the American,

roughly the same as its personal best, but my goodness me this is the

stage on which to perform. I tell you what, Evan Jager I think

has just missed his US record, 8.06.974 Evan Jager. He is around

two tenths of a second out side it. Birech blew him away mid-race, it

would have been good for someone to chase for Jager.

It may have stretched a little too long, the gap, between them.

Birech control that, didn't he? He let Jager lead then ran that last

part. He did not have anyone to really fight with on that final part

of the race, but it is a great time of eight minutes two seconds .3 is

-- 8.02.37. Birech looking supreme. Evan Jager,

film star looks and it is great to see the header mini of the Kenyans

taken apart there. That is a brand-new ten in -- great

to see the hegemony of the Kenyans taken apart.

That is a brand-new Kenyan competing.

Evan Jager, fantastic performance, just two tenths of his US record.

Great performance, good to see. Just before we came on air it was

the men's 400m hurdles. Great anticipation for that because Ashton

Eaton, the world record-holder in the decathlon, was going for this.

Also, Rhys Williams from Great Britain was due to be on this.

Unfortunately he was disqualified for a false start. This is what

happened when they got away for real.

No problem with the start this time, and Ashton Eaton has gone on

very quickly indeed. He is right up on Van Zyl, who is a sub 48 man at

his best. It is a very hard run the first 200m by Ashton Eaton.

Johnny Dutch is going well in the outside, chasing Magi of Estonia.

Schirrmeister is going well with a lot to do. Van Zyl has been run

right down at the moment. Ashton Eaton is powering round to 300m.

What an athlete, he is leading at the moment, Johnny Dutch coming into

second place, then you have Van Zyl. Into the home straight. Ashton

Eaton, and Johnny Dutch, these two, I said don't discount Johnny Dutch

committee has the experience, but Eaton was coming through and wins it

easily. Johnny Dutch in second place, Van Zyl comes through, 49.16.

Now time to the 400m hurdler 's. You have won your Diamond League

meeting, I was that? I am pleased, it was a good race.

The timing was not stupendous but it was consistent for me come in the

low 49s, that just means I have to import 48, and the crowd was great.

How serious are you about it? There are no championships this year, I do

away from the decathlon at the moment completely?

Anything I do I take very seriously. It is serious in the sense that

every time I race I tried to include myself and win. It is not serious in

that I do not see myself doing a Championship.

In terms of the rest of the season, do you have a time in your head? I

know you are very competitive. I am competitive. I fill sorry for

them, tough race. I do not like to set goals.

If I try to beat people, the times will come. It would be nice to do

48, absolutely. I will see if it happens or not. We have been in awe

of what you have achieved. Thank you for talking to us. Thank

you, guys, appreciate it. Ashton Eaton, it is all right to set

goals. Colin, we were chatting earlier in

the hotel and you think, talking about another multi-event, Jessica

Ennis-Hill, who is obviously expecting around the time of the

Commonwealth Games, may this we away for her, the 400m hurdles?

I think she would be majestic as this. She is a British record holder

already at the 100m hurdles. She has great speed and endurance, she goes

under 23 seconds already in the 200m, and at the end of a gruelling

pentathlon she still manages a great 800m. The 400m hurdles is that

perfect, the nation of all of those things that are needed, strength,

endurance, speed, technical ability. And with Katarina Johnson-Thompson

going so well with a point score that would have won Moscow last

year, maybe the appeal would be to go for something different.

Sometimes athletes need new challenges. She will just have come

back from childbirth. Jessica, I am pushing you to watch the 400m

hurdles. Next up is the women's 800m, which

features Jess Judd. She was one of the average for us last year. She

won Diamond League meeting in Birmingham. Her form trailed off

towards the end of the year, but still broad smiles to everyone.

A lovely athlete, she really bounced on the scene with energy and

enthusiasm. I am not sure she has actually running such a big area

stadium, and quality field, also. We have three former world

champions. Caster Semenya, not in the greatest

format of the moment. She is struggling at 2.05. To see

your competing something else. There is lots of talent in this field and

it makes it competitive. That is what Jess Judd may need.

Well, Jess Judd, we will talk to her about that when she comes off the

track. Paula Radcliffe was a great support

and help to her during the time when she fractured one of her bones.

Back in the deep end here. Back to the commentary team. Angelika

Cichocka of Poland, a silver medallist in the world indoors in

March. She shares lane 6 with Ajee Wilson, reigning junior champion.

Eunice Sum in wonderful form. Had big wins in Doha and Rome. Selma

Kajan in lane 8 with Janeth Jepkosgei. Jepkosgei won here in

2006. She isn't in that form at the moment. The women's 800.

I don't think I've ever seen quite so many lanes being shared in an 800

metres. It looks more like a 100. The lumbering figure of Caster

Semenya in purple has gone off quickly. Can she hold it together?

She finished in 10th in Rome. Pacemaker Selma Kajan of Australia.

She needs a healthy pace to stretch this field out. It is dangerously

big considering the speed they are moving at. Jessica Judd running a

very cautious race. She's third from the back in the long white socks to

the right of picture. The field still all there. They need 56 or 57

with the rest of the field tucked in. Jepkosgei is in third. 57. 45 is

just about spot on. Maybe a little on the slow side considering the

size of the pack. Sum is in second pace, then Jepkosgei. Wilson in

fourth place. Jessica Judd in 8th at the moment for Great Britain. Easing

past the little figure of Brenda Martinez. Sum, who dominated in Rome

and looked so impressive in recent ways, Judd has run a sensible,

cautious race as the young Briton. She won the diamond in Birmingham

last year. Wilson into third place, but Sum striding away in front. Here

comes Wilson, a good run from her. Jepkosgei struggling in fourth.

Coming through Cichocka. Wilson hanging on to second place, Jessica

Judd in third. There is a strong wind down the home strait. It is

gusting here in the Arena. Sometimes it can swirl and be in the faces of

the athletes. Eunice Sum underlining her dominance. She went out in front

behind the pacemakers. She got out of trouble early, staid up in front.

-- staid up in front. -- stayed up in front. Wilson did a very good

job, but so did Jessica Judd. I've watched her as a youngster for many

years and now in the senior ranks on the tracks she's beginning to show

great form. A best of sub-2. On this form chasing this sort of athletes

she's going to do that again and even better. We could well be

looking at the next Commonwealth champion there in the figure of

Eunice Sum. She is already world champion. Went out in the elite of

the Olympics in 2012, which is a -- but she's a very different athlete

now. Ivana Spanovic in the women's long jump. The second round. No jump

in the first round. A hang technique and that looks good. It could be

challenging the lead position. Gets the white flag.

Safe. Gets a very good leg shoot at the end. A very basic technique.

Just a bit of a fall back but not too much.

What's she done and where is she? 6. 67. Second place. One very happy

Jessica Judd is here. A massive smile. Did you wake up this morning

think you felt that good you could run that quickly? No, my parents

will be getting texts from me. I wanted to get the standard. My

season didn't start well. I fractured my back in the winter. I

can't believe it! You've missed three months of running during the

winter? Yes. It's been a stressful time, but Rob has utter faith in me.

My granddad watching at home. Everyone had faith in me. I've been

telling everyone I can go under two and annoying everyone, and now I've

done it. I was worried for you halfway. What were you thinking? I

was worried too! I thought I've learnt from my sister to keep the

elbows out. You were boxed in at the back. You pushed your way through.

You are still a teenager with tremendous maturity. It was one of

the biggest fields we've seen. The biggest field and the most talented

run I've run against, but I knew I had to up my game. All the British

ladies have run so well. I wanted to be with them. Hopefully I can get

back into training. And the next target is the trials? I was injured

for it last year. Now it is probably the reverse, so at least I can try

to progress. We are going to show a results graphic. 1. 59. 77 your

personal best. When you look back to the dark times that you had over the

course of the winter, it is amazing how it's turned around. I would like

to thank everyone, especially in Park City, who head me get through.

Thank you to everyone. It's been brilliant. I'm really happy to be

back. And Paula Radcliffe was a great help and support to you Yes,

she's my role model, so to have help from someone like that is brilliant.

I wouldn't be here without them. Jess, you're a star. You were

fantastic last year and I have a feeling you might be better this

year. I hope soft. Thank you very much. It takes you back doesn't it

getting PBs and the joy of going out and running or jumping. It was

interesting. We got the result before Jessica did. We were waiting

to explain to her. As soon as she realised what we said, she jumped up

and down. It was brilliant to see. This is a great start for her. She

gained a lot of experience in a busy field taking on great athletes.

Massive ticks all the way. She talked about getting back into

training. Having missed a lot through injury, not to run out of

steam by running too much too soon? She has maturity, which will see her

through if you think about it. She has a lot of good people around her.

That will fill her with confidence. Last year was a learning curve.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Commonwealth Games and for her

the trials. Whatever happens for the rest of the night, it's been

fantastic. Next up is the women's 400 metres. No Christine Ohurugu.

I'm slightly disappointed but this is a good competitive field. When we

are talking about track and field athletes it is about the head to

head. Back to the come at a timers. Pretty good by Natasha Hastings.

Montsho beginning to eat up the ground. Making ground on

Williams-Mills now. On the outside Hall going pretty well. As they come

through to 300 metres, in lane 4 is Montsho. Williams Mills coming BAE

now and Hastings is coming through. Williams Mills winning this one.

Once again the Jamaican shows real form. She won in Shanghai. Ran a 49.

8 split in the relaze competition recently. It was a pretty hard

battle wasn't it? It was, but that is a perfect three for her. Look at

her pumping the arms. There is a worry about Montsho's form. She went

off very aggressively and paid the price down the home strait.

Williams-Mills at the age of 32, like a fine wine she's getting

better and better. Just outside 50 seconds there, but it will come.

Colin, worrying form for Montsho. You do worry how much of an impact

that loss to Christine that will be. She had that world title in the bag

it seemed, but didn't run through the line. It's been tough for her.

It is tough. For any athlete when you were expecting to deliver and it

is snatched from you, you can imagine how frustrating it can. But

she's a class act. She knows what it can take to get to this level. You

can understand she will be a little disappointed. But that run by

Novlene was pretty strong. She's lost many world titles in that same

situation, where she had it snatched at the last second. We heard the

conditions are blustery. That was worth sub-50? I think so. That I

think was a run that was there or thereabouts, so it is on its way.

Lots of action in the field, but let's catch up with the women's long

jump. That is the lead. You can see the

graphic line over the pit. It has got to be seven metres. Hits the

board spot on. That's as perfect as it gets. Lovely hang, good leg

shoot. Follows through. Doesn't sit back on it that. Surely is close on

seven metres. The lead by a good margin. World long jump champion in

2005 remember. A re-emergence here. Got a world best... Oh, 7. 02 and

that's a new world best. She's US just bettered her -- she's just

bettered her previous result. She takes the lead.

Renaud Lavillenie, a first attempt at 5. 70 metres.

He is sun inhibited, does what he has to do. So uncomplicated

mind-wise. Oh yes, I think he is pleased with that. He's quick. He's

athletic. The plant was superb. He injects real force into that pole,

which kindly gives it back to him. He clears that comfortably.

Absolutely superb. with Asha Philip and Jodie Williams.

We had a stunning performance in the men's 100m. The time got us all by

surprise. It was a strong performance because

it was a competitive race, a race where you finish runner-up to

someone like Richard Thompson from Trinidad and Tobago. We have seen

him go under 9.9 deal. We know that time is legit. That is always the

first thing people ask. -- we have seen him go under 9.90. It was a

class performance. He finished with a massive personal

best and to this day he says he is still surprised to get round that

quickly. We saw him in Manchester and there

was not really an inkling that he had 9.96 in the tank, was there?

Or, sometimes these things just happen. You have worked hard in the

winter and things just click. That day he was competitive, the

conditions were good. There were lots of great

performances that weekend, so you have to think the conditions were

pretty smart. It will put a good smile on his face and as I am

concerned it really sets up our sports scene very well indeed.

We will talk about that later on, Richard Kilty is also going later

on. Now the women's 100m and two

athletes who have been brilliant, Jodie Williams and Ashley Phillips,

who are now looking to make it in the senior ranks. -- Asha Philip.

We have seen already Asha Philip indoors showing she is at confident

sprinter. Both of these athletes, as you say, where great juniors, and

had their problems, as well. They had injuries, bad form, but it is

their time to turn. They have that ability to turn. Asha Philip I saw

earlier and she was really confident with a big smile, so I am hoping,

really, that with these conditions she can deliver something special.

They have both struggled with injury and when you are young you have such

great hope and expectation, your career is in front of you, and it

can be difficult to deal with, perhaps you do not have the maturity

it takes to nurse yourself through as we have seen Jess Judd do.

Not just that, it is having the right kind of people around who will

help you through those dark moments because every single day is hell,

living hell when you have a passion and desire to do something to the

best of your ability. Jodie Williams, she has struggled

with form, she has changed coaches and that kind of transition when you

are young is difficult to happen -- to handle.

Now it is important to shake it all out, put it behind you and train on

what you love. When you have been this kind of

child prodigy almost, people expect you to make that smooth transition,

it is almost as if you need a couple of tough years to shake it off and

start again. And that can build a whole career

because now you start to believe in yourself.

When you look back you think of all of the things you have gone through

and managed to come back. It will put both athletes in good stead for

the future. Now the women's 100m, no real dominant athletes like great

opportunity. -- no dominant athletes, saw a great

opportunity. Jodie Williams, former junior

champion at 100m. 11 point 20 this season. Ezinne Okparaebo of Norway,

record-holder at all sprint distances, very much a European

affair, this. Then, for Jamaica, Alim Bailey,. She

has 1116 this season. All very close. Asha Philip for Great

Britain, fourth in the World Indoor Championships. Very competitive

fare. She starts well. Cechova of Czechoslovakia, her personal best is

11.19. Lee, Soumare, Lawson, Williams,

Okparaebo, Bailey, Philip and Cechova.

The women's 100m. I think that is lame three, that

looked like Lakeisha Lawson to me. -- lane three. Was it Okparaebo?

I saw a flinch from lane three, Lakeisha Lawson, unless someone else

beat her to that. I think there is going to be a casualty here, Tim.

I thought it was to the left. Let's look again, watch Okparaebo in the

pink. The first which was from Jodie

Williams, actually. -- the first twitch. We have already had a Rhys

Williams disqualified. There were several problems there on

the start. Let's hope that it is a green card. It looked as though

there were a lot of people moving early. Okparaebo of Norway, I wonder

whether it is her. She seemed to be worried a little bit.

Now then, the officials making sure they have got it right on the

electronic start. Here comes our card, what is it? Who is it? It is a

yellow. It is like a get out of jail card!

Right, let's breathe again! Lee, Soumare, Lawson, Williams,

Okparaebo, Bailey, Philip and Cechova. The women's 100m.

This is very nervous moments for these women. No one outstanding as a

favourite in this race, let's be honest.

I weigh this time, and certainly Okparaebo got well. Soumare was

going strongly, very very strongly from the second lane. Soumare under

Lawson, and are right on the inside, you know Lee. 11.18 the

time. -- Muna Lee. Myriam Soumare has a best of 11.33

this season. She looked very strong. She hit the front very

early, 11.18 her time, and that is a season 's best.

Just looking at Jodie Williams. Just losing a little bit of ground to

Okparaebo on the near side, losing a lot of ground now.

The top three lanes, as I said... They got out of the blocks very

well. Jodie Williams was upright very quickly, did not get a

brilliant start in lane before, but no doubting Soumare's dominance

there, a comfortable win. Not the tidiest of sprinters, certainly in

the latter stages it was becoming ragged, but Lakeisha Lawson to her

late and I think Lee taking third place to her left. 11.18, up to

11.24. That is clear daylight, in effect,

in sprinting camps. That was a good run.

Pretty even, then all of a sudden from lane two, Myriam Soumare

started to move away. She made no mistake here at all.

There is the result of that 100m, Soumare, 11.18, season 's best.

11.414 Asha Philip, she is alongside me. Not that I you were looking for,

tell us how that race was. It was a bit awkward.

I got out of the start, the middle part was rusty.

My coaching did not work out today, but the ending was strong which I

have been working hard on. At least I can get to 100 and feel OK about

it, it is just putting the whole race together.

You see getting to 100, you were very strong at the end. What went

wrong with the transition phase out of the start into the middle phase?

I think I was thinking too much rather than running on my own race.

I was contributing on other athletes, which is the wrong thing

to do. At least I held it together to the end. Hopefully next time, I

have not had that many races and I have not had violence, so I am sure

by the second round I will be even better. You know, 11.41, I am not

happy with the time, but it will come and I know it will. I think it

will, good luck for the rest of the season, Asha Philip.

It promises to be a great summer of sport in track and field.

Yes, European Championships, Commonwealth Games, Diamond League

already happening on the BBC committee should be a great watch,

and the weekend after next we will be live in Germany for the European

Championships, competing 14 points against the rest of Europe. In case

you have been on the planet Mars or you have not been reading the papers

or watching television, the World Cup - football - starts tomorrow.

BBC1 at 10:35pm tomorrow night, Gary Lineker and the team in Rio with

preview. Colin, who is your money on?

Brazil. I am going to go Argentina.

They got Player of the Year, what are you talking about?

Big news at the moment circulating by the Telegraph, Mo Farah is going

to run the 5000m and 10,000m in the Commonwealth Games.

It is an interesting challenge for Mo Farah. They are to direct

finals, so it will be much easier. It is nice to see him there. We were

discussing earlier that he has done the -- European Championships and

double World Championships, but he has not doubled the Commonwealth

Games. It is fitting for him to do this, but it will be tough. There

are a couple of competitors who are looking for Mo.

They certainly are, the men's 1000m is up next, one of them really

looking out for Mo will be Ndiku of Kenya, and he himself will be

looking out for Galen Rupp. He is in great form. Let's see how

this one pans out. They start in the two to lawns and

will break as they come into the home straight.

-- the two actual ons. There are two pacemakers, and we expect them to

only run for three or four laps,. The second pacemaker will hope to

take them to 3000. 62 seconds per lap. That works around 4.08 per

mile, and that is for three miles. Soi has just moved up and he waved

Rupp through, saying unit have to chase because the pacemakers have

two other glance round, they are no use to anyone 20 metres in front.

They are really not helping the vast majority of the field at the moment.

Rupp is back in third place behind the two pacemakers. That is the

reason the pack is some way down, with Galen Rupp now isolated in

fourth place. He has surged down the back straight. He is trying to close

up on the pacemakers but they went through much too quickly. That was

59, 60 seconds. We have seen that happen on several

races and it is a bit worrying when you wonder who asked for the pace.

Certainly, you have some experience in there, but Rupp is making no

mistakes whatsoever, is he? Julius Yego, first round of the

javelin for him, of Kenya. Fourth in the World Championships in Moscow

last year. Very strong.

That is just over the 80. The wind is not helping terribly, they need

just a slight wind over their throwing shoulder to execute a

really good throw with these modern designed javelins. Julius Yego,

80.83 he leads at the moment. Shara Proctor, this is her fourth round

jump. 6. 49 her best so far. That certainly looked better. A good

approach. Hit the board quite well. Hit the board very well indeed.

White flag confirms that's a good hit on the board. Nice little hang.

Long position in the middle of that jump. Good control. What's she got?

Still waiting. 6. 78. A season's best. Second place. That's better.

Vitezslav Vesely in the javelin is the reigning world and European

champion. He's won the last two seasons, in 2012 and #13rks. He's --

in 2012 and 2013. That I think is good enough to take the lead. 83 or

thereabouts for Vesely. He threw that distance in London qualifying,

but only 373. 34 in the final. 383. 17 takes him into the lead. -- 83.

17 takes him into the lead. The two pacemakers are still isolated. They

need to drop back and make contact with the pack and drag them up into

a decent tempo. Rupp leads the pack between the game

makers. Alamirew and Koech and Lopez Lomong and Gebremeskel is there as

well. So is Ndiku, the tall figure in 10th place. I won't tell you he

is wearing a yellow vest, as that doesn't help any of us. They are

coming towards 2,000 metres. That's pedestrian for men of this calibre.

At this rate they will struggle to break 13 minutes.

Rupp is in second and Alamirew is third. Then Koech, Lomong, Ndiku.

The tall figure Ndiku looking up at the big screen to see what's going

on. 64. 49, that's a 65 second lap. It is a great shape. They were not

doing anything like what was planned. That happens so often these

days where we are told about a pace that's requested and it doesn't

happen. Yes, and this race will be a negative split in terms of what

happens in the second part, because Rupp will want to show real form

here but he's been let down by the pace overall of this race.

Pacemakers haven't been that helpful thus far. Ndiku is always in the

right place at the right time. He's got a terrific finish on him. He is

in 17th place at the moment. That's a bit quicker on that lap. It has

picked up, but that's the pacemaker I think.

Maltre Mohr a third and final vault. If Maltre Mohr had to beat

Lavillenie he would have had to have a greater hate. No, he's gone and

Lavillenie has won yet another and stands alone with three vaults all

clear. The javelin, Yego's second attempt. 80. 383 in the first round.

-- 80. 83 in the first round. That looks a little better. He really is

a hour house. There's no finesse about him. He really does give it a

wallop, that 800 gram javelin. Whacks it hard. Second place at the

moment. The wind is causing a problem, as it did in Eugene.

They've gone through 3,000. They are 10-15 seconds outside what was asked

for. Nobody prepared to commit themselves and push it along that

pack or make contact with the pacemakers, which is a shame. So

many of these men have broken 13 minutes. The aim for Galen Rupp this

season is to win races with aggression, to be more determined to

win. The times are secondary. In Eugene they had the bonus of a

fabulous win and a quick time. Imane Merga has separated from the pack.

Rop leading from Rupp. Then Alamirew. Koech in fourth.

Pitkamaki, a second throw for him. He became a dad on Monday. Wife and

baby are doing well. He's got a son. And that could be around 84 on that

line. I think that could well be the lead. That looks a limb better for

Pitkamaki. He's had his ups and downs in the last few seasons. The

battles with Andreas Thorkildsen in 2008. He's lost a lot of sleep, he

says. Being a dad's not easy. We know that don't we? Here they go

with three laps to go. They've slowed on that one. Nobody is

prepared to be the first to go. Rop is up against the likes of Ndiku,

Gebremeskel and Alamirew. Gebremeskel won here in 2012, the

last time 5,000 was held in this stadium. Ang ang, what's he --

Kangogo, what's he doing there. They have just oh two laps to go. Galen

Rupp paying close attention to the front end. It is Longosiwa from al,

a then Rupp, then Kangogo, and then a gap to the others with this

acceleration. Two laps to run. That lap was a 61. 04. No wonder gaps

appeared. 60. 8 for the front end of that field. They head into the back

straight. Longosiwa in the orange. Alamirew. Rupp, and this is a long,

long drive for home. This is more like a 1,500 metre race. Longosiwa

is determined to make them pay for their dallying around. He was second

in Shanghai. Fourth in the World Championships last year. He's not to

be messed with. Coached by a former world record holder in the

steeplechase. Longosiwa, with Alamirew. Now Ndiku, the dangerman

moving up, alongside Galen Rupp, who is going to be sweeperly tested. - -

severely tested. They go through the bell. About 12. 06 at the bell. 58.

8 that lap. They've run - is this where Rupp pays. Even Ndiku is left

at the moment. Alamirew from Longosiwa. Ndiku, biding his time.

He and Rupp closing up on the two in front of them. Alamirew looks to

have slowed on purpose. A glance over his shoulder. Longosiwa looks

spent. Ndiku rallies with 150 to run. Galen Rupp has got to dig deep.

This is a man who had a wonderful win but he's been outsmarted this

time. It is Alamirew who comes away to take the win here. He takes it.

Ndiku second. Rupp for third place, Longosiwa in fourth and the rest are

way back. That last three laps 55. 4 that final lap. Something like 2.

54, but my timing is never that good. I'm sure the last mile about

3. 58. The winning time 13. 01. 13.01.58, a world best this year. To

some degree a business disappointing. -- a bit

disappointing. When the field is so strong and the build-up so big be,

you want the clock to look great. Rupp held on in the end and the race

did speed up, as we thought it would. It is a shame it didn't go a

bit quicker early on. One or two excited by the victory. The

Ethiopians reigning investment let's talk about Galen Rupp. They are

challenging this orthodoxy that's grown up over the last decade or so

that you have to be African to be successful in the long distances.

Yes, there is a huge belief in that. It is installed into many distance

runners that if we work hard and play as a team, we too can run these

phenomenal performances. That's why Mo took himself over to the United

States and settled in, knowing they this the right mind-set into

delivering the good performances when it mattered. It is pretty good

that we see the United States returning to good distance and

mid-distance running. And possibly that barrier was psychological. It

could be proved that way. But you still need the talent, and Galen

Rupp has that. 5,000 metres one of the highlights this evening. This is

what else you've missed. Teenageary Jessica Judd ran a PB in

the 800 metres after a winter of injury. Eunice Sum was the win we

are. Jessica Judd in third place. Tianna Bartoletta jumped a record.

In the pole vault Renaud Lavillenie, the world record hold her, he is

going to go even higher. . If he does, you will see it here on the

BBC. Earlier we saw the men's triple the

jump. Phillips Idowu didn't perform so well. First here's the 1, 2, 3 in

that event. The men's triple jump, over nine men

in the world have gone over 13 metres. In round two he went up to

16 metres and that led to the fourth round. Three other efforts were over

16 metres in a swirling wind, but nowhere near 17. Second place went

to Christian Taylor. He's been together with 400 metres in recent

weeks and almost gone under 45 seconds. That's probably cost him

some form and distance. Here tonight 17. 15 was respectable enough in

round five, backed up bay 17. 12 in the sixth and final round.

behind Taylor, not exactly a consolation but unimpressive win by

a sizeable margin. That raised a big cheer from the crowd.

The final result, will clear and Christian Taylor over 17 metres. --

Will Claye. From one Americans are to another, Galen Rupp. Conditions

were not good tonight? Yes, the faster pace at the start of

the race suited me better, but I have been saying all year that I

really wanted to work on my tactics and this was a great place to

practice that. I think I have made a lot of improvement since last year,

finishing close to some of these guys and beating them at the end,

but a little bit more work to do. Colin Jackson and I were talking

about this orthodoxy that you have to be an African to win a five --

5000m or 10,000m. You seem to be breaking that down. Yes, they are

human too. Obviously they worked very hard and

they are very talented and hard to beat, but I think that Americans are

starting to realise just how hard you need to train to keep up with

them. There are no short cuts in distance running, it takes a lot of

miles, a lot of intensity, and I am just happy to be part of the group

that is closing the gap. Also, we have heard that Mo Farah will double

up at the Commonwealth Games. You may have the inside information

on that, you don't have to comment on that, but if he does he has a

tough thing on his hands with the Kenyans?

Definitely, they are already in great shape. A lot of them have said

that, but he has definitely come back well from the marathon. I have

been surprised at how well he has bounced back, he is healthy, doing

great and I will be looking forward to running with him at the

Commonwealth. Galen Rupp, thank you for talking to us, good luck with

the record. That go back to the pole vault. How

high can the winner go? The third and final attempt at 5.834

Renaud Lavillenie. He has won the event from

Konstantinos Filippidis. 5.70. No, no, no. Well, not today. No six

metres today. The record, incidentally, is six metres here,

back in 1999. This man is clearly at the top of

his game in every sense at the moment.

He wins it, 5.8 three, three failures.

No six metres for Renaud Lavillenie, but I am sure that will come, most

likely in Zurich in the European Championships. You can see them on

the BBC. Next up is the 110 metres hurdles,

how fast did you run that here? I cannot remember, around 13.20, I

think. The warm up was very difficult in

those days, now it is difficult. I am loving that this race is

competitive. You could not genuinely call this a race, and that makes it

a mouthwatering prospect for me. Of course, Will Sharman from Great

Britain is in the mix. He could, we have with a victory, he has already

been to some of the world was Michael Best. -- he could come away

with a victory. I am getting excited, I apologise. -- he has

already beaten some of the world's best. This has not come alive in

really quick times. It has not, but the races have been

competitive. I like to see the Europeans in the

mix and the lead belongs to a Frenchman who happens to be lining

up today. You like him, you think this guy can go quit.

Yes, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde is confident and believes in himself,

there is talented. When you are in good shape and you

are competent runner, he has a real opportunity of getting quicker and

quicker and quicker. I think his first target now is looking at that

French record, 12.97, that is fast. Jason Richardson that, former world

champion. Good to see Will Sharman getting back to something like his

best. When I was speaking to him earlier I

said, even though he is frustrated he is not turning over those very

quick times, the most important thing is the victories. Use beating

people like Parchment on a regular basis. -- he is beating. Exactly

what we like to see. I am scanning the field, looking at

how everyone will do. Who will take this?

Shubenkov, one of his big contenders in the European Championships. The

defending European champion, bronze medal in 2010, there is competition,

too. Sit and watch this with me.

The men's 100m ice 110 metres hurdles. -- the men's 110 metres

hurdles. This should be a very tough race

indeed, and a close one, too. Court, Richard Summa -- Richardson,

Vukicevic, Martinot-Lagarde, Parchment, Shubenkov, Riley,

Sharman. The men's 110 metres hurdles.

He has emerged this season, fast link speed, he came off the hurdles

so well in Eugene. Well, the Frenchman got away well,

Hansle Parchment going well, too, but Pascal Martinot-Lagarde is

leading this by a big margin, 13.14. He takes it very comfortably. I did

not think he would win it by that much. Absolutely superb, just one

tenth of a second outside of the world lead, into a slight headwind

of 0.6 metres per second. He emerged from the field, and we

will take you through the line-up of the race again in a moment...

Andrew Riley, the Jamaican... It has been rendered down, I was

saying Andrew Riley got the second place and Shubenkov got third.

They really attacked the first hurdle, look how quickly the

Frenchman gets down to the deck. Richardson was going well at this

stage and Shubenkov in the yellow top was going well as well.

Parchment feeding a little bit in the final stages. -- fading.

That was the striking feature on his win at Rome last we are -- last

week. It is so quick, his legs regain contact with the ground and

start driving towards the next barrier.

That is a big margin, 13.12 with a 0.6 metres per second wind.

This lad's record by the end of the season will of a special club.

Will Sharman, 13.38, hopefully we will speak to him very shortly.

But the Frenchman, Martinot-Lagarde, it looked a class apart.

It looked very good indeed. I'm surprised he took such a huge

margin. 13.12 is a world lead. On this track

in Oslo, I am very surprised. I know now, he can be pretty confident he

can go even quicker and get close to that 12.97 French record.

He is still quite young for a high hurdler. When you keep that in mind,

you can see he was getting close to the barriers and that means he has

not quite mature committee cannot generate enough leg speed. That will

come with maturity. If he keeps working hard and winning these

races, you will get more confident. It is almost as if he looks as if he

cannot sprint fully in between because he has such a range in

stride. You used to run hard in between

hurdles, just a little bit shorter, not that much, but a little bit, so

what do you do to get quicker when you cannot really...

There is Shubenkov, just giving a little bit of respect to the man

here. No, he is very good, very strong. He

will have to pick up his knees in between, that will make the

difference in his performance, ultimately.

We are talking about Martinot-Lagarde. That was a good

run by him, perhaps we need to grab him later, too.

It was tight after Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, because he was

very strong from the blocks, took the lead and did not back up.

Yes, the warm up from blocks was going really well. I thought, just

leave it at one rap because it felt great.

I did not want to go out there and be undercooked. Maybe I did too

much. But it was going really well. I thought I finished strong and

pushed away from the other guys around me, but I raced hard the

other day and I can still feel that race in my lead lag. I have muscle

soreness, for people that don't know. -- my lead leg. I know I can

go quicker, I give my best shot on the day and they are the best guys

in the world. I think sometimes people have to

realise, these are the best competitors. You are in the mix

there and beating a lot of them regularly, that has to give you

confidence. Yes, there is one guy in there that

beat me before, but I smashed him the other day. I would like to be

consistent, and I am more consistent. Normally I'm not running

these times until the back end of the season so it is looking good.

Pascal is European leader at the moment, world lead, and I enjoy

racing him. When I saw him at the will tell I was so excited, I

thought, bring it on! -- when I saw him at the hotel.

I can imagine you are excited, we are hoping he will take the victory

next time. Thank you, Will. And he can talk.

Let's had up to the women's high jump.

Here she goes, 1.95. That is nice. That, very confident

indeed for someone whose personal best from earlier this season is

just 1.98. She won in Shanghai and one of the small meetings prior to

that, then won in Beijing, she is putting together a very good CV, so

to speak. The women's high jump has been going

on for some time now, and this is Maria Kuchina.

She has a third and final attempt at 1.95, very important jump. Ana Simic

is the only one to clear up 1.95. She becomes the second person to

clear, goes into second place in this high jump. She put it quite

hard, but she is the youth Olympic champion of 2010, call hold of the

world title just recently in the early part of this year. -- core

holder. -- co-holder. Next up it is the women's 200m,

Jodie Williams back in action, but watch out for the Olympic champion,

Allyson Felix. There is the Bulgarian, Yvette Love

over, European champion at 100m 2012, which makes is still reigning

European champion. She has lain number two.

The tight inside line is reserved for Irene Ekelund, world youth

champion last year. She is just 17 years old, talent to be cherished

and nurtured, this Swede. Allyson Felix, still on the comeback

trail. She has had just a couple of races this year, fourth in

Shanghai, then third in Eugene over 200m, 22.44. She said to me in

Eugene she is still getting pain in that hamstring. It is not 100% but

good enough to warm up on, train on and indeed to race on. In lane five,

Felix, good God. She will have to go well because she will be tracing

Soumare. Irene Ekelund, Yvette Llanover,

Jeneba Tarmoh, Murielle Ahoure, Allyson Felix, Myriam Soumare, Jodie

Williams, Barbie and clear -- Barbara Pierre.

Not entirely clear what is causing all of this noise in the stadium,

but in any case they are starting to bring them up. They are running to

three minutes late at the moment. Allyson Felix is the fastest in the

field. I cannot believe that the age of 28, Allyson Felix has been around

for such a long time, this is her first time ever racing in Oslo.

Second time of asking, then. The big names, Murielle Ahoure in

four, Allyson Felix and five. Moving well in lane four is Ahoure

alongside Allyson Felix. Third from right, Jeneba Tarmoh

moving well. Lots of strength in the form to go

clear of these athletes, and she is off. Felix is coming back, her

season is returning to something like she is used to, she wins by two

or three metres and the strength showing therein the last 50 from

Allyson Felix as she eases away from those to her left. Those in lane

four And lane three both run a better bend than her but she ran

like a real 200m runner. She held her form all the way to the line

just as the others began to fade. A big result for Jodie Williams

because she has given in second place in 22.97. Look cat on the

outside, that cannot be right. She comes through very strongly in the

end. She did! A cracking run, she was so far down. Jodie Williams

right on the outside in the seventh lane, very strong finish indeed. Ken

three had a terrific bend, she was way ahead when they came out of the

bend into the straight, but Felix's transition was good. Jodie Williams,

coming into second place according to our computer. It was very close,

blanket finish for the rest. Ahoure faded a little bit, but it is good

to see Alex putt Allyson Felix back in business. Such a great champion,

Olympic golds from 2012, winner of a record eighth Championship golds

outdoors. We hope to speak to Alison letter. But from a British

perspective, Jody Williams, finished like a train.

perspective, Jody Williams, finished like She had a storming finish.

Running against her all-time idol in this class field. We've seen what

people have produced here has been sensational. The place is a little

different. Here she is now, a tremendous performance by Jody. Come

join us. A brilliant run off the back of that 100m. You looked tired

towards the end but the way you finished, you must be delighted.

Yes, it was a really strong field. I think the start threw me off a bit

but by can't complain with -- I can't compete with that 200. I

literally came off the track and went back, which was hard. I

thought, forget about the 100, go and run the best you can in the 200.

And up against Allyson Felix, yourself your heroes? Yes, it is

crazy. Every time I race her, I can't believe I'm on the same track

as her. I used to look up to her as a kid and now I'm a couple of lanes

across the track. It's crazy. A nice job, so get yourself warmed down and

recover. That really was a great performance. Thank you. Colin, a

couple of great performances from our young sprinters. We talked about

the pressure of them being great juniors and coming through the

senior ranks. They both performed creditbly tonight. I love the fact

that they were excited about their running. That's the most important

thing, that they feel confident and comfortable in these conditions, and

up against the best in the world. Indeed. Coming up is the Dream Mile.

It is an event which has provided with us some amazing moments in

track and field down through the years.

This tremendous crowd are so used to records. Coe easing down slightly.

The new world record. Is it to crack the world record? Yes, it is, cram

has taken the world record. Bislett has the honour of yet another world

record. A new world record for Great Britain and for Seb Coe. It's a

world record! Bislett stadium comes to life. Yet another world record

for Sebastian Coe. It is indeed an amazing record.

Some great moments. The Dream Mile coming up shortly. I've been joined

by Shara Proctor, second in the long jump. A season's best, getting

towards your best now? Yes. I'm satisfied with a season's best but I

want to jump further. I know I'm better than that. I'm being parity.

I can't wait. Good performance. Go and get ready for the European team

championships? No, I have nationals next. Good luck for that and we'll

see you on the BBC soon tsunami. OK, the men's Dream Mile. It is what

Oslo is all about. Chris O'Hare is competing for Great Britain, but

watch out for Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti.

Ayanleh Souleiman is a strong, aggressive racer.

Four laps of the track. Previous winners reads like a who's who, Coe,

Cram... More croft, Elliot. Six Britons have won this race before.

Souleiman pumping along hard with that head-bobbing style of his. In

contrast Matthew Centrowitz looks smooth there. Looking for a quick

time here, Centrowitz. Help said he was frustrated with his 3. 50 in

Eugene a couple of weeks back. Single file after just 300 metres.

It is fast. We are looking for 56 seconds this first lap, nothing

crazy. A couple of 57s is what's been asked for. 55. 06 by Bram Som,

former European champion at 800 metres. That's pretty good. Most of

that pack will have gone through in 56 seconds. Souleiman is in third

place. Matthew Centrowitz is in fourth, Cronje the South African is

in sixth. It is clipping along at a sensible tempo. I think that the

people that matter are in the right place at the right time. Centrowitz

is watching Souleiman, who is tucked in behind the pacemakers, looking

strong. 3. 47 in Eugene was so impressive. They are all strung out

now. There's a double level of mile here. They'll come up and see two

laps to go in this Dream Mile. It is going to be tight. Centrowitz looks

very comfortable indeed. He does, but that's his running

style. Rono in second, Souleiman third, sent September and then

Birgin -- Centrowitz and then Birgin. The pace maker has done a

good job. One-and-a-half lap laps to run. Pretty much perfect. They can

generate a quick time off this pace. Souleiman looking comfortable as he

chases second pacemakers Rono, who is due to drop out at 1,200. They

were looking at 2. 50 at three laps. APPLAUSE Souleiman from Centrowitz.

Moving down the outside now, he could be a danger man, the former

Ethiopian Tesfaye, who runs for Germany. This is slower than

requested but they are all still there. 300 to run. Souleiman from

Tesfaye. Centrowitz beginning to lose ground. Willis moving strongly

in the orange. Looking good. Centrowitz has passed into fourth

place. Crowd are on their feet. Souleiman is such a tough, tough

customer. Souleiman with Tesfaye in second place. Willis in third.

Ingebrigtsen having a marvellous run. Souleiman with Willis

challenging for second place. Look at the time. 3. 49 from Willis and

Tesfaye. Ingebrigtsen will have smashed his own Norwegian record.

He's surely done 3751. The crowd loving that one. He is such a good

competitor. Put him in a race where they are chasing world records and

he might not be a factor, but where there's racing going on, and there

was tonight, and he's always a danger. Henrik Ingebrigtsen. Whether

you like that ponytail or not matters not a jot. He can perform,

this lad. He's mixing it with the best of the for instance. Really

good to see. Souleiman probably smarting after losing in Rome to

Kiplgat. It is good to see Willis come out of that group. Tesfaye held

that second place and looked very strong until Willis came past him.

3. 49. A national record for Henrik Ingebrigtsen, 3. 50. 72. It was a

race for everybody and Souleiman once again proves he is the man of

the moment. No question about that. 3. 47 to 3. 49. Wonderful. ,ation of

the win for Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti. The first three under 3.

50. Henrik Ingebrigtsen, that fabulous national record, 3. 50. 72.

The crowd love the Dream Mile and the pole vault. With me is Renaud

Lavillenie. First time I've spoken to tow since you broke Sergei's

record. Has it sunk into yet that you broke the record? It was crazy.

Everybody was hoping to break that record that day, but it was more

like a dream. For me it was just trying to do my best in that place.

In fact everybody, in fact everything was perfect for me that

day. I was really happy. In Moscow I was nervous because your team-mate

looked like he would break my world record. I felt sick inside. What did

Sergei say to you after you broke his record in his home town? For

many years he is hoping a lot of things for me, so he was happy I did

at this time in front of him. Now he is going over to something

different. Of course, every record has to be broken, so even if it

takes more than 20 years, it is still a record. In terms of your

form so far outdoors, no 600 metres yet. I know you've had injury. How

are you satisfied with your performance at the championships?

Right now I have a long break with my ankle after the record. Right now

I'm about to jump around 5. 80 and hopefully have a good win. We have a

lot of time to prepare for at this time. I'm just waiting for good

condition to be able to jump 5. 90, six metres, maybe higher. Today it

was not possible to jump that pace but ping maybe in Lausanne or Paris

I will show that I can be able to jump that high. I'm excited. We are

excited about it too. I look forward to seeing you in Zurich. Thank you.

is it hard to go on and take stock? It is perfect, and he enjoys this

whole aspect of being a global star. And taking an icon's world record

launches you're into that kind of stratosphere. For him he is enjoying

the ride at the moment, let's see if he can get that ankle better and get

that six metres mark. They love the Dream Mile here, and also the

javelin, let's want catch up with that.

Well, Tero Pitkamaki come in the fourth round of the javelin. He hit

that one hard. That looked better and that is close

to 85 metres. That could be good enough to take

the lead. It is certainly 84, and that has to

be the lead. Just waiting for that result to come

up, and I have a feeling that the new dad, remember, he became a dad

on Monday, 84.80, -- 84.18, season's best, first place.

Maria Kuchina, third and final attempt at 2.01 in this high jump.

No, no, no. She has gone. But, she is going to win this. She looked so

solid until the third attempt at 1.95. But then she came back with a

second time clearance at 1.98. Blanka Vlasic has one chance to go.

Yes, 2.01 01 attempt left. When she is at her peak she would

love this situation. No, she has got at all wrong.

It's it on the way up and that is unlike her. She is about six foot

five, she would normally clip it on the way down, but misjudged that

one. Maybe she got too far from the bar. She actually clipped it with

her elbow before most of her body got near it.

Doesn't matter, three failures for bank of passage at 2.01.

Solve competition from her, she is still enjoying her jumping, she has

had such a dramatic time with that foot surgery back in January

2012... Good to see Blanka Vlasic back in

the mix, one of the real stars of track and field. Just one more event

left here in Oslo, the men's 100m. There are two Brits, Adam Gemili and

Richard Kilty, next to the top at international names.

It is going to be a massive year for us both. Hopefully we will have some

chance that winning medals into big championships this year.

I think British printing is in one of the best places it has been for a

while. The more and more guys we have got, the closer we can get to

the Jamaicans, who are ahead of us and the moment.

Well, this promises to be a tight 100m, I would imagine drama almost

guaranteed. The extra dimensional from the British perspective as to

chase that 9.96, which I am sure will play partly on Adam Gemili and

Richard Kilty's mind. Yes, they will be thinking, they

produced something fantastic, why cannot we? It has been a very

impressive performance by our sprinters. Our women are leading the

way at the moment and the guys will want to get in the mix. This field,

don't underestimate them. There are nine men who have gone under ten

seconds, and there are four of them in this competition today. It is a

swift run we can expect. Richard Thompson is running, there is a good

test to see where they really said in relation to him.

Yes, he beat the record holder by 100th of a second.

It is a talented race, this one, in so many aspects.

Kim Collins, who is the grandfather of sprinting at the moment, right

the way through to the beautiful boys.

It will be exciting, people like Daniel Talbot, we can see that is

really one of the strong relay runners, someone we can rely on, and

great 200m runner. He will relish the opportunity to

mix with a world-class field. It is exciting.

Here in Bislett, the men's 100m. Watch out for Jimmy Vicaut, the

Frenchman in lane three. A pretty even start. Vicaut got away

well in lane three, moving very strongly indeed, and Kim Collins

going well, here comes Thompson on the inside and it will be very close

now. But it Vicaut or Thompson? It could have been Richard Thompson

coming through strongly at the end, 10.03 into a headwind of 0.6 metres

per second. Thompson had the last 20 metres or so, powered through.

Vicaut looked as though he had got that race tied up, didn't he? Have a

look at this, Vicaut got away well in the third lane.

Adam Gemili working hard, did not get into the race in the first 60

metres. No, Gemili working very hard to get

past Collins, but in the meantime Thompson and Vicaut had got away

from him. Roscommon is a big lad committee

takes a while for him to get going, but once he gets into full flow he

takes some catching. Thompson is a class performance,

easy to forget his personal best is 9.85, years one metre quicker than

Vicaut on paper. -- he is one metre quicker. That quality may be showed

in the last six strides with Thompson maintaining his form

better. Yes, Richard Thompson, big strong

fellow, recently ran a 9.74. There was no wind gauge, but he said

it was about plus four metres per second, he was very honest about it!

He said I did not, even without a wind machine it was not a genuine

performance. Adam Gemili gets through in third place, a good lad,

he comes through strongly. Richard Kilty did not get away well in lane

two, way off the pace. Richard Thompson from Trinidad and Tobago

coming through very strongly to take the ways away from Jimmy Vicaut, who

looked very much as though he was going to win that. Vicaut got third

in Eugene, incidentally, a very good performance. And Thompson, well,

couple of Olympic silvers from Beijing in 2008.

You have to say, there are no flies on these youngsters now, self ease

galore. -- self -- self Well, I have the British lads

alongside me, Adam Gemili me, Daniel Talbot and Richard Kilty.

Let's start with you, another place in the Diamond League, the start was

probably not the stronger. It never is. Usually the second half of my

race is the better parts I am trying to work hard and get that bit as

well as I can to stay next to these guys.

I was next to Kim Collins and Richard Thompson, and they are some

of the best starters in the world. I tried to execute and did not do the

best I could tonight. But fair play, it is OK.

You came through strongly at the end and I had talked you would focus on

the 200m at the trials. -- I heard talk.

Tell us your thoughts for the rest of the season.

For me, obviously at one of the championships everyone was shocked.

He came second in Manchester and he did not even get an interview, but

he has proven himself and done really well. Army for the rest of

the season I am still undecided, I have to make decisions with my

coach, I am still undecided, but potentially the 200m.

You can have a little bit of a breather now.

Daniel Comet must be fantastic for you to be in the mix because this is

world class sprinting we have seen today. What was it like lining up?

It is an honour to be asked to do it. I ran in pride on Monday, and

they asked if I would do it, and I thought, definitely. To run against

first of all these two guys, two of the best in Britain, is good

enough, but especially Kim Collins and Richard Thompson, I thought I

had to do it. You did not embarrass yourself in

that field. Richard, squeeze in.

For you it is an exciting time, you started your season very well and we

are heading towards the Commonwealth Games and the trials. Where do you

feel you are at this moment? I am still getting moving. It takes

me a couple of races to get going but I am glad to be your enjoying

myself and racing against the best guys. It is great, but hopefully I

will keep getting quicker throughout the season, I have some things to

work on with my coach, but I'm still not where I want to be, but I am

sure I will get there when the time is right. I'm just enjoying myself

competing against these guys. It is massive at the moment, sprinting in

this country, so it is great to be part of that.

You talk about sprinting in this country, there must be a real sense

of anticipation about what you can do with the relay.

I think there are no worries for us in the relay. I think we can

definitely be challenging the Jamaicans and Americans, no doubt

about it. Thank you for speaking to us.

We're really looking forward to the trials.

I know you will be nervous but we're really excited. Well done, guys.

We will get back to the TV programme in a minute!

A nice attitude from the guys there. I suppose Adam will be a little

disappointed with that, and he said he did not have a great start, but

he did get to have Kim Collins next to him, which accentuates that.

Sometimes your world class athletes, like Adam, the lot of bit

more expectation on new now because he has been in the big league, he

has run against the big guys and has had these guys commentating on him.

He has his own personal expectations, that is why he may be

disappointed. But the trials are something to relish, we're rubbing

our hands together because it will be sensational.

James Dasaolu, his injury problems resulting, another -- persisting,

another one is Usain Bolt, Diaz had to pull out of the Paris Diamond

League. Any news on him? There is no real

news, we know he had to pull out, and when you are at the level of

Usain Bolt, talking about the expectation on our guys, this guy

has the expectation of the whole world on him.

He is one of the athletes that like to deliver when he gets on track. He

will look to make sure there is at least nine seconds before goes on

track. In terms of this evening and the

performance of the evening from a British point of view? It has to be

Jessica Judd. A phenomenal performance from her

and a personal best, you cannot knock that. Jodie Williams was very

close in getting my vote, but Jessica gets it this time.

It has been a great evening here at the Bislett games, the Dream Mile

was eight, as matter was great, but all of the dreams I think were in

the women's 800m, Jess Judd had a difficult winter. She had a

fractured bone, Paula Radcliffe helped her through that, she had not

run for about three months and today she got a personal best. That is it

from young Colin, the next Diamond League athletics is next Saturday

from New York. Until then, from all of us, it is goodbye.