Anniversary Games: Day 2 Athletics

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Welcome to day 2 of the Muller Anniversary Games here at the

Olympic Stadium and if it's half as good as last night you are in for a

treat, world records and national records. In two weeks' time the

Olympics will be underway in Rio, four years since London 2012. The

legacy of London is alive and well as 50,000 people pour into the

stadium to enjoy an electrifying afternoon of athletics. Here are

some of the stars they will see. That is fantastic. It's going to be

Dafne Schippers. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce holds on once again for

the world title. Having a brilliant race. My goodness. Dina Asher-Smith

is looking fantastic here. It's enormous! It's a huge jump. A

staring jump from Proctor. Hudson Smith wins it. That was a fantastic

record. She is going to win it. It's a fabulous run from Kiplagat. Mo

Farah is going to make it two gold medals for Great Britain. So that is

the view over the stadium, a glorious day, temperature inside 28

degrees at the moment, but we are not inside right now, you can see

the warm up track which is where you will find Michael Johnson as we look

ahead to the action which starts at 2:15pm. It is fascinating to come

out here and see the athletes warming up and doing final

preparations. I have seen you looking at them, are there any new

tricks that I haven't thought about? No, but this is where you can find

out about the mindset of the athletes, this is where it all takes

place because from here you go into the stadium where it all goes down

and the finals take place. You see if the athletes looked nervous and

if they are interacting with others and if they are on their own, and

how relaxed they are. That is David Weir. Katarina Johnson-Thompson wave

that you a few minutes ago. You got all excited. I thought she was

waving at you! The big stars of athletics are warming up. You can

see just by looking at their eyes how they are feeling and what state

they are in. This is where the nerds start taking place, you hear about

nerves before the race and you are in your hotel and in your comfort

zone and left your own devices, but when you are here this is when you

see the competition for the day, and you start to see, that looks really

good, it's warming up, looking confident, that sort of thing. That

can get the nerds going. The athletes who can control their

nerves best are the ones who succeed in the end. I'll was want to just

see how the athletes are interacting, some of them will have

headsets on, listening to music, just nice and relaxed. OK, I would

think he looks confident. Some of them might look more concerned and

the coach might be rubbing them like this, you know that things did not

go well today and they are just... I hope you did not speak to anyone. I

did not. Just focused on the task at hand, and that is what you want to

do in the warm up area, just focus on the process and what works for

you in terms of warming up to get yourself physically and

psychologically ready to do battle. I know you are looking forward to

some great performances today and we will talk about that in a minute. We

will also be joined by Toni Minichiello, the coach of Jessica

Ennis-Hill is the magnificent evening under the stars last night.

Just two weeks left until Rio. To talk you through the best of the

action from mass night we have Steve Backley, Michael Johnson, and Steve

Cram. -- last night. Jess Ennis-Hill is in Wayne 9. The first two go

through automatically and the three fastest losers.

Cleanly away. Rollins is leading at the moment. Tiffany Porter is going

well. The winner, with a slight breeze

helping. Who one, who qualified? And the time of Jessica Ennis-Hill. She

is smiling. I think it is a race to be very pleased with Jessica

Ennis-Hill. Looking at her time. Just ahead of Brianne Rollins.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is through to the final. With all of the mess

happening inside. Rollins is an amazing hurdler. When she gets it

right she is flawless. She crashes into the barrier and it pulls her

back and that could upset a few people in the field and Jessica

Ennis-Hill keeps pushing through. She made very little mistake through

there and it made her sneak through. Her second quickest time ever.

12.54, her personal best was done on this track in the Olympic Games.

Harrison is in lane 4. Away they go. Harrison gets a very

good start. Nelson is trying to pull alongside but Harrison is already

putting daylight between herself and the rest. 12.40 one.

That is a new stadium record for Harrison. I feel so sad for this

young lady, she has demonstrated so well all the time through this year

how good she is and what qualities she has, and when the crunch came,

at the championships when she only had to finish in the top three, she

got very close to the barriers and then made mistakes, if you hit them,

you hit them badly. Look at the contrast, easy running, 12.40, made

to look very effortless indeed. That is a meeting record. A bit of a

disappointing run for Cindy Ofili. Four British athletes starting here.

One of whom is not competing in Rio. Strong athletes in lanes five, six

and seven. Miller should be the one to chase, from the Bahamas, in lane

five. Christine Ohuruogu pacing herself.

It is very quick so far from Natasha Hastings with the blonde hair,

there. McPherson just squeezing alongside Christine Ohuruogu at the

moment. There is a long way to go, but it is Hastings and Miller

side-by-side and Miller is now putting the squeeze on and striding

clear of Hastings. Christine Ohuruogu is in fifth at the moment,

she is trying to get there. Miller, this is an exhibition of 400 metres

running. That is the quickest in the world this year. Natasha Hastings

was in third, but they were a long way adrift. She takes the world

leading mark from Allyson Felix. You are very welcome, what a run from

Miller. She is going well in the 200 but she is focusing on the 400 for

Rio, and you can see why. This is her fourth win in the Diamond

League, she is learning to run well, it was almost two different races,

from her lane out they went through the first 200 much quicker but she

was the only one to maintain well. Look at this performance down the

straight. She is moving her arms, trying to pick up her knees. She is

a very good runner, Miller, and there is a massive amount of

attention on her in this event. Miller is the quickest in the world

this year and a long way clear of the rest. The American champion, the

fastest in the world, in lane six. It's all about rhythm, all about

keeping those stride patterns and not worrying about what's going on

around you, they try to be competitive in the home straight.

You can see how quickly Mohammed has gone off, she can't get drawn into a

race with her, just stick to her own race, and she is going pretty well

for the first two in metres, she may have completed that first. A lead

Doyle is right there. She is hitting this right. Now it is about

strength. Holding it together. Mohammed, the American champion, and

need to roll to between the three of them and the crowd is trying to help

the Scot who is coming on well. She just had to check, Doyle, and now

coming through, but Mohammed streaks away and also Pedersen coming past.

53.92, it was there, going well until the last hurdle but then she

had to check and lost more momentum this time and I would suggest that

that is because of what was going on ahead of her. Even though she lost

momentum she came off that well. She was almost at still. Mohammed was

really good on the last hurdle but she was struggling on the two before

that. This young lady, the European champion, finished very strongly as

well. Where we expecting too much? No, she is still quality, I hope she

will get a lot from this, the difference that it makes when you

check back, because when she was there, ready to attack, going into

hurdle number nine, you can see that she is there or thereabouts, she is

full of running, the brakes have to go on, she checks back and she is

drawn back by every single person in the field, and when she goes home

she will think, OK, I can get close to the 53.9 mark. A really good win

for Mohammed to continue what is a very good season, it is good to see

her back on form. Two seasons best for Sarah Peterson and Wenda Nel. It

has taken an hour and a half but now just two men remain. The world

numbers one and two. He has had a flawless cards so far. The bar is at

5.90 metres. He has jumped over six metres in this stadium in the past.

5.97 to take the Olympic title. His first attempt at 5.9, is a good one.

He knows that that will be enough, it would seem, for victory this

evening. Flawless so far this evening.

Lavillenie, flawless this evening. That is what it is all about ahead

of Rio. Called the Frenchman, the Flying Frenchman, indeed. That is

what it means to him. He is head and shoulders above the rest of the

world. He's brilliant. 5.95. An equal personal best.

Katrina Johnson-Thompson has jumped 1797.

The UK indoor title early last year. It is one of her best events. This

and the long jump. 1795, then, Katrina

Johnson-Thompson. Oh, yes! Johnson Thompson has gone clear! Wow! Well,

I tell you what, ahead of Rio that is just what she would have wanted.

A boost in confidence. . The strength must be good to carry

on whatever else goes on. And day light. There may be more to come.

Brilliant from Katrina Johnson-Thompson.

And Ruth Beitia then. Playing to the crowd.

For the third time. Looking focussed indeed.

But after the two fouls, she has to go clear.

She is seen to salvage that. That's a great clearance.

Michael Johnson talked about athletes coming forward from behind.

And here in this stadium in 2012 she was behind two Russians. So, Beitia

of Spain, well, good luck to her ahead of Rio.

A win tonight equals the season's best for the athletes. A good clear.

The slightest of rattles. Absolutely brilliant. 1.98.

Jessica Ennis-Hill has been given the same lane that she had in 2012.

What a line up. The strength of the Americans.

They really do have such strength in this event. They have had for many,

many years. The stars, Castlin and all will

fancy their chances of taking victory here. You know that Harrison

in lane six feels she has a move. 12740 looks so comfortable here.

Tiffany Porter in two. Ennis-Hill in eight. Kristi Castlin

is in lane 9. Nine.

12. .58. Not as wick as in the heats.

Won by a huge margin, Harrison. She says one again: You'll be missing me

in Rio. I am the number one. Well, the clock has been corrected.

Look at the time now! It is a new world record! What?! Harrison will

not be at the Olympics but she is the world recordholder. London rises

to her. One of the oldest records in the book has gone and it has gone to

Kendra Harrison. I was sitting next to Steve Cram, as

we were watching the race I thought this is quick. No doubt about it. It

looked like she dipped under the clock. And the second time was given

of 12747. Right at the beginning, I did

mention the quality of the field. Knowing that this young lady has the

ability, we saw her cruise through the first round. 12.40. Looking easy

and steady. What a race.

Let's watch it. Explodes from the box. A clean first

hurdle. Looks to fall off the barrier but rolls off it. Runs

through aggressively. This is a world-class field. She's absolutely

destroyed them. Look at the margin of victory. Worked hard all the way

through. You can see with the dip, how she managed to go under.

And a photo finish. There we are, a world recordholder.

Tiffany Porter, incidentally, a season's best.

That time defines a season. That time defines a premier.

And delighted to say that Tony Minichiello, Jessica Ennis-Hill's

coach has just joined us. But firstly, Michael, prays for that

performance by Ke in, dra Harrison? Absolutely. A world-class field and

she demolished it. So, kudos to Kenny, she did not make

the US team, finishing fourth, a huge disappointment. But in Olympic

careers you want world records and Olympic gold. She has the world

record now. Hopefully we will see her in London next year and then at

the Olympics later. She could go quicker? That is

motivation. If you are not making the US team you have to do something

that defines you. And breaking that record. Which, to be honest, I never

thought anyone could break it. At the end she starts to float

around and veers to the left. I asked her about that. What it takes,

she picked that out to say that is the area.

She could take that record down a little bit from the 212.20 she ran

last night. But flawless execution. We noticed in her eyes before that

final that she was so disappointed but that is pure joy right there.

Just incredible emotion. We could not quite believe that was

a race that could be won. She appeared so quick, and looked happy

with that I was thinking that it looked slower as Jessica was flat.

You start to do the connotations, and then suddenly, the story is not

about anything else in the race. Were you able to keep your eye on

Jes? I tend to. I watch the athlete I'm working with. So she was running

well. She is not active enough on the floor, going into the barriers.

But hurdle seven, she hits that and all credit to her she stays on her

feet. She is tumbled around. You have lost momentum but she came in

at 13.04. Coming back, we were hoping for a little more.

But in the heat, still a fantastic performance. She set her P B in

2012. Let's have another look at Jess. What were you hoping for? I

was looking for 12.6 #0s. But trying to be active. To drive from the box.

The second half of the race, what happens is that in six, seven,

eight, the stride lengthens but with 5.5 metres, the stride is in, you

are running closer to the barrier. That is hard.

You must stay away from the hurdle. Once you have had a break through

pregnancy with the technical elements of disciplines, how quickly

did she get that back? She has done really well. And the surface here is

incredible. But we have to work for at least six, seven eight months

before starting on the hurdles. There is lots of abdominal work

there. You don't want to damage that early on.

She looked stronger than in Beijing? Totally but we could not

weightlifting then for six months. We started earlier. So she is

stronger than last year. Further ahead. But, to work that into the

heptathlon, we will have to wait and see.

She did a good javelin last week? I am pleased with that. We did that,

the way that they decided in the pools. She was 46... 49! At 45.07 we

were looking at it saying, we didn't know if she would be the bottom half

or the top half. You want to be in the top half. That is the pool you

want to be to look them in the eye and pile on the pressure. If she is

45... They have to throw 50, 51. It happened a lot to Kelly soother

tonne. She would drive first but then had to sit in the stand.

So you are confident to get her in the top pool? Hopeful.

Well, the high jump for Katrina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon,

she will be in an elite pool of athletes. She jumped 1795.

But for somebody obviously last year in Beijing, the long jump was a

disaster. These are her strengths. She has

jumped 1.97 indoors. So she is coming into forms. There are a lot

of girls in the heptathlon. We have not even mentioned Briane,

the world number one. So a compressed field. Medals can come

from anybody. If you slip up... What should Jess' preparations be now?

You spoke about the hurdles, and trying to get that down between now

and Rio is difficult? It is stuff to work on. You never give up the

ghost. The difficulty is you cannot do a lot of volume. At this point we

are taking the volume off but doing less work but higher quality. Really

you want to rest. You want to put your athlete in a bubble! But it is

not just about Kat versus Jess. There is a huge pool of talent. Last

year, Briane went in but then seemed to crumbleble in her presence. Jess

was amazed how much her legacy gave her the advantage? That happened

last year but will it happen a second time? I don't think so. You

have to bring the A game. To be consistent in the performances. That

is what you look for. It is not one or two performances but looking at

being solid across the board. That is the kiss of death.

But again, Jess had a hiccup in 2011 finishing in the silver medal

position. That helps to reset. I am sure that Briane has gone away and

with her coach, they will have put in place what they need.

The long jump along with KJT and along with Proctor. It should be a

good field. The girls pushing each other along? That's the hope.

Jess has done well. But can she do it again? Show it is not a fluke. So

some of the things we have been training, she used to jump off her

right foot. Had fractures, then we switched back to the left and after

London back to the right foot. So we have missed a couple of seasons with

an Achilles heel and a little thing called a pregnancy! So, hopefully,

we will go forward. Now I know you have coaching to do.

So good luck this afternoon. We are looking back to last night. A

fantastic 4x100m performance from Great Britain's women. Take a little

look. Keep an eye out for Ashya Phillips.

They are off. It's a good strong run from Asha

Philip. A strong position.

Henry at the back. Dina Asher-Smith will now run them

in with a big lead. They are looking for a safe handover. It's going to

be a big victory. 41.82, the time. A couple of those

changeovers were very good. It all adds up to 41.81. That was

outstanding. By the Great Britain A team. We have seen it on many

occasions, they have all come together wonderfully well for their

team. They should be really proud. World lead, that is tremendous, that

has got to be one of the fastest times of all time. Fantastic

performance, it was rounded down to 41.79 which is a new national record

and a world lead, that bodes well going into Rio. Very impressive

performance, I have never seen that kind of performance from Great

Britain, young sprinters, Asha Philip 's is the youngest, she is

still a baby. That bodes well going into Rio. They need to understand

that they have the foot speed, they need to acknowledge that, the

coaching staff have to acknowledge that, now it is about getting the

baton around, they need to practice their exchanges, but what they do

not practice is, what if the first attempt goes wrong, if the first

attempt goes wrong, don't compound the mistake, that is what we see

when the US and British team drop the baton it is because they run out

of their zone. They are trying to get the second pass. Yes, then they

are in unfamiliar territory because they never practice getting it

wrong. You would practice mistakes? I would practice correcting it when

it has happened because there is a higher probability when they are

running that fast and it is not easy. That is why you see so many

drops. The reason why I focus on that is specifically because what I

saw on that team means that even if the other teams, the Jamaicans, the

Trinidad and Tobago team, the US team, even if they get it round,

finally Great Britain can still get a medal even if the other teams

don't drop the baton. You don't have too hope that one of the other teams

drops it so you can get a medal. I would never say that! Very

impressive performance, we are talking about Rio and it bodes well

for the team. It's very good to see, that was amazing last night and I'm

very excited about those prospects. The men's 4x100m will kick off today

in around 25 minutes. I'm not sure if they were practising the second

exchange. The eyes in the back of my head are not working so well today.

Let's go back to the stadium so we can review more great action from

last night. Charlie Gray is going in this one.

Better known as a 1500 metres man but he is trying out something new.

Nigel Amos was a silver-medallist four years ago. Rotich be the man to

beat here in the men's 800 metres. Just inside is Amos. He has been

1.16 to 600, so let's see how quickly they go. Who can forget this

race on this track four years ago. They all went to lifetime best

times. A bit of a gap now. To McBride at the moment, the young

Canadian, following closest. Doing the job that he has been asked to

do, pacing along, but there is not much interest in that. It's not

about running fast times, it's about establishing where you are. He beats

David Rudisha into third place in the Kenyan trials. Charlie Grice has

impressed so far, using this as a springboard for his Olympic 1500

metres attack. Going well down the back straight. Charlie Grice is

starting to run well. Amos is trying to lift the pace a little bit with

his erratic style. Bosse is leading them out at the moment. Charlie

Grice will have two Labour little bit. McBride is trying to lift the

pace. Bosse is coming through further victory, surely. Does

McBride still had something? He is closing but he's not going to get

there. Bosse hangs on, just. Rotich came through, Amos in fourth place.

Bosse was the closest to the pacemaker. He takes it on. Well

timed run. He did it the hard way, the Brave way, from the front. He

can run hot and cold, fifth at the European Championships, but he was

in charge there. That was disappointment, a good result for

Bosse the surprising result in some ways. He has the talent but often on

the big occasions he does not do it but tonight he ran the perfect race.

Charlie Grice coming off the track there, he looks at his time and he

will be delighted. Here is Bosse down the finishing straight. Amos,

the Olympic silver-medallist, and Rotich mother man we are looking to

do well in Rio. Bosse goes well. What a perfect time to run for

Charlie. -- another man. It rather gives a false impression about

Charlie Grice. He is not on the first page. Rotich mother Diamond

League leader, only in third. Charlie Grice is a miler. The

silver-medallist from London in 2012, Manzano. Good representation

for Great Britain. Thomas Lancashire and Jake Wightman, they are not

going to Rio. It will be the Kenyans to watch out for again. Kiplagat,

former Commonwealth Games champion. As the pacemaker steps aside, on the

shoulder of Chariot. In a good position now. He will be

disappointed not to make the Olympic team. Emanuel is running well. He

has been impressive so far. Thomas Lancashire stretches his feet at the

back. This is an impressive run from Whiteman. Silas Kiplagat, trying to

hold off the youngster, Timothy chariot. He just missed out on

Olympic selection, trying to take on the Kenyans. It is a real scrap.

Kiplagat is there, on the outside, just finds a little bit extra. Can

he make it to the line? The fast finishing Swede in fifth place. That

was a great race at the front. Silas Kiplagat, his best race of the year,

not a good season at all, Kiplagat. But he is returning to good form on

the big stage here. On his day he is one of the best Kenya have ever had

and he will be delighted to have found some form. A little bit late

for him in terms of Rio but a good win for him. Great run by Jake

Wightman in fourth place. Sprinting down the finishing straight. Their

Jake Wightman judges this race perfectly. And a personal best

coming into this race of 3.50 seven. And he has come out with a real

bonus. Silas Kiplagat signs the famous book. INAUDIBLE

The first Kenyan to win this one. Being presented with the trophy. It

is a famous race. I think that was a great performance by Kiplagat. Good

British representation. Dropping down to 1500 here. Laura Weightman

will join Laura Muir at the Olympic Games. That is the pacemaker, Chanel

price. She will be asked to set a good pace for Laura Muir. We hope

that she can go to Rio and really content, as they come round with two

laps to go, following Chanel price. Reasonably quick pace here. Moving

quickly to close the gap, obviously she recognises the danger. Laura

Muir was fifth in the World Championships last year. She has

done this before, and carried it through. She has the capabilities to

do that and recognise that and move up to close the gap. Weightman is a

few places back and she is working to close the gap. Laura Muir is

leading. Then the diminutive Kenyan and Laura Weightman in fourth. Costa

moving up. Laura is now putting her foot down a bit and trying to move

away. Hassan going with her. The world indoor champion. She has been

struggling with these injuries but she is now getting back to her best

and they are now well clear. Laura Muir is attacking this from the

front and the crowd are trying to lift her, they are a good ten metres

clear off the field at the bell. Going really well in this race. She

has raised the 800 metres in Padua, close to her personal best. She

knows who it is on her shoulder but she knows that she is in decent

shape this year. She will be looking to hold on. This really is

aggressive running from Laura Muir. Down the back straight, she has

opened up, look at the great she is showing here. She is fighting to

pull away from Hassan and she is managing to do that. A stunning run

so far, she gives up, she is well clear in second. Laura Muir, coming

down the home straight, and this is a massive performance from her, she

is heading for a very quick time here. Laura Muir will be clock

watching all the way down here, she has got this won, that's for sure.

She has a long way ahead, it's a massive performance. 3:57.51, that

is a new British record, I think, if it gets confirmed. Kelly Haimona 's

has been obliterated by Laura Muir of Scotland and Great Britain, the

23-year-old was so strong on that last lap. Yes, it's a meeting

record. But have you ever seen, Paula, the strength, coupled with

the speed obviously, but she was aggressive from the start, and what

a reward for her. It's official now, I knew British record for Laura

Muir. Absolutely brilliant. That was a really scintillating run, and it's

so good to see you there getting the enjoyment from that as well because

she really worked hard. Sophie said at the beginning of the programme

what a talent she is, and the capabilities she has to take the

step up to be a medallist at the Olympics and she has underlined that

here tonight. This will be something she will remember for the rest of

her life. Meeting record, but more importantly the British record. A

host of seasons bests behind her. The Swede has just pipped Laura

Weightman for third spot. It's an amazing stadium, Christian Taylor,

victorious here four years ago in the triple jump, and he has been a

class apart through this competition. We are in the last

round. Two valid jumps would have won anyway. He has won the

competition, and it's a big one. Well, I've thought we were going to

have to send for something relatively mediocre, given the dizzy

heights of success we have seen as Taylor came with an eight

centimetres of the Jonathan Edwards world record. En route to taking the

world title last summer. Taylor stamped his authority on this event

in the last competition prior to Rio. It's very close to 18 metres.

That looks almost perfect on the board. Slight glitch in his season

so far is that he was beaten in the American trials by his team-mate

will Clay. Look at that, 17.78, undoubtedly the

favourite. A world lead. The fast men have a lot to life up to. This

is the line up for the final of the men's 200m.

Cleanly away. Vicaut trying to get back onside. It

is Vicaut. And it is Vicaut just ahead of Young. 10. .03. He takes

the victory. An extraordinary achievement.

The men's 100m, being one in 10. .03. Vicaut heads to Rio as a

contender. But a few of the sprinters slightly disappointed that

they could not deliver quicker times.

That looked like hard work. He had to hall himself through the field to

get to the line in only 10. .03. But the victory is key. Let's have a

look at the race to see how it pans out. Jimmy Vicaut gets up quite

well. But never an athlete to drive out of the block. He gets into the

running quickly. There is where he loses the ground then gains it as he

halls himself through. I think all of them will be a bit disappointed

as they read the performances on the clock.

Vicaut, I'm sure he will be a contender for the final in Rio.

Vadlejch, the javelin thrower struggling somewhat.

86.76. The best throw for him this year.

He looks as though he has it right here in the second round. 85.72.

Usain Bolt has to do something that some athletes don't have do, he has

to take the media in his stride. He does it well, of course.

He is in lane six. Gemili is in eight.

And then there is this man. To see somebody who could get a surprise,

when he was told he had won the gold medal at the European championships

after a disqualification. There is Gemili.

He was going to run the 100 heats today. Let's see how he goes. Edward

getting back into good form in the Diamond League in Monaco. Here we

go, through... A hero for so many. There is a big crowd here at the

Olympic Stadium hoping he can give them something to cheer. And what

about this man, Rodney. The Canadian champion this year.

Very talented. And Lemaitre. He has been doing better this year

with a season's best. Ashmeade, he is the man in the

relay. And Talbot because of

disqualification in the championships, he moves up.

He moved up to third to get the Bronze Medal. Then on the inside the

24-year-old American, McClean with a new personal best this year. So the

scene is set. A familiar one for Usain Bolt. A one which has given

him, of course, so many memories, I'm sure he still has of 2012. So

how much has happened since then but that will never ever be takenway

from him. Starting quickly.

Usain Bolt leads. Usain Bolt wins it.

A within for Usain Bolt. He's back in business.

It wasn't superfast but good enough tonight to beat a pretty good field

and certainly good enough to please a very big crowd. And for Usain Bolt

the confidence booster that sends a little bit of a message to say

"19.89, OK but still fast." He will undoubtedly get quicker by

the time he gets to Rio. He doesn't look too happy. But I'm sure he is

happy to get that under his belt with a win and a solid time.

Happy in the sense that the race is out of the way. Out of his system.

The first time, a strong performance.

And to go under 20 seconds is great, to go under 19.90. That is good.

An incredible finish to a magnificent evening under the stars

at the Olympic Stadium. Here is Paula Radcliffe, nodding away,

welcome, Paula. This is like the weather in the South of France? It

is. The guys could have come from the training camp there. It is what

they have been training in. Possibly a little hotter but perfect

preparation for Rio. This is the temperatures that we are looking at.

We have been speaking about the world record for the hurdles but

also time to talk about Laura Muir. Another record that stood for a long

time. A gutsy run. You must have been impressed? . It was. The race

was paced very well. The first 400, she ran close to 64 seconds, and

then 2. .08... We see her slotting in from behind the pacemake. You

knee she meant business. And at 1500m is when the third lap drops

off. But she put her food to the floor and accelerated.

The second to last was the quickest one, where Zeb did the Danning to

Hassan. She would have known she was the big danger in the race.

-- world recordholder I I have seen her training in the last couple of

weeks, showing how much she is moving. How much stronger she is.

That is good too mentally. She is showing she is in good shape.

Driving there. Knowing she had the capabilities of getting the record.

It is the first thing she checked for. Looking across to see if she

got the time. You can see she worked hard for that. And that is a tough

one to beat. If you beat that, you are underlining that you are a huge

medal prospect going to Rio. We spoke about why people are here,

what are they using it for? Is it something to prove fitness,

confidence? But that is the kind of competition, that is sheing she is

here it get herself on the Rio podium? For many athletes like

Laura, it is an opportunity to go to Rio with a tremendous amount of

confidence. Able to produce the second best time in the world this

year. So it bodes well for her confidence and prospects of a medal

going to Rio. We are next to the long jump inside

here. Dangerously so! If I step further back, I will be in there!

The girls are working on the run-ups, working on the strides.

Jess very much has her game face on. We will see her competing soon

alongside Katrina Johnson-Thompson and of course Shara Proctor as well.

Firstly, it was nice to see Kelly Holmes tweeting last night. To get

that record Kelly Holmes had to race at the Olympics at the same time?

That is important. It is. I'm sure are she is proud to see Laura

getting in there. And hopefully she will get a medal. Yesterday we

started to talk about just Rutherford, Mo and Doug and all of

those people. But Great Britain we need more to come up.

FORCEDYELLOW heaven I think that Laura and Katrina Johnson-Thompson,

they want to establish themselves. They have learned a lot from the

World Championships last year. We will not see the same Katrina

Johnson-Thompson as last year. I think we will see a new Katrina

Johnson-Thompson with more confidence. That is where you make

the mistakes, in the World Championship, not the Olympics.

Saving the best stuff for the Olympics Games. Well, a man not so

short of confidence is Usain Bolt. It was his first 200m here in the

stadium last night. His season has not gone always to plan. A few

problems with his body. But overall he seems to have come through it

unscathed? I think he was very happy with last night's race in context.

This is the part of the race that he knows he has to work on a little

more. But the thing is, as far as his race is concerned, he basically

had one injury this year. Compare that to last year. Last year was a

really difficult year for him. This year is a better year for him. Only

one injury. Slight. That was mostly taking precaution. So healthwise he

is going to Rio in a good position. Last night's 200 proved to him he is

healthy. He can use the rounds in order to get himself right and to

get himself ready to go ahead and defend his Olympic titles and win

this thing for an unprecedented third time as 100 and 200 metre

Olympic champion. He did say to him when we spoke at

length that he knows he needs more races but he does not have the

opportunity or the luxury. Tell us what he can do in training to test

himself? Is it literally going against the clock with a training

partner is it that crude? Yes, you think about it, last year at this

time he did not have the race he had last night. It had been over a month

before he had a race. He still went there with the best of times, to

beat Justin Gatlin, who was at his best. So, Usain Bolt, you say he

doesn't need the races but he needs to use the rounds. He has the

technical aspects. He must use the speed. Now he can go on in training.

It is two weeks, a lot of time for Usain Bolt to work on the technical,

the speed endurance to hold the speed he has. So he is in a great

position, a much better position than last year.

Thank you, Michael. Lots of stars in action last night. Usain Bolt

arguable one of the biggest of the lot but there is much more coming

your way today. That is fantastic. It's going to be

Dafne Schippers. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce holds on once again for

the world title. That is a brilliant race. My goodness. Dina Asher-Smith

is looking fantastic here. It's enormous! It's a huge jump. Starring

jump from Proctor. That was a fantastic run from him. Sharp is

going to win. That is fabulous run from Lagat. Mo Farah is going to

make it two gold medals for Great Britain. Beautiful! So, in a few

moments time Rio heptathlon rivals Jessica Ennis-Hill and Johnson

Thomson will take each other on. It is also featuring Shara Proctor.

Then it is the 4x100m relay for the men. Then the heats for the 110

metres hurdles. Andrew Pozzi will be among those looking for a clean run

for Great Britain. Holly Bradshaw and company will have their sights

set at 2:50pm for the men's two metres. The women's discus gets

underway shortly after that. Michael Tinsley lining up. Olympic champion

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is among a quality line-up for the women's

100m. The last hour of action kicks off at 4pm with the men's shot put.

Then it is a competitive looking women's 800 metres. The flying

Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers is the one to beat in a field that includes

five Americans will stop then the quick women continue in the final of

the 100 before the Mo Farah show, taking on a competitive field in the

5000 metres, his first competitive 5000 metres this year. He was out a

moment ago being introduced to the crowd, taking a lot of photos and

selfies and lapping it up. Still wearing a long-sleeved top which I'm

slightly worried about, he's not able to regulate his body

temperature like the rest of us! That is just Mo, just trying to stay

warm, he is looking forward to these conditions but he's just chilling

out, he still has while before he needs to warm up. He has talked

about how special it is to get the chance to come out here and race,

and this is important because it's his first five K. For him we are

talking about what this whole event means and it means different things

to different people but he will take his time here seriously. Absolutely,

this is a serious test, he hasn't really backed off in training coming

into this, he is focusing on being 100% for Rio. It's important for him

to come out here and lay down a marker. A warning to the others, he

was beaten in Monaco in the 1500 metres, but so what? He is in a good

place mentally and he's looking forward to getting out there and

racing. It's incredible that he has won double gold medals twice since

the London Olympics. An incredible four years for Mo Farah. We will see

him at the end of proceedings today but kicking us off is the 4x100m

relay for the man, can the British men live up to the women who laid

down the gauntlet with a national record and a world lead. Steve Cram,

over to you. Good afternoon everyone, beautiful day in the

Olympic Stadium, and yes, it would be something if the British man

could get anywhere near to the British record. The women, one of

the stars collectively last night, and I think it has added a bit of a

crowd that has turned up today, still people coming into enjoyed the

IPC event earlier and now looking forward to a fantastic afternoon as

Mo Farah is leaving the track and of course he will be in the last event,

the 5000 metres. As Gaby said we begin with this intriguing relay.

And of course this is an event, the women's relay and the men's, 4x100m

and 4x400m where we are looking for medal chances, and places in the

team. Very much up for grabs, because the team is not yet set. The

A team today is Adam Gemili, who ran well in the two would metres last

night, he goes down the back straight. James Ellington will be on

the top bend and CJ will bring it home. A bit of a change of lanes as

Great Britain have moved out to lane seven because the French have

scratched Jimmy Vico. A bit of a twinge after last night. There is no

Usain Bolt in the Jamaican team, but it is still a pretty strong team.

The one interesting fact that may well be on the first leg, they will

be pretty strong, Brazil. Then we will see a strong Canadian team. We

will go through them now. They have two big sprinters, Rodney

who won the two metres championships. This is where the

intrigue is, Richard Kilty, he would love to run the first leg in Rio, of

course. He has been given the nod here today, but what if Kielty were

to built their solo -- were to beat his rival, he has been given this

job of leading off. The all-stars team is led off by Kim Collins.

There is Dasaolu mad bit disappointing yesterday. Really good

conditions. We saw so many great performances. Not in the men's

hundred metres, it has to be said. The Jamaican team led by Everton

Clarke and then Michael Freitag, hugely experienced. A bit unusual

for him to be in that position. He will be in the long jump later

today. The Netherlands on the outside. He competed in front of his

home crowd in Amsterdam at the European Championships. There is no

Martina in their team. There is game early. I know that he was a little

disappointed. -- Adam Gemili. He was suffering from a bit of a cold this

week and did not run in the 100m, chose to do just the 200 metres

which was not bad at all and now he will take it from Dasaolu on the

back straight. Kielty is on the first leg for the B team.

Safely away. Dasaolu is moving well. Kielty has taken a couple of metres

out of Kim Collins. It's a good change, solid from the B team. Great

Britain A in the lead at the moment. That's another solid changeover. The

B team are going well. It is Great Britain one and two here. Chijindu

Ujah gets away. He gets it safely. The youngster chasing down Chijindu

Ujah. It is Britain one and two, who will win it? It's the A team. That

is fast. I said that they weren't break the British record but they

nearly did. And the B team has run one of the quickest times. Five

hundredths of a second off the British record. I think one or two

changes that could be better, it was solid. But as the women yesterday,

particularly the last change with Dina Asher-Smith and Daryl, perhaps

that change was a bit safer, pressure from the B team but

fabulous runs by both quartets, all posting a British record. Talked us

through this. What was significant was that they are already cup races

at Rio. When we talk about making sure the baton saran safely, they

both know what is necessary here. For me, what is so necessary is they

have delivered fast times under pressure. -- gets around safely.

They have destroyed the field. As you said, spot-on, a few changes

there that could have been stretched and they were a bit safe, but I

would rather they were safe and put themselves in good contention for a

very strong medal at the Rio Olympic Games. What I love about it again is

that we have real choices, that's going to be important. I'm just

wondering whether CJ was a little tired, it almost looked as though he

was being chased down by the youngster who was running very well

but he tightens up a little bit. The record was there for the taking, but

nonetheless, great performances. 37.78, world lead, and the B team,

we can't take two teams but my goodness if we cut they would not do

bad. -- if we could. Five hundredths of a second off the British record

but the B team pushed you close button blue great strength from both

teams, running the quickest time for five or six years and put together

two teams that did it. Strong performance from everyone. The

exchanges looked fairly solid. Yes, we are pushing it a bit further.

Than we did at the Europeans. Still a lot to play with, the depth we

have got is amazing. The battle for places will hot up and there is

still room for improvement from this quartet? We are still a bit tired

from yesterday because James was in the 100. You must have enjoyed that,

decent run in the 200, 20 .07, followed it up by being just outside

the British record? Yes, we were pushing for it but we are glad to

get the world lead and what better place to do it than in front of the

home crowd, amazing atmosphere. Brilliant. Good stuff, guys.

Well, there you have it, 37.78, a new world lead. Five hundredths off

the British record which goes back to Seville in 1999. Canada will be

quicker come rear. -- come Rio. Impressive performances from two

Great Britain quartets there, running them close, the B team. Just

off the British record. A meeting record and a world lead but I'm sure

you will say there is room for improvement. Absolutely. Which is a

good thing. It will have to improve when you get the Jamaican 18. When

you get the USA in there. -- the Jamaican A team. And Canada with

their best team. There will be really tough competition when it

comes to Rio, but you have to take the things that you can do here with

a world leading time, five hundredths of the British record.

That will give them confidence to take to Rio but also recognise the

opportunity that is now right there, very close and within grasp and make

sure you don't squander that in Rio. Four out of the last five times they

have not had the baton in their hand, so that will be a huge relief

to date because they know they have the foot speed and of course there

was a terrible performance at the Olympics four years ago. They have

really had to iron out a lot of stuff, a lot of money and time has

been spent on them. Let's take a closer look and can you say where

the exchanges could be smoother? Firstly, this team when it comes to

foot speed, they will be able to match Jamaica and Canada and the USA

so their exchanges will have to be spot-on but you also have to make

sure you don't drop it. That was fairly safe but I would keep it

there, don't try to stretch that too much. This is another safe handover.

You can see that he gets very close to the outgoing runner. This was the

worst one coming up. It is not that great. He ran out on the other

runner but it is safe if you want to do that, and now they can take time

over the next couple of weeks to work on getting very good and

aggressive but safe and quick changeovers. Also at the same time

you want to work on contingencies because the odds are something will

happen especially when you are under pressure. When you are out in front

you are not under as much pressure when you have Jamaica and the

incoming runners, six foot five looming figure of Usain Bolt is

about to take the baton and you think, I want to get it to my guy

quicker so he has an advantage, all of that adrenaline and thinking

that's going on, trying to get to your man to hand over at the same

time, that is very stressful. You have to have a contingency plan, if

it does not go right, what do we do? There has to be good communication

and assign responsibility to the outgoing runner to make sure that he

knows what to something happens. Those are

the things they will need to work on over the coming weeks to take

advantage of this opportunity, get it around and hopefully be in

proposition. Thank you, we will head down to the track because the men

are lining up for the first heat of the hurdles. The world record holder

is not going to Rio because he did not finish in the top three at the

US trials. There is the line up for the first

of two heats in the money's 110 hurdles.

Aries Merritt just missed out on US selection for Rio.

He is in lane five. Simone Krauss.

Great hurdling talent that France has.

And King. Ranker. 37th in Madrid last month.

Merritt, he will not be in Rio but still such a great talent.

Andrew Pozzi with a hamstring injury just before the championships, he

has had great running times this year.

Manga, another of the French talents in this event.

Not selected for Rio. Omoregie, he has just won a life

time best, 13.25. But a bit too late for his Rio selection.

And Sedecias, just 21. 13.45 this season, fourth at the French

championships. Talking about athletes missing out

on the Olympics, of course, Sergei Shevenkov.

It's the first three to go through automatically and the three fastest

losers over the two heats. The final is just before 4.00pm.

This first heat of the men's 110 hurdles.

Merritt left it little early. Pozzi... It's Andrew Pozzi! Into the

slightest of winds, Andrew Pozzi. He breaks his personal best by a soth

of a second. 13.19. He is getting better, he's

getting quicker, he is looking forward to Rio. A good run from

Andrew Pozzi. He will be pleased with that. His

coach has put in a lot of work developing in training to see what

he can do. He is so talented. For me, this is a really good run.

13.19. Getting himself through to the final. He needs to calm down to

produce that again later on. Let's have a look at him out of the

blocks. No hesitation. Out sharp! Keeping across all of these guys.

He is not close to the bar. But then he catches it. He checks back a

little. Gains control and works on the final barrier. Drives into the

line. He knows he is running quickly. A good start by Pozzi.

And Omoregie coming through. Keep an eye on him in lane eight.

Pozzi moving so fluidly. He has a problem in the middle of

the race. At this stage he is really at speed. And he has not had the

opportunity to train with top speed, that is why he sometimes makes a

mistake. Today he was nearly flawless. I know he will look at it,

scrutinise and get it even closer to that 13-second mark.

Andrew Pozzi moves above Andy Talbot.

A good line-up. Pozzi goes through, as does David Omoregie. And Manga

also a qualifier. Trapper and David king in fourth and

fifth places. It would not be An veriary Games

without the leading lady, Jessica Ennis-Hill. The first round of the

long jump. -- Anniversary Games.

Of course, to put it together here, a healthy heptathlon. A life time

best in this event. Looking to back it up today. I spoke to the coach to

see if there is space on the board. It would be good to see. Look at

that 19 centimetres to add as a potential business tans to add to

whatever this measures at. That is a good, safe jump. It is what she will

have wanted to do. She had two rounds yesterday. So a little bit of

tiredness in the legs. There is the coach, Tony Minichiello. He says he

is the boss but I'm not sure, what do you think? So Jess is waiting.

6.18. A decent start with the slight distance be lined the board. A

strong domestic field here. Katrina Johnson-Thompson... Something to

really look forward to in Rio FORCEDYELLOW heaven. Today it is

just the long jump. Johnson-Thompson... Oh, yes! It's

bigger Khan Jess' jump, it would seem. This is a strong event for

Katrina Johnson-Thompson. She hastown 6.92 indoors last year.

That may challenge. I tell you what, Katrina Johnson-Thompson, also with

space to spare. 13 centimetres, to be spree sips.

-- precise. Her coach there. A season's best.

A great first round here, 6.63. Here is the world's

silver-medallist. Shara Proctor. What can she do in the first round?

Oh, that was flat. No height off of that it looks as if

he is in one piece, that is the main thing ahead of Rio. Number one rule,

don't get hurt. Overstriding is the culprit there.

Addles of space. Another safe jump.

I tell you what, that is a big statement from Proctor.

I tell you what, it's a decent jump. It's 6.57 for Proctor at that

distance behind the board. What an opening round. Five jumps remaining.

The Brits out in front. Well, that long jump right in front of the

crowd, in the home straight. A great view. And as Steve was saying, what

a great round. This is the first round, the heats of the 110 hurdles.

We have seen Andrew Pozzi with the brilliant 13.19. There is the top

line there. Koen Smet. The top three go through

and the three fastest losers. So let's go through them. Smet from

the Netherlands. Only ran 13.71 this year.

Buchler Buhler of Germany. Easton. A personal best this year of

13.25. The European champion from Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago,

just beat no-one the Monaco Diamond League, 13.12, Bascou of France.

There is Lawrence Clarke. So many memories from the Olympic Games in

2012. He just missed a medal. Fourth lace then. Douvalidis of Greece.

Very experienced. 13.38 this year. Very well matched this field.

There is Eddie Lovett. Again, 13.39 from the US Virgin

islands. Then Vukicevic from Norway from the outside in lane.nine.

So So, Lawrence Clarke consistent without hitting the straps but what

an opportunity here. We have seen yet another big performance from a

British athlete here in the Olympic Stadium and the conditions are

pretty much ideal. A slight head wind in the first heat.

So Bascou is in lane five. Latin Americans Clarke is in lane six. The

top three to go through. Bascou got a cracking start.

Clarke starting to come through in the middle.

Bascou is in front. Lawrence Clarke is falling off a little bit.

I'm not sure if Lawrence got the top three. But the time, 13.28. It may

have been close enough. I reckon four will go through, maybe even

five. This is an event where the French have a lot of talent. At the

end Langard managed to get ahead. But Bascou is the best of the

French. Yes, he has had a cracking indoor

season. Taking the French indoor season. So running well from the

beginning of the year. Sometimes he makes mistakes. Kicking the barriers

with the lead leg. He is not sighting the hurdles early

enough. Once he starts to accelerate, which

is about now when he hits the top speed he starts to get close to the

barriers. As the lead leg is going first, he is just right of them all

of the time. That must be frustrating, that will draw him

back. Just taken there. But he will be a threat in the final, that is

for sure. As suspected, fourth and fifth was

good enough. Lawrence Clarke pipped Eton. But both are quick enough to

go through along with the athletes from the first heat. Douvalidis came

through. Bascou and Lovett with Clarke and

Eton through to the final. Up on the track next it is the men's

400m. It is a strong field. Looking at Hudson Smith. There he is with

the shades on. Relaxed. He is young but inexperienced and hampered by

injury. You have had a chat with him, Michael. You gave him tips.

This will be a good indicator of where he is today. Whether he has

the hopes and the inoperations of making a top final.

I think today is a good opportunity for him. He is the fastest in the

field of the runners there. He has run well with his PB. I believe he

is not far off after having a year off last year. He has run the UK

Championships to first place and take the team. This is a competition

in which to stamp his position as one of the best. A potential

finalist. He should not be worried about medals but focus on getting

into the final in Rio. That is where anything can happen. I think he has

a very good chance of that. He is a great young runner. I would like the

form cleaned up a little bit. Some of the things he does near the end

of the race. I pointed that out to him in the studio. He took it will.

Let's see if he can apply that. But I think that obviously he and his

coach have done the right things, he is exactly where you want to be,

getting close to the personal best as you come into the Olympic Games.

He is there. It will be a top 400m. The event has moved on with LaShawn

Merritt and James. The top three were all under 44

seconds. Such a quick final. And looking at the times this year,

Michael, again, before a major championship, LaShawn Merritt has

dipped under 44. He leads with 43.97. And Kirani

James is doing well. Wayde van Niekerk is running well. So a tough

field. But after the three it drops off.

That is where I think that Matthew Hudson Smith can do well. If you

have the lane and the lane draw goes your well he could find himself in

the mix with all of the big names and just run it. He does not have

the championship experience but it could work in his favour. There is

not a lot of expectation. Those guys, there is expectation, LaShawn

Merritt, Olympic champion, Nierke world champion.

So he does not have to live up to that hype. He could find himself in

a good position. But it all starts today. He needs to win this today to

go to Rio with the confidence. We'll get to that when it happens.

First let's go to Steve Backley to find out what is happening on the

field with the long jump action. The second round of the long jump

and it is the Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill taking to the

runway for her second attempt. It's the board again as she did, she is

so precise. In everything she does. She looks so reliable, she is

looking for a jump beyond 6.18. Quite anxious, the look on her face.

Let's have a look, similar distance to the first round. She has space to

spare. That is a plus. Look at this, driving hard, she has been working

on holding that hang. Cut the sand early. Just one centimetre

improvement. She will be looking to add 22 that if she can. -- 20, two

that if she can. After a decent first-round jump for Johnson

Thomson, I'm sure it would be nervous after what happened last

summer. She is the world indoor silver-medallist. 6.92 is her best

outdoors. She is close to her best. Hitting the broad better that time.

6.63 was her first round jump. Really good in the high jump

yesterday. Looking good ahead of Rio, has to be said. This event, day

one, event one. The feeling of both Jess and Katarina, running and

jumping yesterday and coming back into the Olympic Stadium today, good

dress rehearsal ahead of Rio. Mike is there. Just two centimetres

shallow. That is her best far, 6.6 three. The men's 400 metres is not a

Diamond League event so this is not the strongest line-up, but the three

Britons who will compete individually are here. That could be

the relay quartet for the Olympics. We have seen how quick the track is.

How quick the conditions are. We will be looking out for some good

times. He is a tall man. It will be tight for him on the inside lane,

Luka Janezic. Solomon, this is where he had his greatest moment as a

19-year-old. But he missed the qualifying standard by 407 second

for Australia. -- for hundredths of a second.

World indoor bronze-medallist, Deon Lendore. And this is a great chance

for Hudson Smith to bounce back after a chastening final leg of the

4x400m relay at Amsterdam at the Europeans. Just outside him he has

the twice European champion after his victory in Amsterdam, Peking

nicely, close to sub 45, Rooney. Onto a familiar name in 400-metre

terms. Jonathan Borlee Kevin Borlee has been running better. Rabah

Yousif Was in great form last year. Can he start to find a little bit

more? There is Williams, he will be part of the relay squad like he was

in Beijing last year. He started out as a 200 metres man and a great

talent there but does most of his training over 400 metres now. It is

a straight final in the men's four metres. As I mentioned, even though

this is a Diamond League meeting not all of the events count towards the

Diamond League standings, this one does not, but it has plenty of

interest. It's a very strong British contingent in the line-up.

Now, that looked as though it might have been Rooney. There was a ripple

of applause and a bit of noise. From the naked eye I thought Rooney was

out very quickly, to say the least. It is not just your naked eye, the

eagle eye of the electronic system has identified Rooney, but there was

a ripple of applause so the starter might be kind. It wasn't even a

false start, he was away long before the gun. I wonder he will just get a

warning. We will see. The long jump was taking place and everyone got

excited by that. Martyn Rooney tries to busy himself, and he looks to the

screen to hope. Well, he has been disqualified. I think that is harsh.

He is not contesting it, it was a false start which is unusual in the

400, but the ripple of applause just as he was getting into the set

position, that is always disconcerting, that is sad for the

European champion. And deeply frustrating. He would have been

targeting sub 45 in these conditions where everyone has been flying.

Matthew Hudson-Smith has a bit of a gap outside him. He is now looking

to Jonathan Borlee. We are now settled again for the 400 metres.

Now they are asking them to stand up which emphasises how cruel it is

that they did not do that the first time. That is the discretion of the

starter. If on that occasion he had enough time to ask them to stand up,

they were further into the sequence first time round. Now, you can argue

that Rooney should still have stayed in his position but whenever the

crowd made a noise when you are in that starting sequence, normally the

starter like on that occasion would ask everyone to settle down. We

handed earlier on when someone shouted go in one of the races as

well. We asked the crowd to remain quiet, there are a few events going

on and normally things are a bit quieter. Anyway, here we go.

Well, it blows again but this time they get away. It is pretty even at

the moment. Borlee is moving alongside Yousef. Stretching those

long legs again, Hudson Smith. Good effort by Deon Lendore inside Hudson

Smith. Hudson Smith, it is pretty even. Yousef has a bit of ground to

make up. Hudson Smith is now alongside and beginning to stretch

out. Finishing quickly. Matthew Hudson-Smith just from Deon Lendore.

Hudson Smith is strong towards the line. Just outside 45 seconds.

Matthew Hudson-Smith takes the victory and salves some of the

wounds from the European Championship. Rounded down to 45.0

three. It was not sparklingly quick but it is victory for Hudson Smith.

He won the UK title and again he says it would have been lovely to

see Martyn Rooney racing against him but he is the best Britain has to

offer at the moment. Yes, that is a pity because that sort of time, and

with Rooney in the race, who knows? Maybe not having anybody in the lane

outside did not help. Came under a bit of pressure here, Yousef fades.

Any one of three or four at this point, Deon Lendore going well. Very

even, there. Yousef is coming but then his charge falters. He

stretches this out, nothing more than that, 45 seconds, you know,

that's OK, but as Michael Johnson was making the point earlier you

have to move up levels if you are to go through the rounds, because this

will be an incredibly tough event come Rio. You can only beat the

people who are here and that's the most important thing. It's a pity

that Rooney was not there to content that with Matthew Hudson-Smith. 10th

in the world. Again, strength in depth in the men's 400 metres and

all of the British athletes will have defined something else and it

will be interesting to see how Rooney goes, it would have been

fascinating to see him today. Hudson Smith takes the victory with just

outside 45 seconds. Taking the weight off his feet after that. Not

your fastest raced of the season, bit of disruption with Rooney being

the athlete disqualified. It was a bit new to me, three false starts. I

did not really get out as well as I wanted but I got the win and that is

all I wanted really. I finished strong. Now it is time to start

tapering and onto Rio. Those are exactly the kinds of scenarios and

situations you could find yourself in a major championships? Yes,

anything can happen at championships and that is the beauty of them,

anything can happen on the day and today I was the one who worked to

the best of his ability and won. The men's 400 metres could be one of the

great races in Rio, you have all of the top guys in top form, do you

have the form to get into the final? If you look at my championship

performance record, I have always seemed to do it when it matters.

People like the big three, there are people out there, the Bahamas and

Trinidad teams, we are all in the same boat. I am just going back to

execute and basically try to win and do my best and that's all I can do.

Well done for winning today. Thank you. A mixed bag for the British

athletes in the race. Hudson Smith taking the victory. Martyn Rooney

down there with a false start. We are into the third round of the

long jump, Katarina Johnson-Thompson in third place at the moment with

her season's best. She backed it up nicely in the second round, so she's

in the groove. Her run-up is working. Off she goes on her third

attempt, chasing Shara Proctor's 6.70 seven. That's better, that is

good from Katarina Johnson-Thompson. It is Britain one and two at the

moment, Jessica Ennis-Hill, 6.19 is her best so far. Johnson Thomson, a

bit of a statement in fact when you think about the competition that

might unfold between Johnson Thomson and Jessica Ennis-Hill in the

habitat one. This is event five, of course. -- heptathlon. One of their

best of the seven. 6.78, she takes the lead by one centimetre. Ahead of

Shara Proctor. And a new season's best, that was a brilliant jump.

Great jumping from Katarina Johnson-Thompson, at very hot long

jump competition. Was Matthew Hudson Smith hot enough for you? He did

what he had to do, could have been worse. If he hadn't won that race

because it was not a super high quality field, that would not have

been good for him. He did what he needed to do. You can only win the

race. Under 45 seconds and being consistent word have been good. It

would have given him a little bit more confidence and we could have

heard a bit more confidence in his postrace interview had he gone under

45, which he has done this year. The Borlee s are always tough and they

will be there. He was speaking sensibly about that. They have run

44.2, some of those guys, so he needs to consistently run 44. I can

see a situation in Rio where the first round is very quick in the 400

metres so he will have to run four rounds of very quick races to be in

that position for a medal. We will be talking about Mo Farah shortly,

it is not time for him just yet, we will see him after 4:30pm running

his first competitive five kilometres on the track this year. A

big test for him. This is where he won double gold in 2012 on Super

Saturday, the wonderful occasion that we will all remember forever.

He is now going for back-to-back Olympic golds. Steve Cram quarter

with him. -- caught up with him. Back in London, track that has so

many memories for you, you must love racing here. I love coming down here

to the Olympic Stadium, I walked in last night and it was empty and that

was amazing to think back to 2012. In three weeks' time, all of those

memories I have, it was incredible. Are those memories still strong? I

get nervous just thinking about it. Life has changed. Are you better now

than you wear them? Definitely. I have moved on a lot and got

stronger. I learn about racing quicker, and I try to analyse and

come up with the best tactics. Last year was hard, the Kenyan guys made

it hard for me, and then I came back to win the five, and that was pretty

good. On an Olympic year they will make it hard for me. Are the Kenyan

is going to have a plan? If they do, that is what I ask myself, how fast

can you run? I have to make sure I do everything I can.

find out what is happening on the field with the long jump action.

# Move on up # Move on up. Mo Farah, it's gold!

The Olympics was special. Has it been something that's been sitting

with you for a while? It feels like it was yesterday but it is not, it

was four years ago. The major medals but the best is the Olympics. It

would be nice to have another two gold medals. It does drive me a bit.

It would be nice. World medals are greater, by

Olympics is where it is at? Yes, it is where it's at. It would be nice

to have it towards the end of your career. It is going to be the last

Olympics in it weres of the track. It would be nice to have something,

and then do one more worlds in 2017. And then see what I can do.

Mo, as jolly and efusive as he ever is. Steve Cram having a chat with

him. He is in a good place. I can't believe it is four years since he

was here and winning double gold. Is he in the right shape to do it from

what you have seen? Absolutely. He knows how extraordinary it really

is, what he accomplished over the past four years since those

victories. In London 2012. He came into that with a world title from

2011. So to keep the role going over the amount of time he has done is

phenomenal. But it is has bolstered his confidence. Where he comes out,

people will look at it on paper, he took a knock in the world marathon,

the knock in the cross-country but they are all distances that are not

his forte. He knows that 5,000 and 10,000, he still holdses the cards

and has the domination over the other guys. He is the one to beat.

And the Kenyans, it is the if, and it is a big if. They have to have

the talent and get it right if they don't, if there is an opening there,

he will jump on it, Mo. And Mo's modus.Randy is I don't care

what you think but you can use the tactics but as long as I'm producing

the times. And the foot speed -- modus.Randy.

But tactically, the race is sometimes different, are you

confident he is in great shape ahead of the championship? I think so.

This is the first time he races over the 5,000. We will see.

Coming coming up on the track next it is the men's 400-metre hurdles.

Steve Cram is on the track with them.

So, a little time to get the 400m hurdles for the men. There is LJ Van

Zyl. Dutch, Copello, Clement. Sebastian

Roger and Jack Green are our two representatives in Rio. Great

quality in the race. The three fastest men in the world this year.

Jacob Paul coming in. What an opportunity for him.

In lane one. That is not always easy. And then an experienced man to

follow, 31 years of age, Van Zyl. Still in good form. It is really an

open event. Johnny Dutch who we will see is the world's fastest but the

likes of Culson, the Olympic bronze-medallist, behind Tinsley,

very much the same sort of people. Clement in this, coming back to

great form. But Dutch did not make the American team, much like Kenny

articleson. Johnny Dutch is in five. Then Copello.

A very good performance from him at the European Championships. He won

there on a personal best in the semi-finals, 48.42. Ranked number

two in the world. There is Kerron Clement. Well, he is finding the

sort of form of days of old former world champion. Sebastian Roger.

Well, he clocked up some miles to get himself to Rio after winning the

British championships. Four attempts, to France, to Finland and

Belgium finally to get the qualifying time, 49 high pressure

29. Then Jack Green on the outside in lain nine. So Jack Green and Seb

Roger have made it tonne the team in Rio. But there is a very strong

field here. Tinsley in four. Johnny Dutch in five, Capello and Kerron

Clement. Clement who won the American trials. He is 30 years of

age. It seems he has been around forever. Tinsley... He's in four.

Culson is inside of him from Puerto Rico.

So a clean start. Well behaved! I expected cullson to

get out hard. He has done. Going well is Clement in lane seven.

Forcing his way through the first 200-metre. The big long legs of his

eating up the ground. Tinsley, Capello are all in contention. Jack

Green trying to go with this. Now Capello in the orange vest.

Stuttering into that as he changes down. Culson, Clement and Capello.

But it is Culson forcing his wade forward. Culson looking good. The

others faulter. Clement is struggling here.

Culson is coming in under pressure. Clement comes back. His momentum

gets in there. Clement win it is. From Culson, then Capello. 48.42. As

with all of the times. 48.40, the winning time. That is a

season best. I'm trying to work that one out it was like he started well,

went through a difficult patch. Culson did not last out. That is

what happens with him. But goodness me, Clement was strong off the last

hurdle. The season's best he is rewarded with. But surely more to

come from Clement? You are right, Steve. We could not call this from

the beginning. He was up and down with form. We were not sure who

would take the title. But Clement, I would love to see him push all the

way from the middle part of the bend where he could keep the acceleration

going. He always demonstrates he has the strength when in good shape.

Remember his personal best, mind you, 47.24. So still a long way off

what he is capable of doing. But if he can keep the force around the

corner, the bend. If he can get it down closer to the times, as he does

keep focussed. He does not panic at the barriers. He sits right. And

runs off the final barrier with the speed he has. Remember he is the

world indoor recordholder for the 400m. So Clement is very good. He

will be filled with a lot of confidence in the Olympic Games.

More than capable of stepping up another gear and proving that he is

world number one. A decent run from Jack Green on the outside.

100th off the season's best. He got fifth place.

Looking across. So a full result then. Clement with the season's

best. Culson a season's best for him. Copello continuing his good

form this year. And Jack Green, the best of the British athletes in

fifth place. There is good and bad news in the

long jump. The bad news is that Jess Ennis-Hill was unable to improve on

her last jump. The good news is that Katrina Johnson-Thompson is still

there with 6:6.. Looking to improve also on a 6.78. She attacked this

hard. That is better. Close to seven metres. Well, you would not tell by

the reaction but she has been smiling. Great to see herself

enjoying in this event. A brilliant day yesterday. 1.95 in the high

jump. Putting together an impressive series. Slightly unbalanced there on

the board. Leaning across. But this looks like an improvement on the

6.78. It is. 6.84. Another season's best. And two jumps

remaining. Right, in the fifth round of the

long jump. Proctor chasing the lead. Much better height on that. Well,

rock are, relishing the competition. We drewing from the European

Championships with a sore knee a couple of weeks ago. Looking close

on the board. If maybe a foul it will be measured. Oh, look at this.

It does not get closer than that to being a foul. Look at the height

though. This has got to be long. If she kept the acceleration tonne

that, this must be the best so far. 6.77. Oh, look at that, 6.80.

A season's best. Second place. Shara Proctor posting a season's best. A

very good time as she heads to Rio. In a few minute's time it is the

women's 100-metre heats. But to put it into context we have this recap

of the 2016 sprinting story. In women's sprinting in as in the mens

it is Jamaica that is ahead. What of shally an Fraser-Pryce? Like

Usain Bolt going for her third Olympic title. Like Bolt, injury

disrupted the season but is peak in time. No more brutal event than the

US trials but the American top three all made it. But the Jamaican rule

could be threatened. Measure yell of the Ivory Coast is

finding her form again. Asha Philip and Daryll Neita go from Britain.

But Europe's best is from Dafne Schippers. If she is a contender in

the 100, she starts favourite in the 200, where her power shines through.

And Tori Bowie doubling up after winning the US trials, where the

great Alison Felix missed by a fraction.

Elaine Thompson running the 100 and the it 00 for Jamaica, and counting

on Veronica Campbell Brown, winning in Athens and Beijing. Shaun Miller

of the Bahamas is also running this year. For Britain, Dina Asher-Smith

decided her strength lies in the longer sprint, accompanied by Jodie

Williams but it is Dafne Schippers who is the woman to beat here. In

Rio, she could well become purely and simply, a sprinting great.

Dafne Schippers, coming up in the second heat. Shelley-Ann

Fraser-Pryce, the outstanding athlete if you are talking golds in

the first heat. But this has not been the ideal build-up for Rio? No,

she has been having problems with her toe.

It is painful and stiff. But getting into shape. Still running #0 #10

well this year. She has confidence, does not need so many races. Coming

at the right time. This will be a test today. She has two

opportunities today. If she gets into the finals, two opportunities

to work on the technical things, I'm sure she would have lacked at the

earlier part of the season. Let's get the full line-up from Andrew

Cotter. It is a toe injury for Shelly and

price. She is not in her best form. -- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price. Desiree

Henry will try to keep pace. Louise Bloor also going for Britain. In

lane one, the American-born Brazilian champion. Nowhere near her

times of last year. Rosen Jell-o Christina Oliveira Santos. And

Claudia Lemos had a sample test positive but the B sample was fine.

Crystal Emmanuel, the Canadian. Morolake Akinosun is a reserve in

the relay. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price, second to Thompson in the Jamaican

Championships. Had to pull out of the 200. Shows the concerns she has

with her injury. Williams, with Thompson. Desiree Henry still 20.

11.06. Inside her, the Europeans. Her whole body cramped up. Keep an

eye on her today. Simone faced the very good runner. -- Facey. Then

Louise Bloor who ran in the B squad. Two heats. This is the first. Three

goes through automatically plus the three fastest losers. Conditions

near enough perfect. It is very warm. It is very still. We have seen

some quick times. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price, questions to be

answered with her form. Seems to be coming good. That toe injury really

has had her flying this season. Shelly and Facey usually so quickly

out. -- Fraser-Pryce. With a victory. 11.0 five. Just ahead of

Chris Danny Williams, have fellow countrywomen. -- Christinia. Gone

through to the final. I think she was very much within

herself. Cautious is a word I would use out of the blocks. There was not

an explosive start but we are used to build it is not necessary in the

heats and the qualifying round for that she puts herself out in front

of the field. Keep an eye on Desiree Henry. She has run really well. Come

through and taken bird. A high-quality field. It was important

for her to qualify. -- third. She has suffered a lots from injuries.

To return in that form is fantastic. She needs to deliver those types of

performances. Great to get there. I am hoping she can raise her game.

Again a look at -- Fraser-Pryce. She will look at perhaps a tenth also

more to come in the final. She goes through automatically, as

does Williams. Desiree Henry takes the third qualifying place.

Shara Proctor asks full support from the home crowd here in the Olympic

Stadium. The silver-medallist last year in Beijing in the World

Championships. Possibly the last jump she will have prior to going

out to Rio. Another big jump. She looked as though she is in one

piece. That is great news after some injury scares in European

Championships recently. A puff of the cheeks. Her work is done,

whatever it measures. Let's have a look at this. 6.84 she is chasing.

She may have to settle for second best. Eight centimetres shy. So

crucial to get as close as you can to the plasticine without going

beyond it. Her best so far, 6.80 in the previous round. A good series.

Second place. A win for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. That's 6.84 jump

is equal tenth best in the world this year. Can she improve on it in

the last round? She just over strides again. That was a strange

jump. It looks like there is mass is more to come bust up that bodes

well. A shake of the head. -- masses more to come. She would have taken

any of the six jumps last year in Beijing. She did not complete the

take-off. All aborted halfway through. Another long jump into the

sandpit and just the boost she would have needed. I can see her smiling.

She knew it was not quite right. Congratulations all around. A

victory for Johnson-Thompson. A season of Matt Best. There is the

confirmation. -- a season's best. Jessica Ennis-Hill as to settle for

a season best. Sandra Perkovic, the world leader. Very dominant in this

competition. A big scream a big shout. The discus wings out for the

Croatian. She became Croatia's first ever Olympic champion in athletics

in this very stadium. Trying to get the crowd involved. She enjoyed that

throw. She opened up with 64.80. That looks close to 70 metres will

stop snaps the right hip in. That would have been in no throw if she

fell out the front. Then time to celebrate as she watches the fly

out. 69.94 and a new meeting record. The big statement from her and

surely that is enough from her to win. We're onto the second heat of

the women's 100 metres. The Natasha Smith will be going in lane five,

right in the middle. -- Deena Asher Smith. Three British athletes in

this. All three women part of the 4x100 Quartet that broke the record

last night in such style. Being has been brought in as a late

replacement for the French athlete. The Canadian from the relay is in

lane one macro. Remona Burchell from Jamaica, studies in the USA. She has

been collegiate champion on three occasions. Now Daryll Neita, the

19-year-old who anchored the team so brilliantly last night. She is going

individually to Rio, as is this athlete from the Ivory Coast. This

is the track last year where Dina Asher-Smith set the track record

last year. She is running very well, very fast. What can she do here?

Ahye, from Trinidad and Tobago, the fastest in the field. 10.85 her

personal sub just missed out on a medal in the world indoors. That is

her personal best. Philip led off superbly last night, as ever, in the

first leg. She won the UK trials in the 100 metres and then on the

outside, Stella Akakpo from France, warmer European champion. -- former

European champion. Dina Asher-Smith did the 10.99 in their heats last

year of the 200 metres. She said this should she was was going to

concentrate on the one event, the 200, at the Olympic Games and huge

opportunity for the women in that event. Also the 19 rolled and Asha

Philip trying to get to the final. -- the 19-year-old. Dina Asher-Smith

gets a pretty good start. Coming through Ahye. 10.98 the winning

time. That will probably be taken down as most of them have. Pretty

impressive running. A massive personal best. It has gone to 10.90

six. That will be a national record. Marry Josay tar loop taking a huge

advantage. -- Marie-Josee Ta Lou. Dina Asher-Smith with a season best

as well. That was much quicker, almost certainly quicker than the

first heat. Goodness me she did well. It was a very competitive

race. All of the time into a strong headwind. Anything over -1 is pretty

tough for the athletes to handle. Marie-Josee Ta Lou, an incredible

performance. That is a metre. When you are talking about track

distance, a metre of her personal best into a strong headwind. It will

be a tough race. Everybody in this race is really strong. Out of the

blocks well. Really competitive. It is really good to see. I need to

correct myself. I forgot there was a superb 10.78 ran earlier in the

season. Not a national record but a massive personal best for

Marie-Josee Ta Lou. Dina Asher-Smith goes through. We'll tell you the

fastest losers shortly. We saw a fantastic long jump competition

earlier this afternoon. Katarina Johnson-Thompson building on her

high jump yesterday to a season's best with her winning jump, which

was 6.80 four. Pushing Shara Proctor, 6.80 into second place. She

has such a demeanour that she never looks quite happy. A season's by

some weight. Afterwards she caught up with Rob Walker. A cracking long

jump competition! It is first and second for the Britons. Let's start

off with you. What a time to nail a season best. I'd think it is the

stadium. Every time I come here, I am glad I could reproduce some of

the good jumping and consistency on the board. How much confidence does

this give you going into last few weeks ahead of Rio? That is what I

wanted. I did not get in a jump after last year's Beijing

competition. Of course, we have Jess going in the Olympics as well,

trying to defend her title. Does it give you added spice it is a writ

issued reigning Olympic champion? -- that it is a British. She is such a

good competitor. Olympic gold will not be an easy job for anyone. I

will step up to the competition. Well done today and yesterday. And

to you, Shara Proctor, a tidy season's best. The knee is 100%

fine. It was a precaution. I spoke to my team doctors and my coach and

they all agreed it was a good decision to pull out of the

Europeans because I haven't eager picture, which is Rio. That is why

sat out. I'm healthy, pain-free, and everything is good. A great medal

last year. The likes of Brittany Rees have taken it over seven metres

maybe that is what is required to get a medal. I cannot focus on other

competitors, I have to focus on myself. I need to just focus on

getting better each meet. That is what I came to do. I wanted to come

here and have a season best. That is a big confidence booster.

A great couple of days for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. To put that in

context and what it will do for her, to beat her British competitor in

the high jump, and to beat world silver-medallist Shara Proctor, it's

two pretty impressive back-to-back jumps. It's a big confidence boost

for her. She will no Shara Proctor is coming off injury and is not at

his best, and as Proctor says, it's still a season best for her. This is

a world-class competition and meeting. For Johnson-Thompson to

come here and win the long jump against a world-class field, it's

boding well for her confidence going to Rio. We can safely say the ghosts

of the long jump at ageing have been banished? We can hope so. -- at

Beijing. A habitat had heptathlon is a tough two-day competition.

Jess didn't have a vintage long jump competition for her, she can go

further. What do you make of it? A bit frustrating. I have seen better

in training. You are seeing her lean back, not getting on the board in

her more upright position. That's what led to the lower distances than

I would have looked for. Let's available look at a couple of her

jumps and you can talk us through what you are describing. As she is

running out her body just leans back a little bit, and then she drops her

feet in. If you look at the angle the body makes with the board, you

want that to be around 20 degrees and she's leaning back about 30,

slowing down through the last couple of steps into the board and losing

speed. That's something that worked really well with Ratigan, working

the speed across the board. She hasn't done that there, letting her

head rise and lean back. There is a bit of a headwind, a little excuse,

but it's not efficient, not the optimum position to jump. Is that

the overarching emotion she will have, frustration? I haven't managed

to speak to her, but I'm very happy and not travelling back with her to

Sheffield! She will be frustrated with that performance because she

knows she's better in the competition environment and she has

been training better than that. That's the frustration, if you

perform at one level in training, and not in competition, you haven't

let it happen. What would cause that? Trying to get on the board?

For those at home, they might say in stud of leaning back, just leans

forward. It is as simple as that. With the best will in the world,

it's as simple as that, running on the runway and gathering speed. She

didn't seem to hit speed until three or five metres before the board and

then she slowed down through the last couple of steps, which is

critical. If you shorten you get a lowering of the hips and then a

racing which can ping you off the board. That didn't work today. I

don't think it's hitting the hurdles last night or bruising last night.

She got a little knock last night. She hit in warm up before the heat

and then clattered hurdle seven in the final. She woke up today feeling

fine. Yeah, it shouldn't be an issue. It's basically courage, run