:00:48. > :00:53.Welcome to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, where we have the
:00:54. > :00:55.Caribbean Sea, the sand, the Sun and some of the best sprinters this
:00:56. > :01:32.weekend on the planet. The Bahamas are made up of over 700
:01:33. > :01:37.islands, with Nassau in the North of the Caribbean just under 200 miles
:01:38. > :01:42.from Miami off the East Coast of the USA, and it has hosted all three
:01:43. > :01:46.editions of the World Relays. Up for grabs is really burst at the London
:01:47. > :01:51.World Championships with teams needing atop eight championship
:01:52. > :01:55.positions. They have guaranteed London 2017 places as hosts but they
:01:56. > :01:56.will use this event to bond as a team and challenge for medals. This
:01:57. > :02:11.is the programme for the event. Other nations to watch out for
:02:12. > :02:17.include the USA, overall winners of the golden bat on at each of the
:02:18. > :02:25.previous events, and Jamaica who need little introduction. In 2015,
:02:26. > :02:30.the British' 4 x 400m was devastated after missing out on the Rio
:02:31. > :02:37.Olympics, but they are at full strength this time. And the line-up
:02:38. > :02:39.includes 82 macro, who was fifth at the 2015 World Championships, before
:02:40. > :02:44.injury denied him a place at the macro Olympics. I am honoured to be
:02:45. > :02:52.back, I am definitely back with more hunger this season. Last season was
:02:53. > :02:55.a bit of a sad season for me, especially seeing that I was back at
:02:56. > :03:01.home again, watching the Olympics from behind the TV again. When I saw
:03:02. > :03:06.the 200m, I was like, the players, the ways that got second, that was
:03:07. > :03:10.my personal best, and I was in great shape my season so I would
:03:11. > :03:14.definitely have got a medal. I told my mum that was my time and she was
:03:15. > :03:18.awake, I know you would have done well! It happens in track and field,
:03:19. > :03:22.I just have to move on and I have strengthened myself better this
:03:23. > :03:25.season. To be part of a team definitely is something to look
:03:26. > :03:29.forward to! I am excited and at the same time we have to compose
:03:30. > :03:34.ourselves and we have to get the stick around the track. Training has
:03:35. > :03:37.been spectacular, I am in the form of my life, my coach says, just
:03:38. > :03:48.looking forward to having a great time and getting medals for TeamGB.
:03:49. > :03:52.Zharnel Hughes and the British men go in the 30s, but first you
:03:53. > :03:59.Jamaica, lacking their leading man Usain Bolt nanograms suffer Powell
:04:00. > :04:00.who has got an injury. But still with power in the form of Yohan
:04:01. > :04:14.Blake. Jamaica in four and Bahamas and
:04:15. > :04:22.seven. Well, it is a clean start. And uneven start, Australia going
:04:23. > :04:29.reasonably well in lane six. The roaring down the back straight for
:04:30. > :04:34.the Bahamas, flying in lane number seven, Shavez Hart, and in lane
:04:35. > :04:38.four, Kemar Bailey-Cole. The changeable exclaim, China in the
:04:39. > :04:41.outside lane of eight and the Netherlands going well in five. The
:04:42. > :04:52.first two in each heat guaranteed a place in the final. The Netherlands,
:04:53. > :05:00.China Australia. Unofficially, the checkpoint 71 seconds. -- 30 8.7
:05:01. > :05:04.one. My goodness, what did we just see? The team in Orange coming
:05:05. > :05:09.through first. Looking for the green and gold. This is what happens to
:05:10. > :05:14.the Jamaicans, we know their history, they do not have Usain
:05:15. > :05:27.Bolt, but just on the right of the screen. Bailey-Cole on the second
:05:28. > :05:30.leg. So there we have our first big shock of the night. The frustration
:05:31. > :05:38.is quite clear for everybody to see. So Jamaica will not be in the final.
:05:39. > :05:47.Netherlands, China automatically go through. And now with no Jamaica,
:05:48. > :05:56.what a way to for this American quartet. USA anchored by Justin
:05:57. > :06:05.Gatlin. This is the list for the 4 x 400m 82 macro. We will see the
:06:06. > :06:14.United States, we will see Canada. Away they go. And we will see how
:06:15. > :06:17.Marvin Bracey takes on the leg for the Americans, and the Canadians
:06:18. > :06:25.have gone out strong along the back straight, the Americans also with
:06:26. > :06:28.Mike Rogers. The experience in the handover which looks green on the
:06:29. > :06:34.far side of the track. And they bring it drowned with the third
:06:35. > :06:41.stage, bake for the United States hands to Gatlin, and he faces Andre
:06:42. > :06:45.de Grasse. Andre de Grasse pushing Gatlin all the way, Canada take it
:06:46. > :06:49.ahead of the United States. The first two Baudry to the final and we
:06:50. > :07:02.have seen a thrilling sprint finish the second heat of this race.
:07:03. > :07:06.Results of heat macro as follows. Canada have edged just in front of
:07:07. > :07:09.the United States and those other qualifiers, the French will have to
:07:10. > :07:18.wait, coming in third, followed by Germany. In the last heat, Great
:07:19. > :07:25.Britain won a Bronze medal at the first edition of the World Relays in
:07:26. > :07:31.2014, let's meet the team. I am CJ Ujah, a run for Haringey, my event
:07:32. > :07:38.is I can't say may event! My personal best is 9.9 six. I am
:07:39. > :07:47.Zharnel Hughes, just looking forward to getting medals for TeamGB. Just
:07:48. > :07:50.my name first? Adam Gemili, and for Blackheath and Bromley Harriers. I
:07:51. > :07:57.am Danny Talbot, running for Birchfield Harriers, my event is the
:07:58. > :08:04.four by 100m Relay and my personal best is 10.14 seconds. The final
:08:05. > :08:08.event, Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be looking for
:08:09. > :08:19.automatic qualifying here in lane five. So a clean start. Think it is
:08:20. > :08:26.neither is going well, as is Great Britain and Northern Ireland in lane
:08:27. > :08:29.five. A safe hands -- a safe handover by the British team, and
:08:30. > :08:36.Great Britain and Northern Ireland flying down the back straight. Adam
:08:37. > :08:42.Gemili on the top bend, the 200-metre runner in superb form,
:08:43. > :08:51.Brazil making strides on the inside. Danny Talbot for Great Britain and
:08:52. > :09:02.Northern Ireland. And unofficially, the British team project and 22
:09:03. > :09:05.seconds. That is the result. The final heat Michael Mathieu by Great
:09:06. > :09:11.Britain and Northern Ireland, Barbados going through as well. And
:09:12. > :09:18.in terms of the final, it is looking tasty. This is what it will comprise
:09:19. > :09:23.of, the Canada, USA, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, down to
:09:24. > :09:26.Barbados. A great start by the British men and we will speak with
:09:27. > :09:34.them after their final later in the programme. First, to the women' four
:09:35. > :09:36.by 400m, the squad won winning the Rio Olympics Bronze medal and for
:09:37. > :09:41.the first time since then, the squad is back together. Not in Leeds,
:09:42. > :09:55.Christine Ohuruogu, saving herself for a place in the final. Eilidh
:09:56. > :10:03.Doyle, my event is the four by 400m Relay. My 400m personal-best is 51
:10:04. > :10:11..45 seconds. My name is Emily Diamond and I am competing in the
:10:12. > :10:22.400 -- four by 400m Relay. I run for Liverpool Harriers, Anyika Onuora.
:10:23. > :10:35.My event is the four by 400m. I run for sale Harriers, Kelly Massey, I
:10:36. > :10:47.am competing in the four by 400m. The starting list for heat two. The
:10:48. > :10:49.women' 4 x 400m. Bahamas in lane seven and Canada in lane eight could
:10:50. > :11:03.be a team to watch. It is another clean start. Look out
:11:04. > :11:11.for Eilidh Doyle for Great Britain on inside. But immediately, storming
:11:12. > :11:16.out in lane seven. Shaunae Miller-Uibo has already made up the
:11:17. > :11:20.ground and has surpassed Caroline Muir, who is no slouch herself, and
:11:21. > :11:25.you will listen to the reception as she comes round and the home
:11:26. > :11:30.stretch. She really went out fast. And there will be work to do for
:11:31. > :11:38.some of the others. Eilidh Doyle digging deep to bring Britain into
:11:39. > :11:46.the race. But this is a fantastic lead by the Olympic champion Shaunae
:11:47. > :11:50.Miller-Uibo, who hands over to Anthonique Strachan. And already a
:11:51. > :11:55.big lead after 400m. I was questioning why they would put their
:11:56. > :12:00.best runner on the first leg but she brought them out to it, and a huge
:12:01. > :12:05.lead which brought this crowd into the meet. The crowd was in a frenzy,
:12:06. > :12:11.they went over the top at this point. That was a really good idea
:12:12. > :12:16.by the team from the Bahamas. On the second leg now, and diamonds ran a
:12:17. > :12:21.good leg for Great Britain in the Olympics, she will have to do the
:12:22. > :12:27.same here, and she is trying to eat into that advantage -- diamonds.
:12:28. > :12:33.Canada in third and Nigeria fourth. But it is going to be Anthonique
:12:34. > :12:38.Strachan into the third handover. See the strides, keeping the
:12:39. > :12:48.advantage. And she has done so, she was tiring towards the end. Onuora
:12:49. > :12:55.for Great Britain on the third leg. Great Britain has done a wonderful
:12:56. > :13:02.job of cutting that lead into half, she had ten metres, the Bahamas, in
:13:03. > :13:12.the lead at the changeover. Nigeria moving up just a little bit as well.
:13:13. > :13:18.Christina has work to do after the Bahamas had that big lead. Everybody
:13:19. > :13:27.bunching up again. A close race now, Nigeria have run a great race, but
:13:28. > :13:32.they are wearing down. Onuora challenging the Bahamas as we head
:13:33. > :13:42.over to the changeover with Bahamas leading. Brown takes the baton and
:13:43. > :13:46.Canon Bahamas hold off Kelly Massey on their shoulder? That is not
:13:47. > :13:54.somebody I would want on my shoulder. More experience. Brown is
:13:55. > :13:59.watching out as Massey has moved in front so Bahamas had that huge
:14:00. > :14:06.advantage after the first part of the race but Kelly Massey with all
:14:07. > :14:09.her experience, a four-time medallist at major events, the
:14:10. > :14:16.32-year-old has looked at the screen, the Nigerians coming around
:14:17. > :14:20.at the outside. Plenty of experience to catch Massey, this is going to be
:14:21. > :14:24.a close finish because the Nigerians are going to take it. Massey is
:14:25. > :14:30.tired. And the Canadians finishing strong. Nigeria take it. Great
:14:31. > :14:36.Britain and second and the Bahamas have been run out of it down in
:14:37. > :14:45.fourth. Nigeria with a strong finish, which means it is the
:14:46. > :14:49.quartet who took the honours and a seasons best, Great Britain taking
:14:50. > :14:55.the second automatic qualifying position, Canada and Bahamas holding
:14:56. > :15:00.on. Despite featuring just one of that Olympic gold medal winning
:15:01. > :15:04.line-up Natasha Hastings, USA were in a league of their own, looking to
:15:05. > :15:11.defend their unbeaten run in the event. Poland also impressed, they
:15:12. > :15:17.have never won a gold medal at the World Relays but a powerful sprint
:15:18. > :15:21.finish by European indoor gold-medallist signalled their
:15:22. > :15:26.intent to end that in the final. They and the USA will be joined by
:15:27. > :15:32.fellow automatic qualifiers Jamaica, Australia, Nigeria and Great
:15:33. > :15:34.Britain, Botswana and France the quickest of the finishers. That
:15:35. > :15:40.should be a fascinating final later, as was the Rio Olympics 400-metre
:15:41. > :15:46.final last year. South Africa stormed to victory, setting a new
:15:47. > :15:50.world record in the process, it was quite simply breathtaking. Also in
:15:51. > :15:58.that race was Matthew Hudson-Smith, of Great Britain.
:15:59. > :16:06.Matthew, you get to come to some pretty amazing places when you are
:16:07. > :16:10.an athlete? But there is a serious job to do? Yes, it is the world
:16:11. > :16:16.relays and everyone is on their A-game. I am really looking forward
:16:17. > :16:22.to it. It will be a stepping stone. This is something to get excited
:16:23. > :16:31.about! Paradise Beach. We are next to the hotel so good recovery. Talk
:16:32. > :16:36.about 2016. It was a historic final to be part of? Yes, I think that was
:16:37. > :16:41.probably the most terrified I have ever been in my life. I remember
:16:42. > :16:48.literally, it went blank and going to about 150, and everyone basically
:16:49. > :16:54.getting on my shoulder and going past. I thought, I cannot come last
:16:55. > :17:01.in the Olympics so I started sprinting. When I came across the
:17:02. > :17:07.line and saw the time I thought, that is all right. It is a new world
:17:08. > :17:13.record! Words cannot describe how mad it was. From 2015 when they said
:17:14. > :17:21.I possibly needed surgery and I might miss Rio to get into the
:17:22. > :17:27.final, and being in a world record race, to say the least was a bit
:17:28. > :17:34.amazing, it was a testament to my coach and everyone around me. We
:17:35. > :17:38.have just got to perform on the day and the Bahamas, World Championship
:17:39. > :17:45.relays is a great opportunity to bring some people in and start from
:17:46. > :17:49.fresh. Is there any great rivalry between the boys and girls? We are
:17:50. > :17:57.all right. Apart from Christine always beating me up but I take it!
:17:58. > :18:03.Character building! She says it is character building but I say it is
:18:04. > :18:13.bullying! Fighting talk! She will beat me up! Someone will see this
:18:14. > :18:20.and text her! Matthew Hudson-Smith will lead off the GB team who won
:18:21. > :18:23.bronze in 2015. After the controversial disqualification at
:18:24. > :18:30.the Olympics, this line-up feel they have something to prove in 2017.
:18:31. > :18:39.This is the line-up for the 4x400 metres relay. The Bahamas with their
:18:40. > :18:44.youth and talent will be in lane seven. A strong team from Great
:18:45. > :19:00.Britain led by Matthew Hudson Smith in lane four. Away they go. Look out
:19:01. > :19:06.for Mattioni in lane seven. Daniel Harper having to work really hard to
:19:07. > :19:12.keep pace. Hudson-Smith of Great Britain is going well in lane four.
:19:13. > :19:27.They will come round towards the front straight. And the Golden night
:19:28. > :19:31.of 2012 working really hard. Hudson-Smith is pushing hard. The
:19:32. > :19:36.Canadian Harper is really starting to trial. The first handover is
:19:37. > :19:42.tight. It is Belgium and the Bahamas. It is the race we expected.
:19:43. > :19:46.Good legs by the Bahamas and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
:19:47. > :19:51.team. Matthew Hudson-Smith has handed over to Delanno Williams. It
:19:52. > :19:57.is the British athlete who take them down the back straight. France now
:19:58. > :20:01.in second place. Williams is moving and the Bahamians have problems with
:20:02. > :20:06.Pinder. He has lost three or four metres on the inside of the track.
:20:07. > :20:11.Williams comes into the home straight. France are in second place
:20:12. > :20:16.at the moment. It is the first two from each heat who qualify. This
:20:17. > :20:20.race has a long way to go. It is intriguingly poised with Great
:20:21. > :20:27.Britain leading from France. The baton is handed to Jarryd Dunn, the
:20:28. > :20:33.UK indoor champion. The Belgians are catching up as well. Jarryd Blair
:20:34. > :20:37.and has taken the lane kind of wide. The French athlete has a plan that
:20:38. > :20:50.position if he wants to go on the inside. It will be a tough race. The
:20:51. > :20:55.Bahamas are getting back in this. Andretti Bain has recovered somewhat
:20:56. > :21:01.for the Bahamas. The French were halfway there at the start. He is
:21:02. > :21:07.really working hard in the last 50 metres. We go to the final handover
:21:08. > :21:17.and the baton safely transferred to the Ed Campbell. -- to Theo
:21:18. > :21:22.Campbell. It is only the front two who qualify. Look at the fly is
:21:23. > :21:27.different. Theo Campbell, a former triple jumper down the back straight
:21:28. > :21:33.-- look at the size difference. This is a big deal for the young British
:21:34. > :21:36.man. They will automatically qualify. The Bahamians are making
:21:37. > :21:49.the charge. Is it too late to get into the first two? Even Gardner has
:21:50. > :21:54.had a real go. Watch Gardiner coming in for third. It is France to take
:21:55. > :22:06.it, Great Britain second. The Bahamas are third. France winning
:22:07. > :22:11.the first heat in this 4x400 m relay. Wade Van Niekerk Confirmation
:22:12. > :22:24.of the results. The USA have won gold in the event
:22:25. > :22:29.at each edition of the world relays that Trinidad and Tobago showed 2017
:22:30. > :22:34.could have a different outcome, edging their encounter. In the final
:22:35. > :22:38.heat, Botswana, thing at Rio 2016, finished clear of a Jamaican line-up
:22:39. > :22:43.which included two silver-medallists from last year's Olympics. It was
:22:44. > :22:47.inevitably all change in the final with the strongest nations battling
:22:48. > :22:53.together. Britain would have it all to do after qualifying with the
:22:54. > :22:59.slowest time. Coming up, the men's 4x100 metres. Justin Gatlin anchors
:23:00. > :23:05.strong quartet. It might be the Olympic bronze-medallist, but the
:23:06. > :23:08.British 4x400 m team will have to go a lot quicker if they want to beat
:23:09. > :23:16.the Olympic gold-medallist in the USA. And then is the turn of the
:23:17. > :23:21.men. The American team will be anchored by LaShawn Merritt. Can the
:23:22. > :23:26.British men get on the podium after just qualifying for the final?
:23:27. > :23:31.Relays feature a number of events not usually seen at major
:23:32. > :23:38.championships and the four by 800 metres is one of those. The USA
:23:39. > :23:47.defended their crown, Belarus took silver and Australia the bronze.
:23:48. > :23:53.Another non-Olympic event is the 4x200 metres. The women's race was
:23:54. > :23:57.all about Jamaica and in particular, Elaine Thompson. The breakthrough
:23:58. > :24:03.sprinter of Rio 2016 powered clear of heard Jamaican rivals to claim --
:24:04. > :24:10.her German rivals declaimed Jamaica's first gold of the event.
:24:11. > :24:14.What is this like, is it different? It is kind of different but when we
:24:15. > :24:19.came out here in the heats, to advance in the finals, we came out
:24:20. > :24:24.here more confident to go out there and win. How has your life changed
:24:25. > :24:28.in the last 12 or 18 months? The success you have had in the
:24:29. > :24:36.Olympics, your profile has gone through the roof. My life has been
:24:37. > :24:40.changed. I have a responsibility, especially to the younger kids. I am
:24:41. > :24:44.being more responsible, the things that I do, what I say and how I
:24:45. > :24:51.dress. My life has been changed a lot.
:24:52. > :24:57.As you can see, the Jamaican fans are here to cheer on Elaine Thompson
:24:58. > :25:05.and Yohan Blake. The superstar is Usain Bolt. He will not be here. He
:25:06. > :25:08.has decided to finish his career in a race at the London championships.
:25:09. > :25:14.Steve Cram has been to find out more.
:25:15. > :25:23.Hello again. Good to see you. Go on in. It is not as simple as it is, I
:25:24. > :25:27.have done what I want to do. I have done great in the sport. People just
:25:28. > :25:32.want to see more and more, but you as a person have to decide, this is
:25:33. > :25:38.it. I do not want to continue and at the end I start losing because I
:25:39. > :25:44.hate losing. Is there a bit of trepidation? You will always be
:25:45. > :25:47.nervous, definitely. But I am also excited to move onto a different
:25:48. > :25:53.chapter of my life, try something new. I have a bet with my managers.
:25:54. > :25:59.They give me two years before I get a belly! I cannot let that happen!
:26:00. > :26:08.You can hear more of that interview in a special programme.
:26:09. > :26:13.The atmosphere here tonight is incredible and it is about to get
:26:14. > :26:20.even crazier. Next up is the men's 4x100 m final. Despite an impressive
:26:21. > :26:23.heat, the British team made a change to their line-up. Adam Gemili out,
:26:24. > :26:43.rising star Ojie Edoburun in. This is the line-up. It is a strong
:26:44. > :26:47.one. The elusive prize is the Jamaicans are not in that eight
:26:48. > :26:53.strong line-up. You will be looking at the talent of the urging
:26:54. > :27:09.Canadians and the power of the United states team.
:27:10. > :27:17.40 seconds to decide gold. The United States have gone out well.
:27:18. > :27:21.The Canadians chasing hard. The first changeover, good and clean
:27:22. > :27:27.from Great Britain. They are hauling outside them. The Canadians will
:27:28. > :27:31.have a bit of work to do. The handover from Britain is good at
:27:32. > :27:35.well. Daniel Tolbert. Look at the Chinese starting to put the
:27:36. > :27:39.accelerators down. It is all set up for the final leg. The British have
:27:40. > :27:45.made a mess of it but the Americans are clear. It is Gatlin all the way.
:27:46. > :27:51.It is Justin Gatlin for the United States of America in 38.4 three. It
:27:52. > :27:57.is gold for the US. It was billed as the big contest between Justin
:27:58. > :28:00.Gatlin and Andre De Grasse. It would not materialise. The Canadians were
:28:01. > :28:11.gone, the British were gone, the gold is for the US. But what a race
:28:12. > :28:15.full of drama. The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team were flying.
:28:16. > :28:20.Ojie Edoburun, the youngster, was put on the last leg. The changes
:28:21. > :28:24.were made. It looked like he went off too early. There was no chance
:28:25. > :28:30.he would get it in the takeover zone. This was a race that
:28:31. > :28:34.ultimately came down to some errors. Confirmation of another gold for the
:28:35. > :28:40.United States. Justin Gatlin bringing them home. I think tonight
:28:41. > :28:44.shows you have got to be a better and to stick around. We have two
:28:45. > :28:48.young rookies on the scene who are running fast. They want to get the
:28:49. > :28:51.job done. They want to solidify a legacy after we have gone and
:28:52. > :28:55.retired. I am happy for them. I think going into the next couple of
:28:56. > :29:00.months we will keep that energy going and going to London and the
:29:01. > :29:05.finals and hopefully the podium. We gave it our best effort. It is
:29:06. > :29:09.difficult to say. I am proud of the guys. It is the first time we have
:29:10. > :29:13.come together as a team. It is a good camp, it has been a great team
:29:14. > :29:19.spirit and we will move on from it. We always do. We come back stronger.
:29:20. > :29:24.As hard as it is to do it at the world we live, we have got the World
:29:25. > :29:28.Championships and that is what we will work towards. Disappointed. It
:29:29. > :29:32.is not a nice feeling. As Danny said, it is about the bigger
:29:33. > :29:36.picture, the world champs. I am confident we can get the job done.
:29:37. > :29:41.It is lessons we have to learn but unfortunately have to learn it here.
:29:42. > :29:45.A new day meant new medal opportunities. But it also brought
:29:46. > :29:50.new challenges. There is wind and rain here proving it is not always
:29:51. > :29:58.perfect conditions in the Bahamas. Earlier I caught up with the GB team
:29:59. > :30:04.to find out what life is like on tour.
:30:05. > :30:13.Hi, I am Emily Diamond. And I am Kelly Massie. We won bronze in 2016.
:30:14. > :30:18.And this is where we are staying. This is the pool area where we like
:30:19. > :30:26.to relax after training sessions or get some sun. There are some table
:30:27. > :30:33.tennis tables we like to play out. I was going to say to whack the ball
:30:34. > :30:41.around! Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoyed our guide. Idiot!
:30:42. > :30:47.The USA are the reigning champions and progressing from the heat was a
:30:48. > :30:48.mere formality for the team featuring two Rio Olympics
:30:49. > :30:58.gold-medallists. World Champion Jamaica were in the
:30:59. > :31:03.second heat. It is Jamaica and Germany, battling it out for victory
:31:04. > :31:08.in the second heat. The race is on for third place. Jamaica and
:31:09. > :31:14.Germany, Germany take it, Jamaica second. In lane five, the Italians
:31:15. > :31:17.take third place. The Italians were disqualified, allowing Brazil to
:31:18. > :31:21.sneak into the final. The British team withdrew ahead of the event
:31:22. > :31:25.because of injuries, the major medals to be contested between the
:31:26. > :31:30.United States, Germany and Jamaica. What a run by the Germans, proving
:31:31. > :31:37.anything can happen with conditions as they are at the moment. That
:31:38. > :31:44.final later, first, the women' 4 x 400m. Great Britain qualifying with
:31:45. > :31:51.the second fastest time, but boosted by the inclusion of Christine
:31:52. > :31:55.Ohuruogu. It is always great to experience different parts of the
:31:56. > :31:57.globe, that is one of the great things I can do in my sport, we get
:31:58. > :32:06.to travel all the time. The venues are not always in pretty
:32:07. > :32:09.parts of the world like this, but when we do get a chance to come
:32:10. > :32:14.here, it is nice that you get a chance to visit places you would not
:32:15. > :32:19.usually visit. It is a great opportunity to come together as a
:32:20. > :32:23.team. And also, as we begin the season, to start preparing to
:32:24. > :32:29.London. We have one new addition to the team. A youngster who, it will
:32:30. > :32:32.be great for her to be part of the medal winning Relay team of last
:32:33. > :32:37.year. And it would be great for her to learn from the rest of us. People
:32:38. > :32:41.generally go through the same experiences in that pressurised
:32:42. > :32:45.situation. And I think the most important thing I have learnt is
:32:46. > :32:49.just to try and do my best to keep the athletes can't because I know
:32:50. > :32:54.that with me, if you get flustered and you think a mile a minute and
:32:55. > :32:59.you cram too much in, you can't really focus. So I really try and
:33:00. > :33:02.get them to stay calm and focus on their job and what they need to do,
:33:03. > :33:06.and don't worry about the rest of the team and letting the team down.
:33:07. > :33:09.Do not carry extra pressure other than the fact you go out and do your
:33:10. > :33:12.job properly. That generally does help dealing with new or younger
:33:13. > :33:20.athletes in the team. Ohuruogu holding on to take the
:33:21. > :33:27.Bronze for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We could never
:33:28. > :33:33.secured a medal at the Olympics so to win with this team, I would not
:33:34. > :33:37.say it sparked a new era in the 400-metre Relay running for us, but
:33:38. > :33:41.it gave the girls a sense of real belief. And there is more to come,
:33:42. > :33:46.Tokyo in a couple of years. The girls will be more than experienced
:33:47. > :33:50.in dealing with being in Olympic finals and running as a team. And I
:33:51. > :34:00.think they have a lot to look forward to, really exciting future.
:34:01. > :34:13.Jamaica in three, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, seven. They are
:34:14. > :34:18.the Olympic medallists. That is the Jamaican contingent, hoping their
:34:19. > :34:30.strong squad -- squad can bring points and prizes.
:34:31. > :34:45.So the USA want this -- won this in 2015 and they are looking to defend
:34:46. > :34:53.their title. As expected, France's of the USA has gone out hard for the
:34:54. > :35:01.Americans. She has already made the stag in the first 200m against the
:35:02. > :35:06.Polish runner. I did like the guts of the Polish athletes yesterday.
:35:07. > :35:13.You can't let Phyllis Francis shake loose and give the USA a big lead or
:35:14. > :35:18.you will never catch up. America going well, George of Nigeria going
:35:19. > :35:25.well. Diamond in the mix for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And it
:35:26. > :35:34.is the USA who take the baton. This is the longest leg. Ashley Spencer,
:35:35. > :35:38.for the USA. She took world indoor silver in Portland last year and she
:35:39. > :35:45.sweeps into the back straight in the lead. She is a 400m hurdler and she
:35:46. > :35:56.opened in the 400 and took over in the 400m with a new coach. Close
:35:57. > :36:00.proximity of 4 x 400m running, with space at the front for America,
:36:01. > :36:06.Great Britain and Northern Ireland and second. Also running well after
:36:07. > :36:16.a good season. Jamaica on a charge. McLauchlin chasing down Laivia
:36:17. > :36:21.Nielsen and Poland back in the mix. Third leg for the USA, and
:36:22. > :36:26.exceptional indoor season, winning -- running the fastest time in the
:36:27. > :36:37.300m, and she's running away with it. There is a battle behind Quanera
:36:38. > :36:41.Hayes. Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Jamaica, Ellie Doyle
:36:42. > :36:46.holding the inside line on the Jamaican, Chambers. The battle
:36:47. > :36:53.continues. The USA leading the way in this race. Quanera Hayes coming
:36:54. > :37:01.down into the home straight, handing over to the multi-medals winning
:37:02. > :37:06.Natasha Hastings. Jamaica in third. This is what the USA does to you in
:37:07. > :37:11.this race, they decimate you and they run away from you. That up by
:37:12. > :37:17.Phyllis Francis. Giving it to the golden one, Natasha Hastings.
:37:18. > :37:24.Natasha Hastings down the back straight, the back is too far back,
:37:25. > :37:27.that is Olympic champion from 2008, Christine Ohuruogu. She is taken at
:37:28. > :37:35.the moment by Stephenie Ann McPherson. America going to get the
:37:36. > :37:42.eight points and the $50,000, but Jamaica pulling away with Stephenie
:37:43. > :37:45.Ann McPherson, in the silver medal position. Christine Ohuruogu being
:37:46. > :37:51.challenged by the Polish team. Poland slot into a medal position.
:37:52. > :37:57.Ohuruogu tries to fight back, but America have gone, they are the
:37:58. > :38:01.champions in the 4 x 400m, Jamaica being challenged by Poland. Poland
:38:02. > :38:09.get the silver and Jamaica the Bronze. The Americans were gone
:38:10. > :38:17.after the opening leg of Phyllis Francis, but what a run by the
:38:18. > :38:22.Polish team! But once again, team USA, France's, Spencer, Quanera
:38:23. > :38:30.Hayes and Hastings, too strong in the final. Poland is did the same
:38:31. > :38:37.thing in the heats. They closed like a freight train. I like their guts
:38:38. > :38:47.and determination, the Polish team. Tasha Hastings blows a kiss, Phyllis
:38:48. > :38:51.Francis gives others a jerk. Confirmation of the 4 x 400m, gold
:38:52. > :38:56.for the USA, silver for Poland and a Bronze medal for Jamaica.
:38:57. > :39:05.Fourth is the top is placed finish, but you can take positives from that
:39:06. > :39:08.run? Yes, every race, we want to win, of course. But this
:39:09. > :39:13.Championships is not so important about positions, it is a case of
:39:14. > :39:18.getting the likes going again and kicking of the season and getting
:39:19. > :39:22.back into the rhythm of 4 x 400m. To finish fourth, we would have loved a
:39:23. > :39:28.medal, but it is a positive start for everybody. What are you learning
:39:29. > :39:32.from being part of the squad, with a lot of experience here? Yes, it is
:39:33. > :39:35.nice to slot into a Bronze medal winning team, I have learned so much
:39:36. > :39:38.from these ladies and looked up to them for so long and they have
:39:39. > :39:44.welcomed me as a new member and they have taught me the lessons. Just so
:39:45. > :39:47.pleased we came away with that. How tough was today in terms of the
:39:48. > :39:51.conditions because it is wet in parts of the track and I was
:39:52. > :39:55.scuffling going on? Not ideal conditions, but we are in the same
:39:56. > :40:00.situation so you have to deal with it. We're used to British conditions
:40:01. > :40:06.so it is all right for others! Used the rain. There will not be many
:40:07. > :40:10.more major events, how are you enjoying this and the experience of
:40:11. > :40:14.being out in front of a crowd like that again? I have grown up really
:40:15. > :40:18.enjoying relays and I have progressed to the sport really
:40:19. > :40:23.enjoying the camaraderie of being in 18. I will miss this. I am really
:40:24. > :40:30.proud of the girls. They always show up. Give them a simple instructions,
:40:31. > :40:36.everybody does their job and we are all smiling, which is good. More
:40:37. > :40:39.athletics coming up on the BBC to keep you smiling. There is the Usain
:40:40. > :40:44.Bolt documentary followed by the first of this latest session of
:40:45. > :41:11.Diamond League meetings. Before all of that, can the fall --
:41:12. > :41:16.can the 4 x 400m men's team won over the USA? How will the surprise
:41:17. > :41:21.quartet of Germany fare against Rio 2016 silver-medallists USA and
:41:22. > :41:24.Jamaica? And the last race sees the men racing against the women and
:41:25. > :41:33.women against men, the intriguing mixed 4 x 400m Relay. The 4 x 800m
:41:34. > :41:38.is the longest and most gruelling event of the programme and the men's
:41:39. > :41:41.final involved an epic battle between 2014 winners Kenya and
:41:42. > :41:48.defending champions the United States, Clayton Murphy powering
:41:49. > :41:53.clear to get a six -- a second successive gold. Next is the final
:41:54. > :42:04.of the men's 4 x 200m final. Confirmation of the finalists.
:42:05. > :42:09.United States have never won this event at the World Relays, the
:42:10. > :42:13.Jamaicans have won two times. Jamaica will be roared on by the
:42:14. > :42:15.home crowd, and what have Canada got to offer, and who else could come
:42:16. > :42:32.from the crowd? When it all finishers, there are
:42:33. > :42:40.flame-throwers and we will have fireworks first. Jamaica has gone
:42:41. > :42:46.out well. But Noah Lyles has started impressively for the United States.
:42:47. > :42:53.A good first 200 from the Jamaicans. Look at the changeover, that was
:42:54. > :42:58.good from Jamaica. Julie dead end to going well on the outside. And look
:42:59. > :43:04.at Jarrion Lawson for the United States in lane six. Impressive from
:43:05. > :43:08.Jarrion Lawson. A big stagger on this race and we watch the
:43:09. > :43:13.handovers, Jamaicans looking like they are in a good position, the
:43:14. > :43:21.Bahamas away and the United States off. Around that bend with Jarrion
:43:22. > :43:27.Lawson, Noah Lyles handed it over and Lawson streaks away. Jamaica on
:43:28. > :43:32.the inside with it Heinz. It is still tight. Still so much to be
:43:33. > :43:42.decided. Jamaica working hard and the Canadians are going really well.
:43:43. > :43:48.On the inside. This is Canada, the United States in seconds. It is
:43:49. > :43:52.going to beat Canada with gold, a surprise with the United States in
:43:53. > :43:59.second, what drama and finish! They surprised everybody at the end. They
:44:00. > :44:04.really good third leg from Andre de Grasse. And Aaron Brown has had bad
:44:05. > :44:16.memories at World Relays and this is very good. Confirmation of how it
:44:17. > :44:19.finished. And the Canadians are, gold-medallists at the Institute,
:44:20. > :44:27.edging out to the United States. Jamaica with third. One final medal
:44:28. > :44:32.transforms Great Britain in the men's 4 x 400m, it is missing Martyn
:44:33. > :44:33.Rooney, the three-time Olympian, who picked up a niggle, but the line-up
:44:34. > :44:38.is strong. Matthew Hudson-Smith, my event is
:44:39. > :44:59.the other 4 x 400m. Quanera Hayes, I run for Enfield and
:45:00. > :45:05.Haringey. My event is the 4 x 400m. In my personal best is the 45.42. I
:45:06. > :45:17.run for Birchfield Harriers, Jarryd Dunn. My personal best is 45.09.
:45:18. > :45:25.Theo Campbell, I run for Birchfield Harriers. Intel's! My 400m
:45:26. > :45:38.personal-best is 46.02. This is the line-up for the men's 4
:45:39. > :45:44.x 400m Relay. The USA defending the title they won here in 2014 and
:45:45. > :45:47.2015. Danger from Botswana, Great Britain performed well in
:45:48. > :45:57.qualifying. And in lane seven, Jamaica on the outside.
:45:58. > :46:06.The gun goes and they are away cleanly from the start. Hudson-Smith
:46:07. > :46:17.has got the Jamaican Pinder outside him and Hudson Mathies has gone
:46:18. > :46:26.well. -- Hudson-Smith has gone well. It looks like a decent start from
:46:27. > :46:35.Peter Matthews. From the looks of things, the Botswana 's have decided
:46:36. > :46:41.not to load up their mixed relay. We have a long way to go. Approaching
:46:42. > :46:48.the first handover. Great Britain have done pretty well there. They
:46:49. > :47:01.are pretty even with the Jamaicans. The United States with Sony McQuay
:47:02. > :47:08.racing. He is having a really good look behind him. He knows he has got
:47:09. > :47:14.the Jamaicans settling in. The Botswana and is now trying to make a
:47:15. > :47:25.run for it. The United States have got a good lead. We will see how
:47:26. > :47:29.they can hang on. The Americans have given up Elizabeth ground but a good
:47:30. > :47:33.run. Jarreau Richards has run really well for Trinidad and Tobago and
:47:34. > :47:38.they are in second place at the moment. The United States have the
:47:39. > :47:43.baton in hands of Kyle Clemens now. He takes it round into the back
:47:44. > :47:48.straight and he has got them chasing. The Jamaicans working
:47:49. > :47:56.really hard as well now. Martin Manley in there. He has done really
:47:57. > :48:01.well. Trinidad hanging on. Manley did a great move. Watch out for the
:48:02. > :48:10.Botswana and team. They are in fourth position. Clemens brings them
:48:11. > :48:16.down the home straight. There is a four way tussle at the moment for
:48:17. > :48:20.gold. Who will we see? Will the experience of LaShawn Merritt do the
:48:21. > :48:30.job or will it be youthful style and towel and? LaShawn Merritt has been
:48:31. > :48:41.there and done it. Trinidad and Tobago is in there as well. What a
:48:42. > :48:46.race. Here comes Sibanda. The Jamaicans cannot keep up with them
:48:47. > :48:50.at the moment. Steven Gayle has lost a couple of metres. Merritt is
:48:51. > :48:57.holding off Sibanda. He has done this before to bring the United
:48:58. > :49:05.States the gold. What a finish! It is Merritt for the United States. He
:49:06. > :49:10.holds off Sibanda. Jamaica will get the bronze. Once again America get
:49:11. > :49:18.the gold. It is now three-time champions in the 4x400 metres.
:49:19. > :49:23.Confirmation of the results. The Botswana and split up a real battle
:49:24. > :49:25.but they held them off in the home straight.
:49:26. > :49:31.Massive congratulations on the gold medal. You want to send out a
:49:32. > :49:37.message today? We always want to put together a great team and run well.
:49:38. > :49:42.Let me get the baton and do what I do. I was feeling good today. I kind
:49:43. > :49:46.of set the pace going out. I wanted to kick at the end and see who was
:49:47. > :49:50.going to go with me. Someone tried to go with me but I held them off
:49:51. > :49:55.and I am pleased about that. This event is great and it is a great
:49:56. > :50:09.crowd? It is. This is the third time we have been to the Bahamas and won
:50:10. > :50:12.gold. Want to keep it up. Is coming up where we will get together again
:50:13. > :50:14.as a relay and hopefully put on another show and get another gold. I
:50:15. > :50:18.guess what happened at the Rio Olympics, there is a lot this squad
:50:19. > :50:23.wants to do and prove yourselves on this track? We believe we can mix
:50:24. > :50:29.with the best in the world and we believe we can push the Americans
:50:30. > :50:33.and we have shown today that we have made the final. I just want to say
:50:34. > :50:36.thanks to the medical team. If you know what has gone on
:50:37. > :50:40.behind-the-scenes, I am lucky to even run today. I was in a bad way
:50:41. > :50:45.this morning so I am thankful to the medical team for getting me just fit
:50:46. > :50:49.enough to run today. There is a lot more to come. I am running myself
:50:50. > :50:57.fit again after a dodgy couple of weeks. We have a couple people out
:50:58. > :50:59.with a little niggle like Rooney. I think it will be a lot more
:51:00. > :51:07.dangerous when it comes to the worlds. A lot more tweaking but
:51:08. > :51:13.there is definitely more to come. The line-up for the women's 4x100
:51:14. > :51:22.metres relay here in Nassau. The United States and Jamaica together.
:51:23. > :51:31.Away they go. The United States will be looking to get a strong start.
:51:32. > :51:39.They are in lane three. Watch the first handover is. Don't forget,
:51:40. > :51:43.Dafne Schippers will be there. She has really put the accelerated down
:51:44. > :51:50.for the Netherlands. We may well have lost the United States you
:51:51. > :51:55.know, very early on. I think we have lost the USA. The battle is on now
:51:56. > :52:01.as Jamaica will come round the home straight. And also outside it is the
:52:02. > :52:07.Germans. China in there as well. Here come the Jamaicans. It is gold
:52:08. > :52:12.for Germany, silver for Jamaica and China with the bronze. Drama as the
:52:13. > :52:29.USA bowed out very early on in that race. They did not get the baton
:52:30. > :52:33.round. The Germans did. And it is gold for these delighted German
:52:34. > :52:39.girls. Let's have a look at this. Keep an eye on America there. Oh,
:52:40. > :52:44.she tripped. She has led off the Americans on the lead leg at the
:52:45. > :52:51.last two Olympics when they have one gold. Well, we will be interested to
:52:52. > :52:58.find out if she slipped on the wet track, if she has been injured.
:52:59. > :53:03.Let's look at the Germans here. How often can you say Germany going
:53:04. > :53:10.head-to-head in the relay. They were outstanding in this heat to qualify
:53:11. > :53:16.for the finals. Look at that. Oh, yes, a German win at the world
:53:17. > :53:29.relays. $50,000, absolutely superb from the German team. Confirmation,
:53:30. > :53:34.Germany, world relay winners. I am here with four women who could
:53:35. > :53:39.not be any happier right now. Congratulations, that must mean so
:53:40. > :53:45.much. Thank you, I think we cannot be happier than now. It is a dream
:53:46. > :53:51.country. I do not know what to say. It was crazy tonight, really crazy.
:53:52. > :54:01.The team looked a little emotional on the podium. Yes, very. A dream
:54:02. > :54:05.comes true, world champion, unbelievable!
:54:06. > :54:09.Now, the next 4x400 metre event is new to the world relay event. The
:54:10. > :54:13.International Olympic Committee are keen to see more competitions with
:54:14. > :54:17.men and women competing together. No British team for this one but the
:54:18. > :54:23.hosts Bahamas fielded a strong line-up with the hope of finishing
:54:24. > :54:26.with a flourish in front of their home fans.
:54:27. > :54:41.So, the gun goes and the crowd roars. Down the back straight the
:54:42. > :54:47.world leader goes. It is interesting, all eight teams decided
:54:48. > :54:55.to run men on the first leg. This is a great strategy from the Bahamians.
:54:56. > :55:02.They have run their fastest guy on the first leg to give them a lead.
:55:03. > :55:08.Stephen Gardner will have a good lead. The Botswana are going well on
:55:09. > :55:28.the outside. The raw comes back. A battle is brewing for second. The
:55:29. > :55:33.crowd are all about their Olympic champion and believe they have
:55:34. > :55:39.created. Make it easy for your third and fourth leg. That Bahamians are
:55:40. > :55:45.well out in front now. It is theirs to lose. This was to be expected in
:55:46. > :55:52.terms of the lead. The crowd are cheering and chanting. There answer
:55:53. > :56:00.in the air. Look at the lead that even Gardner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo
:56:01. > :56:03.how. This is where we will have something really interesting, women
:56:04. > :56:18.running against men in this relay. We will see if the women can catch
:56:19. > :56:28.up. Here comes the USA. They are trying to track down the Bahamian
:56:29. > :56:41.runner. Trinidad and Tobago in third. The American will hand over
:56:42. > :56:51.to Claudia Francis Miller leg. This is going to be a fantastic finish.
:56:52. > :56:58.The USA, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya. The final leg.
:56:59. > :57:06.Claudia Francis is the younger sister Phyllis who won earlier. Can
:57:07. > :57:16.she hold off Michael Matthew? Here he comes. Michael Mathieu is chasing
:57:17. > :57:21.down the Bahamian who has got the momentum. He has got heroin his
:57:22. > :57:35.sights. The crowd are going absolutely wild. -- he has got her
:57:36. > :57:40.in his sights. The Bahamas time it to perfection. The Bahamas take
:57:41. > :57:51.gold. USA pick up the silver and Jamaica the bronze. Is there a
:57:52. > :57:55.better way for the 2017 IAAF ITC World Relay Championships to finish
:57:56. > :58:03.with than with a victory for the Bahamas?
:58:04. > :58:12.Confirmation of the 4x400 m relay with men and women. Gold for the
:58:13. > :58:17.Bahamas. This is what it all means. The
:58:18. > :58:21.golden bats and is heading to America. 60 points amassed over the
:58:22. > :58:25.weekend. Jamaica second and Australia third.
:58:26. > :58:30.This party looks set to go one way into the night here in the Bahamas.
:58:31. > :58:35.The British team do not have any medals to celebrate but this was all
:58:36. > :58:38.about experience and trying out new tactics head of the IAAF World
:58:39. > :58:48.Championships in London. For now, that is all from the
:58:49. > :58:57.Bahamas. Next, we are off to London. Usain Bolt! He has done it! She is
:58:58. > :59:04.the champion! It is a new British record! A new world record! Sophie
:59:05. > :59:14.Hitchon, what an effort! Elaine Thompson has Olympic gold! It is
:59:15. > :59:20.huge! A new British record! David Rudisha will win the world title!
:59:21. > :59:22.Laura Muir now, she has smashed the British record! Mo Farah wins the
:59:23. > :59:27.gold! The country's best chefs
:59:28. > :59:32.go head-to-head... The old gloves are off now,
:59:33. > :59:34.aren't they? ..for a chance to cook
:59:35. > :59:38.at the Wimbledon Banquet.