:00:51. > :00:58.In just over three weeks the World Championship takes place at the
:00:59. > :01:06.London Stadium and many stars we will see there are here. And as
:01:07. > :01:11.Wimbledon takes its regular beat, the Baton passes to track and field.
:01:12. > :01:39.Here are some of the names who will entertain you.
:01:40. > :01:50.What a line up we have. This year's Anniversary Games is significant for
:01:51. > :01:54.the British athletes who haven't booked their place on the British
:01:55. > :01:59.Championship teams. They're running out of chances to impress the
:02:00. > :02:07.selectors. They have got to reach the qualifying standards as well.
:02:08. > :02:13.Good afternoon, it adds another layer of jeopardy to one of the
:02:14. > :02:19.favourite days for a lot of the athletes that evokes the memories of
:02:20. > :02:23.2012 and it feels like the biggest platform in this country outside of
:02:24. > :02:27.the year when you have a World Championships. To run us through the
:02:28. > :02:32.challenges for the athletes, Colin and Paula and Denise have had a look
:02:33. > :02:35.at where the hotspots are and the races you feel people will be
:02:36. > :02:41.looking at and thinking, this is the time to get, the event I have got to
:02:42. > :02:48.win and prove that I'm in that kind of form. What stands out? Today, I
:02:49. > :02:57.think from a national perspective, the most contentious race is the
:02:58. > :03:05.men's 800, the trials were flipped. Andrew Osagie was there. And Laura
:03:06. > :03:11.Muir going for a British record. She has qualified any way. She has
:03:12. > :03:19.broken records all winter and going for the British one mile record
:03:20. > :03:24.today. Her place is secure. For you, who should be trying to impress?
:03:25. > :03:32.There is a few athletes out there today and that is why it is so
:03:33. > :03:37.complex. In the long jump, Jasmin Sawyers who has done well in
:03:38. > :03:43.qualifying. She has been out of sorts. Didn't jump well at the
:03:44. > :03:46.trials. Had a horrible Championships, but we know what she
:03:47. > :03:55.can deliver. Interesting that hers is the event, we are missing a few
:03:56. > :04:01.big names and one is Sara Proctor who had a motor accident and things
:04:02. > :04:08.don't seem to be quite right. The long jump looked like a rich area
:04:09. > :04:16.for Britain. We have a great depth in that event. Johnson Thompson is
:04:17. > :04:21.jumping today. Girls that are capable of jumping 6 metres and 90
:04:22. > :04:25.plus. It happens. It is transitional. New Olympic cycle,
:04:26. > :04:31.they will be here. Sometimes you overcook it. There have been changes
:04:32. > :04:42.of coaches and that takes time to bed. That event is one you are going
:04:43. > :04:46.to want to watch. It might bring out the best in Jasmin Sawyers. The
:04:47. > :04:54.men's sprinting world is interesting. No Jameely here. He
:04:55. > :04:59.looked out of sorts and today we thought would be a day to step it
:05:00. > :05:06.up. And there is that third berth in the 100 metres. The 200 we thought
:05:07. > :05:08.Hughes would get qualified and he didn't manage to come up to the real
:05:09. > :05:18.performance we expected at the trials. The 100 is an event that is
:05:19. > :05:30.wide-open. CJ pull bed out. But has been the best 100-metre runner we
:05:31. > :05:34.have. In the 110 hurdles the favourite clattered the barrier. He
:05:35. > :05:42.has to come out today and perform at a high level. Andy Pudsey who has
:05:43. > :05:50.had a fantastic season, we were looking forward to him. I feel deja
:05:51. > :05:56.vu when I say that. It is this stage. He did run a personal best
:05:57. > :06:03.here last year. So mixed emotions. But he will be back. And 12 reigning
:06:04. > :06:09.Olympic champions will be on show. One of those is the double Olympic
:06:10. > :06:15.champion, Mo Farah, who never misses out. You think of the way he steps
:06:16. > :06:22.up to the plate, we rarely say he is missing when he is due to perform.
:06:23. > :06:25.In terms of how he navigated injury and illness and body, that is
:06:26. > :06:34.something he will look back and say, I did well, because I didn't miss
:06:35. > :06:39.the biggest days. That is why he is so unbeatable, he is so rarely
:06:40. > :06:44.injured. So all of his competitors know if Mo is on the start line, he
:06:45. > :06:48.is on his A game and not carrying anything, he is going to be on top
:06:49. > :06:53.form and they have to be on top form to beat him. They can rarely get to
:06:54. > :06:55.that point. He loves it here as we know. As do we. This what is you
:06:56. > :07:20.have got to look forward to. David Weir's swansong on the track
:07:21. > :08:07.as well today. Eilidh Doyle we have to look out for
:08:08. > :08:12.next. She said herself she wasn't happy with her performance last
:08:13. > :08:20.week. Andrew Cotter, today will be a day she will try and get back into
:08:21. > :08:38.her rhythm? COMMENTATOR: Yes, this event is not part of Diamond League
:08:39. > :08:43.race. Eilidh Doyle there. Dalilah Muhammad is there. They have been
:08:44. > :08:54.standing for a long time waiting. They were brought out too early.
:08:55. > :08:59.There is Cassandra Tate. We will talk about the US trials. Three to
:09:00. > :09:12.go through. No mitigating circumstances. There is Ristananna
:09:13. > :09:16.Tracy from Jamaica. Seems to be coming nicely for Eilidh Doyle and
:09:17. > :09:33.the first bit of noise in the stadium today. She won the European
:09:34. > :09:35.team champions. Muhammad had to put out after 100 metres during the
:09:36. > :10:10.week. Another woman from a new country,
:10:11. > :10:18.Yadisleidy Pedroso who now runs for Italy. We have seen, we saw Eilidh
:10:19. > :10:21.Doyle run well from lane one. We have seen many world class
:10:22. > :10:29.performances from lane one and eight. Eilidh, what is she doing
:10:30. > :10:35.with her lane draw? She just wants to run her stride pattern well.
:10:36. > :10:47.Starting to run the quicker times. Getting closer to low 54s. She has
:10:48. > :10:54.run 54. 36. But Dalilah Muhammad, what can she produce. The first
:10:55. > :10:58.major track event of this London Anniversary Games, the Diamond
:10:59. > :11:04.League meeting. Half a stutter from Muhammad. Doyle has gone out
:11:05. > :11:11.strongly. At the moment, Muhammad with a bit of work to do inside
:11:12. > :11:15.Doyle. Even around here as well. Decent run inside Muhammad from
:11:16. > :11:20.Russell. But Doyle going well. Can she feed off the crowd as the noise
:11:21. > :11:26.grows? Around the final bend. Doyle in a good position. Muhammad with a
:11:27. > :11:30.bit to do. Instead it is Russell in lane 4 who leads them into the home
:11:31. > :11:36.straight and Doyle looking to finish strongly. But Russell a long way
:11:37. > :11:49.clear. Muhammad is nowhere and rus Del coming -- Russell coming away.
:11:50. > :11:55.Doyle starting to fade. 54.04. We expected more from Dalilah Muhammad.
:11:56. > :12:04.We saw her not happy in Lausanne. She pulled up. Well, she started
:12:05. > :12:09.poorly and faded from there. A good win for Janieve Russell. She has
:12:10. > :12:14.been suffering from a nerve problem and this is why she has been running
:12:15. > :12:22.quite infrequently. And sometimes it feels OK. In Lausanne she feet it
:12:23. > :12:28.was OK. -- she felt it was OK and it just bit and that sends your muscles
:12:29. > :12:33.into spasm. She is not confident in what her muscles can do. She still
:12:34. > :12:43.needs a bit of work before the worlds. Janieve Russell finishing
:12:44. > :12:54.well. Eilidh Doyle's form starting to tire a bit. Cassandra Tate taking
:12:55. > :12:57.Doyle on the line. Doyle in fourth. But Muhammad, interesting watching
:12:58. > :13:04.her, you talk about that nerve problem, part of the US trial and
:13:05. > :13:10.the US trials were very quick. Three women below 53 seconds. But she has
:13:11. > :13:15.got to find something. Yes, I think because her muscles are OK, she may
:13:16. > :13:18.be all right. She has got to shake off the nerve problem and nerve
:13:19. > :13:24.problems can be really tricky to deal with. Here is the result.
:13:25. > :13:32.Muhammad has Steve Cram told me, she had a long wait in Lausanne and a
:13:33. > :13:38.long wait here. Down in sixth. Won by Russell Tate. Eilidh Doyle in
:13:39. > :13:42.fourth. You seemed to attack the race well, how do you feel it went?
:13:43. > :13:49.It went off hard and I felt I was tired in the home straight. I have
:13:50. > :13:55.raced a lot, so maybe it caught me. I'm happy with the race. Hopefully
:13:56. > :14:00.get a bit of down time and be fresh for the next race. You said you
:14:01. > :14:05.wanted to get right and execute the race properly. Did you feel you did
:14:06. > :14:10.that? Yes the last straight was a bit messy, but I was tired. I'm
:14:11. > :14:16.happy I can come out into this field and challenge the girls who are the
:14:17. > :14:25.best in the world. What is it like being part of British team with so
:14:26. > :14:29.many Scottish athletes, a record 11. It is lovely. When I first started
:14:30. > :14:35.making the teams, there was only a few of us. And I think it is great
:14:36. > :14:41.there are so many and the once I know so well and have seen them make
:14:42. > :14:45.the journey. Like Laura Muir. It is great to see them being part of the
:14:46. > :14:53.team. Thank you. Pride of Scotland. Keep it going and enjoy the build up
:14:54. > :15:00.to the World Championships. So Paula, it was mentioned the Scottish
:15:01. > :15:06.are coming in athletics. Interesting Commonwealth Games in a year's time,
:15:07. > :15:08.but what do you put it down to? Is it having people like Laura Muir
:15:09. > :15:18.showing people what is possible. A lot of it is the attitude of the
:15:19. > :15:32.players coming through. You don't want to miss anyone, there's Lynsey
:15:33. > :15:40.Sharp, Jake Whiteman, Chris oHrare. There are so many. If they can do
:15:41. > :15:45.it, I can do it. If Laura Muir can do it, then I can. This young lady
:15:46. > :15:48.has come out on the track, Dina Asher-Smith, definitely not from
:15:49. > :15:53.Scotland. She's from very close to here. Of course, she was carrying
:15:54. > :15:58.people's kit out here in 2012 as a young girl. Then she's really made a
:15:59. > :16:03.name for herself on the world stage last year in Rio. Such high hopes
:16:04. > :16:08.for her this year. To get the injury at the beginning of this season and
:16:09. > :16:11.miss out on the European indoors, it's taken so long to come back from
:16:12. > :16:14.that injury in February. Not as long as predicted but it was a tough
:16:15. > :16:19.thing to experience at the time she did. Bad timing you would say. She
:16:20. > :16:25.came out of the trials last week. We saw her in that final. She did 11.
:16:26. > :16:31.41 in the heat. 11. 53 in the final, far off her PB. She's in lane four
:16:32. > :16:37.today. What kind of, sorry lane four here. What kind of form can she
:16:38. > :16:41.produce in a week? What improvement can she produce? What is clear and
:16:42. > :16:45.everyone has to understand, any athlete, no matter the calibre of
:16:46. > :16:50.that person, when they miss running, it impacts the way they move. She
:16:51. > :16:54.looks like Dina of old there, but you know she's missing running. That
:16:55. > :16:58.foot injury, as you said, she is delighted that she's even running
:16:59. > :17:05.right now. But she hasn't done the speed work that she needs but the
:17:06. > :17:09.way she is, she would want to be here. She knows she can't be too far
:17:10. > :17:16.away. You know what it's like with a foot injury. It's navicular as well.
:17:17. > :17:20.It's like the middle arch stone of the foot. It supports everything and
:17:21. > :17:23.all the power goes through that. The biggest thin Dina wanted last week
:17:24. > :17:29.was to get through that pain free. Psychologically. Then she can come
:17:30. > :17:35.back and start to believe she can push for power. Then she's on her
:17:36. > :17:38.way. That's the stages she's going through before she progresses to
:17:39. > :17:42.going round the bend with it. Last week she didn't run in the 200
:17:43. > :17:47.metres. Technically so much more pressure on the bend on the foot.
:17:48. > :17:51.She's there with Elaine Thompson in lane five, the very best in the
:17:52. > :17:55.world at the moment. This season she's been backing up as well.
:17:56. > :18:00.Looking to take over Usain Bolt's mantle. It's going to be a real test
:18:01. > :18:04.for her being next to Elaine. It is, but she will have to run her own
:18:05. > :18:07.race and focus on the things that she has been talking about with her
:18:08. > :18:10.coach, which is getting that drive phase, which is going to be
:18:11. > :18:13.difficult with that injury, but getting the feeling back of racing.
:18:14. > :18:18.She's one of those looking to impress the selectors today. Andrew
:18:19. > :18:21.Cotter calls this one. Elaine Thompson is the stand-out
:18:22. > :18:25.athlete here. Looking at times this season. This appears to be the
:18:26. > :18:31.easier of the two heats, no doubt about that. Talented youngster
:18:32. > :18:36.Kaylin Whitney in lane two. Very talented youngster, but perhaps
:18:37. > :18:41.hasn't lived up to that talent. Still just 19. A lot of time to go.
:18:42. > :18:50.She really did leap on the scene, ran 11. 10 as a 16-year-old. A way
:18:51. > :18:56.off that at the moment. Rosangela Cristina Oliveira Santos. There is
:18:57. > :19:01.Dina Asher-Smith. We shall wait for the welcome for her.
:19:02. > :19:05.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Set the British record 10. 99 here
:19:06. > :19:09.two years ago. What a time she's had of it this year. Thank you to Paula
:19:10. > :19:16.for the medical knowledge, the intri's of the problems with her --
:19:17. > :19:19.intricacy of the problems with her foot. Elaine Thompson though,
:19:20. > :19:27.untouchable at the moment. The Olympic champion over 100 and 200.
:19:28. > :19:35.Hasn't lost a is 100m race since March 2016. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor
:19:36. > :19:42.racking up the sub-11 times in the past. Asha Philip, what a talent.
:19:43. > :19:46.The UK champion. She's the leader in UK terms at the moment. Can she find
:19:47. > :19:51.an extra tenth to challenge the very best in the world, Ashleigh Nelson
:19:52. > :19:55.alongside her. World Championship chances still perhaps, third at the
:19:56. > :20:00.UK championships behind Asha Philip and Daryll Neita. Just a hundredth
:20:01. > :20:03.away from the UK standard. Sashalee Forbes in lane nine. Won the 200m
:20:04. > :20:20.title in the Jamaican championships. The Standard Bearer for all of them
:20:21. > :20:24.in lane five, Elaine Thompson. 10. 71 in winning that Jamaican title.
:20:25. > :20:28.She should be a long way clear of the rest here. First of two heats,
:20:29. > :20:34.three to go through automatically, plus the three fastest losers. The
:20:35. > :20:49.second heat seems to be loaded with fast flying names this season.
:20:50. > :20:53.Asher-Smith flying out of the blocks leaving Okagbare-Ighoteguonor for
:20:54. > :20:56.dead at the moment. Asher-Smith moving nicely. Elaine Thompson
:20:57. > :20:59.jogging now. Thompson is struggling a little bit. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor
:21:00. > :21:03.comes through to take it. Perhaps Elaine Thompson just leaving plenty
:21:04. > :21:13.in the tank. But she wasn't far away from out of the top three. Second
:21:14. > :21:17.place for Elaine Thompson. I suspect she was just strolling. We shall
:21:18. > :21:21.see. Wasn't quite what we expected from Elaine Thompson. Yeah, I think
:21:22. > :21:26.we were going on reputation a little bit. We expected Elaine to charge
:21:27. > :21:32.out of the blocks, take the early lead and put on a demonstration. I
:21:33. > :21:37.think you're right, we could presume that she's saving herself. Good time
:21:38. > :21:43.for Asher-Smith. A season's best time. It shows the track has good
:21:44. > :21:48.pace in it. Yeah, Ashya was pleased with her performance at the trials
:21:49. > :21:52.last week. I caught up with her and had an informal chat. She didn't
:21:53. > :21:55.panic. She kept her head going forward and working towards the line
:21:56. > :21:59.to make sure, you know the most important thing is to guarantee your
:22:00. > :22:02.place in the final. Don't leave anything to chance. Elaine Thompson,
:22:03. > :22:08.when you have the quality of her then she can cruise her way through.
:22:09. > :22:11.The other thing we're keen to look at is the time in the case of Dina
:22:12. > :22:16.Asher-Smith. She needs another couple of months rather than a
:22:17. > :22:20.couple of weeks. Yeah, Dena's time 11. 51. Everybody in the next heat
:22:21. > :22:24.will go faster than that. I don't think she'll take a place in the
:22:25. > :22:29.final. But she's on her way back. Ashleigh Nelson just pulling up at
:22:30. > :22:35.the 50 m mark. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor takes it ahead of the Thompson.
:22:36. > :22:39.Okagbare-Ighoteguonor a good 200m runners as well. When she gets
:22:40. > :22:44.going, you saw the movement coming back Asha Philip. She's Commonwealth
:22:45. > :22:49.champion in 2014 as well in Glasgow. She's very used to running the 100m
:22:50. > :22:53.as well as being a great long jumper. Look at Elaine Thompson. She
:22:54. > :22:57.is on cruise mode. She's not thinking anything, just going
:22:58. > :23:03.through her paces. I'm hoping conditions stay the same and we see
:23:04. > :23:11.a new leading mark in the final. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor leading the
:23:12. > :23:17.first three automatic qualifiers. Phil is down there talking to Ashya
:23:18. > :23:21.I think. I wonder whether it was not quite
:23:22. > :23:26.the time you'd hoped for, how. Body feel and hold up? The body's all
:23:27. > :23:30.right. I'm in a place where I need to keep racing. Was that Holly?
:23:31. > :23:34.Yeah. I need to keep racing, put training in, because I missed the
:23:35. > :23:38.best part of four months training. In a home world champs year is not
:23:39. > :23:42.ideal. I was so happy to be able to be on the track today, to be able to
:23:43. > :23:46.perform in a stadium that I love. Of course, I'm annoyed that I ran 11.
:23:47. > :23:49.5. That's not me. I know I can run better, I could have done a better
:23:50. > :23:54.race as well. It is what it is. It's done. I finished the race healthily.
:23:55. > :23:58.I've got to be happy with that and get back for more training and
:23:59. > :24:01.races. How are you viewing the world Championship selection picture and
:24:02. > :24:05.your hopes within that whole thing? I'd love to be selected for an
:24:06. > :24:08.individual. Coming back from a broken foot, I have screws in there
:24:09. > :24:13.now, I had surgery, you've got to wait and see. I'd love to come out
:24:14. > :24:17.here. I've never done the Championship inside this stadium, it
:24:18. > :24:21.would be incredible. If I don't get an individual berth or aren't picked
:24:22. > :24:24.for the relay, I understand, it was a huge injury. Everybody was saying
:24:25. > :24:28.they didn't know whether I could run at all this year. We'll see. We
:24:29. > :24:35.appreciate your talking to us. Thank you, have a good day.
:24:36. > :24:39.We will reflect on Dina's performance after heat two of the
:24:40. > :24:53.100 metres. Let's go back outside. That cheer was for the start of the
:24:54. > :25:01.pole vault competition. The former coach of Jessica Ennis Hill and
:25:02. > :25:04.Steve Backley. Five years ago, Jess romped to a
:25:05. > :25:08.Gold Medal here. How is it coming back? It's a fantastic stadium to
:25:09. > :25:18.walk in. It is such an incredible environment.
:25:19. > :25:27.We join this pole vault competition. Holly Bradshaw came sixth in the
:25:28. > :25:35.final, fifth in Rio last year. Second attempt, though.
:25:36. > :25:39.She gets it. OK. Question marks at her first attempt. It was her first
:25:40. > :25:43.effort of the afternoon. It is the opening height for Holly Bradshaw.
:25:44. > :25:48.Jumped really well in Manchester. What do you make of that Tony? I
:25:49. > :25:51.think compared to the first height, she's changed that pole from the
:25:52. > :25:55.first round to the second. But again, got the pole out, a little
:25:56. > :26:00.bit earlier than in the first round. That's important. Work the pole and
:26:01. > :26:10.accelerate into the box. Good clearance for Holly Bradshaw. Watch
:26:11. > :26:16.out, though, the Olympic champion. Scott Simpson her coach offering
:26:17. > :26:20.advice. Urbanek of Poland, a wonderful shot there. The discus,
:26:21. > :26:30.two kilo implement flying into the infield. Bang on the 65-metre line.
:26:31. > :26:38.Milanov. My apologies. Flashed onto that there. An event which is in
:26:39. > :26:46.really strong form this year. That's over 70 metres. Milanov opening up,
:26:47. > :26:54.waiting for his opening mark. 64. 84, he takes the lead.
:26:55. > :27:04.So the athletes out in the sunshine for the second heat of the women's
:27:05. > :27:09.100m. We've just missed Dafne Schippers there. Murielle Ahoure.
:27:10. > :27:17.There's the full line up on the graphic. Ahye, having a good season.
:27:18. > :27:20.Andrew was saying this. You're always going to argue one semi is
:27:21. > :27:26.tougher than the other. This one probably is. Four women have run
:27:27. > :27:30.under 11 seconds this year. Then you've got Kimberlyn Duncan who was
:27:31. > :27:33.second in the American 200m championships. She will go to the
:27:34. > :27:39.world championships representing the US. Christania Williams last year a
:27:40. > :27:46.fantastic season. Not quite so good this year. She's still just 22.
:27:47. > :27:52.Talking about young talent, in lane nine, only eight athletes in this.
:27:53. > :27:59.Lane one not being used. Daryll Neita. Another who in 2012 so many
:28:00. > :28:06.youngsters part of the celebrations then and come back now as fully
:28:07. > :28:12.fledged athletes. Still just 20 the shaftsbury Barnett harrier. On the
:28:13. > :28:19.inside is Prandini of the US. Akinosun, who missed out on a place
:28:20. > :28:27.on the 100-metre team for the US. Then Schippers. Still not firing on
:28:28. > :28:28.all cylinders really. Then Ahoure, Ahye, Duncan, Williams, and Neita.
:28:29. > :28:51.Top three go through. Schippers wasn't away as quickly as
:28:52. > :28:55.Ahoure. Now just starting to come through. Nelson coming through. Ahye
:28:56. > :29:01.coming through. Schippers looking nice now, that's better. On this
:29:02. > :29:06.side, Neita finishing quickly. 10. 98 the winning time for Schippers.
:29:07. > :29:10.Nice warm up for what is promise to be a very good 100m final. You do
:29:11. > :29:17.have the big contenders here. Not too many people missing from this.
:29:18. > :29:23.So actually come 10. 96, we'll see what comes up first. Might be
:29:24. > :29:27.rounded down. Ahoure a quick starter, got out well. Schippers
:29:28. > :29:31.looking strong there in the final 20 metres. Daryll Neita finishing
:29:32. > :29:35.quickly as well, Colin? I don't think we had any surprises there.
:29:36. > :29:38.Perhaps the only thing I'd say is a surprise is Neita. She came through
:29:39. > :29:45.with good form right to the very end. She took out some very quality
:29:46. > :29:49.athletes. For me, that was the only surprise. I wouldn't be surprised
:29:50. > :29:57.she's not far from a personal best. Very close to her time there. Dafne
:29:58. > :30:01.Schippers you may think that she came out of the block with a very
:30:02. > :30:05.explosive starter. Great over 60 metres. She kept a cool head, hauled
:30:06. > :30:09.herself through. At this stage, she can probably just relax a little
:30:10. > :30:14.bit. Don't need to press all the way to the line, knowing there's a final
:30:15. > :30:20.to come. Dips for it. Another sub-11 performance from her.
:30:21. > :30:30.That is a cracking result a personal best for Neita. That will move up
:30:31. > :30:46.her the British lists. Well done to her. The main man in the discus
:30:47. > :30:54.world, Stahl. A shout from him. The lead is Milanov, the Belgian. Stahl
:30:55. > :30:59.leapt into the world top ten ever earlier this summer. It looks as
:31:00. > :31:07.though he has taken the lead here from Milanov. 65.63 for Stahl. Let's
:31:08. > :31:14.have a look at this. Fairly comfortable for him. You can see the
:31:15. > :31:24.70-metre line there. He has gone over there this year. It is first
:31:25. > :31:30.place in the opening round. Two field events under way. Men's
:31:31. > :31:41.discus, Stahl in the lead. The women's pole vault. This is Holly
:31:42. > :31:50.Bradshaw. Getting ready. At this new height of 4.5. No one is clear yet.
:31:51. > :31:56.But the main protagonists have not started yet. Tony, what do you think
:31:57. > :32:01.about Holly so far? That great performance in Manchester and pushed
:32:02. > :32:06.the British record not once but twice. Not competed a great deal.
:32:07. > :32:12.But I think that is sensible, because of the injuries she has had.
:32:13. > :32:16.Scott Simpson noting the wind. She struggled with that in 2012. I
:32:17. > :32:22.remember that. Here we go. First attempt for 55. Yes! Well done,
:32:23. > :32:28.Holly Bradshaw. She will be pleased with that. Looking to consolidate,
:32:29. > :32:33.that is the word many have used for her performance this weekend ahead
:32:34. > :32:38.of World Championships, now just a matter of weeks away. A good
:32:39. > :32:49.clearance for Holly Bradshaw. Now time to reflect on the women's 100
:32:50. > :32:55.metres heats. Daryl Neita in good form? Yes she has progressed first
:32:56. > :32:59.on to the scene last year and has used the momentum of being in the
:33:00. > :33:06.Olympics and not fearing races like that. Super job. From a time
:33:07. > :33:13.perspective no progress for Asher-Smith. She is still smiling,
:33:14. > :33:19.but the clock is ticking on selection. At the moment, is she
:33:20. > :33:23.going to make it? I think she is mentally in the right place. She is
:33:24. > :33:26.enjoying the fact she is able to be out and running and getting
:33:27. > :33:29.confident with every race and getting fitter. That is all going in
:33:30. > :33:35.the right direction. I don't think she is expecting it. I think she is
:33:36. > :33:40.maybe hoping for a relay. Now a different event. Race walking for
:33:41. > :33:46.the first time in this particular Championship and there is Tom
:33:47. > :33:51.Bosworth, who made a name for himself in Rio. Many people know him
:33:52. > :34:01.from proposing to his partner last year. Steve Cram can tell you more.
:34:02. > :34:08.Mr Bosworth, smashing the British record. What do you need to go to
:34:09. > :34:15.get to the next stage? Year on year all I have tried to to is get
:34:16. > :34:23.better, eat better, get the mileage in like a 10,000 metre running,
:34:24. > :34:29.pushing 120 kilometres a meek and becoming more consistent. I have
:34:30. > :34:33.done more altitude and I hoping for that 1%. London, I want to back up
:34:34. > :34:39.what I did in Rio. That was a complete shock. I finished about 30
:34:40. > :34:45.places higher than I was ranked. Backing that up and showing that I'm
:34:46. > :34:50.worthy of a top eight place is what I want to do. With the training this
:34:51. > :34:53.year, who knows? And on home turf. The mile, I feel like it is
:34:54. > :34:59.something that we can now have in common. You don't often race this
:35:00. > :35:07.distance? No, it is a show piece kind of event. We don't usually go
:35:08. > :35:13.below three kilometres. How quick do you think you can go? It will be
:35:14. > :35:21.very fast. Everyone who has come is very fit, just five weeks from the
:35:22. > :35:28.World Championships. So any could go sub 6. Not many can run under sub 6
:35:29. > :35:33.for a mile. I hope to go well under it. That British record is there.
:35:34. > :35:38.And the world record has stood for a long time. But I'm in great shape
:35:39. > :35:46.and after last week, the pace for the 5K the last mile wasn't far off
:35:47. > :35:52.the British record pace tomorrow. It was an vent that over the years we
:35:53. > :35:57.have seen Russians dominate and the Chinese and Spanish, it has never
:35:58. > :36:03.been the British athletics great and good have taken to heart. But Tom
:36:04. > :36:07.has changed the perceptions. Yes he has brought himself to the
:36:08. > :36:12.recognition of the top guys in the sport. I remember the European
:36:13. > :36:18.champion saying Tom has great potential when he moves to 50 K. But
:36:19. > :36:27.20K, what he did in Rio has boosted his confidence and he is attacking
:36:28. > :36:33.all of the distances and he is right to walk, to run a sub six 6 mile is
:36:34. > :36:39.difficult. It will illustrate to people just what goes into race
:36:40. > :36:43.walking. Doing a mile today, as you say, will put into people's mind how
:36:44. > :36:49.tough it is and maybe becomes a regular fix Hur. Enjoy it. Steve
:36:50. > :36:55.Cram. COMMENTATOR: Whatever you're expecting it is probably going to be
:36:56. > :37:05.quicker than you think. Because Tom is setting out to break the British
:37:06. > :37:13.record which is 5.58.04. But he says, as he was saying, a lot of his
:37:14. > :37:16.races at 5k, he goes quicker for three miles and not that much
:37:17. > :37:23.slower. So he is going to attack this. But he has a couple of young
:37:24. > :37:30.team mates in here. At the front with him is Callum Wilkinson. The
:37:31. > :37:35.walk group up in Leeds, Andy Drake and Mick Graham as well, doing
:37:36. > :37:41.fantastic thing this is. Tom is in second. At the back is a young
:37:42. > :37:49.17-year-old. He said, watch out for is in lad. Chris Snook is at the
:37:50. > :37:55.back. We get these lists from Mark Butler. It is the first time I
:37:56. > :38:04.remember seeing one who was born in 2000. It makes me feel old!
:38:05. > :38:09.Wilkinson taking out. We were joking whether if he needed pace makers,
:38:10. > :38:14.maybe he has got one here. He is aiming to go well under 6 minutes.
:38:15. > :38:21.And at the moment he has got a bit of company. Paula, you know Tom
:38:22. > :38:26.well, he comes with many of the camps with all our endurance squad
:38:27. > :38:32.and we have spent him with him. He is a redoubtable character? Yes he
:38:33. > :38:37.is a strong character and puts a lot of work in. It is deceptive the
:38:38. > :38:43.amount of work he puts away. He compared it to the 10,000 runner,
:38:44. > :38:48.but you could almost compare it to a marathon. But he enjoys his walking.
:38:49. > :38:52.He is a central part of the team and it is important for him to come out
:38:53. > :38:56.here in front of the crowd and to have it as a Diamond League event
:38:57. > :39:05.for the first time and to be able to break the British record here.
:39:06. > :39:12.Callum Wilkinson, the world junior champion at 10,000 kilometres. Tom
:39:13. > :39:19.Bosworth striking out. The first 400 metres was well inside sked Yule. --
:39:20. > :39:26.schedule. He wants to do something closer to 5.40. The world record,
:39:27. > :39:33.which has stood since 1990 is 5. 36.09. Wilkinson is trying to get
:39:34. > :39:39.back into second. Tom has moved away a good five metres. Race walking,
:39:40. > :39:44.technically so difficult and the miles they put in, Tom was saying,
:39:45. > :39:49.think of a marathon runner, that is what we do. They also do the speed
:39:50. > :39:57.work. This is where this comes in. They do many of the same type of
:39:58. > :40:00.sessions that runners do. But the straining looking out all the time
:40:01. > :40:07.the legs. That what is the difference is. It is not always to
:40:08. > :40:12.see with a naked eye. That what is the judges are looking for. Not the
:40:13. > :40:17.bent knee. Has to lock out. Tom is starting to grit his teeth. This is
:40:18. > :40:23.hard work. The third lap whether you're walking or running is always
:40:24. > :40:31.difficult. He has gone very fast. Will he be able to maintain that?
:40:32. > :40:38.The lead now a good 20 meeters. -- metres. Maybe more. Wilkinson still
:40:39. > :40:43.in second. Robert Heffernan was supposed to line up, but he was a
:40:44. > :40:48.late withdrawal. The crowd trying to get behind Tom. He said he is so
:40:49. > :40:51.looking forward to walking on the streets of London at the World
:40:52. > :40:56.Championships, expecting big crowds to cheer him on. He has a real
:40:57. > :41:03.opportunity to get up among the medal contenteders as he comes to
:41:04. > :41:09.take bell. To break the record I would suggest he needs to do around
:41:10. > :41:17.about 85 or something for the last lap. That would be phenomenal. At
:41:18. > :41:27.the bell, with 400 metres, bear in mind it is a mile and we talk about
:41:28. > :41:36.yards. So around about 410 with a lap to go. The world record, he will
:41:37. > :41:46.smash the British record. The world record 5. 5.36.09, back in May 1990.
:41:47. > :41:53.But Tom Bosworth, won't be far away from that and he must realise it.
:41:54. > :41:59.Tom, gritting his teeth now. He has got a 30-metre lead and perhaps
:42:00. > :42:05.heading for a world best in the mile race walk. Just over 100 metres to
:42:06. > :42:11.go and at the moment, the judges are watching. He has not had any cards.
:42:12. > :42:14.This is hard work now. But Tom Bosworth is asking a bit of
:42:15. > :42:20.encouragement from the crowd and he is getting it. He knows he is
:42:21. > :42:27.heading to something special. He has 20 metres to go. He has smashed it.
:42:28. > :42:35.A new world best for Tom Bosworth! He has just seen the clock. Callum
:42:36. > :42:39.Wilkinson got third. Even for Tom, that is a shock. What a great
:42:40. > :42:57.performance from #4i78. That is so quick. 5.31.08. Well... Barrondo
:42:58. > :43:13.took second. Inside the old record as well. He was following Tom home
:43:14. > :43:18.last week. Congratulations. Well, Bos will be a man who will take this
:43:19. > :43:24.performance and think, well, the belief that he already has is
:43:25. > :43:31.growing all of the time and he will know that the big names as we head
:43:32. > :43:37.to the World Championships are thinking, crikey, that is fast. Tom,
:43:38. > :43:40.I'm sure will be, I don't even know, over the moon? More than that, he is
:43:41. > :43:45.with Phil. Well done, Tom. Tremendous performance. A world
:43:46. > :43:50.record. It shocked even you? I'm stunned. I knew it was fast. Oh,
:43:51. > :43:55.man, I didn't think it was that fast. The noise in the last two
:43:56. > :44:00.laps, the pain, we do 20k, that is a mile, man. Thank you everybody for
:44:01. > :44:04.your support and making this race possible. I'm so glad I can put in
:44:05. > :44:11.the performance that made it worth it. You're campaigned to get race
:44:12. > :44:14.walking in the meeting and it means so much for the public to
:44:15. > :44:20.acknowledge the work. How many people can run a mile in five and a
:44:21. > :44:25.half minutes, let alone walk it? You can see from the technique it is not
:44:26. > :44:30.easy, to go at those speeds, I'm glad we have been able to show case
:44:31. > :44:33.and maybe they can support me at the world's in London. What can you
:44:34. > :44:42.achieve there do you think? Who knows? With a British crowd like
:44:43. > :44:48.that on the Mall, the possibilities, I want to back up sixth in Rio. Come
:44:49. > :45:02.on, bring it on! Well done. Thank you. Paw Laax a -- Paula, a marathon
:45:03. > :45:08.at that pace, very few people watching will be able to run a mile
:45:09. > :45:14.in 5 minutes and 30 seconds, how does he go that quick? A lot of hard
:45:15. > :45:17.work, speed work and also the adrenaline rush of being in this
:45:18. > :45:22.stadium, he said he has never had the opportunity to take part in a
:45:23. > :45:26.Diamond League event to get race walking in this stadium and feel
:45:27. > :45:34.what the crowd can bring to his performance and that shows. Zmroo Do
:45:35. > :45:40.you think it would help if there was shorter distances in the stadiums?
:45:41. > :45:47.Yes, Tom is a flamboyant character and he worked in a circus, but he
:45:48. > :45:53.brings something to it and you can see the emotion. He has a huge
:45:54. > :45:55.potential going forward, but the shorter distances can bring it to
:45:56. > :46:04.life within the stadium. We met his character in Rio. Your
:46:05. > :46:11.face was a picture when you started computing just how quick that was. I
:46:12. > :46:15.mean even at my fittest, you know, to struggle over six minutes would
:46:16. > :46:20.be impossible for me. I think there'll be a lot of people watching
:46:21. > :46:24.just saying how does he do it? You know, even the fittest people, you
:46:25. > :46:28.just can't conceive how quick that is. I would love someone from the
:46:29. > :46:32.general public to come and try this, to be on the track, run against him
:46:33. > :46:35.whilst he's walking. It would be a great spectacle. It is fantastic.
:46:36. > :46:39.They don't always get the respect that they deserve. No, they don't. A
:46:40. > :46:43.lot has to come together. Tom spends hours and he has a flawless
:46:44. > :46:48.technique. That helps him to be able to push so hard. Then his power to
:46:49. > :46:53.weight ratio is really high. That also helps him. I do think it is how
:46:54. > :46:56.much he works on his technique and how much he can rely on the fact
:46:57. > :47:03.that when his technique is on, he can really push himself very, very
:47:04. > :47:09.hard. He is really enjoying the moment here. He has lapped up the
:47:10. > :47:15.opportunity. He took on that record, a British record, a world record and
:47:16. > :47:18.from what hope will be a potential medallist in London, maybe a
:47:19. > :47:22.champion, certainly a champion of the future to a man who is an
:47:23. > :47:28.absolute legend and one of the greatest of all time in Paralympic
:47:29. > :47:32.sport, David Weir. Today is the last time we will see him on the track.
:47:33. > :47:36.Five years ago he flew to three GDPs here in this very stadium. -- gold
:47:37. > :47:40.medals here in this very stadium. He's not retiring completely. The
:47:41. > :47:44.record breaking seven-time London Marathon champion will continue to
:47:45. > :47:48.race on the roads, but it's going to be an emotional day for this
:47:49. > :47:50.London-born racer, because he has had an incredible track career. Phil
:47:51. > :48:04.Jones caught up with him earlier. COMMENTATOR: Weir gets it at last. A
:48:05. > :48:15.golden moment for David Weir. A masterful performance by David Weir.
:48:16. > :48:24.COMMENTATOR: Weir takes command. Weir takes gold! The tactical master
:48:25. > :48:28.class, absolutely fantastic. No-one has left a bigger imprint on the
:48:29. > :48:32.Paralympic Games than David Weir. Dave, first of all, your reaction as
:48:33. > :48:37.you come into the stadium knowing the enormity of the day for you
:48:38. > :48:42.really. Yeah, the last few days I've been nervous about it to be honest.
:48:43. > :48:47.I know I'm not racing any big international stars, but I've had my
:48:48. > :48:53.time in this stadium. It does bring back so many memories and in 2012,
:48:54. > :48:56.was just a dream really. I still think I'm dreaming about them nine
:48:57. > :49:02.days of competition in this fantastic stadium and in this city.
:49:03. > :49:06.To have that pressure of coming into a home Games, as a British athlete.
:49:07. > :49:12.I wasn't number one in the world but I had a lot of pressure to deliver
:49:13. > :49:15.like that in nine days, it was yeah, truly amazing. I still look back on
:49:16. > :49:20.it, obviously and think how did I do it? And each day, how did I get up
:49:21. > :49:24.and do the same thing, day in, day out and that pressure of delivering
:49:25. > :49:28.all them gold medals. No-one can take them away from me. I'm proud I
:49:29. > :49:33.done that. That is one of the biggest highlights of my career.
:49:34. > :49:36.You've achieved so much, six Paralympic gold medals, six world
:49:37. > :49:39.Championship titles, seven London Marathon titles. It's an incredible
:49:40. > :49:42.career. Will any of that be running through your mind today as you take
:49:43. > :49:48.your lap of honour maybe? Yeah, of course. It will definitely be in my
:49:49. > :49:52.mind of what I've done and the people that have helped me, you
:49:53. > :49:56.know, over my career, my family, my children. Yeah, I'm a bit nervous to
:49:57. > :50:04.be honest. I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to have fun
:50:05. > :50:08.and you know, just enjoy the day. STUDIO: Denise, David Weir's
:50:09. > :50:12.achievements which Phil encapsulated there, phenomenal. Is he unlucky
:50:13. > :50:16.that he's not Sir David Weir with all he's done. The T54 is
:50:17. > :50:20.unbelievably competitive, it is a truly global event. It's a global
:50:21. > :50:25.event. It's competitive. It's tough, and David just makes it look easy.
:50:26. > :50:33.Yes, you said Phil has listed his titles, his career bets, his British
:50:34. > :50:37.records. For me, he should be a Sir. There's not many athletes that have
:50:38. > :50:42.driven the Paralympic movement forward. Yes, we know about Dame
:50:43. > :50:48.Tanni Grey-Thompson. She's phenomenal. But he's right up there.
:50:49. > :50:53.Before the success we've come used to in the last Paralympics, he was
:50:54. > :50:57.the man out there at the vanguard of it pushing the boundaries and he
:50:58. > :51:01.truly has had an amazing, amazing career. Today he will get the glory
:51:02. > :51:07.and the attention from the crowd that he deserves. Andrew Cotter.
:51:08. > :51:16.A track farewell to David Weir. Here is the full line up:
:51:17. > :51:25.He wears the different colours and he will get the roar. He'll feel a
:51:26. > :51:30.bit sheepish about it. He will enjoy the people from his academy, but he
:51:31. > :51:33.says he's had enough days of great competition here. This is not going
:51:34. > :51:37.to be great competition. This is going to be two laps of honour for
:51:38. > :51:42.David Weir, which after his career, it's a shame that it's ending so
:51:43. > :51:50.early on the track, but that he deserves. That's John Smith who
:51:51. > :51:57.could give David Weir a good push. He's done 1. #40. 1.#40.12. David
:51:58. > :52:03.Weir's British record in this event has just been broken with 1. 32. 58.
:52:04. > :52:07.Of this field only Mickey Bushell is going to be competing at the WPA
:52:08. > :52:17.world championships. He will compete over 100 metres. So the last race on
:52:18. > :52:23.a track for David Weir. This great competitor and in that famous summer
:52:24. > :52:27.of 2012 he was one of the stars across both Games. He was one of the
:52:28. > :52:30.stars. He's got Mickey Bushell outside him for a bit of company,
:52:31. > :52:38.what will struggle over the longer distances. Look out for the green
:52:39. > :52:43.helmet of John Smith. There was a suggestion that they might all give
:52:44. > :52:46.him a parade and peel off after 100 metres, 200 metres, leave him alone,
:52:47. > :52:51.but I think it's rather fitting that it's more of a race. David Weir said
:52:52. > :52:55.he was feeling nervous. You'll have heard him talk that he was feeling
:52:56. > :52:58.nervous ahead of this race. Not necessarily because of the
:52:59. > :53:01.competition, but perhaps because it is his swan song. He is going to
:53:02. > :53:06.race on the road. He's going to do marathons and he's had a very good
:53:07. > :53:09.year in marathons, winning the Paris marathon, winning that London
:53:10. > :53:14.Marathon again, what a great finish coming down the mall. Shows he's
:53:15. > :53:19.still got the pace as well. He could certainly still compete. But as they
:53:20. > :53:23.hit the bell, it's a question of his desire and he's had his falling out
:53:24. > :53:28.with the governing bodies as well. That rift has never quite healed.
:53:29. > :53:31.Shame he will not race on the track again. The noise will swell. It will
:53:32. > :53:36.not match the noise of five years ago inside the Olympic Stadium, when
:53:37. > :53:40.he raced to three golds over 800, 1500, 5,000 metres inside this
:53:41. > :53:45.stadium. But it will be a noise of a claim for David Weir and all that he
:53:46. > :53:49.has given in his career on the track. Just sitting and waiting and
:53:50. > :53:53.the others know this is about him as well. I'm sure there will be an
:53:54. > :53:57.effort to push him hard. But David Weir has such good strength and such
:53:58. > :54:03.a good kick still, as we saw in London. They round the final bend.
:54:04. > :54:06.It will all be left to David Weir and the yellow shirts of the academy
:54:07. > :54:11.will sit almost in formation around him. David Weir just dips that head
:54:12. > :54:16.one more time and drives those arms one more time and takes a victory,
:54:17. > :54:20.which will not match the victories of the Olympic Games and world
:54:21. > :54:24.championships, but it is a victory, a celebration and two laps of honour
:54:25. > :54:28.for David Weir. There might be a tear in the eyes. Because David Weir
:54:29. > :54:33.has finished on a track. We thank him for his efforts. He will
:54:34. > :54:36.continue to race, of course, but for him today, it's really all about
:54:37. > :54:40.memories of five years ago. And just saying thank you to the fans, a lot
:54:41. > :54:45.of them here today will have been there five years ago. It's way wave
:54:46. > :54:49.and for these athletes behind him, for the academy he runs with Jenny
:54:50. > :54:58.Archer, they're almost his proteges. They look up to him as he perhaps
:54:59. > :55:02.did to Tanni grey Thomson. He's been a Standard Bearer. Thank you to
:55:03. > :55:06.David Weir from all the athletes round him from those in the stadium
:55:07. > :55:11.and from us for his efforts on the track over, well, many years now.
:55:12. > :55:22.A strange affair really. But it was a ceremonial procession for David
:55:23. > :55:24.Weir and he deserves it. He said he wasn't entirely keen on having a
:55:25. > :55:30.competition. He's had enough competition over his time on the
:55:31. > :55:34.track. But they rise to him now. And it's not a strange affair, but it's
:55:35. > :55:37.nice to see him out on the track, even if it wasn't in a particularly
:55:38. > :55:49.competitive race, just a final track swan song.
:55:50. > :55:53.STUDIO: As we expected a standing ovation for David Weir. Great thanks
:55:54. > :55:58.and great respect from a crowd who know their athletics. They know
:55:59. > :56:01.they're seeing the end of an era with a man who dominated over so
:56:02. > :56:06.many differences. Brendan Foster has joined us. You have commentated on
:56:07. > :56:09.him many times in the London Marathon, such a phenomenal track
:56:10. > :56:13.athlete as well. We will miss him. We will reap the benefits, British
:56:14. > :56:17.athletics, because he's such an inspiration. His range of distances
:56:18. > :56:21.has been phenomenal. His successes have been amazing. I think I saw a
:56:22. > :56:27.bit a smile when he crossed the finish line. That's a rare occasion.
:56:28. > :56:30.He's been a great competitor. He's had his arguments with officials,
:56:31. > :56:33.but that's par for the course. That's all right. Nobody worries
:56:34. > :56:36.much about that. What they worry about this guy who does amazing
:56:37. > :56:40.things for his sport. It's great to see the crowd here applauding him.
:56:41. > :56:43.You weren't here, we were having a conversation before his race about
:56:44. > :56:48.the fact that all he's achieved he's in the a Sir. When you think about
:56:49. > :56:51.the people in the sport, the people Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Sir Mo
:56:52. > :56:58.Farah, his list of achievements would seem to merit that? I think
:56:59. > :57:02.it's Denise's yob to recommend that -- job to recommend that. He's
:57:03. > :57:08.earned his stripes. He's down there now with Phil.
:57:09. > :57:12.An emotional time, Dave, I know. Was there a tear behind the shades?
:57:13. > :57:18.Yeah, definitely mate. It's hard to, you know, take it all in, to be
:57:19. > :57:22.honest. But I just want to thank the crowd for supporting Paralympic
:57:23. > :57:27.sport for years. You know, it's been a hard week for me, but I just want
:57:28. > :57:34.to say thank you to everyone that's helped me out in my career for 25
:57:35. > :57:37.years or more. My family and everyone, Jenny and there's been
:57:38. > :57:43.supportive, even after Rio, it's been a challenge. I just want to
:57:44. > :57:48.thank everyone that's been behind me for a long, long time. I don't know
:57:49. > :57:51.how many thank yous I need to say, but thank you to everyone. The crowd
:57:52. > :57:54.today was fantastic and British athletics to do that for me today
:57:55. > :57:58.was something special. I'll never forget. You've been a huge part of
:57:59. > :58:02.putting Paralympic sport on the map. Is there one thing that stands out
:58:03. > :58:08.above all the others? Just racing in this stadium in 2012 was just, you
:58:09. > :58:14.know, undescribable. Every day I come in here and seeing 85,000
:58:15. > :58:19.people screaming my name. I'll never forget it till I die. Well, you
:58:20. > :58:23.know, the word legend is an overused word in sport. You are one.
:58:24. > :58:25.Hopefully one day I will be speaking to you as Sir David Weir. Thanks for
:58:26. > :58:41.all the memories. Thank you, cheers. STUDIO: His family are just watching
:58:42. > :58:45.on on the side there. His lovely children and his wife going over now
:58:46. > :58:50.to give him a well deserved cuddle. They have lived through the ups and
:58:51. > :58:54.downs, the trials of sport as all families do. A fitting moment for a
:58:55. > :58:57.real legend of Paralympic sport, of British sport, David Weir. We're
:58:58. > :59:03.going to be going over to BBC One right now. Plenty more legends on
:59:04. > :59:04.show. Mo and Laura Muir for sure.