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Their getaway first time. Look at Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt streaking

away from the field. The Olympic champion, the world record-holder,

here's leaving them trailing. That is superfast. Unbelievable.

Absolutely unbelievable. Usain Bolt runs the quickest 150m ever

performed on the planet. He is not bad, is he? Good afternoon. Welcome

to a weekend of sporting action. Tomorrow, it is all about endurance,

the Great Manchester Run. Today's speed is the name of the game and in

particular this little tongue twister. Can the beast beat Usain

Bolt's best? Try saying that fast. I try and imagine... I finally get the

chance. He likes to be known as the Beast. I feel really good. I am

really good on the straight and I picked up real quick. You never

know. The scene once again set on Manchester's Main Street,

transformed into a speed tunnel. Yohan Blake has his eyes set on

Usain Bolt's 150m world best set here five years ago to the day. If

he does it, he will have run the fastest race in history. All will be

explained later. Blake is the star attraction. The Brits are out in

force too. Olympic champion Greg Rutherford is fresh from breaking

the British record. Or so he thought until team-mate Chris Tomlinson

questioned its validity. They go head to head. More straightforward

any women's 200m. Christine Ohurogu running her first race on British

soil in 2014. In the men's 100m, the attention will fall on Richard

Kilty, Britain's new star. And the man who cites Michael Jackson as one

of his greatest influences will be looking to round off the afternoon

with a thriller. Here is the timetable. First up, the men's long

jump. Richard Kilty in the men's 100m.

Then Christine Ohurogu at 2:30pm. Then the record attempt with Yohan

Blake at 2:40pm. Alongside me to take it all in and give us the

expert view, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson.

It is glorious. The weather is fantastic. We know we will get good

athletics today. The athletes love this event. It is personal, the

streets are lined. Yohan Blake will love this weather. It is outstanding

weather. Where we are standing, you can feel the beautiful tailwind

behind us. The sprinters will enjoy this. Looking back to 2009 when

Usain Bolt broke the world best. It was raining. Maybe, just maybe,

Yohan Blake has got a chance. I think so. He would not be here if he

did not feel he was race sharp and ready. As Colin said, the conditions

are great. It is wonderful to have him back. We missed him last season

because of injury. This will be a great test for him. The noise coming

out of Blake's camp is that he is ready. He loves competing. When he

is the focus of attention... It is rare. The big guy, what is his name

again? Usain Bolt. Let us hope you can produce the performance that is

akin to the publicity he is getting. That will be the finale. First, the

men's long jump. Great start to the season for Greg Rutherford. The

gloss taken off the British record with the controversy.

Most people when they manage to perform at a high level, they feel

as if it is easier to do it again. Now it is about jumping the

distances regularly and doing it in major championships to win medals.

Given how important 8.51 was to you, how disappointed would you be

if it was not ratified? I cannot think of any way it will not be, but

if it wasn't, it would be a matter of doing it again and hopefully

doing it a few times. I went to a very good level of competition, I

jumped against top guys and managed to beat them. If it is not ratified,

I know I have done that, everybody else who saw it know I have gone

that far. The main protagonist has been Chris Tomlinson who is no

longer the co-British record holder. Have you been surprised he has been

so vocal about it? I would not say I was surprised. If you look back to

Moscow last year, there was quite a few things said then as well. On one

level, I am not surprised. It is not how I would approach things. But

each to their own. If I did not say anything, it would be a case of, you

are a coward, you should have said something. If I do say something, a

lot of people will agree with me but certain people say, it is not your

place to say anything. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

From my point of view, I leave it down to the people. I get on with

it. -- down to other people. There is nothing like

it. -- down to other people. There controversy. Apparently, they have

made up. What have you made of this whole... Not a brilliant situation.

It is not good. It is not very gracious of Chris to have an

opinion. Greg apparently jumped the distance. It is great for his

confidence and come back to make sure he knows there is a big jump in

him. I think it was great to see the result. Whether it stands is another

thing. For me, it was brilliant. Chris should focus on his own

performances. He cannot interfere with anything else another athlete

is doing. It is a good talking point, but for me, Chris, focus on

your sport. Speaking to break yesterday, there was a sort of very

relaxed demeanour about him, a confidence that jumping over 8.5 has

brought. He has had his troubles. Predominantly, he has been the

champion, he knows he has got big jumps in him. He has proved it for

himself. Now it is just about getting the consistency, making sure

he continues to prove himself even though in his mind he has avoided on

that. Here's the Olympic champion. I want to see him come out today and

have some fun and jump well. Let us move the sun. It is nice to have two

guys in the British team who are jumping well will stop -- who are

jumping well. Greg will need to put down a decent distance. It is still

the start of the season. Let him do that at the Commonwealth, the

European Championships. It is about coming out here and absorbing the

crowd today. Tank is a good afternoon to our commentator, Andrew

Cotter and macro time to say good afternoon.

Sport needs good rivalries. Chris Tomlinson looked to be struggling in

the warm up. Irving Saladino coming later. Greg Rutherford to open his

account. It looks like a fairly decent

opening. A little shake of the head. Quite tricky as well when you get

the field events in this environment. It is so unfamiliar.

Just to hit the marks rapidly. Very unfamiliar surroundings. A good

crowd in Albert Square. Good conditions. A lot to spare. That can

get better. Greg Rutherford, as he said, after the result in San

Diego, whether ratified or not, it shows he is in very good form. We

wait for confirmation of the distance. 7.78. Fairly modest. He

has a result on the board. STUDIO: Immodest art. Hopefully more

to come. Time for the first track race of this afternoon. Andy Turner

is featured. Good afternoon to Steve Cram.

Good afternoon, everybody. Beautiful day in Manchester. Great opportunity

for these hurdlers to kick off. Some have been racing this year. Alex

Al-Ameen, Lawrence Clarke, Andy Turner, good to see him back on the

Manchester boy in lane three. The youngster of the field, David King,

in lane four. Interesting year ready for the 110m hurdlers. Will Sharman

running fast in America this year. Lawrence Clarke says he is fit and

ready to go. The only bad news is unfortunately an athlete who was

going to be hair has picked up another injury. That gives Alex

Al-Ameen a chance. He has already run APB this year. -- he has run a

PB. Andy Turner has been out training with his group in America

and he got off to his best performance for quite a while with a

1347. That is A standard for the Commonwealth Games. David King,

19-year-old, already ran a personal best this year, 14.01. Andy Turner

had his best year ever. He won gold at the Commonwealth and gold at the

European Championships and he started the year off at these great

Manchester City games and he will be looking perhaps to rekindle some of

those glories. He will be going later in the 200m as well. This is a

great run off between Andy Turner and Lawrence Clarke. Lawrence Clarke

had hamstring problems last year but says he is back in good form and

raring to go. Both get a pretty good start. Not

much between them. Lawrence Clarke has a half a metre. Andy Turner is

Right there. Neck and neck. Lawrence Clarke gets it. Apart from the

when, it is just a A standard for the Commonwealth Games. They both

may get quicker. What a year we may have in store for the hurdlers.

Colin Jackson will be delighted about that. A great race. A good

domestic battle. They were not keen in this race. I both make mistakes.

You expect that at this time of the year. They will make little

technical errors that you do not experience in training because you

do not have the same kind of tension or pressure. I think Andy makes a

mistake going into that. He pitches a bit to the right. I think that

could have cost in the race. It is good to see the guys fit and healthy

and enjoying racing. We will hear from the boys in just a second.

Season's best for Lawrence Clarke. Andy Turner, good run. A big

personal best for David King in third, the 19-year-old.

What a great start for the crowd. Tremendous performance. You guys...

Are you fans of this event? My favourite competition of the year.

The crowd are amazing. I ruptured my Achilles, so to come back and even

be doing this today, I am so thankful. I am just enjoying my

running again. Great to see you back. Maybe speak to you later. Good

to see you back too after a frustrating year. I broke my wrist

and tore my hamstring twice. It was a farce. I have been injury free

since October. I am grateful to be back. Thank you very much.

Let us talk about records and Yohan Blake. You cannot beat a good race.

Very exciting. It is great to see both of those guys back. Both have

been injured and had terrible 2013s. Here they are. Certainly

Lawrence Clarke, he came through well, but Andy Turner held his form.

In terms of his confidence, that will really help. Absolutely. And he

questioned whether he would be back running again. Achilles operations

he had were telling. It is brilliant to see him with a smile on his

face. As Colin said, a bit rusty, technique was not quite there, but

bodes well for the rest of the season. Is We will see Andy Turner

later. You sometimes worry when you see him run two in a day, because we

know how fragile he is. When you are healthy, you have got to enjoy the

athletics, because you don't know what is around the corner. Actually,

I favour Andy. He looks really good and it showed in the latter half of

his race then. He has the speed endurance element to his race. If he

can run well in the 200, he will have another good season. The track

looks fantastic. The field events are taking place at Albert Square.

Let's look back now to the women's pole vault which happened earlier.

An interesting competition it was. The Greek became the favourite after

the German had to pull out with an Achilles problem. A couple of

British athletes are taking part as well. Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou was

looking to assert her quality with her second attempt. She went clear.

So it was up to the remaining German, with her third attempt at

the same height. Over she went. Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou, with her

second attempt at 4.50, and things went wrong. A nasty snap of the

poll. A lot of blood came out of her hand and she was very distressed. It

has happened many times before in the pole vault. She was instantly

treated at the site by St John Ambulance. She fainted briefly. She

was worried distressed, winner of the Doha Diamond League. And

Gadschiew's third attempt failed. So it was victory for Nikoleta

Kiriakopoulou, who was taken off for care elsewhere. So she had a

consolation. The victory was hers. She got the win despite that injury

and hopefully should be OK for the rest of the season. The women's 100

hurdles are next. Kellie Wells is in a good field here. Three of the top

hurdlers in the world. Serita Solomon will have her work cut out

to stay with them. Olympic silver and bronze medallist in this field

Kellie Wells took the bronze in that great race back in London. Was it

nearly two years ago now? And already on good form this year.

Kellie Wells also went off to Tokyo. And there was a race in day

morning -- in Isleworth. Tiffany Porter finished fifth in

that race. She also won in Jamaica recently. Medallist again at the

world indoors. It looks to be another great year for women's

hurdling. Serita Solomon it at her second UK Championships this year.

You might see some damp patches on the track. We have not had a

shower, they just keep spraying the track to keep it cool. It is very

hot down here. It is a safety measure. It is a rubber surface,

laid down in the week leading up to this event, to make sure it stays in

perfect condition for the sprinters. Kelly Wells in one, Tiffany Porter

into and Dawn in three. Porter gets a good start. Kelly Wells on the far

side. Porter is now pulling away from Kelly Wells. That is very

quick! It is a quick time. Admittedly, Dawn Harper-Nelson fell,

but what a good run for Tiffany Porter. She did not get the indoor

season off to a good start, Colin, but she finished it well and seems

to be carrying it into the beginning of the indoor season as well. Dawn

scenes OK, thankfully. Thankfully, she looks OK. She will be

disappointed to hit the deck. But Tiffany Porter had this race from

the blocks. She kept the pressure on, rolling over these barriers

well, keeping control. No real distress around her. And it was more

than a reasonably good time. That was a great four months and victory

over two athletes she knows well and are tough opponents. That is the

quickest time we have seen. Thankfully, Dawn got up after that

heavy fall and scenes OK. Well, a new best. You must be

thrilled with that form. You carried it from the indoors these into the

out. Yeah, I am excited with how things are progressing. I have to

work on a couple of things with my technique. This is a relaxed event,

but it also has competitive edge. You want to deliver for the crowd

who have come out and for your own confidence going forward.

Absolutely. I love it here. It is one of my favourite meats. The

energy here is second to none. I am excited that I was able to win. What

is next for you? Rome. Diamond League. So it gets more serious. We

wish you well going forward. Thanks, guys. So we will see Tiffany in Rome

on BBC Three on the 5th of June. I will be there. She is looking in

great form. She is. She looks in really good shape. We have talked

about Tiffany's technique over the hurdles for the last couple of

years, and she is so much better over the final barriers. She is

looking smooth, consistent. Before, we used to see her struggling, but a

fantastic run by her. Not quite so good for Dawn Harper. No. She is

such a great athlete, but it was her trial leg. She seemed to just catch

it with the top of her foot as she was bringing it around. Let's head

back now to the men's long jump. Greg Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson

are still in round one. The opening round attempt of one of

the other Britons taking part, Matthew Burton, UK indoor champion

last year and a former triple jumper. This is his first outing

this season, so nothing to judge him on so far. He perhaps lacked some of

the raw speed on the runway, but looked good on the board.

I think they are checking to see if it was a legal jump. Great crowd in

Albert Square. Greg Rutherford had an opening jump of 7.78.

That was a decent opener for Matthew Burton. Ignisious Gaisah runs for

the Netherlands, as of last year. He won and Olympic silver Fergana --

for Ghana. He is drumming up support from this Albert Square crowd. A

less favourite Albert Square -- less famous Albert Square than on the

BBC. By his standards, that was fairly modest. Again, very good on

the board. There is the young Briton waiting for his attempt.

Confirmation for the distance for Gaisah is 7.75.

I'm delighted to say I have been joined by Jonnie Peacock, Paralympic

and world 100m champion. You ran here last year. We have some

Paralympic races coming up, so why have we not see new this year?

Unfortunately, this year, due to a back stress that I got last

December, it put me out for the beginning of the season. So I could

not run until about March. It is not time for a race yet. There is no

rush this year, so I will take it as it comes. It is a beautiful day. You

ran here last year. You must be disappointed that you cannot give it

a whirl? Completely. I was walking here before and when you see the

track, you just want to get on and complete. But... Another day. It is

not just about today, it is about the future and next year. We have to

do everything we can write this year so that I can run as fast as

possible. The big competition for you this year will be Swansea. We

don't want to give you the middle, but your main competition is Richard

Brown from America. He started the season well. Over the 200, he has

done well. It is unfortunate that he has had a bit of an Achilles strain

over the last few weeks. But it is fantastic racing against these

people, because they push you along. Last year was an interesting one for

me. I did not start training until March. But this year, it is

business. I have been doing some great work with Steve recently and I

can't wait to get on the track. I know you are looking forward to

watching the temp two 200m. Andrew will call this forest -- the T44.

And the letter T stands for track. Look out for Jarryd Wallace.

This track is laid about five feet off the ground in deans Gate. David

Prince was a bronze medallist in the 2012 Paralympics. Felix Streng was a

former junior champion. Just 19 years old. Jarryd Wallace was the

IPC world champion last year. He is the man to beat here. And Ronald

talk of the Netherlands, former javelin champion and all-round

athlete. That power should stand him in good stead in the latter part of

this race. We have seen some quick times

already. There is a slight following wind, dipping below and then above

the legal limit. Jarryd Wallace has the potential certainly to go very

quick. I wonder if you can get close to 22 seconds. It is warm and with

favourable conditions, he may well. David Prince, Felix Streng, Jarryd

Wallace and Paul -- and Ronald Hertog.

Felix Streng takes it, 22.4. The wind is legal, the time is fast.

Felix Streng, that is not a world record, but 22.4, very, very quick

indeed. It is the quickest in the world this year and Felix Streng,

one of the new talents. Thank you! You are very welcome. A fantastic

finish. Jarryd Wallace slot was Billy Morgan -- Jarryd Wallace was

the favourite. David Prince going strongly as well. But Felix Streng,

the double world junior games sprint champion last year, greater prizes

perhaps lie in store for him. Felix Streng moving forward and looking

strong. He knew he had it in the final few metres. Deansgate belongs

to Felix Streng in the men's T44 200m. The world's best time this

year. A bit of a surprise. We were not

expecting that. That was a great race. Very mature execution. Stayed

relaxed and pushed through. It was really good. I think that it is just

great to see we have a young talent coming through. He is only 19. The

fact he ran quite well last year, I think 11.5 over the 100. It is great

to see the Paralympic sport is becoming better and younger

sprinters coming through the ranks. Denise was having a chat with you

about your 200m credentials. Too far for me! 100 metres is far enough.

What did he say? His exact words were, I am too lazy. I am too lazy.

120, that is the furthest I will go. Earlier on, an event you are

much more comfortable with. The 100m. This happened before we came

on air. Jonnie Peacock leaving the stage to

others here. Ronald Hertog of the Netherlands and Paul Peterson of the

United States, Michael Poulton goes for Great Britain.

A good start by Paul Peterson. The Dutchman closing in on Peterson but

he is holding on. Paul Peterson takes it. Victory for Paul Peterson

by one hundredth of a second. Personal best. Not legal with the

wind. A very good victory for Paul Peterson.

A very good line-up in this race. Two Dutch athletes, two Brits. All

four made the final last year. Can anyone get close to Marlou Van

Rhijn? Can she get close to 13 seconds? 13.39. She won last year.

It is a games record. The time has been put up to 13.4. Decent run for

Laura Sugar and Sophie Kamlish. Some great T44 100m races there.

Your impression of Paul Peterson, another name to watch out for?

Again. He is young, 21. He has only been involved maybe just over a

year. Again, a fantastic young talent coming through. Definitely

someone we will see in the next couple of years make the leap from

the mid-11 to low 11s. He was suffering with a hamstring injury.

The women's race, different class, really. Literally. The last 50m,

that was where it all happened for that race. Again, great to see that

we have got young British talent. We have got Sophie and Laura. Laura did

a great start. You learn from it and you move on. It is all about the

rest of the season. It is an unhealthy situation at the Met -- it

is a healthy situation. Great coaches. The more young athletes

will think, I will give this a shot. It is about coaches. We have seen it

in Britain at the moment in the able-bodied side. A bunch sprinters

have come through and it is because of great coaches. That is what it

comes down to. Stick around, Richard Kilty is coming up next. First, back

to Albert Square. Greg Rutherford's second round in the long jump. The

Olympic champion leading after the first round.

Again, the description of the first round was modest. Good enough to

head the way. Four jumps for each athlete. The number two for the new

British record-holder. Better. Difficult to tell on the angle, but

it looks closer to 8m. He knows there is more to come. The

conditions are pretty good. A little bit of a breeze around Albert

Square. Just short of the last seen. The farce of the jump in San

Diego when it was 8.51. There was not a plasticine strip. All sorts of

questions about whether it was legal. If illegal, by a couple of

centimetres perhaps. Has not been officially ratified, the new British

record. Second jump, improves by 20 centimetres on his first round

effort. Next up on this track, the men's

100m. Richard Kilty is getting ready. The 60m in the world indoors,

we are still in shock. He took the gold medal. Here are his thoughts

ahead of his performance here. The man from Stockton, the world's

champion! Great camp in event for me. -- great homecoming event. Being

introduced to the crowd is a world champion, being one of the athletes

the crowd wants to see, that is all I have dreamt about. First event I

have run since being world champion, to be in front of a great crowd, it

will be amazing. Goldthorpe rate Britain. -- gold for Great Britain.

I am just going out to compete against some great competitors. I am

not going to come out and put expectation on myself but I would

love to run a quick time. It is all about Peking later on in the

season. But to come out and put a show on for the crowd would be

great. I am feeding off becoming the world champion so it has given me a

little kick forward to think I can beat athletes like I defeated the

Jamaicans at the World Indoor Championships and I beat some great

athletes who 12 months ago I would not have believed I could beat.

Hopefully it gives me the extra boost to take on great athletes in

the outdoor season and hopefully kick-start me becoming one of the

best sprinters in the world. Richard Kilty has run many times before in

these games and he has not been noticed. They will notice and this

time. Remind me of your stats about the athletes who have run sub 650.

Virtually all apart from myself! Virtually all of the athletes who

have gone under the magical 6.50 have all dipped under ten seconds.

He would have looked at that statistic and thought, he is running

consistently, to get under it, it has got to give him the extra boost

to say, I can run fast and run among the best. Very good indoors. Looking

at his size, you wonder how it converts to outdoors. But looking at

Yohan Blake and he is probably a lot taller. We have to tear up the rule

book about what an indoor person and an outdoor person is supposed to

look like. He has run very quickly and now he has got his first strike,

he needs to be consistent and believe that he can mix it up with

the big guys. Today is the start of a very interesting season for

Richard Kilty. I hope he stays injury free and keeps going, but the

elevation, he will not forget his performance. He was so confident in

the Indoor Championships. Round by round, he grew. I am looking forward

to seeing them. What a good race and a good

opportunity for Richard Kilty. The tough one to beat will be Femi

Ogunode. The world indoor champion, he said himself that means everybody

is looking at him and he will never have an easy race again in his

career to cause there is a new level of expectation. That is a good thing

to have. This man is getting better as well. Watched him last week. Ran

a really good 200m. He has had a cracking year. He was third behind

this man in the Indoor Championships. Not his first race of

the year. Richard has already run 10.12. It is significant. The number

one already this year. Commonwealth qualifying is 10.15. Plenty of

British 100m runners trying to make the team. Richard Kilty topping the

parlour at the moment. Chijindu Ujah from Enfield, the 20-year-old.

European junior champion in 2013. Another bright British sprint

talent. So, beautiful day, slight following wind, Richard Kilty has

trained well and he is now the world indoor champion. Pride of Teeside.

Gateshead Harrier. Now with a lot of expectation on his shoulders, not

least the start Colin Jackson just mentioned at the start -- the

statistic. Who knows, culminating in a good performance at the

Commonwealth Games in the summer. A win here today, that is the most

important thing. It is very tight. 10.11. The wind

just picked up a little bit there. Femi Ogunode ran well last week.

Good indoor season like Richard Kilty. His brother is also someone

to watch out for. Based in America now runs for Qatar. Richard Kilty

did not get out quick enough. Chijindu Ujah ran a brilliant race.

The Disney, Richard Kilty just a little bit slow to get into his

quick running. He is a good starter. Although he was up there, Femi

Ogunode starts to run away. Chijindu Ujah is not bothered about

reputations here. But right style from Femi Ogunode. Gets it on the

dip from Chijindu Ujah nearest the camera. Pity about the wind because

it was a pretty swift run. A little bit of a breeze picked up to take it

over the two metres per second legal limit. Richard Kilty has to settle

for third place. I have got Richard and Femi Ogunode.

Fantastic race. How did you enjoy that? It is a great thing to be

here. I love running with him every time. When we were in... Great thing

to win here. I am so happy. Thank you for being here and giving us

such entertainment. I will have a word with Richard now. I know you

are looking forward to being announced as world indoor champion

and the reception you got from the crowd was remarkable. It was amazing

to come out in front of the crowd today. The best reception coming

back as world champion. To run a time of 10.19, it shows the shape

you are in already. I ran 10.13 last week. I arrived from the States

yesterday. It bit jet-lagged. Today was more about coming out and

enjoying the condition and putting a show one for the crowd. Fast times

will come later in the season. A tremendous start. Keep it going. All

the best. You have to have some sort of rationalisation for being the

first Brit home. What did you make of this

performance? He said one of the reasons why, because he has just

come off the plane and tried to compete and it is very difficult to

do that. I was also looking for that sense of consistency. Keep dumbing

down to that magical 10.2 barrier all the time, and he managed that.

He has still got performances under his writ. A massive change in a very

short period of time, which is difficult. It is tough to take on

that mantle. Every time you are called out, you are the world indoor

champion. You have got to grow into that role, and he has the capability

to run sub ten. You can't be too critical of his performance today. A

bit rusty, jet lag, tired legs. More to come. Back now to Albert Square

and the long jump. Greg Rutherford is struggling a bit. Let's see how

Chris Tomlinson is getting on. They all seem to be struggling with

the conditions in Albert Square. That looked a little bit ragged on

the runway. There was a white flag. Tremendous read and height -- reach

and height. And a bit of room to spare on the board. Rutherford is on

7.98 at the moment. Chris Tomlinson was grimacing in the warm-up,

clutching his upper thigh. That is his father in the blue shirt.

Now the Olympic champion from 2008. Again, like most of the athletes

here, he seems to be down a bit on his best. The conditions are a bit

unfamiliar. He is going well below what he is capable of.

Dino the ground attempt in the men's long jump. That looks similar to his

second round attempt. He got that gold medal in Beijing

six years ago now. The wind is blowing around this famous square.

He is some way off the Briton at the moment. Slight improvement. Fourth

place for the Panamanian. 20 more to come from the long jump.

And also here on the track in deans Gate.

Yohan Blake and his attempt to run the fastest race in history. The key

here is the average speed over 150m, and you know who holds that record.

Usain Bolt. That is coming up at 2.40. Then tomorrow morning from

10am on BBC Two, we have the great Manchester run, which will be quite

a race. Alongside me, for a preview of it is all a Radcliffe. She knows

about running fast over long distances. We are looking forward to

Kenenisa Bekele against Wilson Kipsang, who ran the London

Marathon. It is a tantalising prospect. It is and it would be more

tantalising if it was over the full marathon distance. But over 10K,

Kenenisa Bekele probably has the upper hand. His track pedigree is a

lot higher than that of Wilson Kipsang. And if we are looking at

recovery times from the marathons, there is not much difference. The

transition is a marathon pace the coming back to what is almost a

sprint, 10K. It is more the recovery from the marathon rather than the

change in pace. When you are standing on the start line and ready

to race a marathon of those guys would have in ready to run personal

best. But then it is about the recovery. We are having problems

with the wind! To Ernesto Barbour came third in London. She runs as

well tomorrow. Yes, her biggest challenge will come from the

cross-country champion. Tirunesh Dibaba will be looking for a top

three finish today. Loss of focus on sprinting here today. Drugs have

been in the news with Tyson downed Asafa Powell. There are very

different penalties. What do you make of that situation? We have to

reserve judgement until we find out exactly what the data is that was

given by Tyson Gay to merit that sanction. At first glance, that is

really me in and does not work as a deterrent for taking drugs in the

first place. -- it is very lenient. I am a bit disappointed. I think the

deterrent needs to be stronger. It might be a case of losing some

battles, but hopefully winning the war. Now we head back to Albert

Square and some awe of the long jump.

Into the final round. Greg Rutherford is leading at the

moment. He would love to give this crowd and and eight metre jump in

Albert Square. Though he asks for all the support they can offer.

It is good. Looks to be very close to his second round attempt, which

was 7.98 full he leads at the moment, but has he extended that

lead? As he was saying earlier, he is not too bothered if that British

record is not ratified. He is a man full of confidence, but not reaching

those distances today. All of the athletes are down by up to 50

centimetres or so on their best. It is an eight metre jump. He extends

his lead in the final round. In-tray it has been a good start for

Eilidh Child. She looked strong in Doha. Meghan Beesley missed out on

the 400m hurdles. It is a big year for Eilidh Child and any Scottish

athlete with the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships after

that. Dalilah Mohammad is the silver medallist from Moscow in the 400

hurdles. A Chak athlete makes up the line up -- eight Czech athlete. She

is to be married to Lukas Rosol, who caused the great upset in the

Wimbledon a couple of years ago, beating Rafael Nadal. There is of

course, a very rarely run distance. Meghan Beesley at the top, Eilidh

Child in second, Dalilah Mohammad in three and the Czech athlete in four.

Away cleanly. The God for them to judge the pace. They have run this

distance in training, but Beasley has gone out flying . Has she gone

out to quickly? Beesley is running so impressively. She will not be

caught. What a reefer Meghan Beesley. -- what a victory for her.

What a win. The others were not even close. You are right. And she

attacked this race like it was a sprint hurdle race. That is the

attitude you have to have. It is not a quarter-mile race where you can

take your time, you have got to go from the gut. She stories huge

margin on the other runners very early and was confident I drove hard

all the way she is running alternate strides, which is good. It puts her

in good stead because imagining the skill at this pace. It will bode

really well for her specialist subject. The others have, -- the

others have come from a long-distance background. Meghan

Beesley it beautifully. A very comprehensive victory.

A commander 's race. I can't believe it. -- a tremendous race. Really

happy with that. Eilidh Child, use or PB, alongside your name. Meghan

was gone! I was trying to catch her the hallway. What is it like for you

both as 400m hurdles, having 200 in a straight like that? It is a long

way when you are standing there. We are used to running around the

tracks. But it was such a good race and a good atmosphere. And your take

on it? I like the sprint hurdles. It was great to be out. This is clearly

what I should be doing! It bodes well for what is to come for the

season. Year for you in Glasgow, Eilidh. Yet, training is going

really well. I just can't wait for the season now. And you are the

poster girl for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The excitement

is building. It is really exciting, especially for Scottish sport. I'm

trying to enjoy it, but focus on the races coming up. Great to see you

both. All the best. As Eilidh said, Meghan was gone! She

was! It was a phenomenal race. From the first step out of the blocks,

Meghan attacked that first hurdle. In contrast, Eilidh did not. It was

a great race from her. You could see that she was confident. She had a

good year last year, and she is building. It was interesting to see

the contrast in style of the athletes. We know Eilidh

concentrates on the back-end of her race over the 400 hurdles. What a

race. Eilidh was struggling with her rhythm. What about the rhythm in the

long jump for the men? This is the finale of the competition.

What does Irving Saladino have to offer? Former Olympic champion and

world ambient in 2007. He has had an illustrious career. He has managed

8.16 this season, so if he can get that, he will deny Greg Rutherford.

Chris Tomlinson will come after the Panamanian. But Rutherford is

leading, 8.02. It is better. It is quick. Is it

legal? It might be close to Greg Rutherford. The crowd have been

enjoying this long jump competition immensely. A bit of a grimace from

Irving Saladino. Looked very close to the plasticine. Near enough inch

perfect by Irving Saladino. What is the distance? 8.02 four Greg

Rutherford. -- four Greg Rutherford. It is 7.93, he has improved with

every round, but it is not quite enough to take the lead from Greg

Rutherford. He is in second. Only one man can deny Greg Rutherford.

Fitting perhaps that it should be Chris Tomlinson. 7.77 he managed in

the second round. Just slipped down into third place.

Rolling all over the place. It will not be good enough to deny Greg

Rutherford. It is a legal jump. Small consolation. That will be some

way short, I am sure, of Greg Rutherford. Chris Tomlinson may

well... He was jumping at an angle. Isn't enough on the board. But

technique not his finest. Just confirm the final round distance...

I can hear him saying, it is not the best in all honesty. His best, seven

points and seven in the second round, leaving him in third place.

Greg Rutherford will have the victory. We thought it might be a

showdown between Greg Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson, but Chris Tomlinson

was off his best. He had all fowls last week. He has improved on that

at least. Greg Rutherford wins that one ahead of Irving Saladino. Chris

Tomlinson in third. Great long jump competition in

Albert Square. Enjoyed by the crowds. Many more gathered on

Deansgate enjoying a close-up view, as close as you can possibly get,

the world's top athletes. So close to the track. Summer eight -- some

are even taking a better vantage point on the windowsills, getting a

better view. Now we move onto the men200m hurdles after a great

performance from Meghan Beesley. We have the Olympic champion Andy

Turner going again after his performance earlier. A real mix of

the sprinters and the 400 metres-macro specialists. Meghan

Beesley attacked it like a sprinter. Andy Turner loves this event. He

feels as though it is right up his street and he is taking on the 400

hurdles men. What a great year for Sebastien Roger. He ran six times

under 50 seconds last year. And there is Felix Sanchez, one of the

stories of the London Olympic Games, coming back to win again and

many people thought at the age of what was then 34 but his career was

on the downward slope. Very popular man on the world circuit still. And

Andy Turner, he essentially, 22.10 in this race, there is a time

quicker than that from 1960 from an American athlete. But in terms of

world best, Andy Turner's has that time. Green has competition back

home. It is going to be a competitive year once more for the

long hurdle race. This is an intriguing matchup. You would say

that Andy Turner should start as favourite here. Partly because we

have already seen he is in good form over the shorter distance. He was

telling the earlier he has hamstring niggle is over the past couple of

weeks, but hopefully that was not aggravated after the hurdle race

where he was pipped by Lawrence Clarke.

Clean start. Sanchez got away pretty quickly. Andy Turner is turning it

on. Getting me where them right. Can he win this? Yes, he does! 22.6. Had

to hold it together there. Just looks as though he made a surge away

in the middle and started to just struggle a little bit. Sanchez came

back at him hard. Andy Turner trusted his technique. He is

clutching his calf a little. He said the Achilles has been fine in recent

times which is good to hear but it has been a problem through his

career. Close run in the end. At long last, Felix Sanchez has

learnt. Andy Turner used to steal the margin by getting out well. This

time, Andy Turner kept his head, kept cool, calm and passed the 400m

specialist, the elliptic champion at the longer distance, remember, and

you could have favoured Felix Sanchez. -- the Olympic champion.

Andy Turner wanted it more. Well done, Andy Turner. I just hope he is

OK. A little shake of the head and he was clutching his lower car. I

hope he is all right. -- his lower calf.

We will get a fitness update. You were talking about having cramp. I

had cramp just before the race. I felt it the whole way down in my

car. You cannot push off. -- in my calf. I won the race and that is

what I came to do. You love it in Manchester. I love the 200m hurdles.

If it was an Olympic event, you would not see me on the 110m. I love

it. It is great to see you back. It is always great to see you as well,

Felix. It is always fun to come here, especially with the sunshine.

It is a very unique environment. I thought I had him. I asked him

before the race, which way should I stick my blocks? It almost worked. I

got out really good. I got good work on my other leg. I keep coming back

and running personal best. Maybe next year! We will see you back next

year, both of you. Some great marauder rehear. Meghan

Beesley would echo those comments. If this was an Olympic distance, she

would be doing it as well. -- great camaraderie. Still to come, Yohan

Blake and Christine Ohurogu. Earlier, a chance for the younger

generation to have a go. The sprint final, 150m.

Powerful sprinting. Just beginning to tire fractionally. A long way

clear of the rest. Just 12 years old. 19.04 the winning time.

Confirmation of the win. One for the future.

The boys School sprint final, 150 metres. Look out for Jordan Edwards.

The fastest. He is going to hang onto this one. Using the power,

strong looking 12-year-old, Jordan Edwards comes through. Slight

following wind. Very strong victory. Confirmation of the victory for

Jordan Edmonds. -- Jordan Edwards. Good experience for the young

athletes. The crowd is so close to the track, it is very

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Lots of good ideas there. One athlete who is very

inspirational, Christine Ohurogu, she is up next. 30 years young

today. For Christine last year, while champion again, and the

British record which arguably was more important, listening to her on

the radio last night, you get the feeling perhaps this year maybe she

has taken her foot off the gas a little bit. It is so hard for an

athlete... I think about my own experiences, every year, trying to

get yourself up for the big occasions, it can be hard. Last year

was just fantastic for her on every level. She reigned supreme. This

year, it is like, OK, where do I go to? What is my incentive? Always

with Christine there is a sense she wants to have more fun. Hopefully,

if training is going well, we will see good performances from her. To

get the best from her, she needs to have her teeth stuck into something.

To be fair, it is Commonwealth Games and Europeans. 2006, it was the

Commonwealth title there which put her into the spotlight. In front of

the home crowd, it is not quite London 2012, but it is as close as

you will get. Yes. Has she got the European Championship medal? It is

just what her goals are going forward, whether she wants to

continue right through to Rio de Janeiro, whether she wants to have a

consolidating year and start building up again. As you say, she

wants to be competing on home soil and that is probably the incentive

for her. 200m now for the birthday girl. Steve Cram calling this one.

Christine Ohurogu goes here in lane two. I will take over duties from

Steve for this one. Shana Cox also going for Great Britain. Seldom

sighted so far this season. Focusing perhaps on sweating it out in

training in Florida with her coach. We saw her helping Britain to a

bronze in the world indoors. A good chance to see here in Manchester how

her formers. The Jamaican athlete led off the relay team which got the

Olympic bronze in 2012. Again, it is 400 specialists coming down to 200

in this one. Christine Ohurogu's first race as a 30-something.

Perhaps we can sort out a round of happy birthday for her if she wins.

Big crowds in the sunshine on Deansgate. Shana Cox. She goes in

lane three. She might be the closest threat to Christine Ohurogu here. We

are used to a strong finish from Christine Ohurogu. Will be

interesting to see how she runs it here. Stacey-Ann Smith has run 23.3

this year. This of course is a straight track. Felix ran 22.55.

22.12 three years ago with wind assistance. I am not sure that Mark

will be threatened. It is Christine Day of Jamaica in one, Christine

Ohurogu in two, Shana Cox in three and Stacey-Ann Smith in four. The

women's 200m. Shana Cox is looking stronger

towards the final few metres. Strong win. A good time and a very, very

good win for Shana Cox. I wonder if the other two might get back after

Christine Day had gone. But they could not get there. Showing a Cox

-- Shana Cox going away from the field towards the end. The steam day

was out quickly but soon struggling. Stacey-Ann Smith and Shana Cox, very

powerful, Shana Cox when she got the momentum going. She had the strength

in the latter stages of the race. Christine Ohurogu, the 400m style

did not quite have the accelerator there. She could not make up the

ground in the latter stages. Shana Cox, keeping her form and looking

very impressive indeed. A strong performance for Shane Cox.

Probably eight tentative run from Christine? We don't know what stage

she is at in her training. All the preparation is geared for the end of

the season. So it is hard to be critical. She is going through a

difficult -- different phase two many of the athletes. Christine

likes to build her way into the season, so I would not read too much

into this. She is with Phil. Christine, great to see you in

Manchester. I know you love this kind of event. And happy birthday!

30 today. Thank you, I finally made it. It has been ten years, and it is

good to still be running well. You made it here and you have come full

circle. Yeah, it is true. I made the Olympic team for Athens here. Quite

sentimental. Great to see you. Good luck going forward. Thank you very

much! From one Olympic champion to another. Greg Rutherford has joined

me. You got the win. Talk us through that competition. It is always nice

to win. The performance itself was wobbly way down on where I was

hoping to be. It is one of those things. I was not quite as quick as

I have been in the last month. But it is good to go up against top

competitors and will pull it out of the bag somehow and scraper win.

That is the way I want to go through the season, keep winning. One of the

things we have noticed with this temporarily built track is that

sometimes for the jumpers, the timing is not easy. That was one of

the biggest things for me today. Speed is one of the biggest things

for an athlete. When you hit the board with maximum force, that

pushes you in a different direction. But these are things you learn to

deal with. There were no discrepancies with the board, which

was nice. I was a bit of last seen! It was fine from that point of view.

But it was nice to come out here and win. A fantastic crowd and a

beautiful backdrop. It is an improvement from last year's

competition. How are you going to take the next few weeks? The next

competition is about three weeks' time. So I am going to get back into

solid training and/or couple of weeks of hard work. I have been a

bit ill, so I want to get over that. Thank you for speaking to us

and good luck with the rest of the season. So, just one more race to

go, the men's 150m. Can Yohan Blake and the fastest race in history? We

will explain that after we have heard from the man himself. It is

good to be back in England. First time in Manchester. That is what I

love about England. The crowd is always great. They cheer you on, no

matter where you are from. I can't wait. I have always wanted to tackle

the 150m. How do you feel, physically? I feel really good. When

I was training, everything was falling into place. Nothing really

out of the ordinary. I feel really good in myself. Usain Bolt,

streaking away from the field! That is super fast, incredibly fast!

Usain Bolt ran here a few years ago. He set the world best for

150m. Do you think you are in the kind of shape that could challenge

his time? I feel like my old self, and my old self is really fast. I

just want to execute a good race. It is something I can manage. I have

been wanting to tackle it for a long time. It is not going to be rammed a

curve, it will be down a straight, which I am good at. I just need my

composure. You never know. There is no doubt about it, Yohan Blake is in

a good state of mind. He feels like he is ready. In the sunshine, it is

25 to 30 degrees. The wind is sometimes blowing a bit too strong.

Potentially instore, the fastest race in history, which we are now

going to explain via this graphic. Colin, explain this? The 100m, you

spend the first 30 metres accelerating, so you don't get the

chance to hit a maximum speed before the end of the race. The 200m, in

contrast, is firstly around a bend, which slows down your ultimate

speed, that also your tying up at the end. You get slower, so again,

you lose the fact of the fastest average speed. The 150m, because it

is on a straight line, you have the opportunity of acceleration and

maintaining it all the way through to the finish. Hopefully, that makes

it simpler to understand why you get that highest average speed. Ten out

of ten in maths /physics for Colin Jackson! And we were not expecting

that! How motivated do you think he is by the fact that it is Usain Bolt

that holds the record? Of course, he is going to love that. They have

this rivalry, which is a healthy one. You need that in any sport. The

head to head is what people remember. To get it today would be

fantastic. We missed him last year. He has been injured. I think he is

in good shape. He looks confident. It is all for the taking. He has not

raced much. No, he hasn't. He has won a couple of 400m, just to test

general fitness in Jamaica. It is all about his state of mind and his

belief in what he can do. Let's not play this down. That time of Usain

Bolt's is very quick indeed. To try to reproduce that will be tight, but

if anyone can do it, Yohan Blake is the man. Hold onto your seats, it is

the men's 150m. Here is Steve Cram. Yohan Blake has run a 200 this year,

in March, his first 200 for over a year. That rank him 42nd in the

world in 2014 so far. He said he was 60% fit. He now says he has moved

on, so what does he have in store for us over 150m? Mark Lewis-Francis

has got his season off to a start in the British league last week. When

Blake is fit, his season comes to a crescendo towards the end of the

year. He won in Daegu. Double Olympic silver medallist. Good to

see him back. Kemar Bailey-Cole has only run 10.35 so far this year in

the maker. -- in Jamaica. It is a bit of a headwind, to be fair. Chris

Brown has had so many fourth places for so long. He was world indoor

champion and finished second in this year's world indoor Championships

over 400. So that time, 14.35 was that in the rain here in 2009 by

Usain Bolt on the very same day, the 17th of May. That was exactly five

years ago. And there is a big season ahead for Blake. Question marks

about Bolt's fitness. Away goes Blake, gets a good start.

Brown has got a good start as well. And the gap starts to appear. Yohan

Blake shows his class, starts to pull away. It is all about him and

clock now. Yohan Blake, striking for the line. The wind was good for him,

but perhaps he is right in his indication of where his fitness is .

As I said earlier, I think we will see the best from Yohan Blake later

in the year. Although it was a challenge to him to run as quick as

Bolt did so early in the year, that was a good clocking nonetheless.

Quicker than any British athlete has ever run this 150 metre straight.

Not as quick as Tyson Gay and certainly not as quick as Usain

Bolt. He got a good start. Brown macro was also up there with him.

But then he started to move away. He was looking good, strong. Technique

is good. Start to tie up a bit towards the end. He has not raced

much, just that 200 race in March. He is perhaps not as fluent as Usain

Bolt at times. That is one of the reasons they call him The Beast. It

is not just his training, but when he is running, he is a powerful

sprinter. We will have a word with Blake shortly. Let's do the result

first. Tremendous performance. Not quite the world rescue a chasing.

Tommy about the performance? Performance was good. I have to give

God thanks. I had had an injury. I don't want to find an excuse. It was

a good race. I just give up thanks. How did you find the whole

experience here, running down the middle of Deansgate with all these

fans so close to you? It was great. The support was good. It was a

really nice experience for me. And what about gauging what you needed

to do over the course of 150m on a straight as opposed to bend running,

which you are exceptional at? I am really good down a straight, but

today was not a good day for me. But it was OK. And now you are back

after problems last year with injury. What does this year hold for

you? This year is the return of The Beast. I will just go out there and

have fun. We hope you come back for some more of this. All the best.

Thanks for talking to us. JONATHAN EDWARDS: so, Yohan Blake

takes the 150m here at the Great City Games. At no record, Colin.

Yeah, a lot was hanging on him to try and break Usain Bolt's world

record, but it is a world record for a good reason. It is difficult to

break. Yohan Blake has not raced at all in 2014. It takes time to get

into your racing groove. I am sure when he returns, he will be able to

do this easily. In terms of his average speed and top speed, 26 was

the top speed. It gives you an idea of how quick these guys are running.

Yeah, you literally saw the difference when he hit his top

speed. He was fluid. His relaxation is something to behold. He is a

great move, but like Colin says, the cadence and form takes time to embed

when you have been injured. The rhythm is slightly off. It was

interesting to watch, Colin, because for quite a small and muscular

athlete, you thought he would be fighting his form, but none of it.

No. Yohan Blake is blessed with incredible frequency. He gets to his

top speed and can maintain that worry well. And he enjoys that. When

you have that kind of turnover, when you hit the floor with power and

aggression, it fills you with confidence. And when you are flying

and running well, that feeling is sensational. Even though he may be a

small man compared to some sprinters, Yohan Blake is

magnificent in holding his form. We hope to see the big head to head

between him and Usain, who has delayed the start of his. He was due

to be in Rome, but won't be. I would be disappointed if we do not get to

see those two athletes healthy and at their best, coming together,

because there will be fireworks, no doubt. The fastest man ever and the

second-fastest man over the 100m and 200m. It has been a great day in

Manchester. Let's look back at some of the headlines. Greg Rutherford

won the competition, marginally over 8m. Not perhaps the form he and we

had hoped for. Tiffany Porter took the 100m hurdles in fine style. She

showed great early-season the 100m hurdles in fine style. She

in the rarely run 200m hurdles, Meghan Beesley showed a clean pair

of heels to the rest of the field. Quite a performance. Well, plenty

more athletic still to come on the BBC. This is what is coming up,

starting with more Diamond League athletics. That is from Shanghai.

That is on the red button from 1pm tomorrow. Look out for Philips

adobo. He is going in the triple dump. I think he has jumped 16.7.

Watch out for that. From 7pm on the 5th of June, Denise will be in Rome.

No Usain Bolt. Then the Diamond League comes to Great Britain on the

weekend of the 11th and 12th of July. That is from Glasgow. It is

from where the Commonwealth Games will take place. Mark your diaries,

the 21st of May, BBC One, 10:35pm, a tribute, a documentary about David

Coleman. The quite remarkable David Coleman. We are back on air tomorrow

at 10am for the Great Manchester Run with highlights on BBC Two at 6pm.

Lots to look forward to. We are just about done here in Manchester. Just

pick out your highlights so far. For me, very unexpected win by Meghan

Beesley. Really enjoyed seeing her showing real form. I hope she has a

great season because she has been knocking at the door for a little

while now. It is time we have our new stars in the 400 metres

hurdles. Lots of expectation to Richard Kilty having won the world

indoor title. -- for Richard Kilty. His reason was fair. He had just

come off the plane from the US. He did well to go under the ten point

to barrier again. We are looking. Ten from him. It is May! He wants a

lot! Come June, July, August, I am pretty sure he will be able to turn

it on. The birthday girl, Christine Ohurogu. Again, early days for her.

She comes in to form late. Tiffany Porter I also thought was all

sounding -- outstanding. We are back tomorrow. Wilson Kipsang in the

Great Manchester Run. Here it was all about the men's 150m. I wanted

to say that Usain Bolt had been beasted. It did not quite turn out

like that. A beautiful day in Manchester. We will see you

tomorrow. Starting to come through! Will he win it? Yes, he does! A very

good win from Shana Cox. Yohan Blake, watch the clock. 14.71.