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Hampden Park, the home of Scottish football since 1903. Could you

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believe that in 1937, nearly 150,000 people back in here to watch

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Scotland take on England in the British Championships? Scotland won

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3-1. But this am, it has been transformed into the centrepiece of

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the 20th Commonwealth Games, hosting athletics. Construction is under

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way, creating a remarkable track suspended two metres above the

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hallowed turf as some of the world's best athletes hope to make

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their own bit of Commonwealth Games history. Here on Scottish soil, a

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Scottish athlete is going to take the gold. Yes! The crowd are loving

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this. He wins his first ever Commonwealth title.

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A whirlwind! Wales have a champion! Just a few miles down the road from

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Hampden Park, another venue, the Emirates Arena, where track cycling

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and badminton will take place. But today, it is all about the start of

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the indoor athletics season. Look at James Dasaolu go!

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Magnificent. Good afternoon to you and welcome to

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Sainsbury's Glasgow International Match. In this Commonwealth year, it

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is the first international sports event in Glasgow. A sell-out crowd

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are here, with excitement building ahead of those Commonwealth Games.

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Alongside me, two people who know all about Commonwealth glory. Denise

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Lewis and Colin Jackson. It was a little time ago when we had those

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golden moments. Here are a couple of golden oldies. New European and

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Commonwealth record to the Prince of Wales! She is absolutely smashed her

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lifetime best with that one. This is a superb demonstration. Colin

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Jackson is the Commonwealth champion. Denise Lewis, defending

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her title well. Great form. Powerful through the line, Denise. Don't

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focus on the bad bits! Let's think about the good bits. The javelin and

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the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur was one of the highlights of

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my career. No one saw it coming. I didn't even know I was going to

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throw it that far. It was a big breakthrough. And it really did

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launch my international career. There was no going back from that

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moment. Suddenly, everybody wants to know who you are and what you are

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about. The Commonwealth Games were a sweet time. Colin, you started in

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1986 in Scotland. When it was in Edinburgh, many moons ago. It was a

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real launching for me to the flavour of international competition.

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Rubbing shoulders with some of the best athletes in the world. I was

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playing cards with Steve Cram, Daley Thompson etc. It was a huge

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pleasure, because I was representing Wales, which was very rare. It was a

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big year for the athlete. The Commonwealth games are sometimes

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down the pecking order, but it is in Glasgow in six months' time and that

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will be the focus. It will be. A lot of athletes want to medal at the

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Europeans as well, but the Commonwealth is a special event, and

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they have to raise the bar. Let's focus on this afternoon. It is a

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four way match between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, taking on

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Scotland, competing on their own for the first time, Commonwealth Select

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and the USA. This is how it works. Four points for a win.

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So plenty to whet your appetite. If you want to enhance your viewing

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enjoyment by interacting on social media, the information is available

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on screen. Avoid the small minority of idiot out there. The Scottish

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team are competing here for the first time. We have been speaking to

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a couple of their athletes. It is a big year for Glasgow and

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Scotland. Two of the potential stars of the Scottish team, Eilidh Child

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and Jamie Bowie, are alongside me. You can sense the excitement for

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Glasgow as we look forward to the Commonwealths. It is exciting. Ever

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since the bells rang for new year, everybody has got a taste for it.

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Today's sell-out crowd shows that everyone wants to get behind the

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sport. There is every chance that you will be the poster girl for the

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event after what you achieved last year. Yeah, no pressure! But I

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really want to enjoy the whole experience. It is just about

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embracing it and enjoying the time we are going to have. It is not

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often that you get a home Commonwealth Games. Jamie, your

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timing is good, because you have run the second fastest 400m indoors ever

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for a Scottish athlete. You could not have timed it better. Yeah, last

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week was my warm-up event. So I want to get out today and take advantage

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of a home crowd, get a taster for Hampden Park. Hopefully, I get a

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good lane. I have just got to go for it. Knowing it was the Commonwealth

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Games in your home country, has that renew an added edge? Definitely.

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Last year, we were starting to get more excited, training getting more

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focused. This year is the year that you need to step up. 2014 has

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arrived. Eilidh Child, Jovetic captain today. Are you going to give

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the crowd something to cheer about? Yeah, hopefully, we can put on a

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good show. Hopefully, the Scots will have a few surprises. Enjoy the

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afternoon and good luck for the Commonwealth Games.

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Just a small taste of the atmosphere that awaits Scottish athletes when

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they go to Hampden Park in six months' time. This will be the

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badminton arena for the Commonwealth Games. But this afternoon, we have a

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specially erected hydraulic track which then goes back down again. It

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is a multi-sports venue. An plastic crowd. Up there in the gods are our

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commentary teams. Good afternoon to them.

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Thank you, Jonathan. We start with a very high-quality

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women's 400m. I said this is a very high-quality field. Regina George

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and Francena McCorory come here in good form. It is a first race for

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Eilidh Child. She had such a good season last year. She will be

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contesting the 400 metre hurdles at the Commonwealth Games later in the

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year. George ran her second fastest race recently, and she has a lot of

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strength. She is effectively on the inside in lane three. Victoria

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Ohuruogu is just inside of her. What an opportunity for her. She was part

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of our 4 x 400 relay squad in Moscow, gaining a bit of experience.

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She is a huge talent, coached by the person who coached her older sister.

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And Francena McCorory ran a quick 300 metres not long ago. She was not

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far off her personal best for that distance. And Eilidh Child on the

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outside. The Scots will be hoping she can lead them to victory, but it

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will be tough. Huge cheer for the Scottish captain. What a year

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beckons for her. There will be a sell-out crowd for every day of the

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athletics, I'm sure. The first lap is going to be crucial, because

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George and Francena McCorory will want to get in control. Eilidh Child

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will be perhaps wise, as she will not have as much pace as them over

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the first 200m, but who will control this on the first lap? The Nigerian

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is representing from the Commonwealth team and the American.

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But watch for Eilidh Child on the second lap. Many of our sprinters

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have been away in South Africa, training. Eilidh has been there as

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well. By all accounts, she is in good shape. The Scottish record was

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set by her when she won the silver medal at the European indoors last

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year. So, two lapse. Women's 400m. Nice, clean start. Eilidh Child

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started quick on the outside. George also going quick in lane three. She

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looks as though she has got through the first 150m the quickest. Eilidh

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Child can come across and control. That is a good spot to be in. Well

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done to get ahead of the American. What strength has Eilidh Child got?

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Can she run down the Nigerian? Victoria Ohuruogu are struggling for

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pace at the moment. Regina George is looking strong at the front. George

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just starting to tire, as is Eilidh Child. The American is going to get

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this. Francena McCorory, 400m specialist, takes it. George in

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second, Ohuruogu third. And Eilidh Child perhaps paying for that

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aggressive first 200. You have to be careful. She probably did the right

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thing. You have got to get involved here. Lots of lactic acid in the

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legs for all of the athletes there. Denise, that was an opener for

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Eilidh. It was always going to be an interesting race. Like you said,

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Regina George absolutely topped that pace out. As she comes into the

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final stages, those legs are looking very heavy. It was a good race from

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Francena McCorory, who had a good season last year. She timed that

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race to perfection and comes through to take the win. Unfortunately,

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Eilidh knew she had to command that first 200m. She was not quite there.

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But I am sure she will be relatively happy with the fact that she has got

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those cobwebs out of the legs. She has got her first race out of the

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way. Third place for her. Francena McCorory of the United States

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getting maximum points. 51.79. A good race from her. I think Eilidh

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Child will be disappointed with that. 53.69. She really did attack

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it. When you ran here last year you did

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not quite set the world alight. You are never sure what you are going to

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do. I said I was not bothered about times and I wanted to go out from

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the start but I think I went out a bit too hard and died a bit of a

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death coming home, hopefully the more I do, the more my legs can hold

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on a bit longer. What is the plan from here? Keep doing more indoors

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and aim for the world indoor Championships. You grew in huge

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leaps last year, at the end taking a motor in the European indoors. --

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taking a medal. It gave me so much confidence. I knew it would all come

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together. All the best. STUDIO: A couple of events took

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place before we just came on the air. The first was the women's

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1500m. STEVE CRAM: Takes up the commentary.

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STEVE CRAM: Anderson of the USA was in second place. Military of

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Scotland in third. The world bronze medallist from Moscow last year, she

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would have been the favourite when they started. Showing a bit of class

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here. She has had such a cracking year outdoors. A personal best at

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800. And Obiri is making this a bit of a long run. I am surprised that

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the American couldn't have gone with her at this stage. Obiri has only

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been back from Kenya 48 hours. Hellen Obiri, the former world

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champion at 3000m. Anderson can be quick over the last 200m but that is

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a big gap the American has to make up. Obiri looking a little bit

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ragged. A good lead for her. The American doing her best. So Hellen

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Obiri, who one is corresponding race last year, in top form. Obiri comes

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a way to take maximum points. A very decent time given the slow start. 4:

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ten. Jemma Simpson is having to bring up the rear. She will be a bit

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disappointed with that. A new stadium record, 4: 10.2.

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STUDIO: Hastings for the United States, Henry for Great Britain.

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Annabel Lewis also for Great Britain. She is looking very well at

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the moment. Desiree Henry comes through to take it for the

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Commonwealth. The Enfield and Haringey athlete. Her time was

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17.33, pretty good. A good victory for the Commonwealth, for the

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British athlete. That is a good win over Natasha Hastings, who is a 400m

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specialist. But still good for Desiree Henry. Full points for

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Desiree Henry for the Commonwealth today.

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STUDIO: A little bit earlier on today it was a case for the new

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against the old. 15-year-old Sarah was from Australia waited until the

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fifth round before she let out to five point 28, I am sorry, 4.28

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metres. That was better than she had ever jumped, indoors or out. So the

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15-year-old looking towards the experience of 29-year-old Steph

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Green, Para -- Paralympic silver medallist. That came in the very

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first round, just short of a British record. That was her best jump of

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the day. 4.83 when it comfortably ahead of the young Australian, but

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certainly the Australian has a lot of potential for the future. Her

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coach must be delighted with that result. So first blood of the day

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went to Scotland's Stefanie Read. COMMENTATOR: Now the men's 400m. A

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couple of the best of Britain as well, Jamie Bogie representing

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Scotland. And Nigel Levine for Great Britain. -- Jamie Bowie. David

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Verburg is just five foot six. He says he is not a great starter but

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he is a quality athlete. Jamie Bowie is coming on leaps and bounds

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outdoors and was hard done by in the Championships last year. Chris Brown

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knows all about success. He was part of the quartet which beat the United

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States in the relay in the Olympics. He is running later on in the relay

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here. And Nigel Levine, who has been the outdoor champion several times.

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So a high-quality field. I know that the quartet from the Bahamas is

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targeting an indoor world record in the four x 400 later on. So I wonder

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if Chris Brown is going to save himself just a little bit.

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35-year-old legs now, the man second to the outside. So it is David

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Verburg of the United States, Jamie Bowie, Nigel Levine and Chris Brown.

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400m. David Verburg says he's not a quick

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starter but he is up there alongside Bowie. Chris Brown needing these are

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duller -- the shoulder of Nigel Levine. Nigel Levine settles between

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them as the bell goes. Brown out in front is looking for that relay

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success later on and perhaps of the world record. To start the afternoon

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well, will he get a victory? Brown gets the victory. Levine. Chris

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Brown is an exceptional indoor man. He has been champion before. Nigel

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Levine put in a decent performance. And excellent performance for this

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time of the season. Colin Brown runs a completely controlled race. Gets

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to the 200m mark and slows the pace slowly down. So if anyone is going

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to go past they really have to work hard. He just accelerates down the

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back straight, approaches into this corner, good control. He can have a

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look at the screens now to see anybody is attacking, can afford to

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relax and then opens his stride. A very good performance indeed. Jamie

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Bowie there as a personal best with that run. 46.65. And we mentioned

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the very powerful quartet from the Bahamas who will be doing the relay

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later on. I think perhaps the Commonwealth team will be hard to

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beat. But Verburg was not comfortable there, the American

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trailing in fourth place. Chris Brown has a stadium record. There

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will be a fewer of those in this new arena. -- a few of those.

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Holly Bleasdale, the British record-holder and number one on the

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pole-vault, we will see her later on. She started the season well with

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a European indoor title. COMMENTATOR: All or nothing now for

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Holly Bleasdale. Oh, she has got it. It is called for Great Britain.

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Holly Bleasdale is the champion. Wonderful stuff. -- it is a gold

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medal. COMMENTATOR: So a transport Mary

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Saxer to take this at the second attempt. 4.42 metres. Holly

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Bleasdale has had one failure as well. She gets it. A little bit slow

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and sluggish but it was solid. As the bar gets higher, we will see her

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go on stiffer poles. Holly Bleasdale now. 4.62m at the second attempt.

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That is good. And she really has taken a stronger hold on this

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competition now. Mary Saxer is really up against it. She has had

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one failure at this height. That is very good from Holly Bleasdale.

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4.61m she cleared earlier on this year, will later on last year,

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should I say. Four point 61 she cleared. A little bit slower over

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the last couple of strides but she settles herself and then powers at

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the bar. Well clear in the end for the

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British number one. Scott Simpson, her coach, the architect of what is

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so far so good. So Holly Bleasdale on good form.

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Denise, she has almost always been playing catch-up on what she jumped

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a couple of seasons ago. When you jump as big as she did, there is

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expectation that she just seems the outdoor season will just flow,

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everything will go well, and it did not quite work out for her, and I

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think that expectation just got the better of her. Last year she got the

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really bad Achilles and back injuries. It has probably allowed

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her to settle herself. She has moved her training base back to Cardiff

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and she seems to be a happier Holly Bleasdale. And she changed her

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coach. It was a difficult year in lots of ways. Yes, and a brave

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decision to leave that coach because he was so well respected. Saying,

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no, I'm going to skip week -- stick with what I know. Next on track it

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is the British men's champion. Always good to see you and to daily

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while leading the Great Britain team. Yes, the first international

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competition of 2014 and it would be great if everyone puts their mark

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out there and start as they mean to go one for the season. A double

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major championships year, outdoors and indoors as well. Describe it

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from an athlete's perspective, coming into a year like this. Yes,

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there was lots of opportunity. The indoor competition for many people

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is a stepping stone to see how their winter is progressing so far. They

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will not be expecting to set the world alight today but they are

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looking to make solid performances and to go on to the world indoors

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later on the sea in Poland. What do you think the year will hold for

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you? There are three major championships I would like to be

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going to. And we had the Commonwealth games previously in

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Delhi where I will be -- where I won the silver medal. I hope it goes

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well this year. Yes, a proud day for Mr Sharman. I

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wonder what he think about how people are doing so far, although it

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is not his responsibility. A long way to go, as they say. This

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is going to be an interesting race for will Sharman. Let's look at the

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full line-up. The UK champion from last year is a

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good runner. Jeff Porter is of course the husband of Tiffany

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Porter. Roger Skedd is from Sheffield, representing Scotland. He

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has never broken eight seconds for the 60m hurdles. I think it will be

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close between Gianni Frankis and Sharman. The British team captain

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wants to start this year off well. He was talking about how it is a big

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thing to avoid injuries, stay healthy. He is just keeping his body

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fit. He said he is very happy with where he is at this stage of the

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year. 60m hurdles indoors. No room for error. Fastest in the world this

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year so far, incidentally. Sharman gets a very good start. It

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is going to be very tight. Sharman might have what it! -- got it! It is

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all about that lean. The photo finish will decide this. Porter got

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a good start, but Sharman was with him all the way. It will be a

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personal best for Will Sharman, no doubt. What did he get the Vic

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three? We will look at the replay in a minute. Colin? I knew you would

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leave me to try and clear this up. Let's have a look at Will Sharman.

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He has come out of a cracking indoor season. He has been very competitive

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earlier in the year. You are not used to having pressure around you,

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but he has worked hard and I think he may just have got it. We are both

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wrong. Looking at you, I agree. But we have just been given the official

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result, and Porter has been given it by a hundredth of a second. Feels

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more like 1000th of a second. That picture does not help us. But it is

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a personal best for Sharman, right up there with Porter. Really good

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start. He is out of the blocks really well, and determined. He is

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nice and strong, and still light. When he clobbered that barrier, it

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made no effect. He still managed to keep focused, working into every

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barrier. There is lots of noise around him, but he has stuck with

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it. He just missed out, but he at least was rewarded with a personal

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best. From his face, he knew more than we did. Just a hint of

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resignation. Let's see how that affects things.

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Just before we came on air, there was a proud and emotional moment for

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Lynsey Sharp of Scotland as she received her gold medal for the

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European Championships over 100m, back in 2012. The Russian won it,

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but was then banned for a doping violation. The emotional moment

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was, that was her dad, giving her the medal. She won -- afterwards,

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she spoke to Phil. That was an emotional moment on the

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podium, and one we all enjoyed. How did you enjoy it? It was a total

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surprise. I was not expecting that at all. I was overwhelmed with

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emotion. I didn't know what to do or think. To look around and see

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everyone standing up for the national anthem was amazing. Thank

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you to everyone. It has been a long time coming, but it was deserved.

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Can we have a look at the medal? How proud are you of that achievement?

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So proud. Since then, I have had a bit of an injury, so it makes it

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more special to look back and think how amazing 2012 was. And now you

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are tried to fight back from injury and come back in Glasgow? Yeah, I

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have just come back from South Africa after training. It is looking

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good. Tell me what your thoughts were when you were standing on the

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podium, with the anthem playing. Does it at all make-up for not

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having the opportunity where you were competing in the race for the

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Europeans? Yeah, it was a bit strange, so now it is really nice to

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have a British crowd in the stadium. We are all proud of you.

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Congratulations. The women's 800m is coming up

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later. No Lynsey Sharp, but she will have to be in action in the 800m in

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the Commonwealth Games in six months' time, the 20th Commonwealth

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Games. Hamilton in Canada first hosted what

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was known as a British Empire games back in 1930 stock over the years,

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they have grown considerably. Only 400 athletes from 11 countries took

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part then, competing in just expose, whereas 2014 will see 4500 athletes

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compete from 261 medals. Four years ago in Delhi, the home nation saw

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the likes of Tom Daley, Dai Greene and Scotland's Hannah Miley all

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return with golds. Just six months to go. Time to say

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good afternoon now to one of our gold medal winning pundits, Paula

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Radcliffe. This was Paula's year. She has waited so long for the

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chance to win a gold, and what a place it would be for her to do it.

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Come on, this is the gold medal she deserves! She wins it! She takes the

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title. A scintillating run by Paula Radcliffe, one of the best pieces of

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distance racing you are ever likely to see. That was a wonderful night.

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I was competing that night. Your memories of that evening? Just very

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special. Even re-watching it now, it does not feel that long ago. It

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makes the hairs on my arm stand up again to remember how special it was

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in that stadium in Manchester and to have the crowd supporting me on each

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lap of the track. I don't think any of the athletes were expecting that

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fanatic hometown support. That was the thing they probably were

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expecting going into London in 2012, because of what happened in

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Manchester. But for us, it was a special surprise. Standing on the

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rostrum as well, the whole stadium was handing up, singing with you.

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They are memories I will treasure for ever. One athlete who will not

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be at the -- at Glasgow is Jess Ennis, unfortunately. You are both

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mums who have come back to compete. Out of woollies before her to make a

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comeback? -- out of Will it be for her? Generally, it is just about

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organising yourself and getting out there and doing it. Being a mum will

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not be an issue. I did not find it difficult making that adjustment

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between now and mummy and being on the track, concentrating on

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training. That will not be the issue. The seven events are getting

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back to the shape we expect to jest to be in. She will want to be

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winning again. That is the challenge. But she has missed a long

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time. She missed last year because of injury. She will miss this year

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as well. That is a lot of conditioning work. And a lot of

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competition time. That, more than the nine-month that will change

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through the pregnancy, it will be that time away from competition and

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getting back in. The pregnancy is a good thing. She will come back happy

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and fulfilled. If she is motivated to come out and attack it, she will

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find a way to put it together. It is just whether she will have had too

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long away from competition. I don't think she will. Next, the women's

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60m hurdles. We have just been her husband in action, Jeff Porter. Now

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it is time to see Tiffany Porter. Yes, Jeff Porter won a moment ago.

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Can Tiffany Porter win now for Great Britain?

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Another high-quality field, led by the world championship bronze

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medallist. It was a fantastic moment for her in Moscow in August. First

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success in that event for Great Britain in the world championship

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for many years. Nia Ali, US indoor championship last year. One of a

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huge group of talented women sprinters from the United States.

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Gemma Werrett, Scottish record-holder. We will see if she

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can get close to that record here. And Andrea Bliss, semifinalist in

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the hurdles in Moscow. Just missed out on a medal in the Commonwealth

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Games four years ago. So, the arena full-size and again --

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it falls silent again. The women's 60m hurdles. You can't

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afford a single mistake. There was a stumble from Porter, hitting the

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first hurdle had. That lets Nia Ali getaway. Alice strolls over. She

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knew that mistake cost her. Just as the gun went. It is such a short

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distance that one mistake will cost you. That was all it took. Porter

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knows where that race was lost. It is a crucial part of the race. When

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you accelerate into that first hurdle, you don't want to make any

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mistake. If you clobber that first barrier with your leg, it stops you

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dead in your tracks. Tiffany Porter went out OK. She did not have an

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electric start. But as soon as she smashed into that first hurdle, from

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then, it is about recovery and as you say, there is no room for

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errors. You have to attack that first hurdle and hit it clean, not

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like this. If you are reaching for that hurdle, you catch it on a

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straight leg and it is a nightmare. I have done it on numerous occasions

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myself, so I know what it feels like for Tiffany. Knocks her straight

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back. She has to settle into a rhythm, which is about now, but

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unfortunately, you have only got one hurdle left. No time to make up any

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gap. One up to Mr Porter. Tiffany Porter could not repeat the victory

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of her husband, Jeff. We have already seen Holly Bleasdale

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go clear at 4.52 and then 4.62. His a third attempt at 4.72, which would

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have been the indoor European Championship qualifying standard,

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but that is not to be. But she has maximum points for Great Britain and

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Blackburn Harriers. There is the result. 4.62, a new stadium record.

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Mary Saxer is second in the world this year.

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So the long jump, with Shara Proctor. We have Jazmin Sawyers in

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the lead at the moment. She has jumped further. A solid start for

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Shara Proctor. Six in the World Championships in 2009, and since

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then, she has represented Great Britain with some distinction, it

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has to be said. Not a bad take-off but better to come, I am sure,

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during the six rounds of competition. This is only the first

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round. There is the overall situation. Commonwealth Select have

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extended their lead outside the United States and over the rest that

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland creeping up on the United States,

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and Scotland still in fourth place. Mr and Mrs Porter. Victory for Jeff

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but you could not follow up as you hit the first hurdle. What happened?

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I am not sure. I will have to have a look. It was a close one with

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Sharman. It was. I am happy about it so I'm looking forward to the next

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one. How difficult or pleasurable is it for you to watch your wife

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compete? It is always difficult to watch her compete, regardless of how

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I did. I always feel like I want to do it for her. And he is here to

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support you always in all events. Yes, and we support each other.

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Hopefully that was just a blip. On to the next.

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Note blip for Holly Bleasdale. Winner of the pole vault. Satisfied?

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Yes, I am really happy to just go out there and have fun. A season's

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best and I am just really happy to be back. Last summer must have been

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frustrating. Yes, to watch the world champions competing Waller was at

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home injured, it was very frustrating. But I cracked on with

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my rehab and I am ready to go. You jumped 4.62. Tell us what you are

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doing. I saw an interview when you said you were trying to change

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tending is last year and now you are just focusing on one. I am trying to

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make sure my hips keep rolling over the whole time. That was really good

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jumping. I have just come back from a training camp and we are trying to

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iron a few things out. I was a bit rusty today but by the end of it I

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got into the groove and we are happy with the progress I have made. You

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seem to be so much more relaxed. Are you in a better mental state? Yes,

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last year I was really nervous and I felt loads of pressure. I was not

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really enjoying it. I was just going out and hoping I jumped high and

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when I didn't I was disappointed. But now I am just enjoying it. I am

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happy to be back and that is the best thing. Staying healthy, and

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living the things that you love. And probably not thinking so much about

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the magical five metre jump, perhaps? Yes, just taking it as it

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comes. Just enjoying it and having fun is the best way I could have

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jumped high. Good luck for the rest of the season. Next up, the men's

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T44 60m. COMMENTATOR: There is Great

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Britain's representative, Michael Poulton, from Saint Mary 's in

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Richmond. He replaces the Paralympic champion Johnnie Peacock in this

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event. He goes on the inside, then the favourite, Richard Browne of the

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USA. Arnu Fourie of South Africa and then Felix Streng from Germany. He

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is a guest in this competition. Four lower leg amputees. Notice, no

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amputation for Michael Poulton. It is single leg below the knee or

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physical disability resulting in a similar movement pattern. Richard

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Browne is six for -- six foot 4.5. He needs to run 6.75 or quicker to

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qualify for the next competition. Arnu Fourie, Paralympic gold

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medallist. He is always there or thereabouts in Paralympic finals.

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And finally, Felix Streng of Germany, double world junior games

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sprint champion in 2013. He is only 18 years old. A great prospect for

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the future. This should be a highly competitive race. It all depends, I

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think, on how Richard Browne gets out at the start. Anything could

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happen. It could be very fast indeed. The men's T44 60m.

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Poulton, , Fourie and Streng. -- and Poulton.

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A bit of a wobble thereby Poulton. Richard Browne got away quickly.

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Fourie in second place. Streng third. Browne flew over the last 30

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metres. He has been given a 7.51. It is not particularly quick. He needs

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to do work on the middle portion of the race. Michael Poulton was

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absolutely left in the blocks. Fourie and Browne were almost away

:52:41.:52:44.

together. Then those two beginning to pull away. Browne extending his

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lead to about 2.5m by the time they reached the line. Good starter from

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a man so tall. The same height as the Usain Bolt. Somewhere on his

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body, he has a tattoo of a padlock and a chain. Somewhere near his

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neck, apparently, and it signifies the day he was married, the 5th of

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May, 2011. Certainly a very good win it here in Glasgow, when it

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comfortably. -- he won it comfortably. A season's best

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performance by the American. There is the current situation in

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terms of the team standings after nine events. Much closer at the top

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of the table. A single point between the Commonwealth, who have done very

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well since the start of this meeting, ahead of the United

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States, and then Great Britain and Northern Ireland over 20 points now.

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They are catching slowly. We have had that one individual victory by

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Holly Bleasdale. And Scotland now in fourth place.

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We are going to take a break now from proceedings to pay tribute to a

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great British athlete who died recently. I remember watching him in

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the Great North Run and he was a great athlete but there was much

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more to him than that. Sir Chris chat away once commented he never

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made his mind up what he wanted to do in life. Global impact made light

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of longevity. Twice and impact, there was one defining year in his

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sporting life, when he won gold over three miles in the Empire Games. Two

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years earlier in Oxford he had helped lift Roger Bannister to

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immortal heights. In October of that year, bathed in a white City

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searchlight, watched by an estimated audience of 2 million, he set a

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world record of his own, beating a Russian athlete at a time when the

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Cold War was burning hot. It's so resonated with the British public

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that Christopher Chataway and not Bannister would be named the first

:55:49.:55:52.

BBC sports personality of the year, at the end of 1954. Then he became

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ITN's first newsreader, and later a reporter for the BBC's panorama. In

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1954, he was first selected to the Commons as a Conservative MP, and as

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a minister in Edward Heath's Government, introduced commercial

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radio, before leaving in 1974 for a successful business career. He was

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knighted in 1995 for services to the aviation industry. He were still

:56:22.:56:26.

taking half marathons into his 80s. One of his six children said the

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family had been struck by his amazing qualities of strength.

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Humility and strength allied to unshakeable determination and

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abundant talent, which for a golden period in the 1950s, made

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Christopher Chataway one of the world's greatest athletes.

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Great man. Steve Cram is in the commentary box. You knew Chris

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pretty well. That film shows what a remarkable man he was. He was just a

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great athlete. I think he was described wins as a Renaissance man.

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He never lost his love for athletics. He was the first real TV

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athlete. If you think about that race with the spotlight and cuts. My

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coach used to show me film of that sort of thing and that was in the

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October of that year. He won the first sports personality of the year

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despite Bannister's successes. Chat away was key to his successes. He

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was part of a great era of British athletics. He retired at 25. He used

:57:52.:57:58.

to smoke during most of his career. He did not train that hard but he

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was a talent. I was a bit embarrassed, so was Brendan, when at

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the age of 75 he ran an hour 39 for 30 miles of the Great North Run. I

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think 50 million people actually watched that race when he broke the

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world record. Everyone remembers the role he played in the four-minute

:58:22.:58:26.

mile. Did you get a chance to chat him about that, when Bannister broke

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that barrier? He was a modest man and always played down his role in

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that. Bannister was the opposite. He would talk particularly about

:58:39.:58:45.

Christopher Chataway on the third lap helping him go through that

:58:46.:58:49.

barrier. Chris used to play it down a little bit but they were of an

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era, those Oxford boys. They paved the way for a lot of British

:58:56.:59:06.

successes in the future. Who knows what would have happened if it was

:59:07.:59:10.

his opponent who brought the four-minute mile? He will never be

:59:11.:59:17.

forgotten. Back to the day job now for Steve because it is the women's

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800m. STEVE CRAM: A fitting 800m as well.

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To underline the talent that is currently on show. Laura Muir going

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for Scotland, what a year she had last year. Claire Gibson has started

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this year very well. Marilyn Okoro has come from the United States to

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represent Great Britain. Then Chanelle Price. Laura Muir will have

:59:51.:00:00.

immense support here. Heavily into her studies to become a vet, she is

:00:01.:00:05.

at Glasgow University. She's training here in Glasgow. She is

:00:06.:00:13.

doing a great job with her 800m and 1500m. Claire Gibson has had a good

:00:14.:00:23.

indoor season already. She has got a new personal best, putting her in

:00:24.:00:35.

the top ten in the world. We had hoped to Jenny Meadows was

:00:36.:00:37.

going to run for Great Britain. She is not ready yet. And then Chanelle

:00:38.:00:51.

Price of the United States. Not one of them or well-known names.

:00:52.:01:06.

Four laps of the track indoors. What an occasion for Laura Muir and what

:01:07.:01:22.

a big year for all of the Scottish athletes. She already qualified for

:01:23.:01:25.

the Commonwealth Games team, but what could she do it here? Price of

:01:26.:01:31.

the USA moves ahead of Marilyn Okoro. Paula is next to me in the

:01:32.:01:56.

commentary box. Yes, Marilyn did win here in 2007. She will be looking to

:01:57.:02:06.

kick off this year in a big way. Decent pace being set by Price.

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Laura Muir right there, with her 1500m strength. She has also got the

:02:19.:02:24.

support of the crowd here today. We saw Lynsey Sharp receive her medal

:02:25.:02:28.

earlier. Let's hope that can inspire both of these girls to good formance

:02:29.:02:33.

is later in the year. Price still looks strong to me. She knows there

:02:34.:02:38.

will be danger coming as they approach the bell here. Laura Muir

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looks composed and she has got strength. So, Price still in front.

:02:44.:02:59.

Price tries to hold her of. Nothing she can do. Laura Muir is

:03:00.:03:04.

discovering new found confidence, back to the ability she showed last

:03:05.:03:09.

year. Gritting her teeth. This is going to be a great year for

:03:10.:03:13.

Scotland. Laura Muir, the Glasgow student, takes the win. Fastest in

:03:14.:03:26.

the world this year. Takes her to sixth on the British all-time list.

:03:27.:03:34.

What a start to 2014, the Commonwealth year, for Laura Muir of

:03:35.:03:42.

Scotland. Marilyn pulled up at the bell. Not sure if she was injured or

:03:43.:03:46.

not really race fit. They are checking how she is. I think she is

:03:47.:03:51.

OK, hopefully. Acknowledging this great performance I Laura Muir. She

:03:52.:03:59.

will remember this day, Paula. She definitely will. She ran it with

:04:00.:04:05.

real maturity. The crowd lifted her, but as they went into this end,

:04:06.:04:10.

Price was forcing her to run wide. She did not panic. Her confidence

:04:11.:04:20.

probably gave her the energy to bring it home over that last a

:04:21.:04:25.

metres and close it out with a new Scottish record. You could see how

:04:26.:04:38.

much it meant to her at the end. Yes, pretty much obliterated Susan

:04:39.:04:44.

Scott's Scottish record. You know if you have got a big year looming like

:04:45.:04:49.

this, what an opportunity it is for so many Scottish athletes. That is

:04:50.:04:53.

to start the way she has can only augur well for her in the summer.

:04:54.:05:00.

What a victory for the Scottish crowd to cheer. Laura Muir, that was

:05:01.:05:13.

a world is run. -- world-class run. I wonder what her classmates will be

:05:14.:05:18.

saying when she gets back on day. I am sure they will be watching. A new

:05:19.:05:26.

national record. Steve, we will break that good news

:05:27.:05:43.

to Laura now. She is draped in the Scottish flag. A new Scottish

:05:44.:05:46.

record, sixth on the UK all-time list. You couldn't wish to start the

:05:47.:05:52.

season any better. No. I have in working really hard. I am so happy

:05:53.:05:59.

with this crowd. Many athletes say they are not sure what they will do

:06:00.:06:03.

first time-out. Did you even think that was within you? I thought so. I

:06:04.:06:10.

knew my speed was good. I knew my training was going well. And here

:06:11.:06:15.

you are with the Scottish flag around you. It could be a huge year

:06:16.:06:20.

for Scottish sport. And you want to be part of that, not just indoors,

:06:21.:06:26.

but outdoors, in the Commonwealth. Yes, I am so excited. It is great to

:06:27.:06:33.

compete with a Scottish crowd. You have given great joy today. Long may

:06:34.:06:41.

it continue. Thank you. Under the men's 3000m, a chance for

:06:42.:06:48.

this Glasgow crowd to see some of the finest exponents of

:06:49.:06:52.

long-distance running from the last 15 years.

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There is Bernard Lagat on the outside. Andy Vernon, a burly

:07:09.:07:17.

figure, bronze medallist at the European cross-country 's in

:07:18.:07:22.

December. What a wonderful athlete Bernard Lagat has been. And

:07:23.:07:28.

continues to be. Current world indoor champion, winner of the last

:07:29.:07:37.

two world indoors. He will be going to defend his crown in Poland in

:07:38.:07:48.

March. Andy Vernon is a great exponent of cross-country running

:07:49.:07:52.

is, but he has designs on the track as well. Vincent Rono from Kenya,

:07:53.:08:02.

really plies his trade as a pacemaker in the big European

:08:03.:08:06.

meetings, but he has the pedigree to challenge Lagat. And Mark Mitchell,

:08:07.:08:19.

bronze medallist in the UK indoors a couple of years ago. The crowd are

:08:20.:08:34.

encouraging and effort on the long jump. We are just waiting. Lagat,

:08:35.:08:40.

gathering his thoughts. 39 years old. Plenty of running left. Andy

:08:41.:08:53.

Vernon might try and take this out. Mitchell hit the front immediately,

:08:54.:09:00.

but Lagat will bide his time. Vincent Rono is so used to being a

:09:01.:09:05.

pacemaker for the quickest men in the world. Just settles behind

:09:06.:09:09.

Mitchell for the moment. It will be interesting to see how this race

:09:10.:09:15.

pans out. We have two very fast guys in Bernard Lagat and Vincent Rono.

:09:16.:09:22.

It will be interesting to see if Andy Vernon has the speed indoors to

:09:23.:09:28.

run well today. He is expected to be slow and tactical in this race. Now

:09:29.:09:46.

Rono bounces his way to the front. Another late entrant to this field.

:09:47.:09:52.

But he certainly has the quality to stretch Bernard Lagat. Andy Vernon

:09:53.:10:02.

ran well in Edinburgh recently in the great cross-country. He had his

:10:03.:10:07.

sights set on the Olympics in London and was going well and established

:10:08.:10:14.

new personal bests. And then distressed fractures, the scourge of

:10:15.:10:18.

distance runners, set him back for a while. He still has ambitions of

:10:19.:10:27.

competing well on the track. I said it would be slow and tactical, but

:10:28.:10:32.

then Rono lifted the pace a bit. Bernard Lagat then recognised that

:10:33.:10:37.

and moved up to get right on his heels. I spoke to him yesterday. He

:10:38.:10:45.

said it is cooler here than in Arizona. So, Mark Mitchell, looking

:10:46.:10:52.

rather lonely with only four here. Another chance for Shara Proctor. It

:10:53.:11:13.

is in the second round this time. She leads equally with the America,

:11:14.:11:22.

but that is massive. Very free-spirited athlete. She has been

:11:23.:11:28.

training well, and that looks in excess of 6.50, which is good

:11:29.:11:33.

jumping. Not world-class, but for this time of year, it is exceptional

:11:34.:11:42.

jumping fish are Doctor. -- exceptional jumping for Shara

:11:43.:11:47.

Proctor. She has produced something special in the second round. She

:11:48.:12:00.

goes into the lead on her own. The American, Funmi Jimoh, now. A bit

:12:01.:12:08.

untidy on the runway, but that looks in excess of what she has achieved

:12:09.:12:15.

before. She got 6.41 in the second round, the same round when Shara

:12:16.:12:25.

Proctor jumped out at 6.59. She has been very consistent, but can't

:12:26.:12:30.

quite produce the sort of distances that Shara Proctor has been

:12:31.:12:35.

producing. She came to prominence in 2008, when she reached the Olympic

:12:36.:12:46.

final. She is still in second place. Looks as though maximum points will

:12:47.:13:05.

go to Britain. Bernard Lagat is still the Kenyan

:13:06.:13:09.

record-holder, the man who now competes for the United States. Andy

:13:10.:13:14.

Vernon is keeping pace at the moment. Mark Mitchell has been

:13:15.:13:23.

dropped. It can get lonely and isolated if you don't have anyone

:13:24.:13:29.

alongside you. Mitchell is ploughing a lonely furrow at the moment. It

:13:30.:13:33.

will be difficult for him to keep his focus. But Andy Vernon is

:13:34.:13:44.

running a great race. Vincent Rono is carving out steady laps, just

:13:45.:13:54.

under eight minutes at 30 seconds per lap.

:13:55.:14:04.

I am not sure that Vincent Rono would know how to run a tactical

:14:05.:14:11.

race, he is so used to setting a steady pace.

:14:12.:14:35.

He was going well in 2012 and set new personal best. But then he had

:14:36.:14:45.

personal injuries and missed the Olympics. So he has points to prove.

:14:46.:14:57.

And of course, the world indoors are coming up. Bernard Lagat will be

:14:58.:15:05.

defending his title. He is sitting fairly comfortably at the moment. A

:15:06.:15:13.

long way back is Mark Mitchell. But Vernon has picked up a decent pace

:15:14.:15:16.

here. Quite a different feel to other two athletes.

:15:17.:15:29.

You can just see as you look at it it looks like Andy Vernon is just

:15:30.:15:37.

working that bit harder. I think he looked at the pace of the second

:15:38.:15:42.

allotment in the middle, realised he had slowed to much, and wanted to

:15:43.:15:55.

make it a faster pace. He was hanging in there and as he was

:15:56.:15:59.

passed by the slight youngster from Kenya, leaning forward, but at the

:16:00.:16:08.

moment, Andy Vernon keeps himself nestled in behind Rono. Andy Vernon

:16:09.:16:16.

hits the front once a game and Rono is out bit now. This would be a very

:16:17.:16:26.

popular home victory, but rather valves -- but Bernard Lagat has

:16:27.:16:35.

caught up. Andy Vernon still digging in but he will not get there. He is

:16:36.:16:42.

looking around for Rono. A victory for Bernard Lagat, a good victory

:16:43.:16:49.

but a good run as well for Andy Vernon. An excellent run their by

:16:50.:16:55.

Andy Vernon and I wish you could see the look on Bernard Lagat's face as

:16:56.:17:04.

he came in up to the last 50m because he was looking behind him.

:17:05.:17:14.

There he is, Bernard Lagat, with the Stars Stripes. He will be off to

:17:15.:17:20.

the world indoors in Poland. He is the man with the victory here in

:17:21.:17:25.

Poland. Andy Vernon gave it everything. Yes, he definitely gave

:17:26.:17:37.

it everything. The last 200m was 27.4. Here Vernon made his move and

:17:38.:17:43.

committed absolutely everything. His arms are just bumping that little

:17:44.:17:48.

bit harder and Bernard Lagat looks smooth here as he came past. But

:17:49.:17:52.

just coming around the bend, Andy was able to stay right on his tales,

:17:53.:17:57.

and here he is panicking. Looking for the screen. He is hoping to keep

:17:58.:18:02.

his form smooth and their Andy just needed a little bit more belief and

:18:03.:18:06.

confidence because it was a great run, close to his personal best,

:18:07.:18:12.

too. That was a lot of effort. Andy Vernon just could not quite get

:18:13.:18:20.

there. And Lagat has won very many titles in his time. A victory for

:18:21.:18:25.

the United States' team captain. A decent pace as well, Bernard

:18:26.:18:46.

Lagat, and Mark Mitchell eventually faded and did not finish.

:18:47.:18:53.

It is always great to see you here in Britain, Andrew, and you provide

:18:54.:19:00.

us with entertainment and a victory. Thank you. Great Britain has been

:19:01.:19:05.

really good to me over the years. Every time there is an invitation I

:19:06.:19:08.

get excited and training hard because I want to come and give a

:19:09.:19:15.

good show. Today it was a sell-out crowd. What a wonderful event. I am

:19:16.:19:20.

happy I got a win, of course. It was kind of hard for me at the beginning

:19:21.:19:25.

but once I got the momentum going, I kept an eye on the two guys. And

:19:26.:19:30.

this guy in particular made it tough for you. Well done on the

:19:31.:19:35.

performance today, Andy. It suggests you have wintered well. I was

:19:36.:19:42.

surprised I did as fast as I did today. It means that my strength is

:19:43.:19:49.

very high at the moment and hopefully I can improve on that and

:19:50.:19:56.

try to get below 7.40 this season. Bernard, are you targeting the world

:19:57.:20:04.

indoors in Poland? Yes, I won it last time in Turkey. It is not

:20:05.:20:08.

easy, it is getting harder. But I will give it my best like I did

:20:09.:20:14.

today, and see what happens. If I win I will be very happy but if

:20:15.:20:19.

not, I will be happy anyways. Well done today.

:20:20.:20:26.

COMMENTATOR: A really good race from Andy Vernon there. Almost surprising

:20:27.:20:35.

Mr Lagat. And what can C Grice and Chris O'Hare do against the great

:20:36.:20:42.

Kenyan James Magut, and David Torrence of the USA? C is just 20

:20:43.:20:50.

years of age. Chris, representing Scotland, is 23. Chris, based in the

:20:51.:20:58.

USA, ran so well indoors last year. He went to the World Championships.

:20:59.:21:04.

He had a bit of a hamstring problem. Not quite at his best but goodness

:21:05.:21:10.

me didn't he run well? He got to the final. David Torrence is an

:21:11.:21:19.

American. He has come here knowing he will have to run well here.

:21:20.:21:26.

Tactics will come into play. Charlie has been out in Kenya. His coach is

:21:27.:21:38.

looking forward to the beginning of his indoor campaign. And this young

:21:39.:21:46.

man, James Magut. If you watching the cross country couple of weeks

:21:47.:21:52.

ago, he would have seen this man finish fourth in the short course

:21:53.:21:55.

event. Showing he has good strength behind him. He is a Commonwealth

:21:56.:22:05.

silver medallist from Delhi four years ago.

:22:06.:22:12.

Just four in this. They really good opportunity for the likes of Chris

:22:13.:22:18.

and C to test not only their fitness at this time of year but how they

:22:19.:22:23.

cope tactically with a very good Kenyan and a pretty experienced

:22:24.:22:28.

American as well. You may think, four men in a 1500m, it is not going

:22:29.:22:34.

to be too enthralling, but it is something I love watching, to be

:22:35.:22:43.

honest. PAULA RADCLIFFE: Yes, and we hope they have been inspired by

:22:44.:22:49.

Laura Muir's performance a little earlier on as well. Has Charlie

:22:50.:23:01.

recovered from the altitude and training in Kenya? We were watching

:23:02.:23:09.

the Olympic champion training on Tuesday, and Magut is a training

:23:10.:23:17.

partner of his. He was the man who paced him, and Mo Farah, in that

:23:18.:23:21.

really fast race in Monaco last summer. He may well be watching his

:23:22.:23:34.

training partner here. Just leading this through here. Chris trying to

:23:35.:23:41.

work out where he will base himself. Will he go back to America? He is

:23:42.:23:45.

from the Borders and he has been at home for Christmas and New Year. No

:23:46.:23:52.

reason why he shouldn't look forward to the Commonwealth games with all

:23:53.:23:55.

sorts of confidence. Not to face, fairly slow, nicely placed. 62

:23:56.:24:03.

seconds or so just over the 400m, pretty steady. Not too much danger,

:24:04.:24:09.

like you said, with just four in the race, of bumping and barging and

:24:10.:24:18.

anyone going over. Chris has obviously decided the pace was not

:24:19.:24:22.

enough for him and he has decided to move ahead of second place. And

:24:23.:24:26.

Charlie has immediately followed him. So the two British athletes,

:24:27.:24:36.

one for Scotland, one representing Great Britain, controlling this in

:24:37.:24:41.

the middle, but the American is dangerous and so is Magut. Chris has

:24:42.:24:46.

not been that decisive, and coming round this time as they go through

:24:47.:24:57.

1000m in 2.37. Charlie is in the perfect position to attack but there

:24:58.:25:00.

is going to be a strike here at some point, with two laps to go. It has

:25:01.:25:05.

got to happen at some point, someone has got to make the first move. They

:25:06.:25:11.

are all fancying their chances. Torrence is very fast in the closing

:25:12.:25:21.

stages. The boys need to start thinking about making a little bit

:25:22.:25:25.

of a move here. You don't want to be the first one but you also don't

:25:26.:25:29.

want to be the one finishing having not made your move. The two British

:25:30.:25:39.

talents at the front. No response from the other two.

:25:40.:25:59.

O'Hare gets it. Well controlled by Chris O'Hare, just enough pace in

:26:00.:26:06.

the legs to hold not only Charlie Grice of but also the fast finishing

:26:07.:26:15.

Kenyan. Two Scottish wins, not only Laura Muir in the 800m but also

:26:16.:26:22.

Chris O'Hare in the 1500m. These two young men are both real talents. I

:26:23.:26:33.

enjoyed that. You can probably tell. I love to see the two of them

:26:34.:26:38.

kicking hard like this at the belt. Magut got caught completely

:26:39.:26:46.

unawares. You have to hand it to O'Hare, he won it by controlling it.

:26:47.:26:52.

Yes, by his confidence and by controlling the race. Charlie Grice

:26:53.:26:58.

behind him make the right moves but just did not have it. Magut suddenly

:26:59.:27:05.

realises he has more left than he thought but he cannot quite get

:27:06.:27:15.

there in time. O'Hare has said he is aiming to get a medal in the

:27:16.:27:18.

Commonwealth games, and this is exactly the kind of performance he

:27:19.:27:21.

needs to keep building his confidence. The way to win his

:27:22.:27:28.

medal, he needs to get the pace, and then when you get to the final, you

:27:29.:27:32.

have to have a good head on your shoulders. And he showed that there.

:27:33.:27:44.

Just seven hundredths of a second separating first and second there.

:27:45.:27:49.

What a great race that was. A win for Chris O'Hare of Scotland.

:27:50.:27:54.

A tremendous win indeed. That was a from plastic performance. Nicking it

:27:55.:28:04.

on the line. -- fantastic performance. How was it running in

:28:05.:28:11.

front of a home crowd? It is a bit daunting but you just have to do

:28:12.:28:15.

what you normally do, stay in routine. This is definitely my

:28:16.:28:20.

highest profile opening race. It was tough to come and race against

:28:21.:28:28.

Charlie and David and the Kenyan. I am glad to come away with it. Did

:28:29.:28:37.

their help inspire you? Yes. When you see all the athletes on TV, you

:28:38.:28:43.

think, how much can you really hear the crowd? But it really is an

:28:44.:28:51.

almighty roar. The audience at home just saw your finish to that race.

:28:52.:28:55.

It was close but thrilling. Can you imagine what it would be like to do

:28:56.:29:00.

that kind of thing again in the Commonwealth Stadium later in the

:29:01.:29:05.

year? Yes, Hamdan is going to be this times so many, so it is going

:29:06.:29:10.

to be cracking. I will hopefully do the same. Good luck. Thank you.

:29:11.:29:24.

COMMENTATOR: There is the result of the long jump, which we saw earlier

:29:25.:29:35.

on. A good victory by Sharon Proctor -- Shara Proctor of Great Britain, a

:29:36.:29:39.

new stadium record, ahead of the American. And Jazmin Sawyers of the

:29:40.:29:47.

Commonwealth, 6.09, season's best for her indoors. Silver medallist in

:29:48.:29:58.

the Olympic Games in 2012, Erik Kynard. He is in the lead. This was

:29:59.:30:05.

a height but Robbie Grabarz failed first time. So first-time clearances

:30:06.:30:23.

all the way for Erik Kynard. David Smith gets a new lifetime best,

:30:24.:30:36.

just. David Smith, Scottish champion a couple of years ago. But this

:30:37.:30:48.

time, he is competing with the best. Very solid performance. English and

:30:49.:30:52.

23 champion in 2011. Then the Scottish champion. Robbie Grabarz

:30:53.:30:57.

has got to get this to stay in, and he does. Takes him three attempts to

:30:58.:31:05.

get it. This height has proved to be difficult for the Olympic bronze

:31:06.:31:10.

medallist. Three attempts, after such easy clearances earlier. That

:31:11.:31:22.

was an easy clearance, too. Now we come to the distance of

:31:23.:31:30.

150m, he rarely one distance. It was suggested by the star turn in this

:31:31.:31:35.

race, Kim Collins. He said it would be nice to try something different.

:31:36.:31:50.

Ameer Webb is the current US collegiate champion over 200m,

:31:51.:32:09.

indoors and out. James Ellington, twice the UK champion over 200m

:32:10.:32:14.

outdoors. He has a friendly rivalry with Kim Collins. Collins has got

:32:15.:32:27.

the 800m pedigree. I wonder if he will be at the Commonwealth Games.

:32:28.:32:58.

Ryan Oswald goes on the inside. Collins has, in his long career, run

:32:59.:33:02.

15.15 outside of this distance. The men's 150m. Collins lifts his

:33:03.:33:30.

head and powers on . Here is alongside Ellington full up Ryan

:33:31.:33:39.

Oswald is being left. Finishing strongly, Ellington and Ameer Webb,

:33:40.:33:44.

but Collins takes the victory. The old man is still winning at 37. We

:33:45.:33:51.

hope he is in Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games, because he is a

:33:52.:33:55.

star and he has won here indoors in Glasgow. The Commonwealth team

:33:56.:34:01.

captain, with another victory for his team. Colin Jackson was watching

:34:02.:34:07.

that. 37 years old, Kim Collins, but still a very quick run. He is still

:34:08.:34:14.

full of running, Colin. Indeed. He drove out of the blocks very well. I

:34:15.:34:19.

was wondering how he would approach going into the bend. You reach the

:34:20.:34:23.

corner much faster than you would normally approach it, but he handled

:34:24.:34:31.

it well. Strong, electric. Then he had to pick up his knees to maintain

:34:32.:34:36.

the performance. It was a great performance, but I thought James

:34:37.:34:39.

Ellington did well to sneak second place. He was closing down on Kim

:34:40.:34:44.

Collins. James had a wonderful season last year. If he can build on

:34:45.:34:51.

that and be ready for the European Championships as well as the common

:34:52.:34:55.

or games. But this time, Kim Collins takes the victory. It is a familiar

:34:56.:35:02.

sight, his own style, arms waving all over the place, but still

:35:03.:35:14.

winning. A personal best for all of them, because they have not run this

:35:15.:35:21.

distance before. Let's see how that affects the

:35:22.:35:23.

overall match score. Kim, you are keeping your team right

:35:24.:35:43.

in the mix with the USA. Your first win in Glasgow? Yes, I had been

:35:44.:35:52.

coming second every time. But this year, I said I have to do it for my

:35:53.:35:57.

team. We have to continue the winning tradition. What are the

:35:58.:36:02.

chances of you replicating that kind of performance, come the summer in

:36:03.:36:07.

Glasgow at the Commonwealths? It is a great chance. Hopefully, we can

:36:08.:36:16.

start new communications and get back on track for the good of the

:36:17.:36:20.

sport and for all of us. But was the way you first came to prominence for

:36:21.:36:23.

us, at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. It would be great to do

:36:24.:36:29.

something again back he in Britain. Just to be back 12 years at the

:36:30.:36:33.

Commonwealth Games would be an amazing achievement adjust for me,

:36:34.:36:36.

but for the sport of track and field. You defy age. It is great to

:36:37.:36:50.

see! Thanks very much. Certainly, the high jump is being watched by a

:36:51.:36:55.

lot of spectators in the stadium, including, on the far side... A

:36:56.:37:05.

chance to watch the great American once more. He has had first-time

:37:06.:37:13.

clearances all the way. And he gets it again. He is flying at the

:37:14.:37:26.

moment. Looks as though there is a lot more to come. I bet he has got

:37:27.:37:31.

one eye on heading towards the top of the moment. Robbie Grabarz now

:37:32.:37:41.

for Great Britain. He has got to get this to stay in, and does not do it.

:37:42.:37:50.

That means that David Smith, who should jump next, will be ahead of

:37:51.:37:58.

Robbie Grabarz, the Olympic bronze medallist, so he will be delighted

:37:59.:38:02.

with that performance. That was an abortive attempt by Robbie. He is

:38:03.:38:10.

being watched by his coach underneath the hoardings. What a

:38:11.:38:16.

performance it has been by David Smith. I bet when he came here, he

:38:17.:38:21.

did not dream he would be clearing out of 2.27. He just failed it. My

:38:22.:38:32.

goodness, that was so close. 2.24 at the last attempt. But surely he will

:38:33.:38:46.

get that later on. Scotland has hosted the games twice

:38:47.:38:50.

before, both times in Edinburgh. In 1970, there were calls for Olympic

:38:51.:38:55.

champions Lynn Davies, David Hemery and Mary Peters. On the success

:38:56.:38:59.

continued in 1986 but the likes of Daley Thompson, Roger Black, Liz

:39:00.:39:04.

McColgan and many more. Scotland is its seventh in the overall

:39:05.:39:07.

standings, with 91 goals, 104 silvers and 160 bronze medals. This

:39:08.:39:11.

year, they have a target of more than 33 medals.

:39:12.:39:19.

179 days to go. We have got a flavour of what sort of partisan

:39:20.:39:22.

atmosphere it will be, with performances from Laura Muir and

:39:23.:39:26.

Chris O'Hare. Less thirsty talk about Laura, Denise. Fantastic. Like

:39:27.:39:31.

you said, the atmosphere was incredible. We have talked before

:39:32.:39:35.

about the state of middle distance running and how healthy it is, and

:39:36.:39:43.

she typifies that. Running so confidently for someone who is just

:39:44.:39:48.

20. Great for the crowd, great for her. And you could see in the

:39:49.:39:54.

interview afterwards that things had been going well in training. She

:39:55.:39:59.

guessed this might happen. It is no accident when athletes perform well.

:40:00.:40:03.

You get an indication about the training, and she has done it. And

:40:04.:40:13.

that 1500m, Colin. That is what we like to see. Indoors, you have that

:40:14.:40:17.

option to have a good competition. Look at these two British boys, the

:40:18.:40:22.

victory going to Scotland. I think that was assisted by this wonderful

:40:23.:40:27.

audience. The smile says it all. Next, the men's 600m, a rarely run

:40:28.:40:37.

race. It will be one to watch, with Andrew Osagie against Sean Jackson.

:40:38.:40:40.

Unfortunately, Jackson is a late withdrawal.

:40:41.:40:44.

I am going to predict that Andrew Osagie will become Britain's first

:40:45.:40:51.

winner on the track today. The British record, remember Dai Greene

:40:52.:40:58.

here last year, he ran 76.22. I think that will be under threat from

:40:59.:41:00.

her psyche. -- from Andrew Osagie. Andrew had a very good World

:41:01.:41:25.

Championships. Looked good going through the rounds. And of course,

:41:26.:41:32.

that Olympic final which everybody remembers, running a personal best,

:41:33.:41:36.

trailing behind David Rudisha as everybody did in 2012. But he has

:41:37.:41:43.

been training in South Africa. And he and his coach say they are

:41:44.:41:49.

looking forward to this. He was behind Dai Greene last year. A

:41:50.:42:03.

British record. And I don't think the fact that Jackson is a late

:42:04.:42:08.

withdrawal, we are told it is a hamstring pull in warm-up, I don't

:42:09.:42:12.

think that will worry Andrew. He would have attacked this from the

:42:13.:42:18.

start anyway. Guy Learmonth is another man who has qualified for

:42:19.:42:20.

Scotland to run at the Commonwealth Games next summer. And Jeremiah

:42:21.:42:31.

Mutai representing the Commonwealth. I am not sure they had a great

:42:32.:42:35.

contingent of 800m runners at the World Championships last year full

:42:36.:42:40.

of David Rudisha is progressing, not as fast as he would like. It is

:42:41.:42:44.

still a question mark as to whether he will be at the Commonwealth games

:42:45.:42:47.

in the summer, but he wants to be there. So, Osagie. Three laps of the

:42:48.:43:03.

track. 600m. 76.22, the target. Jeremiah Mutai has not been told. He

:43:04.:43:08.

is still down there in the set position, bless him. The green card

:43:09.:43:21.

has been shown to Andrew. The other two could not see. The fact that he

:43:22.:43:40.

has got two athletes to chase down means that Andrew does not want to

:43:41.:43:44.

go to quit through the first 300 metres. He needs to relax into this.

:43:45.:43:48.

He wants to be in the lead as they come round, and he will be. Maybe a

:43:49.:44:02.

bit quick, but he is attacking this. Guy Learmonth struggling for pace at

:44:03.:44:11.

the moment. Mutai will be a danger. This is when you find out whether

:44:12.:44:22.

you're winter strength is there. This is fast. Can he give us a big

:44:23.:44:31.

glass 200m? Guy Learmonth is getting closer. The Scottish crowd sensed

:44:32.:44:37.

there could be an upset here. Learmonth within striking distance.

:44:38.:44:44.

Learmonth coming on the outside. This would be a big shock. He is

:44:45.:44:49.

going to get that, despite Mutai pushing him out. What a surprise!

:44:50.:44:54.

Look at his face. He can't believe it. There go my predictions out of

:44:55.:45:02.

the window. Exactly! Andrew Osagie is not the first British winner on

:45:03.:45:05.

the track. He looks disgusted with his performance. Muthiah, when we

:45:06.:45:19.

see this head on, did his best. He was pushing him out but he was

:45:20.:45:23.

strong. Sometimes you are training so well and you come with all sorts

:45:24.:45:33.

of expectation... But he paid for it on the last lap. He did, it was just

:45:34.:45:38.

too fast. When we saw that LaShawn Jackson did not come out, --

:45:39.:45:44.

Bershawn Jackson did not come out, I said, will that be a problem, not

:45:45.:45:50.

having anyone to push him out? But in actual fact, he panicked a bit

:45:51.:45:55.

and went out too fast. He was just tying up here and you can see him

:45:56.:46:00.

starting to lean AC at the bell and he looked like he was treading

:46:01.:46:06.

water. And Learmonth was gaining confidence from that and was able to

:46:07.:46:18.

fight his way through. He has run a Scottish record and the raised David

:46:19.:46:21.

Jenkins from the record books as well. As he is just the third

:46:22.:46:26.

British man to run under 77 for 600m, a really good confidence

:46:27.:46:34.

booster for him. He did the right thing. He did not go off too hard.

:46:35.:46:39.

He kept himself in contact. He was strong on the last lap. But I think

:46:40.:46:43.

Andrew will be pretty despondent about that. Hi 27s for the last

:46:44.:46:50.

200m. That is not what he came here for.

:46:51.:46:57.

Yet another mandrake in the national flag. We had that feeling coming

:46:58.:47:05.

here today, it is a big year for Scotland. A couple of people did it

:47:06.:47:09.

already. Where you inspired by them and the crowd? Yes, and I had a good

:47:10.:47:14.

team. We just came to enjoy ourselves and to do the best we

:47:15.:47:24.

could for ourselves and our country. In the last 50m, the roar of the

:47:25.:47:29.

crowd in this arena was incredible and that is what got me through. The

:47:30.:47:34.

racket is unbelievable. Absolutely brilliant. And this is just the

:47:35.:47:40.

start for you. What do you hope to do to build on this? I am not sure

:47:41.:47:47.

about in doors. I might have a big indoor season now I have come out

:47:48.:47:52.

and run well. My training has been incredible this winter. I will see

:47:53.:47:56.

where I go from here. But obviously it is all running up to the

:47:57.:48:00.

Commonwealth Games. We all hope you get there and enjoy the experience.

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Thank you. COMMENTATOR: Eric Kynard has

:48:03.:48:13.

dominated this competition right from the outset. 2.33 now. He flies

:48:14.:48:20.

over. He was the only man to clear two point 27. Both Robbie Grabarz

:48:21.:48:26.

and they beat Smith failed that height. -- David Smith. 2.33, and

:48:27.:48:37.

that puts him second on this year's world rankings. He won a silver

:48:38.:48:44.

medal in the Olympics, albeit a surprise silver medal. We knew when

:48:45.:48:48.

we saw him he was a very fine athlete. There is the result. Eric

:48:49.:48:54.

Kynard did try to .36 but failed it, so 2.33 was a victory for him.

:48:55.:48:59.

-- Eric Kynard did try to .36. -- 2.36m. STUDIO: Next weekend is

:49:00.:49:11.

the start of the Six Nations. On the 17th of February, our next

:49:12.:49:30.

athletics, the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. I have to say, did and

:49:31.:49:36.

Colin, the organisers of the Commonwealth games was here, and

:49:37.:49:42.

must be thinking, if this is an omen of things to come, happy days!

:49:43.:49:48.

So much emphasis is placed on the big names but for the Commonwealth

:49:49.:49:54.

Games it is all about the emerging stars, people using the opportunity

:49:55.:49:59.

to make a name for themselves, and I just think so far, this has been

:50:00.:50:02.

absolutely brilliant. What we want to see is that home advantage. Chris

:50:03.:50:09.

O'Hare said people talk about the crowd, in that 1500m, and he said he

:50:10.:50:14.

did not really pay much attention to it but it really did make a

:50:15.:50:20.

difference. I think it has. Once the athletes are smelling that victory,

:50:21.:50:25.

they are going for it. Come July, who knows what is going to happen?

:50:26.:50:29.

Behind as it is the women's 60m. COMMENTATOR: We are coming out to

:50:30.:50:40.

the shorter sprints. Asher Philip goes on the outside for Great

:50:41.:50:45.

Britain. But the American Barbara Pier may well be the woman to beat.

:50:46.:50:54.

Kathryn 's Christie for Scotland -- Kathryn Christie for Scotland and

:50:55.:51:02.

Aleen Bailey for the Commonwealth. Barbara Pier ran 10.85 last year but

:51:03.:51:11.

still could not get in the US relay team in Moscow, such is their

:51:12.:51:15.

strength and depth. Kathryn Christie earlier ran in eight of 150m.

:51:16.:51:21.

Scottish sprint champion two years ago. Aged just 17. Aleen Bailey from

:51:22.:51:29.

Jamaica. Olympic gold medallist and world gold medallist in the Jamaican

:51:30.:51:35.

relay team back in 2004, and then the World Championships in 2009. And

:51:36.:51:41.

Asher Philip, UK champion last year, great time in Sheffield with 7.15.

:51:42.:51:49.

She may need something close to that again, if Barbara Pier is on form.

:51:50.:51:57.

Great Britain need a good result to get closer to the top two, the

:51:58.:52:07.

United States and the Commonwealth are heading away in the team

:52:08.:52:08.

competition at the moment. Barbara Pierre, Kathryn Christie,

:52:09.:52:25.

Aleen Bailey and Asher Philip for the Great Britain.

:52:26.:52:39.

Philip has taken it well, and then Bailey perhaps coming second ahead

:52:40.:52:49.

of PF. But in the end some distance to spare for Asher Philip. -- Bailey

:52:50.:53:03.

perhaps coming second ahead of tarmac to. COLIN JACKSON: I am

:53:04.:53:13.

track-side here and I could see exactly what was happening. Asher

:53:14.:53:19.

Phillips drove hard for the first 10m. She will have seen Barbara

:53:20.:53:24.

Pierre in her peripheral vision but she did not let it faze her. Last

:53:25.:53:28.

year it was in doors when she really announced herself with that

:53:29.:53:33.

wonderful time of 7.15, which actually placed her third on the

:53:34.:53:37.

all-time list. Fantastic performance. But now in the season

:53:38.:53:42.

of 2014, she is getting into her groove nicely. She has worked hard

:53:43.:53:51.

this winter. I look forward to her perhaps attacking the personal best

:53:52.:53:58.

of 7.15. That victory was needed. It was. It has taken a while but it was

:53:59.:54:02.

the first victory on the track for the Great Britain team. For her

:54:03.:54:10.

first outing of the year, weaving her time in at 7.25. But very

:54:11.:54:16.

valuable win for Great Britain ahead of Aleen Bailey.

:54:17.:54:21.

The first time that came up was not accurate, seven point 30. But the

:54:22.:54:35.

correct time, 7.25. How pleased are you? Quite pleased. Do you want to

:54:36.:54:41.

take part in the World Championships in Poland? Yes. I will pack my

:54:42.:54:47.

suitcase for a holiday and I would like to go. We know that is only a

:54:48.:54:53.

joke because year on year you were growing in stature. You have the

:54:54.:54:58.

European Championships this year, the Commonwealth Games as well.

:54:59.:55:04.

Definitely. I am going to go for both this year. Hopefully I will be

:55:05.:55:09.

injury -free and have a fantastic year. Good luck.

:55:10.:55:15.

COMMENTATOR: Asher Philip, winner at 7.25. The tournament in Poland will

:55:16.:55:25.

be no holiday. She has now got to run the four x 400m as she is a late

:55:26.:55:36.

replacement there for Regina George. Let's see how that water -- alters

:55:37.:55:44.

things in the overall standings. Great Britain have an outside

:55:45.:55:49.

chance, if my maths are correct. Scotland with those three victories

:55:50.:55:51.

but down in fourth place. This could be one of the crucial

:55:52.:56:04.

events. JJ Jegede in the long jump, second round. He has produced his

:56:05.:56:11.

best when it matters most. It is Chris Tomlinson in the lead at the

:56:12.:56:17.

moment, 7.56. So no great distances for the time being, but victory is

:56:18.:56:23.

what is all-important. JJ Jegede, who has made very good improvements

:56:24.:56:27.

over the last couple of years, twice the English champion, and he has

:56:28.:56:32.

produced an outdoor best of 8.11 metres. There is his coach, Peter

:56:33.:56:39.

Stanley. And 7.69, a new stadium record here in Scotland, and he is

:56:40.:56:41.

in first place. Australia leads the all-time medals

:56:42.:56:53.

table with a staggering 803 gold medals. Sally Pearson is set to

:56:54.:56:59.

shine once more. The now retired Canadian diver is the most

:57:00.:57:06.

successful Commonwealth athlete of all time, with nine gold medals

:57:07.:57:12.

between 1998 and 2010. With 70 nations competing, Gambia and

:57:13.:57:18.

Norfolk Islands have the lowest places with just one bronze medal

:57:19.:57:19.

each. No great Rutherford as he has a

:57:20.:57:28.

slight niggle, which he says, though, will not stop him competing

:57:29.:57:36.

in Birmingham. He went on that amazing Saturday in 2012. Sometimes

:57:37.:57:41.

you forget the weight of the gold medal and how much it affects

:57:42.:57:46.

people. We saw how difficult the season was for him last year, to the

:57:47.:57:53.

fit -- just the fitness and the health and changing coaches. And he

:57:54.:57:59.

gambled in Moscow, Colin, he had an injury. He is fragile but it all

:58:00.:58:06.

came together. He gambled and went and it did not pay off. -- he hoped

:58:07.:58:15.

it would all come together. He said that his hamstring was giving him a

:58:16.:58:21.

little bit of grief but he was sure he would be fit to the best of his

:58:22.:58:25.

abilities in Moscow. It was a torrid time for him and you can imagine how

:58:26.:58:30.

difficult it must be if you are the Olympic champion and you cannot

:58:31.:58:33.

carry that mantle because of injury all the time. Let's be honest, it

:58:34.:58:38.

was a shock that he won that title. He went into 2012 with the

:58:39.:58:44.

possibility of winning, but a possibility is one thing and doing

:58:45.:58:51.

it is another. I just think Greg seemed to want to prove himself. But

:58:52.:58:57.

he does deserve that title. If you are defined by the decisions you

:58:58.:59:04.

will make... I am not sure if Greg has managed himself very well

:59:05.:59:07.

through it the stage after the gold medal but it is a new season, he

:59:08.:59:12.

said he will concentrate on sprinting as well, I am not sure

:59:13.:59:17.

with the fragile body, the hamstring injuries he has had, but he needs to

:59:18.:59:21.

get back into jumping and jumping well a game. Behind us are the

:59:22.:59:37.

athletes warming up for the 60m. The athlete from Scotland ran here last

:59:38.:59:40.

year without her guide because he had an injury. Imagine when your

:59:41.:59:47.

guide pulls a hamstring and he is your eyes, the person who is going

:59:48.:59:52.

to guide you through! But she went out there and competed again and

:59:53.:59:57.

that was a gallant thing to do. Paul Dickenson is watching.

:59:58.:00:02.

PAUL DICKENSON: There is Libby Clegg, the Scottish athlete, with

:00:03.:00:10.

her guide runner. The great British sprinter, -- a son of the great

:00:11.:00:18.

British sprinter. Libby Clegg, looking relaxed. 23

:00:19.:00:49.

years old, Paralympic silver medallist at 100m in 2008 and 2012.

:00:50.:00:55.

To seems to get better and better when the big Championships come

:00:56.:01:01.

around. But a servant Tracey Hinton has been to British athletics. 43

:01:02.:01:07.

years old now. She won Paralympic medals back in 1992. Then Selina

:01:08.:01:22.

Litt. Representing the Commonwealth. Came third in the English

:01:23.:01:26.

Championships a couple of years ago. Finally, Erin McBride of Liverpool

:01:27.:01:29.

Harriers, representing Great Britain.

:01:30.:01:38.

Whereas Tracey Hinton is totally blind, there is a degree of vision

:01:39.:01:44.

that Erin McBride has, but that explains the classification she

:01:45.:01:50.

has. T13, whereas Tracey Hinton is T11. The letter teacher stands for

:01:51.:01:55.

track. Libby Clegg is bang in the middle on

:01:56.:02:15.

T12. She has 5% of normal vision. One thing they have to remember is

:02:16.:02:19.

that the athletes must cross the finish line ahead of the guide

:02:20.:02:25.

runner. There is one athlete we have not mentioned, Tracey Hinton's died

:02:26.:02:36.

runner -- guide runner. She starts as favourite. The guide runners are

:02:37.:02:54.

strapped firmly to the athletes. Libby Clegg gets away well, being

:02:55.:02:59.

chased down the straight by Erin McBride. Look at Libby Clegg!

:03:00.:03:10.

Absolutely flying. If that is confirmed, it will be a massive

:03:11.:03:21.

lifetime best. And Tracey Hinton, being guided by Stefan Hughes, her

:03:22.:03:33.

guide runner. Libby Clegg just kept on going away. Erin McBride,

:03:34.:03:39.

finishing strongly in second place. And then Selina Litt, just finishing

:03:40.:03:47.

ahead of Tracey Hinton. Total precision and synchronicity as far

:03:48.:03:54.

as these two athletes are concerned. Her guide runner is a very strong

:03:55.:03:59.

and powerful runner himself. He could go faster. But they are in

:04:00.:04:04.

perfect harmony, coming down the straight. A superb run by Libby

:04:05.:04:19.

Clegg. Great time as well. Libby Clegg is the champion and if she

:04:20.:04:23.

stays in this shape, by the time we get to Rio, who knows? She could

:04:24.:04:27.

eventually finish on top of a world standard rostrum. Chris Tomlinson

:04:28.:04:37.

need something special here. 7.56 is his best jump so far, followed by a

:04:38.:04:45.

foul. That was better. That was close. JJ, as christened by his

:04:46.:04:57.

mother. I can't announce his real name, unfortunately. But she

:04:58.:05:02.

christened him JJ, and he has stayed that way ever since. That was bang

:05:03.:05:13.

on the board by Tomlinson. Still not great distances. Hopefully, they

:05:14.:05:18.

will come later this year. He takes the lead.

:05:19.:05:44.

Let's have a look at the match score. It is very close at the top.

:05:45.:06:13.

Next, perhaps the most eagerly anticipated race of the afternoon,

:06:14.:06:21.

the men's 60m. Dwain Chambers against James Dasaolu, and what a

:06:22.:06:38.

summer he had last year. Last year was a big year for me. I

:06:39.:06:44.

won my first medal sub 10am so it was a very good year. This year, I

:06:45.:06:50.

just want to keep progressing. So I am starting my season in Glasgow and

:06:51.:06:54.

I can't wait to compete. It was last year at the European indoors when

:06:55.:06:57.

you put a marker down for the season, winning a medal. Was that

:06:58.:07:02.

how it felt at the time 's indoors represents a chance for me to act is

:07:03.:07:07.

my start as a 100m runner. Last year, you reached that rarefied air

:07:08.:07:13.

for a sprinter of sub ten seconds. I done it in the trials. It was really

:07:14.:07:19.

good doing it in front of the British public and to produce it at

:07:20.:07:25.

the World Championships was even bigger. I was against world-class

:07:26.:07:35.

athletes in Moscow. Now I feel like I belong, because I have got sub

:07:36.:07:40.

ten, which is the psychological barrier of a true world-class

:07:41.:07:45.

athlete. So now I am a more confident person. It has been

:07:46.:07:48.

documented that you have a new training partner in Adam Gemili. It

:07:49.:07:55.

is good having two of the quickest guys in Britain training together

:07:56.:08:00.

and pushing each other on. Looking beyond this weekend, are you looking

:08:01.:08:05.

at medals this year as well as times? Of course. There is the

:08:06.:08:10.

Commonwealth, the Europeans, the world indoors. At every competition,

:08:11.:08:16.

I want to pick up medals. Colin, I think one of the moments of last

:08:17.:08:21.

season was the semifinals in Birmingham, the trials. It took

:08:22.:08:26.

everyone's breath away. We knew he was going to do something special,

:08:27.:08:30.

because I couple of days before, he had run very well. So we were

:08:31.:08:33.

expecting something phenomenal, but to go under ten seconds the way he

:08:34.:08:39.

did and run that impressive 9.91, it excited everybody. We are looking

:08:40.:08:44.

forward to him doing a had to get -- head to head against when Chambers.

:08:45.:08:50.

Unfortunately, he had to pull out. But that really announced him not

:08:51.:08:53.

just to the UK, but to every sprinter in the world. He pulled out

:08:54.:08:58.

of the final in Birmingham and then pulled out of the Anniversary Games.

:08:59.:09:04.

Has he got the head for it? Absolutely, we did wonder, but he

:09:05.:09:08.

did not disappoint in Moscow. He was really impressive. This year might

:09:09.:09:15.

it is about consistency. He needs to be on that circuit, racing a bit

:09:16.:09:19.

more and not feeling intimidated. He belongs. You don't run under ten

:09:20.:09:23.

seconds several times and then just back away. Get out there, show

:09:24.:09:30.

people what you have got. Hope Lee, we will see a more confident James

:09:31.:09:34.

Dasaolu this year, given what he achieved in Moscow. That will be

:09:35.:09:39.

necessary. You have to remember, Adam Gemili had a fantastic year. He

:09:40.:09:46.

ran under 20 seconds in the 200m. It is going to be all about

:09:47.:09:50.

competition. Come the European Championships, it will be Great

:09:51.:09:54.

Britain against France. We are hoping we can take the serious

:09:55.:09:58.

positions. And a word on Dwain Chambers? I never like to write

:09:59.:10:06.

athletes. But there is a new breed coming through. British sprinting is

:10:07.:10:13.

in a healthy position. Tremendous anticipation for this. Let's see how

:10:14.:10:18.

it turns out. Yes, as ever, the men's 60m is full of drama and

:10:19.:10:25.

intrigue. And most questions are positive

:10:26.:10:26.

about James Dasaolu. Chambers is still the British

:10:27.:10:50.

record-holder for this distance indoors. Dasaolu, like many of our

:10:51.:11:03.

sprinters has been in South Africa. He has the same coat as Adam

:11:04.:11:11.

Gemili. He has been working on his start in particular during the

:11:12.:11:15.

winter months. Let's see if there is any evidence of that improving here.

:11:16.:11:22.

Jeff Porter ran the 60m hurdles earlier and just dipped the British

:11:23.:11:31.

team captain to the victory. And then Stephen Dunlop.

:11:32.:11:49.

Silver medal for Dasaolu at the European indoors last year, and that

:11:50.:11:57.

was a sign of what was to come in the summer. The guys have obviously

:11:58.:12:07.

been discussing that. Let's see how they can begin 2014.

:12:08.:12:23.

Good start from Chambers. But look how quickly Dasaolu is out. Dasaolu

:12:24.:12:41.

storms away. Apologies, I had problems with my microphone. They

:12:42.:12:52.

have had a few problems with the clock, so they are hesitating. But

:12:53.:12:57.

the real difference for me was that Chambers still has that expressive

:12:58.:13:01.

ability out of the box, but his pick-up after that was really

:13:02.:13:05.

impressive. We will wait to see full confirmation of the time. It is

:13:06.:13:12.

6.50. Ignore the stadium clock. Colin, that is a new stadium

:13:13.:13:19.

record, just outside Dasaolu's personal best. A phenomenal opening

:13:20.:13:23.

performance. Dwain Chambers reacted so well out of the blocks, but James

:13:24.:13:29.

got him very quickly. Within five or six metres, he was equal with when

:13:30.:13:40.

Chambers -- Dwain Chambers. He is so relaxed. You can see that he enjoys

:13:41.:13:51.

it. Dwain reacts well, but it is not good enough. James gets that head

:13:52.:13:58.

upright. Then he can bring those knees nice and high, pump the

:13:59.:14:02.

shoulders, keep relaxed all the way. Expels a bit of air, looks at the

:14:03.:14:08.

clock. I think he will be disappointed when he saw the clock,

:14:09.:14:12.

because he would have known it was quicker than that and we do also.

:14:13.:14:18.

That is the fastest in the world this year over 60m. Of course, it is

:14:19.:14:19.

very early. The Commonwealth Select team are

:14:20.:14:37.

doing very well. You have lived in -- lead Great

:14:38.:15:01.

Britain and Northern Ireland into its second in the standings at the

:15:02.:15:06.

moment. It is a fantastic way for me to start my season. It is obviously

:15:07.:15:14.

a team event and I am happy to get the team to second place. Some

:15:15.:15:19.

confusion over the times when you crossed the line. You were probably

:15:20.:15:22.

disappointed when you saw the times, but then I told you the

:15:23.:15:32.

correct time of 6.5. Yes, it was a meet a difference. I was really

:15:33.:15:37.

happy with it. Do you feel like a different athlete this year, with

:15:38.:15:40.

what you were able to achieve last year with the sub -10 second ones?

:15:41.:15:50.

Yes. I am ready to go again after injury. This is just building on

:15:51.:16:01.

that, really. Will we see you in Poland for the World Championships?

:16:02.:16:05.

Yes, the trials in Birmingham and then Poland. Well done. Thank you.

:16:06.:16:13.

COMMENTATOR: It certainly has been a great tussle in this long jump

:16:14.:16:20.

between Tomlinson and JJ Jegede. That looks very good indeed. He's

:16:21.:16:28.

getting on towards eight metres. JJ Jegede, on 7.69 in round two, seven

:16:29.:16:34.

.48 in round three, equalling his first round jump. But that is long.

:16:35.:16:42.

JJ Jegede, there, surely he has gone into the lead, big-time. A little

:16:43.:16:49.

bit of balance. Since he has gone over to Peter Stanley as his coach,

:16:50.:16:54.

he really has improved. It will not be long before he is well over eight

:16:55.:17:01.

metres. Where is it? 7.93! Another stadium record, by a big margin. He

:17:02.:17:04.

is in the lead. Now it is time for the Sainsbury's

:17:05.:17:16.

performance of the day. It is between Libby Muir, and at the end

:17:17.:17:26.

James Dasaolu. Paula, you first. I will go with Laura. She is a world

:17:27.:17:35.

lead and to read a world leader, a Scottish record and then so

:17:36.:17:37.

confidently win the race bodes really well for the server and she

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ran brilliantly. Denise. By heart says Laura Muir but at the same time

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James Dasaolu has also run a worldly, with the 6.50. It is

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impressive. It is not easy! Maybe James. Laura, definitely. CJ? I will

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be totally honest, I happen to agree with Paula. I will go for Laura

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Muir. It was a fantastic performance from her. She was under pressure

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because there was expectation around. Marilyn Okoro was in the

:18:23.:18:31.

race, and she came out and delivered under pressure. So to shatter her

:18:32.:18:35.

personal best, make it a Scottish record on home turf is a

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crowd-pleaser. She looks in great shape for the summer. She is a lot

:18:45.:18:49.

more confident in herself. She has really put the working and is

:18:50.:18:54.

strong. And this will be her strongest event, 800m? She can run a

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very fast 1500m as well. She may even run both. The women's four

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point -- four x 400m relay race. The capacity crowd awaiting for what

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may be two decisive relays, a very strong Commonwealth team to come in

:19:30.:19:38.

the men's event. But it is the women's four x 400m relay race

:19:39.:19:45.

first. Some interesting characters, some big talents involved here as

:19:46.:19:53.

well and in the United States -- the United States will be hard to beat.

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland are on the outside.

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A world indoor relay silver medallist back in 2006 starts for

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United States. McCorory and Hastings are on the last two legs. Eilidh

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Child will feel she has a bit to make up for after the disappointing

:20:33.:20:38.

400m. She went out very strongly in that one and then failed towards the

:20:39.:20:45.

end, the Scottish team captain. Aleen Bailey is leading of the

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Commonwealth Select. Regina George, the Nigerian, had to pull out. Emily

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Diamond will bring them home. There is Megan for Great Britain. She did

:21:05.:21:13.

well in Moscow. There is Laura Wake and Victoria O horror -- Ohuruogu

:21:14.:21:24.

will bring them home. So United States, Scotland, come and will

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select, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. -- Commonwealth Select.

:21:29.:21:38.

Great Britain looking to take that little nibble into the Commonwealth

:21:39.:21:39.

in this penultimate track event. Away they go, and Monica Hart growth

:21:40.:21:56.

for the United States is already striding past Eilidh Child. Biding

:21:57.:22:05.

her time. Eilidh Child a long way back at the moment but a strong

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first leg. Two locks, of course. -- two laps.

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There is a bit of pride at stake here as well. Eilidh Child had a

:22:23.:22:33.

disappointing race last year but this is more like it. She will give

:22:34.:22:43.

Scotland the advantage. The Americans are undoubtedly the

:22:44.:22:47.

favourites. The youngster here, Mary Hendry, is 17 years of age. What a

:22:48.:22:55.

contrast that was, Eilidh Child, from the individual to the relay.

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She has learned well. Handing onto Diane Ramsay. A strong finish from

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Cassandra Tate. The second lap. She is flying at the moment. In the

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United States we have McCorory and Hastings to come. The two finalists

:23:21.:23:24.

from the World Championships, outdoors in Moscow. They will be

:23:25.:23:31.

hard to beat. But a good result from Kelly Massey. The third leg. The

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Americans, he should have been doing much better at languishing... A big

:23:44.:23:52.

gap is starting to develop here. Great Britain are taking it away,

:23:53.:23:57.

pushing on hard. Victoria Ohuruogu ran so well individually. This

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really stands up for Great Britain's relay prospects. The

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Americans are absolutely nowhere. A very surprisingly performers from

:24:15.:24:20.

the Americans. McCorory being left behind at the moment. Laura Wake is

:24:21.:24:29.

going to hand over to Victoria Ohuruogu. Zoe Clark is running for

:24:30.:24:37.

Scotland and Claire Gibson for the Commonwealth. Victoria Ohuruogu has

:24:38.:24:48.

believed at the moment. She finishes, perhaps a bit like her

:24:49.:24:51.

older sister, very strongly in the individual. She hits the final lap.

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She is still giving Gemma Nicholl a run. The crowd lifts the noise to

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try to bring Gemma Nicholl a bit closer to Victoria Ohuruogu. But it

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was a big lead that Ohuruogu had coming into this final leg. She will

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hold on. She is a strong, talented athlete. She brings Great Britain

:25:19.:25:29.

home. A very valuable victory. Commonwealth will finish fourth.

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That will make a big change to the overall standings, but a good

:25:33.:25:35.

victory for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ohuruogu bringing

:25:36.:25:46.

the team home. There are celebrations all around. Laura Wake

:25:47.:25:57.

run a very good leg, and good all the way through for Great Britain

:25:58.:26:01.

and Northern Ireland. Denise Lewis watching that looked down their, and

:26:02.:26:09.

a controlled performance from the Great Britain squad? Much though

:26:10.:26:17.

Gemma Nicholl tried for Scotland to get closer, she ran a very good leg

:26:18.:26:22.

on the final leg, unable to get their past Ohuruogu. I wonder if

:26:23.:26:27.

there might be further success for the Ohuruogu family in the future.

:26:28.:26:36.

Victoria Ohuruogu drinking and impressive victory for Great

:26:37.:26:42.

Britain. I am surprised that McCorory and Hastings for the United

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States on the third and fourth leg, the cream of this field, where

:26:46.:26:50.

really unable to do anything. McCorory on leg three looked very

:26:51.:26:57.

out of sorts. The victory led by the great British got. A precious

:26:58.:27:02.

victory in terms of the overall standings. There we are, 3: 33.49.

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They were leading coming into this event in the overall standings, so

:27:15.:27:21.

we will find out how that affects the overall standings.

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It is the last round now for Ron Taylor of the USA in the long jump

:27:30.:27:37.

and that looks good. He shakes his head a little bit, so... 7.794

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Taylor. He goes into second place. And Tomlinson responds with 7.75. So

:27:49.:27:54.

he finishes in the third. A fine victory for JJ Jegede for the

:27:55.:27:58.

Commonwealth. And Taylor in second place, 7.79. Tomlinson,

:27:59.:28:04.

unfortunately for him, finishing in third, defy -- despite it is a

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stadium best. As far as the match standings are

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concerned, it is very close indeed. The Commonwealth are certainly up

:28:24.:28:30.

there. They are over 60 points now. Great Britain and Northern Ireland

:28:31.:28:34.

are still ahead of the USA, in third place, and Scotland in fourth. But

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it is the Commonwealth leading the way at the moment.

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Lake Placid entertained the miracle on ice. Sarajevo hosted Bolero. Oslo

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boasts the great ski jump. Between 1956 and 1988, the Soviet Union

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dominated the Winter games. But perhaps the most extraordinary tale

:29:11.:29:14.

of the Winter Olympics is how we, from this small island with very

:29:15.:29:17.

little snow, brought downhill skiing to the world. To tell that story, I

:29:18.:29:24.

have come here to the Alps, where British pioneers helped to shape

:29:25.:29:25.

modern Winter sports. But And the Winter Olympics proper

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starts on the 7th of February with the opening ceremony.

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An Neil Black, former director of UK Athletics, is alongside me.

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It has been a great afternoon. A couple of things have caught your

:30:07.:30:12.

eye? In the last few events, the sprints were looking really good. An

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interesting year for UK athletics, because you have a Commonwealth

:30:21.:30:25.

Games with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. How do you

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interact with everyone? We just embrace the whole concept. The whole

:30:29.:30:34.

plan is working with the home countries. We are working with the

:30:35.:30:41.

coaches and what their plans are as we progress towards 2017. In terms

:30:42.:30:50.

of the priorities for athletes, what is more important, European

:30:51.:30:53.

Championships after the Commonwealth Games, or the Commonwealth Games in

:30:54.:30:58.

the UK? It is different for different people. For some people,

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the Commonwealth Games are without question the best. For others, it is

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the European Championships. We are sticking with each individual

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athlete and coach, working that out and making sure they get the right

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focus. Thanks very much. Short, but sweet.

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We will talk to you lot more. Now back to the track for the men's 4 x

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400 metre relay. Talking about the summer, there is the mascot for the

:31:28.:31:37.

Commonwealth Games. If I had time, I would let Andrew

:31:38.:31:40.

tell you the full history of that. I have interviewed him! I bet that was

:31:41.:31:44.

a meeting of minds. Talking of Scotland and the Winter

:31:45.:32:18.

Olympics, don't forget the curling. We were having a conversation about

:32:19.:32:24.

that earlier. Lots of prospects at the Winter Olympics.

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I suspect we will be looking at the Commonwealth team here. Scotland

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have Jamie Bowie, then number one man, leading them off. Pinder will

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head off this eHarmony and team. -- this team from the Bahamas. They

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have got M3 macro, crisp brown -- Pinder and crisp round. Great

:33:12.:33:15.

Britain. The Americans have had some late

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changes, to say the least. We think Ronald Taylor, who has just finished

:33:29.:33:32.

second in the non-dom, will go on the second leg. -- he has just

:33:33.:33:42.

finished second in the long jump. How quickly can this team go from

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the Bahamas, representing the Commonwealth Select team? They have

:33:46.:33:53.

already won the match. Good, strong Great Britain squad, though.

:33:54.:34:08.

The world record is held by the USA. So, it is pretty even so far. Pinder

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going pretty well. Jamie Bowie trying to stay in there. Pinder is

:34:25.:34:37.

controlling this. Not really attacking it that much. Luke Lennon

:34:38.:34:43.

Ford is holding the inside line here. But we try to take advantage,

:34:44.:34:50.

but the Bahamas will lead this into the second leg. The USA are leaving

:34:51.:35:02.

them with a lot to do. The USA have a huge amount to do, but Great

:35:03.:35:08.

Britain are in front. The tall figure of Richard ahead of crisp

:35:09.:35:12.

round, who was impressive in the individual event earlier. Brown is

:35:13.:35:29.

looking easy. It will be very hard against this Commonwealth team which

:35:30.:35:39.

is very strong. Richard Buck at a cross crisp round, but Brown did not

:35:40.:35:42.

panic. Conrad Williams, chasing down.

:35:43.:36:07.

Scotland are still in contention. This may well be a great race. What

:36:08.:36:12.

a great history Britain have in the 4 x 400. Conrad Williams is not

:36:13.:36:18.

giving up the chase. Anthony Young still hanging in for Scotland, but

:36:19.:36:21.

it is the Bahamas Commonwealth team out in front, with Great Britain in

:36:22.:36:27.

second place. The United States, strangely, are a long way back. The

:36:28.:36:35.

Bahamian team are ahead of Great Britain. Lavigne is in control here,

:36:36.:36:50.

not panicking. As he got the strength? He ran well in the

:36:51.:36:57.

individual event. He is looking good down here. These two are well clear

:36:58.:37:05.

of the rest. Can Britain finish with a victory here? Levi Ms looking

:37:06.:37:15.

good. -- Levine. It is a win for the Great Britain Quartet! Solid

:37:16.:37:23.

performance. Commonwealth second, Scotland's third, USA four. That was

:37:24.:37:30.

a really well judged performance. All eyes might have been on that

:37:31.:37:34.

very strong quartet representing the Commonwealth team. Lennon Ford have

:37:35.:37:40.

a good first leg. Richard Buck was aggressive ahead of Chris Brown.

:37:41.:37:45.

Always kept them in contact. Good third leg from Conrad Williams, and

:37:46.:37:52.

Nigel Lavigne bringing the baton home, beating the Olympic

:37:53.:37:56.

champions, albeit indoors in January, but that is a big scalp.

:37:57.:38:12.

Very impressive, the way Levine sensed a sluggish start and took

:38:13.:38:17.

control and imposed himself and still had enough to kick again

:38:18.:38:28.

towards the end of the race. You could see his wild celebrations at

:38:29.:38:46.

the end. A fairly comfortable win. Then the celebrations could begin.

:38:47.:38:52.

Well, Great Britain are finishing on a high.

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So, Britain finishes with a victory. We are waiting for official

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confirmation of who has won the Sainsbury's as indoor challenge.

:39:29.:39:30.

Let's reflect now on this afternoon. Paula, it is fair to say

:39:31.:39:35.

that the Scottish team has been a revelation. Yes, they performed well

:39:36.:39:41.

today. It is a really good crowd here and they are getting behind

:39:42.:39:45.

them. The build-up is already starting. People are anticipating

:39:46.:39:48.

what will happen in the summer, and it is looking good for the Scottish

:39:49.:39:53.

team. Great wins for Laura Muir and Chris O'Hare. Denise, you perhaps

:39:54.:40:01.

feared for Scotland, but it has been the opposite. Chris O'Hare was

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fantastic. He showed some signs of flair last year, so building on

:40:09.:40:16.

that, he represented so well today. It is about growing teams and

:40:17.:40:21.

getting the depth and breadth they will need over the next few months.

:40:22.:40:28.

One of four individual wins. There was also the 600m, and Libby Clegg.

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I guess the Scottish team will take confidence from this. They will

:40:36.:40:41.

smile. As you said, I thought at the beginning that they thought there

:40:42.:40:46.

was a risk of an individual team medal, but it will be an opportunity

:40:47.:40:51.

for the team to grow. When you get performances like that, you get

:40:52.:40:55.

belief. This team will believe in themselves. They felt the audience

:40:56.:41:01.

supporting them, and they will pass that on. Their friends, families and

:41:02.:41:05.

colleagues will have seen their performance today and been inspired.

:41:06.:41:09.

It will be hard to beat the Scottish team in some events at the

:41:10.:41:13.

Commonwealth Games. We can get the confirmation of the match score now.

:41:14.:41:17.

It is a victory for the Commonwealth Select.

:41:18.:41:26.

Scotland are fourth, but that does not tell the story. Colin, we talked

:41:27.:41:35.

about James Dasaolu. He ran and credibly quick time. It was a

:41:36.:41:41.

sensational time. When we looked at the clock, we thought his

:41:42.:41:45.

performance was surely better than that. He executed a perfect 60m. He

:41:46.:41:53.

is only going to get better. It is filling him with confidence, and

:41:54.:41:56.

that is what we want to see. Thanks very much to all of you. The next

:41:57.:42:02.

athletics on the BBC will be from Birmingham on the 17th of February.

:42:03.:42:07.

We hope Greg Rutherford will be coming back from injury. That is it

:42:08.:42:16.

from Glasgow for 2014. The athletics season is up and running. There is

:42:17.:42:19.

plenty more to look forward to, including of course the Commonwealth

:42:20.:42:22.

Games. Until next time, goodbye.

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