Great CityGames - Manchester Athletics

If the magnificent city of Manchester has been the focus of the

world's attention for the lost all my bed. The horrendous, brutal

atrocities took many innocent lives and left many more with life

changing injuries. This is a city in mourning, coming to terms with its

loss, its greed, trying to make sense of it all, but the guts,

determination and talent that made this city and industrial, cultural

and sporting hotbed for years will not be given. This event has become

a favourite in the sporting calendar, and this city is out

tonight as they always are to support some of the great athlete

here. Manchester will keep on running. This is the place in the

north-west of England, it is ace, it is the best, and the songs that we

staying the leg saying from our songs, from bands, set the whole

planet shaking. There is nothing we can't make, so we make brilliant

music, brilliant bands, we make goals that make souls leap from

seats in the stands, and we make things from steel, from cotton. We

make you a home, we make you feel welcome, we make something happen,

we can't seem to help it. And if you're looking for history, then,

yes, we've a wealth. But the Manchester way... Is to make it

yourself. And this is the place where we first played as kids. And

this is the place where our folks came to work, where they struggled,

they hurt in the dirt, and they built us a city, they built us these

towns, so this is the place, now with kids of our own. Some are born

here, some drawn here, but we all call it home. And they've covered

the cobbles, but they'll never defeat of the dreamers and schemas

whose -- who still team through the streets. Recessions, depressions and

dark times, but we keep fighting back. Manchester spirit, Northern

grit... But we won't take defeat, and we don't want your pity, because

this is the place where we stand strong together, with a smile on our

face, Mancunians for ever, because this is the place in our hearts and

our homes, because this is the place that is a part of our bones, because

Manchester gives us such strength from the fact that this is the

place. The athletics will start soon, but

we would like to speak to the leader of Manchester Council. City first,

pass and are -- pass on our condolences. We are delighted this

event is going ahead because it is so important to show that you don't

stop what people love, which is the come out and support music, sport,

cultural activities. How importantly what it that this went ahead

tonight? Very important indeed. There is clearly a lot of pain and

grief within the city, but we need to recover, and the faster, the

better. Earlier in the way, I spoke to Brendan Foster about the great

city games and said the question is not whether it takes place but how

we make sure it takes place. The same conversation with Greater

Manchester Police, who clearly have reviewed all the security around the

event. Again, the review was to make sure that it did take place. That

notwithstanding the horror of last Monday, Manchester is still a strong

and resilient city and we will not change the way we live our lives.

The weather has been just glorious in the last couple of days, which I

think probably encourages people out anyway. It certainly seems there are

more than normal coming out tonight, and I guess, knowing Manchester as

you do, that doesn't surprise you. We have seen that all week. We had a

remarkable vigil on Tuesday night. We had one minute of silence

yesterday. Again, tens of thousands of people, all ages, colours and

religions, coming together to deliver a message that Manchester is

defiant and we won't let terrorism beat us. We will go on with our

everyday lives and stop for us, part of our everyday lives is sport,

music will stop that is at the very core of what Manchester enjoys

doing. Athletics, like so many sports, the multicultural nature of

the city, the crowds. You must be delighted that not one competitor

expressed a doubt about coming to compete tonight. We are delighted

about that, but also, since Monday night, for the run on Sunday there

have been thousands of people saying, can we take part, please?

Even though it is full. There is an increased demand, so I think we will

have a fantastic weekend. It doesn't take away in any way from the

dreadful events of earlier in the week, but it does deliver a really

important message, that Manchester goes on. It does, and as you say, it

doesn't take anything away from the fact that tonight, as on so many

nights to come in the next few weeks, the lives of the 22 people

who died on Monday evening will be remembered, as they were a few

moments ago before we came on air, with a minute's silence.

As I just mentioned to the leader of Manchester City Council, the

athletes were only too delighted to keep coming here, to keep competing

here. They want to show their support for the people of

Manchester. Here are a few of the big names you can expect to see

tonight. Olympic champion from London, Greg Rutherford, the current

world champion, goes in the long jump. Another gold medal winner from

London, Sally Pearson. The Australian hurdler has had a mixed

few years. What kind of form will she be in? Paralympic champion T

Hunt -- T44 Jonnie Peacock goes again tonight. And Kim Collins, an

incredible 41 years old. He has run in five Olympic Games. He loves

Manchester and was a gold-medallist in the Commonwealth Games here. On

this glorious evening in Manchester, we have a packed agenda over the

next hour and a half. Some of the British athletes to look out for,

Richard Kilty, and two of our fastest women will end the night

with Sally Pearson in the women's 100 metres hurdles. As I mentioned,

the athletes are only too delighted to be you, wanting to show support

for the city of Manchester, wanting to race here and bring the crowds

out. I'm really proud this event is going ahead. I think it speaks

volumes about the strength of Manchester and how, you know, we

won't let anyone stop us doing what we're going to do, and we're still

going to put on great shows, and everyone's going to enjoy it. To be

able to carry on with this competition, to be able to be

involved with the great city games is, I guess, showing that the rest

-- showing the rest of the world that Manchester is strong. Even

though I am not from here, I am astray being, I want to be part of

it and show the world we are here, we are happy and we're moving

forward. I can understand it is important for the city to show the

world that we are strong. It gives a chance to bring the people together

once more in a sense of love and unity. I think it's brilliant to see

all the people in the street and everyone looking so excited at the

prospect. I think it's brilliant for us to show solidarity at this time,

to make sure people who want to cause these horrendous and horrible

events, they are never going to win, and we're all going to stand strong

and still enjoy ourselves. I'm joined by Brendan Foster, Denise

Lewis and Lord Sebastian Coe. Attacking start with you, Brendan,

because we were speaking to the leader of Manchester City Council

earlier, but the challenges you have had to get this on tonight have been

numerous, but how important has it been for you that it did go ahead

for the people of Manchester? It was Sir Richard on Tuesday morning when

we spoke, I said, we are in your hands, and he said it's not a matter

of if, it's a matter of how we do it. The city of Manchester, led by

Sir Richard and Andy Burnham, have both said we have to show the city

getting back to normal, we won't let terrorism overtake us. We are

nervous. We do feel for the people who have been killed, obviously, but

getting this city back to normal, and sport is at the heart of the

city, and this is Manchester, and that's the difference. Denise, you

have been here every year for this a Ben Foster you enjoyed it anyway,

love seeing athletics on the street, and Europe are to busy then, in many

ways, so you must have been filled it is going ahead. Tell us what you

think it means to the people. The crowds speak volumes. They are here

in numbers. Unity speaks volumes. I was thinking, is this event really

going to go ahead? I think the tone is right and the people have spoken,

and the ripple effects that have happened for everybody, it's been a

knock-on effect, but that solidarity, unity through sport, has

meant we have been here. As a former athlete, I guess you would have been

very much in the camp with the athletes who have come here. We had

some there saying they wanted to show their support. They have come

from all over the world and they want to be here. They know what this

event means for the city, especially in this troubled time. Competing is

all they can do to say, we haven't forgotten you in these dark times.

Lord Coe, you Love Street athletics and it is the future of the sport to

bring it out and democratise it, but security is one of the challenges

you will face, because in these times we live in, we are in a very

different landscape, so I suppose this is a modern event with modern

problems. It is, and I think the decision to go ahead is always a

tough one. You have to weigh up security, but ultimately, it was

very important that sport could be seen as a part of the healing

process. One of the great privileges I had as chairman of the British

Olympic Association was being in this city not that long ago, where

thousands of Mancunians came out in monsoon conditions to cheer to the

rafters our Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Many of them are competing

tonight. Some of them were out there in those conditions for hours to bag

the best position to be able to cheer them, and I think the athletes

feel quite rightly that those who were there on that occasion have the

opportunity to say, look, we don't have all the answers, sport doesn't

have all the answers, but we can help in that process. And stand

alongside the people of Manchester. I guess you are very much in the

camp that, because back, and because you want to keep bringing athletics

to people in this kind of environment, that what happened on

Monday night will not stop that result. It can't be allowed to. Of

course, you need to protect people when are in public places, and all

the right people will be having discussions about that, and it's

quite right that goverments and intelligence and so on... I do make

the case that sport should also be at that table alongside other

community-based activities. As we are doing this interview, there are

coaches the length and breadth of the country in all sports, working

in some of the most challenged communities. Sport has an

extraordinary reach, as it has shown tonight. It doesn't have all the

answers, but if tonight's event can just help in that grieving process,

and maybe even a part of the healing process, that is why we're here.

These athletes are not just thinking tonight about a stepping stone to

World Championships or prize money or a record, they know that there is

a bigger picture here. Absolutely. Thank you very much. It's time for

the athletics, so let's to our commentary team, Steve Backley,

Colin Jackson and Steve Cram. We kick off with the women's 100

metres. COMMENTATOR: Good evening to everyone watching. A beautiful

evening in Manchester. One of the stars, Sally Pearson, you

saw her talk a moment ago about why she is here. She is up against some

of our top sprinters. In case you haven't watched the city games

before, this track is specially laid down. It is 200 metres long. Behind

that sign there is another 100 metres track. We begin about halfway

down. Bianca Williams is coming back with some good form, hasn't run that

well over the last few years because of injury problems, but signs in the

states that she is getting back to her very good 2014 form. A very good

start this season 21-year-old Desiree Henry will stop she lifted

the Olympic flame in 2012 as a youngster, fulfilling all the

potential that is the reason why she was chosen to do that. Asha Philip,

now the European indoor champion. A great performance from her in

Belgrade in March. This is her first 100 metres outdoors in 2017. Sally

Pearson has already had a bit of a season in Australia, and we all want

to see her do well. Horrendous injury when falling in 2015 in the

diamond Lee, and then hamstring problems last year. But she is

beginning to find her old form. Still some way to go, she will

admit, but this 100 metres will be a sharp enough for her. -- a sharpener

for her. Bianca run her quickest 200m since

2014 in the States a couple of weeks ago. Pretty clean break. Philip is

out well. So is Williams. Pearson on the far side. It's going to be tight

on the line. Sash gets it. Slight -- Ash gets it.

She got a good start. Got out well. I was surprised that Henry didn't

close the ground, given the good form she's been in. It wasn't a

horrible start from her. She hung on to the fast finishing Sally Pearson.

Colin? An interesting race all over. Desiree came on. She held her form

to the line. I was surprised with Pearson. If anybody was going to

crumble under this pressure it would have been Sally Pearson. She hung on

in there to take second place. A good performance from Pearson. I

like forward to how she hurdles later on. It was close in the end,

very close indeed. Into a slight head wind, just, pretty protected

here, but winning time 11. 48. The last time I spoke to you was in

Belgrade, and it was a glorious few days for you there. The outdoor

season now well and truly under way. You look in good condition. I feel I

am, I have taken the confidence from 60 to bring it into the #14u7b. I'm

happy to have done this in Manchester. The crowd spur you on.

The crowd here it's special tonight. Definitely. It's heart warming.

We're wearing this ribbon for a reason, we want to show our love.

Where have you been? Florida, Portugal. I am loving life right

now. The warm weather training is done. Now the serious business of

building up to London. Ten weeks to go. Yeah, I'm a bit squared. Oh, my

God, ten more weeks. But I'm happen quli with what I've done. -- happy

with what I've done. You got us off to a great start tonight. Earlier

on, the men's long jump competition got started in Albert Square. That

is about half a kilometre that way. Thanks. This is Randazzo from Italy.

Full to the brim, good crowd turned out.

This is an intimate competition. The crowd are up close and personal.

Running out of the sunshine into the shade there, makes sighting the

board a bit tricky. The official on the other side there. He goes into

the lead. A lifetime best. Season's best, I should say. Lasa is chasing

that lead. 7. 70 the best so far. Rutherford yet to start. Just been

warming up, biding his time. These two men, the contenders, certainly

some of the athletes who could upset Greg Rutherford's chances of victory

here. That then takes the lead. Let's tidy up that result from the

100: Sally Pearson will be pleased with the second place against two

very good sprinters. Henry a little disappointed today. The crowds here

craning for a view. It's a narrow venue, if you like, so they're

squeezed down either side of the track. They'll be looking forward to

this next event. One of the heroes of London, indeed Rio and we hope in

London in the summer, Jonnie Peacock. He goes in lane two.

Personal best of him 12. 02 this year. He's not yet competed at a

Paralympics. Maybe we'll see him in London at the IPC world champs.

Jonnie Peacock will be perhaps be the biggest star for the British

team, Paralympic and indeed, well Paralympic champion at 100m in this

event. Arnu Fourie alongside him, the veteran South African, 32 now.

Seitis was a late addition to the field. Richard Browne, a late

withdrawal. Browne himself said he had retired after Rio at one point.

But he's definitely competing again. Jonnie Peacock will wanting to lay

down a good performance here. Liam Malone is a new name in the

Paralympic world, a new rival for Jonnie Peacock as well. We're

looking for a good performance from him. Sub 11 would be good in these

conditions. Slight breeze into their face.

Jonnie Peacock gets out reasonably well. Di Marino got away quickly.

Look at Jonnie Peacock, absolutely changing gear and moving away from

the field. Fourie in second at the moment. Jonnie Peacock 10. 92, well

I said anything under 11 seconds today would be pretty good. Wind

just changed slightly there. A decent start from him. The

acceleration was exceptional. He ran pretty well in Loughborough in a

competition just last week. Good start to his season there. Today

following that up. He's in cracking form, Colin, augers well for London

in the summer. Well, it's nearly the summer now! Look how he came out of

the blocks. Two strides, then he showed his class. Moved away from

this field and you can see why he's won that Paralympic title twice. I

have to remind myself, he's nearly 24 years old and already two times

he's got that Paralympic Gold Medal. Phenomenal sprinter. That's a valid

point. I was reminding myself how old Liam Malone is, he's 23. We

forget how young Jonnie Peacock still is. He's an incredible talent.

I love watching him run. His technique is virtually perfect. He

works hard. He manages to keep that calmness about his shoulders. That

where you get the power from, generate that speed. He does it the

best. So very impressive from our Paralympic champion, Jonnie Peacock,

10. 91, clear winner. I can tell you, Colin and Steve were

impressed with your form in commentary. But they seemed enReece

at your youth, going on about how much you've achieved at such a young

age. You're still 23 years old. Well 24 this month! Still 23. Just got a

good team. Obviously, back working with Dan and Mike. So that's all I

can say really. It's what happens when you have a good team around

you. Absolutely, still always working on your technique, working

on yours form. The guys were impressed with your upper body in

that race, working on the little things time prove your time.

Definitely. We had a massive shift on the technical aspects last year.

I had six months to work on them before Rio, it was tight. We

improved a lot. We've still got a lot time prove on. There I felt the

first five metres was pretty terrible. That can do with some work

on. Obviously, I was trying to get a sub 10. 9, but I'll take that today.

Ten weeks to go until the world champions, well seven for you. Yeah,

it's a very big year. Very looking forward to London, get back into the

stadium. The support in that stadium is always awesome. Coming back for a

major championships will be so much fun. A shame not to have Richard

here today. He didn't get on his flight for some reason. Didn't tell

anybody he wasn't getting on his flight. I remember him calling me

out a couple of years ago, I'm here now, we'll see him in London, don't

worry. I'm sure there will be a good head to head to come. Thank you very

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Round two of this long jump competition. Can you see there Greg

Rutherford trailing in fourth place, unusual circumstances for him. A

season's best of 7. 60, take no notice of that. It's the first

competition of the year. Shaking off his dancing legs, Strictly at end of

last year. Trained well in Arizona. Round two, what can he do to

respond? That's better. We know he likes the pressure. He's proven that

time and time again. He is the reigning world champion. The world

championships on home soil later this summer. He knows it's good.

It's 8. 08. That's good stuff from Greg. He takes the lead. Wonderful

stuff. Two fouls in the first two attempts.

Round three for Gaisah. He trailed behind Rutherford in the world

champs two years ago. 33 years of age. They're checking the board. Can

be a third foul for him. No, it is indoed a foul. So four jumps only

more chance for Gaisah. The tall Polish athlete also on two fouls.

Oh, look at that. He made a complete mess of that. I noticed in the

warm-ups, they are jumping on boards suspended above Albert Square. It's

quite bouptsy. Sometimes that just throws the rhythm out for the

athletes. Also on three fouls as is Gaisah. Rutherford still no

challengers. He's some 28 centimetres ahead of second place,

which is Lasa. Back to Deansgate. A stone's throw

from Albert Square. We only ever see this race here in

Manchester. Maybe at The City Games, have we had it at The City Games in

Gateshead? Looking forward to this. Jacob Paul, 22 years old. Former

European junior bronze-medallist. Then next to him, Jack Jack Green.

He started his season very well. Well publicised problems in the last

few years, certainly since 2012. Came back last year showing signs of

his old form. Still just 25. Seb Rodger next to him in lane three. He

will hope he can make the world Championship team this year. Then

Johnny Dutch. He had such a disappointed 2016 in the American

trials that he quit for a while. Now he's back working with the great

Felix Sanchez. This man is still in the top 20 all time 400m hurdler.

Good new hurdlers on the world stage coming through at the moment. Jack

Green trb 11 has run a -- Jack Jack Green has already run a qualifying

time for the world champs. The two best 400 metres hurdler is

against one of the best there has ever been, Johnny Dutch. Dutch over

on the far side. Difficult, this one, very different outside and not

just the distance, but it is a straight 200 metres hurdles as well.

2.6 feet, the hurdles. A little bit of twitching from Jack

and Sebastien. They allow that in the circumstances. They are all a

little edgy because they are unsure of each other's form on this

distance, which they are not used to running, certainly against each

other. You can imagine they are thinking, do I set off like a 400

metres hurdler or a sprint hurdler? I would advise like a sprint

hurdler. As Colin said, I guess rhythm in this race is so important.

Go off to slow, you won't catch them, too quick, they catch you.

Jack Green... Jacob Paul gets away well. Dutch going well on the far

side. Dutch has a shortly. The American on the far side looking

good at the minute. Jack Green in a scrap with Seb Rodger for second

place. Johnny Dutch has won it. 22.49, not bad at all. Well, I said,

Colin, that he has been, from his point of view, I guess, the

Americans always have string. If you are going to pick a person to work

with, Felix Sanchez would be a good choice. Not a bad choice, especially

over this distance. Remember, Johnny Dutch as that 30.50 110 metres speed

as well. Marry that with the strength he has from being a

quarter-mile, and you get this. Technically, very effective and

efficient, no chance for our British boys to get on his shoulder and put

pressure on him. Rewarded with a swift 22.40 eight. -- 20 2.48.

Johnny Dutch there, just really smooth. He got out very quickly,

looked as though he was beginning to slow a little here, and it was all

about negotiating that last hurdle. It is a long running from the last

one. They are not so high, so even if there was a little fatigued, it

won't have much impact. You can see him leaving for the line,

nonetheless. Yes, even though the barriers are quite small, you do get

muscle fatigue, and that can hamper your technique. Johnny will be used

to it with a 400 metres hurdles in juror is that he has, married with

the sprint hurdles speed. It is good to see. Sebastien Roger just losing

a little balance of that last hurdle. Let's confirm the result.

22.48, a personal best. They don't run this that often. Jack Green,

22.97, in third. And here is Johnny. An unusual

distance and the vent, but your coach Felix has run this six times

and never won it. He told me just come out here and have fun. This is

not rehearsed, so I really just went out on luck and it worked out, thank

God. You had an interesting year last year - quit the sport through a

while, made a movie, and then Felix coaxed you out of retirement. I

guess, no regrets? I want to thank my sponsor for believing in me, my

coach Felix Sanchez, I've known him for years. A poetic thriller, I came

up with something different. It was a great creation for me and my heart

belongs in track and field. You are heading back to London if things go

well at the trials? Hopefully, God willing, it will all happen when it

is supposed to. And then you can make another movie. How about

zombies and Manchester? Thank you for that, Johnny! Let's look at the

pole vault, which took place earlier on this evening. COMMENTATOR: In

beautiful sunshine, the women's pole-vault, just one of two field

events. The left-hander won the English schools 13 years ago. Look

at that - clear at four metres. Jumping well will stop her lifetime

best is only 4.05, so Gibbons looking good. Sally Pearson,

Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, -- Sally Peak. She jumped in awful

conditions in Manchester before. Chloe Henry knocked it off on her

first attempt. The Belgian record-holder. Second attempt at the

same height that the two Brits have cleared. So, Rachel Gibbons, for the

third time of asking at 4.15, to put ten centimetres on her lifetime

best. It proved too much. Disappointment there, but a good

performance. A season's best, and great support from the crowd. Sally

Peake, then. In exactly the same is circumstances that she saw Gibbons

there. Oh, she had the hype, didn't she? But Peake, she knew she was

capable of that. Sally Peake has done 4.40 in the past. As we turn

back to Chloe Henry, also a third time of asking at the same height,

4.15 full stop and the most narrow of failures. And that means all

athletes are out our one, Holly Bradshaw. You can see those passes

there, but she is carrying two fouls. What can she do on the third

time of asking? Oh, yes! Holly Bradshaw - we know she is good under

pressure, 15 reopened last year, sixth in London five years ago at

the Olympics. And a really solid clearance, with some daylight. Maybe

some slight adjustments to be made. A big smile from Holly Bradshaw,

goes into first place. She can relax. All eyes are back on her.

There are always some unusual races in these events. We just saw the 200

metres hurdles there, and they like a 150 round these parts as well. In

2009, the fastest man in the world came to town and got himself a world

record. COMMENTATOR: Williams gets a very good start, but look at Usain

Bolt. He's into a good lead. The Olympic champion, world-record

holder. That is incredibly fast. Unbelievable! Absolutely

unbelievable. There wasn't enough track to slow him down. Usain Bolt

runs the quickest 150 metres ever performed on the planet. Did you

ever doubt it? It won't be a world record, because it is not a world

record distance, but it is the fastest that anyone has ever run

this distance on a track, inside, outside, on a street, anywhere. I

remember watching that on the telly at home, Denise, and it was a wet

night, wasn't it? We thought we would not like those conditions.

Usain Bolt would love these conditions tonight, wouldn't he? He

would love these balmy conditions. Beautiful weather, great crowds. By

that impressed me, and I was at home as well. That was the period where

he was taking all comers. Now we are heading into this period where he is

on the final countdown, and this summer will be his last in

athletics. Sparing his blushes, I'm not sure if you saw the documentary

steed grounded with him. He went to Jamaica and had a good sit down chat

with him, but also looked at the facets and factors that have made

him who he is, the background he comes from, and putting into context

the greatness of the man was up and it is likely we won't see his likes

for a long time in the sport. He has left an indelible mark on the sport.

We have seen the performances and we know about the records, but it is

the man that we'll never replaced again. Everything that he is is just

fantastic. He doesn't have the greatest facilities, but he is the

best we've ever seen, and we won't see anyone like him again. Sadly,

he's not here tonight, Denise, but we do have a good field that the

guys can't get through for the men's 150 metres - Steve Cram and Colin

Jackson. COMMENTATOR: I enjoyed the chat with Usain, two or three weeks

back. He would love this. A really warm evening, perfect for sprinting,

a little breeze, but it hasn't troubled the athletes. That looks

like a little bit of a lane change from what I was given originally.

The two European contenders here - Tzakonas of

Greece and Solomon Bukhari from the Netherlands. Originally from Sierra

Leone. , Solomon Bockarie. There have been various

camps in the US, a trip to the Bahamas for the world relay teams.

Richard Kilty part of that as well. They are looking for good

early-season performances here. Richard Kilty now the European

indoor champion for the second time. A bit of over distance work for him

here. He already ran 200 in Loughborough. These might be the two

longest races for him all year. The 100 metres after that for him.

Closest to the camera, Tzakonas gets out better than anyone. Richard

Kilty, not so well. Bockarie really struggling. Tzakonas going very well

indeed. And the Greek athlete is going away. It is going to be

Tzakonas. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey in second place, Richard Kilty in

third. That is a bit of a turn up. The time, 15.04, pretty fast. Very

fast. I am looking at Colin for some reassurance. I think we're both a

little taken aback by that. That is not what I was expecting. Great

performance from the Greek, out of the blocks well, hard, aggressive

all the way, and I was looking at the wind speed as well, perhaps

thinking that would be in his favour, but not at all. 15.04 is a

very strong, good performance. I expected our British boys to do a

little better than that. It will be interesting to see what they have to

say, whether they thought it was a false or flying start. Any little

thing can throw you off, but our boys are in better shape than their

times are saying. Let's have a look. Bockarie looks like he is giving up,

like, I can't do that, let him be. 15 seconds flat, there's not many

people have ever run under that at their very best. From his point of

view, that's a big race, a big win for Tzakonas, the 27-year-old. If

you take his own personal best of 16.2 to... A new personal best.

Richard Kilty with 15.40 three. -- 15 .43. You look at the time that

Tzakonas put in and that is a really impressive run.

I'm happy with that. Is there any way you can put that, not a distance

you run very often and you Richard, we know you love even shorter than

that, is there any way to gauge from that where your progress is going,

wherelet training is going? It's a difficult event. I've run sometimes

like half a second quicker than that and sometimes down. Sometimes it's

difficult to gauge how you pace it. It's pretty difficult. You get a

100m split. No-one's flat out through 100, it's a difficult one.

The main thing is come up here, having fun and for the people of

Manchester, that was the main thing to put on a show for them. With ten

weeks to go to the world championships, where are you in the

racing and training schedule? The days are getting closer. I can tell

you everyone estate agency excited for. It it's crunch time now,

heading into June, everyone's got their races ready. They're raring to

go. Make sure you're at trials, I feel it's going to be good. You're

back here now. You've done the warm weather training. Everything in

Europe from now on? Yeah, nearly everything will be in Europe. I'm

not travelling anywhere out of Europe. A couple of meetings abroad

then into the trials. It's good to see you've laid off the gym (! ) You

can tell, the pecs are moving as always. You can see the last 30

metres. Muscles didn't help. I come out here to enjoy. It these guys

have come out and they've been such amazing support. The support has

been fantastic. Thank you so much. Still to come. And forever young,

Kim Collins, 41 years old now. He's raced in five Olympic Games. The

silver-medallist from Rio, Ortega from Spain. Sally Pearson we've seen

the Australian on the flat. Now it's her favourite hurdles. She's had a

mixed few years. Is she back to her best? Do you remember this from the

London Marathon? What a moment this was. Matthew Reece and David Wyath

became friends at the most unlikely of moments as they were heading up

the mall. Matthew took it on board himself to help David over the line

and finish his London Marathon. In doing so, of course, sacrificing his

own time and I'm delighted to say they're both with me now. They're

running the Great Manchester Run on Sunday. Guys, you gave us such a

special moment. It was just sent around the world. It went viral.

Were you surprised about how much attention it got? Unbelievable. I

would have bust out those mos if I knew how many people were watching.

It was brilliant. Was there a moment when you thought, I would add a lot

to my time here. No, when I saw David, there was one decision to

help him through the finish. Have you kept in touch since? Yeah, I

pester him all the time. He won't leave me alone. You're both running

on Sunday, had you already planned to race on Sunday? Possibly not. For

me, maybe it was going to be too soon to be competitive. Getting

invited to come along and take part is fantastic. Wonderful opportunity

with everything that's gone on in Manchester, it would be such an

honour to be out there, amongst my fellow Mancunians giving it my all.

Are you going to be avoiding him on Sunday or just behind? I'm going to

dart off at the front, he will probably catch me up and help me to

the finish this time. It would be nice if he could pay you back. That

would be great. Well said. Well done. Enjoy Sunday and what's going

to be a terrific atmosphere on the streets of Manchester. You can see

it all unfold on the BBC: a change to the schedules, it's now on BBC

One at 12. 30pm. We'll have coverage for you there.

Holly Bradshaw, the bar at 4. 72, this for a lifetime best.

Oh, she's got it! Wow. Holly Bradshaw, she went clear at 4. 62.

That was a season's best. She's won the competition, just to remind you.

She did that at her opening height on the third attempt. She's just

jumped a lifetime best, a British record. She has jumped higher

indoors. Holly Bradshaw, wow. She took a big confidence boost at the

end of last year, beating the Olympic champion.

So then, Holly Bradshaw, the bar is raised to an eye watering 4. 80.

This would match the same performance as the Olympic champion.

Oh, she's got that too! Unbelievable. Holly Bradshaw breaks

the British record and adds another ten centimetres to it and breaks it

again. Fantastic stuff. With day lights to spare. -- daylight to

spare. In a year where the world championships are on home soil,

she's set her stall out. There a national record, a win and a

brilliant performance. Big congratulations there from Scott

Simpson, her coach. We knew she was in good form. But I think even that

was a surprise. Arguably one of the highlights of

the evening so far. Holly's with me now. Congratulations. Thank you.

Smashing a national record not once, but twice, in an evening. It was

nervewracking at the start. My coach nearly killed me then. It was a

great conditions out. There It took me by surprise how great the

conditions were. Once I was into the zone, to jump 72, 82, British

record, I'm chuffed. It shows the kind of shape you're in in that

important season as well. Did you feel you were in the 4. 80 shape

coming into it, from the winter work? Yeah training's been going

really well, even the past two months. I competed in Doha and felt

frustrated. I didn't quite get what I deserved. I'm in the best shape

I've ever been in. Jumping high in training. I wanted to come out here

and do myself justice. I feel I have done that. Plenty more to work on so

it's exciting for me. This season as well, you came to our attention with

a sixth in London in 2010 and with the world championships in ten

weeks, are you eyeing the medals? Definitely. There's loads of good

girls at the minute. It will be tough to main a medal, but I'm quite

capable. Given the shape I'm in, I need to stay healthy, be smart now

and keep building momentum and confidence into the majors. See you

soon. Thank you very much, good luck.

Great competition from Holly Bradshaw, great pole vault.

Athletics fans might remember a man called Mike Tulley, bumped into him

in the USA last week. He said how are things going in Great Britain.

And I said it's all in Holly Bradshaw's hands.

Well, some big stars and one of them here Stef Reid, not her normal

event. Long jump is the normal event. Great to see her in the 100m

here. Alongside one of the biggest names in Paralympic sport, Marlou

Van Rhijn. She's been to these Games in Manchester a couple of occasions.

Her exploits in Rio and London turned her into a massive star. The

blade babe, they call her. She is a double amputee. The only T 43 in

this field. Sophie Kamlish, one of our great up-and-coming youngsters.

In the team in London and Rio. Laura Sugar from Birmingham. Fifth at the

Paralympics in both events. Just to clarify, joint competition between T

43 and T 44, T 43 double amputee, that's Van Rhijn in the middle. The

others T 44. What you'll see here is the T44

athletes get out quicker, but once Marlou Van Rhijn gets going, watch

out. Van Rhijn just a metre or two behind. Stef Reid out reasonably

well. Marlou Van Rhijn has work to do. Kamlish is going very well

indeed. Here comes Van Rhijn. It's going to finish quickly. It will be

tight on the line. It may be Sophie Kamlish. Just, only just. There's

the smile on her face. She's beaten one of the best in the world. Van

Rhijn, well, I said being a double amputee, she won't be out as quick.

Sophie Kamlish got a cracking start. She's been in good form this year.

Held on so well. The most important thing is you can imagine you know

the pressure's going to be coming at the back end of the race. Sophie has

to hold her form and focus. She would have felt the pressure of the

Dutch lady steaming her down. She just manages to lean, a great time.

There Assisted by a nice wind, plus 1. 2. So a legal performance.

Doesn't she look good. Very nice to see that. I'm very pleased for that

young lady. The time is going to be a couple of

hundredths of a second the winning margin. It will be a new City Games

record. Given the fact that I'm sure we're going to see her back in

future years, she's given herself a good bench mark there. New record

for this event. Sophie Kamlish the winner.

Confirmed: The wind is difficult because of the

side streets here. What a great win for her.

Sophie Kamlish and Marlou Van Rhijn are with me now. If you don't mind

my saying, that's a big scalp for you, isn't it? It's the first time

I've ever beaten her. It's a feeling I've never had before. I'm really

pleased. It was a tight victory, but you'll take that all the same.

Training is obviously going well. Yeah, I just finished my first year

at uni. I thought that might have a rubbish effect on it, but obviously

all right. Fastest so far this season. Managing to balance your

studies and training. Coming here to Manchester, these Games with people

so close, the crowd just really on top of you in these narrow lanes as

well. It's a special atmosphere. Yes, it's very special. It's really

one of my favourite events ever. Just really cool to be here in this

crowd and I have to say, I am so, so impressed by the people from

Manchester to come out here and show that love is so much stronger than

hate. And just here to support us and have so much joy. For me, even

though it was 20ths of a second -- two hundredths of a second, today I

had fun. Thank you both very much. Round four of this long jump Daniel

Gardiner in fourth place with 7. 65 in round two. That looks about the

same. Jumped 7. 53 in Loughborough last weekend. Stretching there to

reach the board maybe. Difficult to tell. Well, no improvement in the

last round. But it is a season's best.

Jumped 8. 8. 19 in February. Back home in Uruguay, what's he got in

the last round? It looks below eight metres. Best so far 7. 80. Greg

Rutherford leads with 80. -- 8. 08. Lasa trying to close down, perfect

almost on the board. That is his best of the after noorn. Still in

second place. You might be at home enjoying this

fantastically balmy early summer's evening here in Manchester, super

athletics on the streets and thinking, athletics is a young

person's game, isn't it? Think again. In the next race we have a

man who is over 40, 41 years old, Kim Collins. He's run in five

Olympic Games. He has fantastic memories of Manchester.

COMMENTATOR: The moment as arrived. 38,000 gathered in this stadium in

Manchester. Here to see what could be the greatest sprint race we've

seen in Britain. They get away first time and

chambers left in the block. Collins, it's going to be Kim Collins.

Lewis-Francis pulls up, so does Chambers. Collins wins it. He steals

it. Let's hand it to Kim Collins, a new national record, 9. 98 that is

world class sprinting. He's a former world champion, he had

controversy in London where he ended up not racing and fell out with his

federation. For many people, at the age of 36 you would have thought

that would be the end of his career. He comes back time and again. He

loves racing. It begs the question: Why did you retire so young? Kim is

making us all look bad! Colin included. No Colin is 50. Putting

that in there CJ! He loves it. He loves what he's doing and he's

largely remained quite healthy. That makes a big difference to your

attitude to the sport, to your training and the amount of work that

you're able to work. He trains smart. He's in a great environment

and the people of Manchester and around the world, they love him.

They like to see him. We've all stopped guessing when is the time

when Kim Collins will hang up his spikes. We're glad he's here

tonight. COMMENTATOR: You know when you get

older, you don't like it cold, you are worried about pulling hamstrings

and chords are so he will be enjoying the warm weather. Kim never

gets injured, does he? Andy Robertson against James Dasaolu and

Joel Fearon. It's not exactly an easy race for him, because those

three men, the three Brits, obviously, will be hoping can push

their case as the season goes on for selection for London, certainly for

the relay as well. Andy Robertson had a very good indoor season until

he was disqualified in the final of the European Championships. He is

looking -- he was looking for the big match against Richard Kilty and

it never materialised. Let's see how it goes here. Kim Collins, 2003, and

incredibly close world final. And he was in lane one when he won that all

those years ago. James Dasaolu finds himself out of the relay team, not

on funding any more. And for Joel Fearon, it's a different Olympic

Games. He will be concentrating on the Winter Olympics, one of our

four-man British bob squad. He will be off to John Chiang next year and

hoping the bobsleigh team can do well. After a cracking season last

year, he is concentrating on his springform, which is important for

the bob squad as well. He ran 9.96 last year, don't forget that. Yaw a

pretty even start. Robertson gets out well, as does Kim Collins. James

Dasaolu is trying to chase him down. It will be James Dasaolu from Joel

Fearon. Sorry, Kim. I said he doesn't get injured much. He got out

so well. Let's hope it is just a bit of cramp or something and not a

hamstring at this early stage in the year. James Dasaolu was charging at

the time, wasn't he? 10.25, the time, in the end. The most important

thing was to get that win for James. Collins roared out of the blocks.

I'm not sure if you got a full speed cramp. I think it is a Paul, if

anything. He looks like he is moving well. That left James Dasaolu the

clear victor. He is already in trouble there, you can see, can't

you? It is a shame for him. The start, and how well he was running,

he was heading if not to win it, certainly in contention. Such a

shame for Kim Collins. I'm sure we'll find out bad it is afterwards.

Into a slight headwind. A season's best for Joel Fearon.

We will find out now just how bad Kim Collins is. I will give you a

moment, Kim. James, a good win in interesting conditions in

Manchester. Tonight, it is barmy and lovely - was it good for sprinting?

Perfect for sprinting. This is my first time this week. I didn't think

I got as good a start as possible. I have been working on my endurance

aspect, and I think that told towards the back end. Kim Collins

pulled up, of course. Kim, what was it? Nothing too serious, we are

hoping. A cramp. Nothing serious. I wanted to come back and defend my

title and have a good season's best, but unfortunately, the body said no

today. Still happy to be here, and hopefully I can get it sorted out.

Steve Cram will be thrilled to hear it is just cramp. He was talking in

the commentary about how you are 41 years old, and the fact you have

never had major injuries has helped you to have this longevity, and I

thought they were worried it was something more serious. So we will

see more Collins this season? I just need to relax. Sometimes you just

want it too bad, and you have to relax. I have nothing to prove that

41, just have fun. Can you tell me this see -- the secret of the

journal you? Watch out for the book coming out! COMMENTATOR: From Greg

Rutherford, this, the final job of the competition. He has already won

with his second round effort of 8.08 needs is ahead of Emiliano Lasa of

Uruguay. So, this is a freebie. What can he do to impress this crowd so

close to that jumping runway? It's better. It over eight metres again,

for Rutherford. Eyeing up the sand, there. Gathering all the support

from the crowd, great support in Albert Square for Rutherford. 8.18

metres. Well, he saved his best for last. Such an important year. We had

murmurs -- we heard murmurs of a poorly back. No sign of that. A

season's best. 8.18, and a win. It was some margin of victory for Greg

Rutherford, the only man to go beyond eight metres will stop 7.96

the best of the rest of the field. A win for Rutherford and a good start

to the 2017 summer. I think the last time Denise and I

chatted to you was in another city games in Gateshead, down by the

time, and you were about to put your dancing shoes on, which went very

well. I don't know about that! I thought it dead. You have done a

winter of training and it looks like it has gone pretty well. I am lost

for words myself. I have had an ankle injury, spent the last couple

of months in America, where it seemed I was hurting my back every

few weeks, so I thought this would not be a very good competition, but

I thought it was important to come here and test myself. I am

absolutely thrilled, genuinely very surprised and over the moon. The

second best ever opening competition I have had in my career. We were

just debating injuries. It gets harder and harder, so to pull 8.18

out of the bag... How did you do it? The thing is, I'm getting old... I

was just chatting to Kim 's cut -- Kim Collins, and he's old! It is

something I am realising. The older you get, the slower you recover, and

that is what I have been finding. I used to be known as Wolverine and I

would recover quickly, but now it takes longer. To perform like that

today, I am really thrilled, but we had an absolutely incredible crowd

behind us and it was really special to have so many people getting

behind us and willing us on. Everyone out there had a fantastic

time from that point of view. The atmosphere is sensational this

evening. The bigger picture this year, ten weeks to the World

Championships in London, the stage where you burst into our lives

spectacularly five years ago, and that Olympic gold medal. The long

jumping is opening up a bit. We have seen man younger throwing in some

big jumps, it will be a competitive season. Yell it is exactly what we

have needed, an exciting year of long jump. The competitive side of

me is desperate to face him and really push him. I live for these

competitions, for this event to be pushed on, and to get better myself.

I feel like with people like that are run, that is what will happen,

everyone will rise up a bit and push on a bit more. I am excited.

Well done on your opening jump of the season, your opening

competition. Let's head back out to the track, because the hurdles are

out. Steve Cram. COMMENTATOR: The 110 metres for the men, and then the

100 metres for the women to finish. Orlando Ortega, one of the big names

in hurdling, the Olympic silver-medallist, taking on Dave

King, Aurel Manga, and Andreas Martinson from Denmark.

Martinsen will be hoping to carry that good indoor season into this

summer. He has had one race already this year. Here he is, Orlando

Ortega. He was in the European indoor Championships. A horrendous

race in the final, but going back to reopen a silver-medallist at started

the season very well. -- and started the season will stop Dave King has

had a good start to the season, a new personal best of 13.49, in

France behind one of their great hurdlers. They have a few of them,

including this man, Aurel Manga. I think mudguard is out for the season

with an injury, which is disappointing from their point of

view. -- Lagarde. Orlando Ortega... An event which they watch with great

interest in the Shanghai Diamond League. It was a good win for him

over there. He is in two. A good, clean start. King got out

well, so did Orlando Ortega. The Olympic silver-medallist starting to

move away. King is going well. It is going to be Orlando Ortega, type a

second. It may well be King, just ahead of Aurel Manga. A little shake

of the head. He kind of got out reasonably well, but I said he was

hurdling cleanly, so I don't know if he was struggling with pace today.

13.5, by his standards, is not that quick, Colin. He was very casual

with his approach to his race, is the word I would use, Steve. He was

just going through the motions, literally like a qualifying round

you would do in a major championships, like in a heat.

Remember, he has gone under 13 seconds, so he is nearly six metres

down on what he is capable that is best. With a good tailwind, I

expected him to go a little quicker than that, but a victory is a

victory, and he will move on on the circuit. Congratulations, and it's a

great event, this, running in the streets, so close to the crowd - did

you enjoy the experience? Yes, it is my second time here in Manchester,

so I feel so happy. I like this so much, this competition, with the

people, with everybody's support, so I feel happy. After your success in

Rio, you must have had an interesting winter wear, encouraged

by getting a medal in Rio, you are looking for an even better one in

London. Rio was so beautiful but now I just want to focus on the World

Championships in London. Race for race and competition for

competition, but everything is focused on London. You are fit and

well. Well done tonight. Thank you. COMMENTATOR: Because of the Cross

streets, the wind can change during the course of the race, but 13.5, a

good win for him. Second place has been given to Aurel Manga, on the

same time as David King - 13.66. COMMENTATOR: Pedro! Oh, brilliant

goal! It promises to be a cracker and our

coverage of the FA Cup Final starts at midday tomorrow: On Sunday more

athletics: Then the Diamond League on BBC Two.

Great sport this weekend on the BBC. We're coming up to the last event

here in Manchester tonight. It features a woman who burst into our

hearts really in London, we knew a lot about Sally Pearson but her

gutsy Olympic gold in 2012 put her firmly on the map. We followed her

career with interest. She has been blighted with injury in the last few

years. There are signs that Sally is getting back to her best.

COMMENTATOR: Olympic 100m hurdles final. The Commonwealth champion,

world champion indoors and out, Sally Pearson of Australia. Pearson

gets a good start, so does Wells in the middle. Harper there. The

Australian has half a metre lead. Sally Pearson of Australia. She will

move ahead of the defending champion. She gets it on the line.

Gold for Australia. A new Olympic record. 12. 35, the world champion

now is the Olympic champion. Well, she broke her wrist a couple

of years ago. Then a hamstring problem last year. Sally Pearson has

not had much luck when it comes to her body in the last few years. 12.

74 already this season, signs are there that she's getting back to the

London best. Absolutely. Her hurdling is faultless, beautiful

hurdler. What we missed last year was the confidence. We've seen that

coming back. She's looking good. Confident Sally and a quick Sally is

a dangerous one. She'll need to be. We saw last year Kelly Harrison

didn't make the Olympic squad for the USA. She will be one of the

forces again. American hurdling is always strong. If it's not Kenny, it

will be someone else. We know the dominance of the US. One athlete

that I think can break that dominance is Sally. She's done it

before. She's been around a long time. She's the darling of

Australia. We love her here. We want to see her run well tonight. We have

Tiffany Porter and Cindy Ofili as well. Steve Cram tells us now. .

It's been a great atmosphere on the evening. A great race to finish with

first. Neither of the - neither Cindy or Tiffany ran indoors this

year. They have started racing each other. It wasn't great weather in

Japan last week. On that occasion Cindy beat her older sitter to,

sorry -- sister, sorry, Tiffany beat her younger sister. The two of them

haven't run as quick yet this year as Sally Pearson. As I said earlier,

as Gaby alluded to, Sally Pearson already raced or had an extensive

racing season in Australia. Then Isabelle Pedersen, based in the USA

now. Ran a new personal best over 200m and a pretty good start to her

season with 12. 87, just. 0. 01 outside her personal best. Cindy

will be wanting to beat her sister, but trying to get closer to Sally

Pearson. Ofili just missing out in fourth at the Olympics last year.

Pretty even start, maybe Tiffany Porter ahead of Ofili. Sally Pearson

with Pedersen on the far side. She could surprise them all. Pearson is

fighting back. Sally Pearson gets. It

12. 81. Well that was pride there as much as anything else. Pedersen has

had a great start to the year. She would have been surprised with two

flights of hurdles to go to find herself just in the lead. Little

shake of the head from Sally Pearson. She got out OK, then

Pedersen stormed through the first four or five flights. Sally Pearson

almost, you can't change gear in the hurdles, but it almost looked that

way. It certainly did. Tiffany got out really well. She made an error

there. That took her out of the race. Now Sally realises, hey,

what's going on to the right of me? Pushes hard and just takes it. It's

really important to win these races early in the season. It sets you up

so well. Because everybody in this field will step up in a month's

time. Their performances will be towards three or four tenths of a

second better, all of them. For me this is a really good mental victory

for Sally Pearson as well. Believing in herself. Knowing that she can

take on strong opponents and come out with a victory. It was a

cracking race. I mean Pedersen in the middle of the race there just

stole a yard. You saw Sally Pearson really react. Well that's the mark

of a winner. We know she's a winner, through her career. What a great

view those folks have got. You're right, Tiffany Porter a

stumble off hurdle five. Pedersen with her second to beat the two

British athletes. Cindy Ofili got out quite well, but a bit of work to

do. Sally, just catching her breath

here, and the guys in commentary there saying not that it's possible

in a sprint hurdle, but there was almost a change of pace when

Pedersen was coming up on you. Well, that was hard. It was so messy, I

think probably every single athlete in that race had the worse start.

Then Cindy was hitting the hurdles, no Tiffany, sorry. Isobel came up

and I thought, just stay strong. I probably the worst race in my life.

I was really messy. But I guess I was the one who stayed on my feet

the longest and got across the finish line first. Does that show us

the kind of shape you're in, 12. 81 and the worst race of your life? I

know I'm in good shape. I count myself lucky. I've been named on the

team for the world championships and nationals back in April. So right

now I'm in a rebuilding phase to the world championships. These races for

me are really important to build to that and make sure that I'm at my

best for the world championships in about ten weeks' time. It's exactly

ten weeks' time tonight. Just a word on, that because for you going back

into that Olympic Stadium, where you lit up so many hearts and minds an

you won over so many fans in this country. You've got such a great

place in British athletics and we love seeing you on the track. It

will be a big championships for you in so many ways. Definitely, in so

many ways. I've started coaching myself for the last eight months.

It's difficult but I'm back here and I'm out and healthy and happy.

That's the main thing. I'm happy to be here in Manchester today, staying

in one piece. Stay fit, because we can't wait to see you there. Thank

you. Just ten weeks' time. 9. 64! Wow. It's going to be two

gold medals for Great Britain. Wow! 3. 57. 51 and that is a new British

record. It is a new world record!

Wow! What a moment. 10. 72 and a roar from Elaine Thomson.

Watch the clock. It's a world record! Unbelievable.

Semena is the champion. 1. 55. 29. Look at her fly towards

the line. It is a new world record. Ten weeks, 70 days to go, 70 days

tonight the start of the world championships in London. I remember

walking out of the Olympic Stadium five-and-a-half years ago, thinking,

oh, it's so far away that world championships. But it's come round

in a flash. There is so much to look forward to. Tonight has whet the

appetite. It's been a great night of athletics. Stunning performances.

Great crowds. It's what we love, athletics is on a high at the

moment. It's kind of a period of transition in so many ways, with the

likes of Mo Farah saying it's his last year on the track. Usain Bolt

retiring. We will have a world championships without a Jess Ennis

in it. What are you looking forward to? What I'm most looking forward

to, at ledgics is has had a tough time over the period. Suddenly that

Olympic spirit comes back again. The stadium will be packed. Everybody

will be walking in there. The atmosphere will be amazing, lots of

people will be watching it from all round the world. We'll have another

Olympic Games in 20 is. It will feel like -- 2017. It will feel like

that. Especially if the sun is out like tonight. The new British talent

will come through, that we've been so excited about, Laura Muir for

one. So much still to do for the British athletes. Sally says she

knows she's competing for Australia. The Americans have their brutal

trials, where it's one, two, three. The Brits have the trials as well.

It's about staying fit and peaking at the same time. Staying fit and

healthy. Understanding that for British athletes it's an exciting

time. London's fantastic. Fast forward to the world indoors in

Birmingham. It's just a great time to be a British athlete. It's

exciting and they want to be at their best for the great British

public. They know that it's a platform that they can really push

athletics. You alluded to the troubles in sport in the last few

years. But coming to London can build a new fan base. Exactly. The

amazing thing is we will have people filling those gaps. We will say

farewell to Usain Bolt and Mo Farah. We will probably win a couple of

gold medals this time. At the end of the day, we will see a new

generation of athletes from around the world. The thing about athletics

is it's a truly worldwide sport. There you've got Sally Pearson, from

the other end of the world. She comes here tonight and they're

cheering her as though they know her because they saw her in London.

We'll see more in London, more performances like Sally's in London.

A great time. Tonight, your performances of the evening? Stand

out performances for me were Holly Bradshaw. Stunning national record,

4. 80 in the women's pole vault. It's brilliant. Obviously a bit

surprised when Greg for me, great performance, 8. 18, job done. He

said he's had a troubled few weeks. He's managing injuries. It's ironic

it came after talking about Kim Collins. . To longevity, as you know

only too well is managing injuries. I tell you what, we've seen really

good athletics tonight. The winner has been the city of Manchester

really. Yeah. I absolutely agree with you. Standing up in the face of

adversity, the way they have. They've come out to support it. The

athletes wanted to be here, they really D it's a demonstration --

really did. It's a real demonstration of unity. The guys

have said it there, and Manchester will come out again on Sunday of

course, the Great Manchester Run and 10 k takes place. The crowds and

participants will enjoy showing they are efient in the face of the

terrible -- defiant in the face of the terrible atrocities from earlier

this week. What's clear tonight is that Manchester has kept on running.

Thanks for watching. A very good night.

This is the place, in the North West of England, it's ace. It's the best

and the songs that we sing, from the stands from our bands set the whole

planet shaking. But we won't take defeat and we don't want your pity,

because this is the place where we stand strong together with a smile

on our face, Mancunians forever because this is the place in our

hearts, in our homes. Because this is the place that's a part of our

bones. Because Manchester gives us such strength from the fact that

this... Is THE place. Step in the arena,

Arsenal, Chelsea. We've scrapped, scored,

hurt, humbled. Never back down.

Never look back.