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In just over three weeks the World Championship takes place at the

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London Stadium and many stars we will see there are here. And as

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Wimbledon takes its regular beat, the Baton passes to track and field.

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Here are some of the names who will entertain you.

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What a line up we have. This year's Anniversary Games is significant for

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the British athletes who haven't booked their place on the British

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Championship teams. They're running out of chances to impress the

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selectors. They have got to reach the qualifying standards as well.

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Good afternoon, it adds another layer of jeopardy to one of the

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favourite days for a lot of the athletes that evokes the memories of

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2012 and it feels like the biggest platform in this country outside of

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the year when you have a World Championships. To run us through the

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challenges for the athletes, Colin and Paula and Denise have had a look

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at where the hotspots are and the races you feel people will be

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looking at and thinking, this is the time to get, the event I have got to

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win and prove that I'm in that kind of form. What stands out? Today, I

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think from a national perspective, the most contentious race is the

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men's 800, the trials were flipped. Andrew Osagie was there. And Laura

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Muir going for a British record. She has qualified any way. She has

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broken records all winter and going for the British one mile record

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today. Her place is secure. For you, who should be trying to impress?

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There is a few athletes out there today and that is why it is so

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complex. In the long jump, Jasmin Sawyers who has done well in

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qualifying. She has been out of sorts. Didn't jump well at the

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trials. Had a horrible Championships, but we know what she

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can deliver. Interesting that hers is the event, we are missing a few

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big names and one is Sara Proctor who had a motor accident and things

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don't seem to be quite right. The long jump looked like a rich area

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for Britain. We have a great depth in that event. Johnson Thompson is

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jumping today. Girls that are capable of jumping 6 metres and 90

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plus. It happens. It is transitional. New Olympic cycle,

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they will be here. Sometimes you overcook it. There have been changes

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of coaches and that takes time to bed. That event is one you are going

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to want to watch. It might bring out the best in Jasmin Sawyers. The

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men's sprinting world is interesting. No Jameely here. He

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looked out of sorts and today we thought would be a day to step it

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up. And there is that third berth in the 100 metres. The 200 we thought

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Hughes would get qualified and he didn't manage to come up to the real

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performance we expected at the trials. The 100 is an event that is

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wide-open. CJ pull bed out. But has been the best 100-metre runner we

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have. In the 110 hurdles the favourite clattered the barrier. He

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has to come out today and perform at a high level. Andy Pudsey who has

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had a fantastic season, we were looking forward to him. I feel deja

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vu when I say that. It is this stage. He did run a personal best

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here last year. So mixed emotions. But he will be back. And 12 reigning

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Olympic champions will be on show. One of those is the double Olympic

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champion, Mo Farah, who never misses out. You think of the way he steps

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up to the plate, we rarely say he is missing when he is due to perform.

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In terms of how he navigated injury and illness and body, that is

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something he will look back and say, I did well, because I didn't miss

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the biggest days. That is why he is so unbeatable, he is so rarely

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injured. So all of his competitors know if Mo is on the start line, he

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is on his A game and not carrying anything, he is going to be on top

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form and they have to be on top form to beat him. They can rarely get to

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that point. He loves it here as we know. As do we. This what is you

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have got to look forward to. David Weir's swansong on the track

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as well today. Eilidh Doyle we have to look out for

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next. She said herself she wasn't happy with her performance last

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week. Andrew Cotter, today will be a day she will try and get back into

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her rhythm? COMMENTATOR: Yes, this event is not part of Diamond League

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race. Eilidh Doyle there. Dalilah Muhammad is there. They have been

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standing for a long time waiting. They were brought out too early.

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There is Cassandra Tate. We will talk about the US trials. Three to

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go through. No mitigating circumstances. There is Ristananna

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Tracy from Jamaica. Seems to be coming nicely for Eilidh Doyle and

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the first bit of noise in the stadium today. She won the European

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team champions. Muhammad had to put out after 100 metres during the

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week. Another woman from a new country,

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Yadisleidy Pedroso who now runs for Italy. We have seen, we saw Eilidh

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Doyle run well from lane one. We have seen many world class

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performances from lane one and eight. Eilidh, what is she doing

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with her lane draw? She just wants to run her stride pattern well.

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Starting to run the quicker times. Getting closer to low 54s. She has

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run 54. 36. But Dalilah Muhammad, what can she produce. The first

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major track event of this London Anniversary Games, the Diamond

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League meeting. Half a stutter from Muhammad. Doyle has gone out

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strongly. At the moment, Muhammad with a bit of work to do inside

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Doyle. Even around here as well. Decent run inside Muhammad from

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Russell. But Doyle going well. Can she feed off the crowd as the noise

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grows? Around the final bend. Doyle in a good position. Muhammad with a

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bit to do. Instead it is Russell in lane 4 who leads them into the home

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straight and Doyle looking to finish strongly. But Russell a long way

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clear. Muhammad is nowhere and rus Del coming -- Russell coming away.

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Doyle starting to fade. 54.04. We expected more from Dalilah Muhammad.

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We saw her not happy in Lausanne. She pulled up. Well, she started

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poorly and faded from there. A good win for Janieve Russell. She has

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been suffering from a nerve problem and this is why she has been running

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quite infrequently. And sometimes it feels OK. In Lausanne she feet it

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was OK. -- she felt it was OK and it just bit and that sends your muscles

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into spasm. She is not confident in what her muscles can do. She still

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needs a bit of work before the worlds. Janieve Russell finishing

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well. Eilidh Doyle's form starting to tire a bit. Cassandra Tate taking

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Doyle on the line. Doyle in fourth. But Muhammad, interesting watching

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her, you talk about that nerve problem, part of the US trial and

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the US trials were very quick. Three women below 53 seconds. But she has

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got to find something. Yes, I think because her muscles are OK, she may

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be all right. She has got to shake off the nerve problem and nerve

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problems can be really tricky to deal with. Here is the result.

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Muhammad has Steve Cram told me, she had a long wait in Lausanne and a

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long wait here. Down in sixth. Won by Russell Tate. Eilidh Doyle in

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fourth. You seemed to attack the race well, how do you feel it went?

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It went off hard and I felt I was tired in the home straight. I have

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raced a lot, so maybe it caught me. I'm happy with the race. Hopefully

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get a bit of down time and be fresh for the next race. You said you

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wanted to get right and execute the race properly. Did you feel you did

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that? Yes the last straight was a bit messy, but I was tired. I'm

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happy I can come out into this field and challenge the girls who are the

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best in the world. What is it like being part of British team with so

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many Scottish athletes, a record 11. It is lovely. When I first started

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making the teams, there was only a few of us. And I think it is great

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there are so many and the once I know so well and have seen them make

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the journey. Like Laura Muir. It is great to see them being part of the

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team. Thank you. Pride of Scotland. Keep it going and enjoy the build up

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to the World Championships. So Paula, it was mentioned the Scottish

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are coming in athletics. Interesting Commonwealth Games in a year's time,

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but what do you put it down to? Is it having people like Laura Muir

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showing people what is possible. A lot of it is the attitude of the

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players coming through. You don't want to miss anyone, there's Lynsey

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Sharp, Jake Whiteman, Chris oHrare. There are so many. If they can do

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it, I can do it. If Laura Muir can do it, then I can. This young lady

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has come out on the track, Dina Asher-Smith, definitely not from

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Scotland. She's from very close to here. Of course, she was carrying

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people's kit out here in 2012 as a young girl. Then she's really made a

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name for herself on the world stage last year in Rio. Such high hopes

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for her this year. To get the injury at the beginning of this season and

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miss out on the European indoors, it's taken so long to come back from

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that injury in February. Not as long as predicted but it was a tough

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thing to experience at the time she did. Bad timing you would say. She

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came out of the trials last week. We saw her in that final. She did 11.

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41 in the heat. 11. 53 in the final, far off her PB. She's in lane four

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today. What kind of, sorry lane four here. What kind of form can she

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produce in a week? What improvement can she produce? What is clear and

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everyone has to understand, any athlete, no matter the calibre of

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that person, when they miss running, it impacts the way they move. She

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looks like Dina of old there, but you know she's missing running. That

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foot injury, as you said, she is delighted that she's even running

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right now. But she hasn't done the speed work that she needs but the

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way she is, she would want to be here. She knows she can't be too far

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away. You know what it's like with a foot injury. It's navicular as well.

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It's like the middle arch stone of the foot. It supports everything and

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all the power goes through that. The biggest thin Dina wanted last week

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was to get through that pain free. Psychologically. Then she can come

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back and start to believe she can push for power. Then she's on her

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way. That's the stages she's going through before she progresses to

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going round the bend with it. Last week she didn't run in the 200

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metres. Technically so much more pressure on the bend on the foot.

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She's there with Elaine Thompson in lane five, the very best in the

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world at the moment. This season she's been backing up as well.

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Looking to take over Usain Bolt's mantle. It's going to be a real test

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for her being next to Elaine. It is, but she will have to run her own

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race and focus on the things that she has been talking about with her

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coach, which is getting that drive phase, which is going to be

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difficult with that injury, but getting the feeling back of racing.

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She's one of those looking to impress the selectors today. Andrew

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Cotter calls this one. Elaine Thompson is the stand-out

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athlete here. Looking at times this season. This appears to be the

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easier of the two heats, no doubt about that. Talented youngster

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Kaylin Whitney in lane two. Very talented youngster, but perhaps

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hasn't lived up to that talent. Still just 19. A lot of time to go.

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She really did leap on the scene, ran 11. 10 as a 16-year-old. A way

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off that at the moment. Rosangela Cristina Oliveira Santos. There is

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Dina Asher-Smith. We shall wait for the welcome for her.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Set the British record 10. 99 here

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two years ago. What a time she's had of it this year. Thank you to Paula

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for the medical knowledge, the intri's of the problems with her --

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intricacy of the problems with her foot. Elaine Thompson though,

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untouchable at the moment. The Olympic champion over 100 and 200.

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Hasn't lost a is 100m race since March 2016. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor

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racking up the sub-11 times in the past. Asha Philip, what a talent.

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The UK champion. She's the leader in UK terms at the moment. Can she find

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an extra tenth to challenge the very best in the world, Ashleigh Nelson

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alongside her. World Championship chances still perhaps, third at the

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UK championships behind Asha Philip and Daryll Neita. Just a hundredth

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away from the UK standard. Sashalee Forbes in lane nine. Won the 200m

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title in the Jamaican championships. The Standard Bearer for all of them

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in lane five, Elaine Thompson. 10. 71 in winning that Jamaican title.

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She should be a long way clear of the rest here. First of two heats,

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three to go through automatically, plus the three fastest losers. The

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second heat seems to be loaded with fast flying names this season.

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Asher-Smith flying out of the blocks leaving Okagbare-Ighoteguonor for

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dead at the moment. Asher-Smith moving nicely. Elaine Thompson

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jogging now. Thompson is struggling a little bit. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor

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comes through to take it. Perhaps Elaine Thompson just leaving plenty

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in the tank. But she wasn't far away from out of the top three. Second

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place for Elaine Thompson. I suspect she was just strolling. We shall

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see. Wasn't quite what we expected from Elaine Thompson. Yeah, I think

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we were going on reputation a little bit. We expected Elaine to charge

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out of the blocks, take the early lead and put on a demonstration. I

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think you're right, we could presume that she's saving herself. Good time

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for Asher-Smith. A season's best time. It shows the track has good

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pace in it. Yeah, Ashya was pleased with her performance at the trials

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last week. I caught up with her and had an informal chat. She didn't

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panic. She kept her head going forward and working towards the line

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to make sure, you know the most important thing is to guarantee your

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place in the final. Don't leave anything to chance. Elaine Thompson,

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when you have the quality of her then she can cruise her way through.

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The other thing we're keen to look at is the time in the case of Dina

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Asher-Smith. She needs another couple of months rather than a

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couple of weeks. Yeah, Dena's time 11. 51. Everybody in the next heat

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will go faster than that. I don't think she'll take a place in the

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final. But she's on her way back. Ashleigh Nelson just pulling up at

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the 50 m mark. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor takes it ahead of the Thompson.

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Okagbare-Ighoteguonor a good 200m runners as well. When she gets

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going, you saw the movement coming back Asha Philip. She's Commonwealth

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champion in 2014 as well in Glasgow. She's very used to running the 100m

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as well as being a great long jumper. Look at Elaine Thompson. She

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is on cruise mode. She's not thinking anything, just going

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through her paces. I'm hoping conditions stay the same and we see

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a new leading mark in the final. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor leading the

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first three automatic qualifiers. Phil is down there talking to Ashya

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I think. I wonder whether it was not quite

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the time you'd hoped for, how. Body feel and hold up? The body's all

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right. I'm in a place where I need to keep racing. Was that Holly?

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Yeah. I need to keep racing, put training in, because I missed the

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best part of four months training. In a home world champs year is not

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ideal. I was so happy to be able to be on the track today, to be able to

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perform in a stadium that I love. Of course, I'm annoyed that I ran 11.

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5. That's not me. I know I can run better, I could have done a better

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race as well. It is what it is. It's done. I finished the race healthily.

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I've got to be happy with that and get back for more training and

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races. How are you viewing the world Championship selection picture and

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your hopes within that whole thing? I'd love to be selected for an

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individual. Coming back from a broken foot, I have screws in there

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now, I had surgery, you've got to wait and see. I'd love to come out

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here. I've never done the Championship inside this stadium, it

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would be incredible. If I don't get an individual berth or aren't picked

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for the relay, I understand, it was a huge injury. Everybody was saying

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they didn't know whether I could run at all this year. We'll see. We

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appreciate your talking to us. Thank you, have a good day.

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We will reflect on Dina's performance after heat two of the

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100 metres. Let's go back outside. That cheer was for the start of the

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pole vault competition. The former coach of Jessica Ennis Hill and

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Steve Backley. Five years ago, Jess romped to a

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Gold Medal here. How is it coming back? It's a fantastic stadium to

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walk in. It is such an incredible environment.

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We join this pole vault competition. Holly Bradshaw came sixth in the

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final, fifth in Rio last year. Second attempt, though.

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She gets it. OK. Question marks at her first attempt. It was her first

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effort of the afternoon. It is the opening height for Holly Bradshaw.

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Jumped really well in Manchester. What do you make of that Tony? I

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think compared to the first height, she's changed that pole from the

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first round to the second. But again, got the pole out, a little

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bit earlier than in the first round. That's important. Work the pole and

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accelerate into the box. Good clearance for Holly Bradshaw. Watch

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out, though, the Olympic champion. Scott Simpson her coach offering

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advice. Urbanek of Poland, a wonderful shot there. The discus,

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two kilo implement flying into the infield. Bang on the 65-metre line.

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Milanov. My apologies. Flashed onto that there. An event which is in

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really strong form this year. That's over 70 metres. Milanov opening up,

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waiting for his opening mark. 64. 84, he takes the lead.

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So the athletes out in the sunshine for the second heat of the women's

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100m. We've just missed Dafne Schippers there. Murielle Ahoure.

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There's the full line up on the graphic. Ahye, having a good season.

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Andrew was saying this. You're always going to argue one semi is

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tougher than the other. This one probably is. Four women have run

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under 11 seconds this year. Then you've got Kimberlyn Duncan who was

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second in the American 200m championships. She will go to the

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world championships representing the US. Christania Williams last year a

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fantastic season. Not quite so good this year. She's still just 22.

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Talking about young talent, in lane nine, only eight athletes in this.

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Lane one not being used. Daryll Neita. Another who in 2012 so many

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youngsters part of the celebrations then and come back now as fully

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fledged athletes. Still just 20 the shaftsbury Barnett harrier. On the

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inside is Prandini of the US. Akinosun, who missed out on a place

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on the 100-metre team for the US. Then Schippers. Still not firing on

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all cylinders really. Then Ahoure, Ahye, Duncan, Williams, and Neita.

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Top three go through. Schippers wasn't away as quickly as

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Ahoure. Now just starting to come through. Nelson coming through. Ahye

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coming through. Schippers looking nice now, that's better. On this

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side, Neita finishing quickly. 10. 98 the winning time for Schippers.

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Nice warm up for what is promise to be a very good 100m final. You do

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have the big contenders here. Not too many people missing from this.

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So actually come 10. 96, we'll see what comes up first. Might be

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rounded down. Ahoure a quick starter, got out well. Schippers

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looking strong there in the final 20 metres. Daryll Neita finishing

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quickly as well, Colin? I don't think we had any surprises there.

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Perhaps the only thing I'd say is a surprise is Neita. She came through

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with good form right to the very end. She took out some very quality

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athletes. For me, that was the only surprise. I wouldn't be surprised

:29:46.:29:49.

she's not far from a personal best. Very close to her time there. Dafne

:29:50.:29:57.

Schippers you may think that she came out of the block with a very

:29:58.:30:01.

explosive starter. Great over 60 metres. She kept a cool head, hauled

:30:02.:30:05.

herself through. At this stage, she can probably just relax a little

:30:06.:30:09.

bit. Don't need to press all the way to the line, knowing there's a final

:30:10.:30:14.

to come. Dips for it. Another sub-11 performance from her.

:30:15.:30:20.

That is a cracking result a personal best for Neita. That will move up

:30:21.:30:30.

her the British lists. Well done to her. The main man in the discus

:30:31.:30:46.

world, Stahl. A shout from him. The lead is Milanov, the Belgian. Stahl

:30:47.:30:54.

leapt into the world top ten ever earlier this summer. It looks as

:30:55.:30:59.

though he has taken the lead here from Milanov. 65.63 for Stahl. Let's

:31:00.:31:07.

have a look at this. Fairly comfortable for him. You can see the

:31:08.:31:14.

70-metre line there. He has gone over there this year. It is first

:31:15.:31:24.

place in the opening round. Two field events under way. Men's

:31:25.:31:30.

discus, Stahl in the lead. The women's pole vault. This is Holly

:31:31.:31:41.

Bradshaw. Getting ready. At this new height of 4.5. No one is clear yet.

:31:42.:31:50.

But the main protagonists have not started yet. Tony, what do you think

:31:51.:31:56.

about Holly so far? That great performance in Manchester and pushed

:31:57.:32:01.

the British record not once but twice. Not competed a great deal.

:32:02.:32:06.

But I think that is sensible, because of the injuries she has had.

:32:07.:32:12.

Scott Simpson noting the wind. She struggled with that in 2012. I

:32:13.:32:16.

remember that. Here we go. First attempt for 55. Yes! Well done,

:32:17.:32:22.

Holly Bradshaw. She will be pleased with that. Looking to consolidate,

:32:23.:32:28.

that is the word many have used for her performance this weekend ahead

:32:29.:32:33.

of World Championships, now just a matter of weeks away. A good

:32:34.:32:38.

clearance for Holly Bradshaw. Now time to reflect on the women's 100

:32:39.:32:49.

metres heats. Daryl Neita in good form? Yes she has progressed first

:32:50.:32:55.

on to the scene last year and has used the momentum of being in the

:32:56.:32:59.

Olympics and not fearing races like that. Super job. From a time

:33:00.:33:06.

perspective no progress for Asher-Smith. She is still smiling,

:33:07.:33:13.

but the clock is ticking on selection. At the moment, is she

:33:14.:33:19.

going to make it? I think she is mentally in the right place. She is

:33:20.:33:23.

enjoying the fact she is able to be out and running and getting

:33:24.:33:26.

confident with every race and getting fitter. That is all going in

:33:27.:33:29.

the right direction. I don't think she is expecting it. I think she is

:33:30.:33:35.

maybe hoping for a relay. Now a different event. Race walking for

:33:36.:33:40.

the first time in this particular Championship and there is Tom

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Bosworth, who made a name for himself in Rio. Many people know him

:33:47.:33:51.

from proposing to his partner last year. Steve Cram can tell you more.

:33:52.:34:01.

Mr Bosworth, smashing the British record. What do you need to go to

:34:02.:34:08.

get to the next stage? Year on year all I have tried to to is get

:34:09.:34:15.

better, eat better, get the mileage in like a 10,000 metre running,

:34:16.:34:23.

pushing 120 kilometres a meek and becoming more consistent. I have

:34:24.:34:29.

done more altitude and I hoping for that 1%. London, I want to back up

:34:30.:34:33.

what I did in Rio. That was a complete shock. I finished about 30

:34:34.:34:39.

places higher than I was ranked. Backing that up and showing that I'm

:34:40.:34:45.

worthy of a top eight place is what I want to do. With the training this

:34:46.:34:50.

year, who knows? And on home turf. The mile, I feel like it is

:34:51.:34:53.

something that we can now have in common. You don't often race this

:34:54.:34:59.

distance? No, it is a show piece kind of event. We don't usually go

:35:00.:35:07.

below three kilometres. How quick do you think you can go? It will be

:35:08.:35:13.

very fast. Everyone who has come is very fit, just five weeks from the

:35:14.:35:21.

World Championships. So any could go sub 6. Not many can run under sub 6

:35:22.:35:28.

for a mile. I hope to go well under it. That British record is there.

:35:29.:35:33.

And the world record has stood for a long time. But I'm in great shape

:35:34.:35:38.

and after last week, the pace for the 5K the last mile wasn't far off

:35:39.:35:46.

the British record pace tomorrow. It was an vent that over the years we

:35:47.:35:52.

have seen Russians dominate and the Chinese and Spanish, it has never

:35:53.:35:57.

been the British athletics great and good have taken to heart. But Tom

:35:58.:36:03.

has changed the perceptions. Yes he has brought himself to the

:36:04.:36:07.

recognition of the top guys in the sport. I remember the European

:36:08.:36:12.

champion saying Tom has great potential when he moves to 50 K. But

:36:13.:36:18.

20K, what he did in Rio has boosted his confidence and he is attacking

:36:19.:36:27.

all of the distances and he is right to walk, to run a sub six 6 mile is

:36:28.:36:33.

difficult. It will illustrate to people just what goes into race

:36:34.:36:39.

walking. Doing a mile today, as you say, will put into people's mind how

:36:40.:36:43.

tough it is and maybe becomes a regular fix Hur. Enjoy it. Steve

:36:44.:36:49.

Cram. COMMENTATOR: Whatever you're expecting it is probably going to be

:36:50.:36:55.

quicker than you think. Because Tom is setting out to break the British

:36:56.:37:05.

record which is 5.58.04. But he says, as he was saying, a lot of his

:37:06.:37:13.

races at 5k, he goes quicker for three miles and not that much

:37:14.:37:16.

slower. So he is going to attack this. But he has a couple of young

:37:17.:37:23.

team mates in here. At the front with him is Callum Wilkinson. The

:37:24.:37:30.

walk group up in Leeds, Andy Drake and Mick Graham as well, doing

:37:31.:37:35.

fantastic thing this is. Tom is in second. At the back is a young

:37:36.:37:41.

17-year-old. He said, watch out for is in lad. Chris Snook is at the

:37:42.:37:49.

back. We get these lists from Mark Butler. It is the first time I

:37:50.:37:55.

remember seeing one who was born in 2000. It makes me feel old!

:37:56.:38:04.

Wilkinson taking out. We were joking whether if he needed pace makers,

:38:05.:38:09.

maybe he has got one here. He is aiming to go well under 6 minutes.

:38:10.:38:14.

And at the moment he has got a bit of company. Paula, you know Tom

:38:15.:38:21.

well, he comes with many of the camps with all our endurance squad

:38:22.:38:26.

and we have spent him with him. He is a redoubtable character? Yes he

:38:27.:38:32.

is a strong character and puts a lot of work in. It is deceptive the

:38:33.:38:37.

amount of work he puts away. He compared it to the 10,000 runner,

:38:38.:38:43.

but you could almost compare it to a marathon. But he enjoys his walking.

:38:44.:38:48.

He is a central part of the team and it is important for him to come out

:38:49.:38:52.

here in front of the crowd and to have it as a Diamond League event

:38:53.:38:56.

for the first time and to be able to break the British record here.

:38:57.:39:05.

Callum Wilkinson, the world junior champion at 10,000 kilometres. Tom

:39:06.:39:12.

Bosworth striking out. The first 400 metres was well inside sked Yule. --

:39:13.:39:19.

schedule. He wants to do something closer to 5.40. The world record,

:39:20.:39:26.

which has stood since 1990 is 5. 36.09. Wilkinson is trying to get

:39:27.:39:33.

back into second. Tom has moved away a good five metres. Race walking,

:39:34.:39:39.

technically so difficult and the miles they put in, Tom was saying,

:39:40.:39:44.

think of a marathon runner, that is what we do. They also do the speed

:39:45.:39:49.

work. This is where this comes in. They do many of the same type of

:39:50.:39:57.

sessions that runners do. But the straining looking out all the time

:39:58.:40:00.

the legs. That what is the difference is. It is not always to

:40:01.:40:07.

see with a naked eye. That what is the judges are looking for. Not the

:40:08.:40:12.

bent knee. Has to lock out. Tom is starting to grit his teeth. This is

:40:13.:40:17.

hard work. The third lap whether you're walking or running is always

:40:18.:40:23.

difficult. He has gone very fast. Will he be able to maintain that?

:40:24.:40:31.

The lead now a good 20 meeters. -- metres. Maybe more. Wilkinson still

:40:32.:40:38.

in second. Robert Heffernan was supposed to line up, but he was a

:40:39.:40:43.

late withdrawal. The crowd trying to get behind Tom. He said he is so

:40:44.:40:48.

looking forward to walking on the streets of London at the World

:40:49.:40:51.

Championships, expecting big crowds to cheer him on. He has a real

:40:52.:40:56.

opportunity to get up among the medal contenteders as he comes to

:40:57.:41:03.

take bell. To break the record I would suggest he needs to do around

:41:04.:41:09.

about 85 or something for the last lap. That would be phenomenal. At

:41:10.:41:17.

the bell, with 400 metres, bear in mind it is a mile and we talk about

:41:18.:41:27.

yards. So around about 410 with a lap to go. The world record, he will

:41:28.:41:36.

smash the British record. The world record 5. 5.36.09, back in May 1990.

:41:37.:41:46.

But Tom Bosworth, won't be far away from that and he must realise it.

:41:47.:41:53.

Tom, gritting his teeth now. He has got a 30-metre lead and perhaps

:41:54.:41:59.

heading for a world best in the mile race walk. Just over 100 metres to

:42:00.:42:05.

go and at the moment, the judges are watching. He has not had any cards.

:42:06.:42:11.

This is hard work now. But Tom Bosworth is asking a bit of

:42:12.:42:14.

encouragement from the crowd and he is getting it. He knows he is

:42:15.:42:20.

heading to something special. He has 20 metres to go. He has smashed it.

:42:21.:42:27.

A new world best for Tom Bosworth! He has just seen the clock. Callum

:42:28.:42:35.

Wilkinson got third. Even for Tom, that is a shock. What a great

:42:36.:42:39.

performance from #4i78. That is so quick. 5.31.08. Well... Barrondo

:42:40.:42:57.

took second. Inside the old record as well. He was following Tom home

:42:58.:43:13.

last week. Congratulations. Well, Bos will be a man who will take this

:43:14.:43:18.

performance and think, well, the belief that he already has is

:43:19.:43:24.

growing all of the time and he will know that the big names as we head

:43:25.:43:31.

to the World Championships are thinking, crikey, that is fast. Tom,

:43:32.:43:37.

I'm sure will be, I don't even know, over the moon? More than that, he is

:43:38.:43:40.

with Phil. Well done, Tom. Tremendous performance. A world

:43:41.:43:45.

record. It shocked even you? I'm stunned. I knew it was fast. Oh,

:43:46.:43:50.

man, I didn't think it was that fast. The noise in the last two

:43:51.:43:55.

laps, the pain, we do 20k, that is a mile, man. Thank you everybody for

:43:56.:44:00.

your support and making this race possible. I'm so glad I can put in

:44:01.:44:04.

the performance that made it worth it. You're campaigned to get race

:44:05.:44:11.

walking in the meeting and it means so much for the public to

:44:12.:44:14.

acknowledge the work. How many people can run a mile in five and a

:44:15.:44:20.

half minutes, let alone walk it? You can see from the technique it is not

:44:21.:44:25.

easy, to go at those speeds, I'm glad we have been able to show case

:44:26.:44:30.

and maybe they can support me at the world's in London. What can you

:44:31.:44:33.

achieve there do you think? Who knows? With a British crowd like

:44:34.:44:42.

that on the Mall, the possibilities, I want to back up sixth in Rio. Come

:44:43.:44:48.

on, bring it on! Well done. Thank you. Paw Laax a -- Paula, a marathon

:44:49.:45:02.

at that pace, very few people watching will be able to run a mile

:45:03.:45:08.

in 5 minutes and 30 seconds, how does he go that quick? A lot of hard

:45:09.:45:14.

work, speed work and also the adrenaline rush of being in this

:45:15.:45:17.

stadium, he said he has never had the opportunity to take part in a

:45:18.:45:22.

Diamond League event to get race walking in this stadium and feel

:45:23.:45:26.

what the crowd can bring to his performance and that shows. Zmroo Do

:45:27.:45:34.

you think it would help if there was shorter distances in the stadiums?

:45:35.:45:40.

Yes, Tom is a flamboyant character and he worked in a circus, but he

:45:41.:45:47.

brings something to it and you can see the emotion. He has a huge

:45:48.:45:53.

potential going forward, but the shorter distances can bring it to

:45:54.:45:55.

life within the stadium. We met his character in Rio. Your

:45:56.:46:04.

face was a picture when you started computing just how quick that was. I

:46:05.:46:11.

mean even at my fittest, you know, to struggle over six minutes would

:46:12.:46:15.

be impossible for me. I think there'll be a lot of people watching

:46:16.:46:20.

just saying how does he do it? You know, even the fittest people, you

:46:21.:46:24.

just can't conceive how quick that is. I would love someone from the

:46:25.:46:28.

general public to come and try this, to be on the track, run against him

:46:29.:46:32.

whilst he's walking. It would be a great spectacle. It is fantastic.

:46:33.:46:35.

They don't always get the respect that they deserve. No, they don't. A

:46:36.:46:39.

lot has to come together. Tom spends hours and he has a flawless

:46:40.:46:43.

technique. That helps him to be able to push so hard. Then his power to

:46:44.:46:48.

weight ratio is really high. That also helps him. I do think it is how

:46:49.:46:53.

much he works on his technique and how much he can rely on the fact

:46:54.:46:56.

that when his technique is on, he can really push himself very, very

:46:57.:47:03.

hard. He is really enjoying the moment here. He has lapped up the

:47:04.:47:09.

opportunity. He took on that record, a British record, a world record and

:47:10.:47:15.

from what hope will be a potential medallist in London, maybe a

:47:16.:47:18.

champion, certainly a champion of the future to a man who is an

:47:19.:47:22.

absolute legend and one of the greatest of all time in Paralympic

:47:23.:47:28.

sport, David Weir. Today is the last time we will see him on the track.

:47:29.:47:32.

Five years ago he flew to three GDPs here in this very stadium. -- gold

:47:33.:47:36.

medals here in this very stadium. He's not retiring completely. The

:47:37.:47:40.

record breaking seven-time London Marathon champion will continue to

:47:41.:47:44.

race on the roads, but it's going to be an emotional day for this

:47:45.:47:48.

London-born racer, because he has had an incredible track career. Phil

:47:49.:47:50.

Jones caught up with him earlier. COMMENTATOR: Weir gets it at last. A

:47:51.:48:04.

golden moment for David Weir. A masterful performance by David Weir.

:48:05.:48:15.

COMMENTATOR: Weir takes command. Weir takes gold! The tactical master

:48:16.:48:24.

class, absolutely fantastic. No-one has left a bigger imprint on the

:48:25.:48:28.

Paralympic Games than David Weir. Dave, first of all, your reaction as

:48:29.:48:32.

you come into the stadium knowing the enormity of the day for you

:48:33.:48:37.

really. Yeah, the last few days I've been nervous about it to be honest.

:48:38.:48:42.

I know I'm not racing any big international stars, but I've had my

:48:43.:48:47.

time in this stadium. It does bring back so many memories and in 2012,

:48:48.:48:53.

was just a dream really. I still think I'm dreaming about them nine

:48:54.:48:56.

days of competition in this fantastic stadium and in this city.

:48:57.:49:02.

To have that pressure of coming into a home Games, as a British athlete.

:49:03.:49:06.

I wasn't number one in the world but I had a lot of pressure to deliver

:49:07.:49:12.

like that in nine days, it was yeah, truly amazing. I still look back on

:49:13.:49:15.

it, obviously and think how did I do it? And each day, how did I get up

:49:16.:49:20.

and do the same thing, day in, day out and that pressure of delivering

:49:21.:49:24.

all them gold medals. No-one can take them away from me. I'm proud I

:49:25.:49:28.

done that. That is one of the biggest highlights of my career.

:49:29.:49:33.

You've achieved so much, six Paralympic gold medals, six world

:49:34.:49:36.

Championship titles, seven London Marathon titles. It's an incredible

:49:37.:49:39.

career. Will any of that be running through your mind today as you take

:49:40.:49:42.

your lap of honour maybe? Yeah, of course. It will definitely be in my

:49:43.:49:48.

mind of what I've done and the people that have helped me, you

:49:49.:49:52.

know, over my career, my family, my children. Yeah, I'm a bit nervous to

:49:53.:49:56.

be honest. I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to have fun

:49:57.:50:04.

and you know, just enjoy the day. STUDIO: Denise, David Weir's

:50:05.:50:08.

achievements which Phil encapsulated there, phenomenal. Is he unlucky

:50:09.:50:12.

that he's not Sir David Weir with all he's done. The T54 is

:50:13.:50:16.

unbelievably competitive, it is a truly global event. It's a global

:50:17.:50:20.

event. It's competitive. It's tough, and David just makes it look easy.

:50:21.:50:25.

Yes, you said Phil has listed his titles, his career bets, his British

:50:26.:50:33.

records. For me, he should be a Sir. There's not many athletes that have

:50:34.:50:37.

driven the Paralympic movement forward. Yes, we know about Dame

:50:38.:50:42.

Tanni Grey-Thompson. She's phenomenal. But he's right up there.

:50:43.:50:48.

Before the success we've come used to in the last Paralympics, he was

:50:49.:50:53.

the man out there at the vanguard of it pushing the boundaries and he

:50:54.:50:57.

truly has had an amazing, amazing career. Today he will get the glory

:50:58.:51:01.

and the attention from the crowd that he deserves. Andrew Cotter.

:51:02.:51:07.

A track farewell to David Weir. Here is the full line up:

:51:08.:51:16.

He wears the different colours and he will get the roar. He'll feel a

:51:17.:51:25.

bit sheepish about it. He will enjoy the people from his academy, but he

:51:26.:51:30.

says he's had enough days of great competition here. This is not going

:51:31.:51:33.

to be great competition. This is going to be two laps of honour for

:51:34.:51:37.

David Weir, which after his career, it's a shame that it's ending so

:51:38.:51:42.

early on the track, but that he deserves. That's John Smith who

:51:43.:51:50.

could give David Weir a good push. He's done 1. #40. 1.#40.12. David

:51:51.:51:57.

Weir's British record in this event has just been broken with 1. 32. 58.

:51:58.:52:03.

Of this field only Mickey Bushell is going to be competing at the WPA

:52:04.:52:07.

world championships. He will compete over 100 metres. So the last race on

:52:08.:52:17.

a track for David Weir. This great competitor and in that famous summer

:52:18.:52:23.

of 2012 he was one of the stars across both Games. He was one of the

:52:24.:52:27.

stars. He's got Mickey Bushell outside him for a bit of company,

:52:28.:52:30.

what will struggle over the longer distances. Look out for the green

:52:31.:52:38.

helmet of John Smith. There was a suggestion that they might all give

:52:39.:52:43.

him a parade and peel off after 100 metres, 200 metres, leave him alone,

:52:44.:52:46.

but I think it's rather fitting that it's more of a race. David Weir said

:52:47.:52:51.

he was feeling nervous. You'll have heard him talk that he was feeling

:52:52.:52:55.

nervous ahead of this race. Not necessarily because of the

:52:56.:52:58.

competition, but perhaps because it is his swan song. He is going to

:52:59.:53:01.

race on the road. He's going to do marathons and he's had a very good

:53:02.:53:06.

year in marathons, winning the Paris marathon, winning that London

:53:07.:53:09.

Marathon again, what a great finish coming down the mall. Shows he's

:53:10.:53:14.

still got the pace as well. He could certainly still compete. But as they

:53:15.:53:19.

hit the bell, it's a question of his desire and he's had his falling out

:53:20.:53:23.

with the governing bodies as well. That rift has never quite healed.

:53:24.:53:28.

Shame he will not race on the track again. The noise will swell. It will

:53:29.:53:31.

not match the noise of five years ago inside the Olympic Stadium, when

:53:32.:53:36.

he raced to three golds over 800, 1500, 5,000 metres inside this

:53:37.:53:40.

stadium. But it will be a noise of a claim for David Weir and all that he

:53:41.:53:45.

has given in his career on the track. Just sitting and waiting and

:53:46.:53:49.

the others know this is about him as well. I'm sure there will be an

:53:50.:53:53.

effort to push him hard. But David Weir has such good strength and such

:53:54.:53:57.

a good kick still, as we saw in London. They round the final bend.

:53:58.:54:03.

It will all be left to David Weir and the yellow shirts of the academy

:54:04.:54:06.

will sit almost in formation around him. David Weir just dips that head

:54:07.:54:11.

one more time and drives those arms one more time and takes a victory,

:54:12.:54:16.

which will not match the victories of the Olympic Games and world

:54:17.:54:20.

championships, but it is a victory, a celebration and two laps of honour

:54:21.:54:24.

for David Weir. There might be a tear in the eyes. Because David Weir

:54:25.:54:28.

has finished on a track. We thank him for his efforts. He will

:54:29.:54:33.

continue to race, of course, but for him today, it's really all about

:54:34.:54:36.

memories of five years ago. And just saying thank you to the fans, a lot

:54:37.:54:40.

of them here today will have been there five years ago. It's way wave

:54:41.:54:45.

and for these athletes behind him, for the academy he runs with Jenny

:54:46.:54:49.

Archer, they're almost his proteges. They look up to him as he perhaps

:54:50.:54:58.

did to Tanni grey Thomson. He's been a Standard Bearer. Thank you to

:54:59.:55:02.

David Weir from all the athletes round him from those in the stadium

:55:03.:55:06.

and from us for his efforts on the track over, well, many years now.

:55:07.:55:11.

A strange affair really. But it was a ceremonial procession for David

:55:12.:55:22.

Weir and he deserves it. He said he wasn't entirely keen on having a

:55:23.:55:24.

competition. He's had enough competition over his time on the

:55:25.:55:30.

track. But they rise to him now. And it's not a strange affair, but it's

:55:31.:55:34.

nice to see him out on the track, even if it wasn't in a particularly

:55:35.:55:37.

competitive race, just a final track swan song.

:55:38.:55:49.

STUDIO: As we expected a standing ovation for David Weir. Great thanks

:55:50.:55:53.

and great respect from a crowd who know their athletics. They know

:55:54.:55:58.

they're seeing the end of an era with a man who dominated over so

:55:59.:56:01.

many differences. Brendan Foster has joined us. You have commentated on

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him many times in the London Marathon, such a phenomenal track

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athlete as well. We will miss him. We will reap the benefits, British

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athletics, because he's such an inspiration. His range of distances

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has been phenomenal. His successes have been amazing. I think I saw a

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bit a smile when he crossed the finish line. That's a rare occasion.

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He's been a great competitor. He's had his arguments with officials,

:56:28.:56:30.

but that's par for the course. That's all right. Nobody worries

:56:31.:56:33.

much about that. What they worry about this guy who does amazing

:56:34.:56:36.

things for his sport. It's great to see the crowd here applauding him.

:56:37.:56:40.

You weren't here, we were having a conversation before his race about

:56:41.:56:43.

the fact that all he's achieved he's in the a Sir. When you think about

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the people in the sport, the people Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Sir Mo

:56:49.:56:51.

Farah, his list of achievements would seem to merit that? I think

:56:52.:56:58.

it's Denise's yob to recommend that -- job to recommend that. He's

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earned his stripes. He's down there now with Phil.

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An emotional time, Dave, I know. Was there a tear behind the shades?

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Yeah, definitely mate. It's hard to, you know, take it all in, to be

:57:13.:57:18.

honest. But I just want to thank the crowd for supporting Paralympic

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sport for years. You know, it's been a hard week for me, but I just want

:57:23.:57:27.

to say thank you to everyone that's helped me out in my career for 25

:57:28.:57:34.

years or more. My family and everyone, Jenny and there's been

:57:35.:57:37.

supportive, even after Rio, it's been a challenge. I just want to

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thank everyone that's been behind me for a long, long time. I don't know

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how many thank yous I need to say, but thank you to everyone. The crowd

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today was fantastic and British athletics to do that for me today

:57:52.:57:54.

was something special. I'll never forget. You've been a huge part of

:57:55.:57:58.

putting Paralympic sport on the map. Is there one thing that stands out

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above all the others? Just racing in this stadium in 2012 was just, you

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know, undescribable. Every day I come in here and seeing 85,000

:58:09.:58:14.

people screaming my name. I'll never forget it till I die. Well, you

:58:15.:58:19.

know, the word legend is an overused word in sport. You are one.

:58:20.:58:23.

Hopefully one day I will be speaking to you as Sir David Weir. Thanks for

:58:24.:58:25.

all the memories. Thank you, cheers. STUDIO: His family are just watching

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on on the side there. His lovely children and his wife going over now

:58:42.:58:45.

to give him a well deserved cuddle. They have lived through the ups and

:58:46.:58:50.

downs, the trials of sport as all families do. A fitting moment for a

:58:51.:58:54.

real legend of Paralympic sport, of British sport, David Weir. We're

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going to be going over to BBC One right now. Plenty more legends on

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show. Mo and Laura Muir for sure.

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