Glasgow Indoor Championships Athletics

Welcome to Glasgow for the indoor

Grand Prix, the first track and

field of 2018 and perfect

opportunity to see the best of

British and the world's athletes

ahead of the world indoor

Championships in Birmingham on

Thursday. According to a recent

poll, athletics was voted the most

exciting sport to watch by the

British public and we hope over the

next three and a half hours we can

prove them right.

Great support from the home crowd.

That is what the crowd wanted to

see.

see.

She has done it! That is

enormous!

Here comes Andrew Pozzi. Andrew

Pozzi just got there in the end.

That is a huge jump.

Really good performance from Dina

Asher-Smith.

Dafne Schippers for

gold.

No doubt about the gold medal,

it

it was

gold.

No doubt about the gold medal,

it was written for her.

Well,

British athletics billet as the best

indoor athletics meeting of the

world. We will see big names,

multiple medallists like Dafne

Schippers of Scotland and Adam

Gemili, and Dina Asher-Smith. The

crowds are out to see some of the

big names like Elaine Thompson of

Jamaica there, who has come to enjoy

the Glasgow sunshine. We should be

outside, it is glorious! But we are

glad we are here.

outside, it is glorious! But we are

glad we are here. Seven track and

field shows on the BBC. From

Thursday we switched to Birmingham

with the world Indoors and we will

have the morning and evening

sessions on BBC Two, kicking off on

Thursday and the 3000 metres.

sessions on BBC Two, kicking off on

Thursday and the 3000 metres.

What a place Scotland was to arrive

yesterday evening after the Calcutta

Cup victory between England and

Scotland in the Six Nations. Looking

forward to top class athletics here,

as are we, and likely to be reunited

with Denise Lewis and Paula

Radcliffe. Paula Radcliffe and I

have been out freezing watching

cross country over the winter.

Denise Lewis is back. An opportunity

this season, with it being a

Commonwealth and European year,

athletes who got close in London can

get themselves up there on the

podium.

It is time to make the

transition. The athletes, the likes

of Pozzi and Dina Asher-Smith,

although she was injured last year,

she will look at this year, as with

all the British athletes, as an

opportunity to take medals. They

have bites of the Cherry and rightly

so. They should expect to raise

their game in a year.

The

Commonwealth Games, European

Championships. Some athletes we will

see today we will not see in the

world indoors, such as Dina

Asher-Smith, and some have made the

decision to go to the Commonwealth

Games or not do the Commonwealth

Games. It must be difficult with a

big indoor championships like the

World Championships because the

Commonwealth Games is early.

It is a

tricky stepping stone, managing year

with the Commonwealth Games in April

in Brisbane. Athletes have to manage

that with the world indoors and it

is only five weeks between the two,

then having a break and coming back

for the European Championships later

in the summer. You have athletes

like Laura Muir who have decided to

stay, partly because of her studies,

and training, she has decided to

forget the call of games and get

ready for the European.

And we have

the champion who is going for it.

He

has time to make up after a nasty

injury that kept him out of

athletics, but he is in form and

looking good. Why not? If you plan

this, as Paula hit the nail on the

head, you have hurt to have a good

plan in place and know how you will

approach this year. Some people will

opt to do the world indoors. But he

has an opportunity to keep racing

because some people have had to

sacrifice may be a good body of work

in training to do all three

championships.

It is about getting

the balance right. Laura is going

for the double at the world indoors

because of her veterinary studies

that finished this year, it is

important championship to cement

that title.

To build on that. She

announced herself a little bit with

the European double she did

convincingly. It will not be easy

for the world indoors. It has been

hard, competing for Scotland is

important so it was hard to say no

to the Commonwealth Games. Now she

wants to focus and make it count at

the world indoors because then she

will have to concentrate on studies,

get that out of the way before

building up to the European

Championships.

Greg Rutherford we

did not see much of last year.

Pretty much broke the season. The

won the British Championships last

week and is here today.

week and is here today. You get the

sense he is feeling his way this

season. If things go well we will

probably see him in Birmingham?

I'm

surprised he is managing to compete

at the British trials. He had

surgery on his ankle and for the

hernia new Mac that have been a

problem. He is back in here so

experienced, he has to make the

right choices. He is 31. He knows if

he gets close to the eight metres

mark he is in with a chance. Both of

the guys have jumped further than

him this season but he thinks, if I

am fit, anything can happen. He is

not intimidated. He knows if he is

fit and well he can surprise.

On the

global stage, he is not here today

but will be in Birmingham, Kristin

Coleman, just got a new world record

in the 60 metres. 6.34, smashing

Maurice Greene's world records so a

mouthwatering prospect.

It could be

incredible. I will not say it will

be the race of the tournament but it

is cracking. He is in fine form but

can he deliver when it matters?

In a

way, what happened in a metres in

London overshadowed his performance,

the headlines went other waves. He

is one of those who could be on the

global stage, replacing the likes of

Usain Bolt, Mo Farah.

He is in the

frame. A lot of people are ready to

step up and he is putting himself

forward and we have to underline he

ran that slightly at altitude in

Albuquerque. The times can be

quicker slightly for sprint at

altitude so it will be interesting

in Birmingham to see how it

translates.

Birmingham is not very

hilly!

translates.

Birmingham is not very

hilly! OK, this is how the afternoon

is going to shape up. The heats of

the 60 metres coming up with their

and their 400 metres with Doyle. Tom

Bosworth back in action. We will see

the undisputed world number one in

the high jump and we have heats and

a final in men's and within's 60

metres flat. The women's event

high-class with Dafne Schippers and

Dina Asher-Smith and Elaine

Thompson. Andy Pozzi is going over

the hurdles and after the finals of

the 60 metres, home favourite Lynsey

Sharp closes the meeting in the 800

metres. Next up, out on the track

for commentary. And there is the

athlete who won the US trials. I

will say hello to Steve Backley,

Kathleen Mary, Colin Jackson and

Andrew Cotter. COMMENTATOR: An

interesting day yesterday and a

great afternoon of athletics to look

forward to. This is the start list,

the first of two heats in their

women's 60 metres hurdles.

women's 60 metres hurdles. Marilyn

Nwawulor one of two British

representatives at the world

indoors.

indoors. She ran 8.13 to get the

qualifying standard. Raven Clay we

have talked about strength in depth

in American women's hurdling. Raven

Clay is not the finest of them but

still very strong. Megan Simons,

Jamaican champion a couple of years

ago, coached by Stephen Francis.

Owens, seventh in the US indoor

final. You think seventh but in the

US championships that is an

achievement. 7.94 she ran in

Albuquerque. And the US champion,

cherie canal this -- Sharika Nelvis.

And Isabel Pedersen. And Lindsey

Lindley of Nigeria, now an American

who runs for Nigeria. She ran in the

indoor meeting at Athlone recently

and won.

Three go through automatically from

the two heats and then the two

fastest losers, to the final, at

3:20pm.

The first of the senior track

events. We have had junior club

relays to warm us up.

The first of two heats in the

women's 60 metres hurdles.

Sharika Nelvis stumbled.

Sharika Nelvis, she did save it and

comes through to take second, just

ahead of Owens. Welcome to Glasgow,

Sharika Nelvis, watch your step.

Isabel Pedersen takes the victory.

It took an athlete of Sharika

Nelvis's quality to come back after

the early stumbled.

I was watching

carefully and they skidded back. She

lost traction at the beginning, the

most crucial part of the race, but

she kept her head, she knows how

good she is and she went past all

the rest of the field. She works

hard. Keeping a cool head, thinking

and my imposition, yes, I have

enough to see myself through but

next time in the final she has to

make sure the blocks are well fixed

in the floor, because that was the

problem, they skidded back. We can

look again. Everything shot back.

She lost everything you need to get

impetus going into the first hurdle,

but because of the quality of

athlete she is, she was able to do

that.

STUDIO: Wow, not the start Sharika

Nelvis was hoping for and to win the

US trials you have to be a talent

because that event is loaded with

talent. Coming up, we have the men's

60 metres heats and competing for

Great Britain are Adam Gemili and CJ

Ujah, Brothers in Arms last summer

at the World Championships.

Ujah, Brothers in Arms last summer

at the World Championships.

We believe we have always have the

ability to challenge the world's

best.

I knew I wanted to give the

team the best start. London, home

champs. I believed we would win it.

There was a calm demeanour.

Everyone

knew the work was done. We stuck

together and believed in each other

and it culminated in one of the best

nights of my life.

Add any

Championships, it is great to win

that we were lucky to do it in front

of a great crowd and a moment like

that will stay with us for ever. The

rest was pretty much a blur. It is

our time to step up and win medals

individually. We did it as a relay

that if you ask those guys, it is

about being an individual champion

and we have the talent across all

events.

Being number one in that

podium, that is the main goal. I

have achieved the little girls, like

achieving a relay gold medal with

the guys. Hopefully get that at the

Olympics, as well, now it is

individually.

What has brought you

to Glasgow?

This is a stepping stone

in preparation for the world

indoors. It would be nice to come

out of nationals to racing some of

the fastest guys in the world. Get a

little feeling, six and seven days

of rest and then we go again.

I am

still building and in quite heavy

training, building into the

Commonwealth Games but I will go and

test myself and use it to compete

with the best guys. It is a

world-class field. The British

athletes are there and a lot of guys

are using it for preparation for the

world indoors and I am using it as

preparation for the Commonwealth

Games.

I have the leeway where I can

race back to back weeks. I feel I am

getting faster every race.

Now it is

on to Glasgow and the world. I am

excited for Britain, especially

going into Tokyo. I expect to see a

lot of men and women. The women are

still building but they are

unbelievable athletes. We will see a

lot more medals. That is the hope.

Those men 60-metre heats go off just

after 4pm. It was such an exciting

day, that final day, in terms of

British sprinting success. There did

seem to be this rich talent that was

getting itself on the podium in

those relays but how easy or how

much inspiration will they get from

that in terms of taking that into

individual success?

They're going to

draw a lot of inspiration from that.

I can't begin to tell you what it

feels like when you stand on that

podium having all that belief and

all that expectation and

anticipation of that moment. What

you get from these guys, and the

women sprinters, is this

overwhelming sense of belief that

they are able. And a sense of

belonging. They don't fear anyone

but it will be difficult to make

that transition but mentally, how

can you become those world beaters?

Don't fear the Americans!

We saw the

changing of the guard in a way

because Jamaican sprinting seems to

be kind of coming over the other

side of the hill a little bit at

that World Championships and so

they're not invincible.

They're not.

It's about preparation, the mental

preparation. Being good, getting in

the right races. Today is a great

opportunity for both those guys in

their preparation for the year. I

think they're in a good place.

Just

after 4pm, their heats. Let's see

the second of these 60-metre heats.

Let's bring you up to speed with the

result of the first qualifier.

result of the first qualifier. Such

is the form of Sharika Nelvis,

automatically through.

So, the second heat in this women's

60-metre hurdles. Here's your full

list. The familiar name now of

Christina Manning of the USA in lane

five.

The first three and two thrusters

will join their fellow athlete in

the final. Beaks cropped, the

bronze-medallist from 2012 -- Beate

Schrott. She's in lane two. The lass

from Derby, Jasmine Miller -- Yasmin

Miller. Second at the indoor champ

Egypt last week in Birmingham. 8.17

seconds this indoor season. A

semifinalist in the US indoor

Championships in Albuquerque last

week, Jade Barber. Sub 13 second 100

metre hurdle in outdoor. Christina

Manning, third at the US indoor

Championships but she's equal sixth

on the all-time list. 7.73 seconds.

Lane six, last year's under 23

champion and the 100 metre hurdles.

Nadine Visser. 7.91 seconds this

season. The smile of the new British

champion, Megan Marrs, world indoor

abound. She's been invited by the

IAAF to compete next week in

Birmingham. Evonne Britton of the

USA starts in the outside lane. A

semifinalist in the US indoor

Championships last week. It's a tidy

line up.

Looking to join those automatically

through from the first heat of the

women's 60 metre hurdle. Christina

Manning didn't quite get the job

done last week in Albuquerque at the

US Championships. She finished

third.

A clean start. Fall on the inside.

Nice and easy, 8.04 seconds for

Christina Manning of the USA. The

battle

battle she's had with Nelvis are

looking set to continue. Good tidy

running.

Tidy, yes. That's the way

I've described that. Nothing too

sharp. She's a woman who's gone

under that 7.8 mark. You expect a

little sharper but remember from

those US Championships, she's had to

travel. She was probably feeling the

track here but that was incredible

from Yasmin Miller. Unfortunately

for the good Derby last, she crashes

to the floor whilst running takes a

comfortable victory. Right-hand side

of our screen, she clatters that

hurdle. Trips herself up, plunges to

the floor. She will be bitterly

disappointed. In contrast,

disappointed. In contrast, Manning

threw to the final.

This final will

be one to look forward to. Manning

and Melrose have had a close

competition. They've been training,

and as Andrew mentioned earlier,

just before 3:20pm, the women's 60

metre hurdle final should be a good

one.

Confirmation, then. Christina

Manning automatically through. As

our Nadine Visser and Jade Barber.

Want to look forward to.

These are

the qualifiers for that final.

Sharika Nelvis through despite the

stumble on the blocks. Lindsay

Lindley going through as the fastest

loser.

Lindley going through as the fastest

loser.

Sharika Nelvis' 7.70 in the

US trials, the third fastest of all

time. It tells you what kind of

shape she's in. The last person you

would expect to have a start like

that but it can happen to the best

of them.

Happens in hurdles, happens

all the time. What she has done this

year and so far in the season

all the time. What she has done this

year and so far in the season is be

consistently cool and consistent. It

was a real surprise, a real shock,

to see her do that. Just stumbling,

trying to drive out. Naturally you

have to drive out hard but she

didn't get her feet down in the

right place. Because she's such an

accomplished athlete, she can still

run and qualify.

You can't really...

That kind of stumble, you may as

well be better standing starting --

starting standing up. You have no

drive out of the blocks effectively

so you have to create that momentum

from nothing.

You lose all your

power and speed. She just had to get

back into it and start to pick up in

the latter stages of this race. It

does happen. We've seen it before.

We've seen Bolt do its time and time

again. That fine line between the

centre of

again. That fine line between the

centre of cavity and getting your

feet underneath you and driving

hard. She got it wrong.

There's no

difference between indoor and

outdoor technique in terms of the

blocks.

Not really. You don't have

to factor it in. This is about

power. People have to be consistent

and sometimes a slight adjustments

can have massive consequences.

We

mention Greg Rutherford is perhaps

using this event to gauge where he

is and how he's feeling. He says

he's not going to the Commonwealth

Games and he's arriving looking very

cool and relaxed, shades on for the

Glasgow sunshine. He'll be looking,

I think, for around the eight-metre

mark today to determine whether or

not he'll be in Birmingham next

week.

That's so hard to predict. It

really is. He's missed a lot of

work. He didn't jump much last

season and on top of that, only

having a few jumps in this season.

It's not easy for him. But if anyone

can, you can.

I love the field

events indoors. There's a change of

atmosphere that really makes those

events very tight and the whole

thing is very tight anyway because

the track is a lot smaller the pole

vault am I think, mostly my

favourite indoors. I don't know what

it is, Steve, but we're so close to

it now, it feels like it has a very

different atmosphere to an outdoor

event.

No doubt about that. A treat

for fans this afternoon. The world

number one, Katerina Stefanidi, is

up. A chance to check in with Sally

number one, Katerina Stefanidi, is

up. A chance to check in with Sally

Peake. First-time clearance at the

opening height of four metres. Only

her and her team-mate Molly Caudery

have entered the condition so far.

The bar is now 4.15 metres. Sally

Peake, first attempt. Big Bend, good

clearance. OK. Two Jones, two

clearances were Sally Peake. Good

memories in the past. Commonwealth

Games, 2014, silver-medallist. Off

to a good start this afternoon.

to a good start this afternoon. One

Games, 2014, silver-medallist. Off

to a good start this afternoon. One

of a clutch of bright youngsters,

Molly Caudery, just 17 years of age.

She took the British title in last

weekend. A lifetime best. 4.15

metres, second attempt. She got a

foul on her first. That's better.

Her indoor season going very well

indeed. She's the youngest member of

England's Commonwealth Games team to

travel to Australia in April. Four

point three metres will be her next

height. The next event on track is

the women's 400 metres. Straight

final. There is the line-up for it.

Phyllis Francis is the world

champion.

Good lane to have on the board.

Looking for five or six perhaps in

the 400 metres. Eilidh Doyle will

get the loudest cheer of the day in

front of the Scottish crowd. UK

indoor champion. Just inside her,

Phyllis Francis, the world champion

in London last year, in dread con --

dreadful conditions, what a race for

Phyllis Francis. Stephenie Ann

McPherson, now the world

bronze-medallist from Moscow back in

2013 after disqualification of a

Russian athlete. He is Anita Horvat.

21 years old. She is second in the

standings for the mini to where they

have, the IAAF indoor tour. Kaliese

Spencer, first-time indoors this

season. Another one better known as

a hurdler. Outstanding hurdler. 2014

Commonwealth champion. On the

inside, Anyika Onuora. This her

first the real year of running 400

metres indoors properly and felt a

bit hard done by at UK

Championships. Run 53.01, which is

inside the world qualifying

standards but disqualified for

running out of her lane. A very

different beast, the 400 metres

indoors. Break after the second bend

and then it

and then it can be confusing over

the lanes and breaking point and

athletes can fall foul of that.

Eilidh Doyle on the outside. Then

Phyllis Francis, Stephenie Ann

McPherson, Anita Horvat in lane

three, Kaliese Spencer into and

Anyika Onuora on the inside. The

women's 400 metres.

Eilidh Doyle knows that her main

challengers are just inside.

Stephenie Ann McPherson leaving a

bit of pace perhaps for the second

half of the race.

Eilidh Doyle wants that bleed and

the cheers and roars of the crowd.

Can she hang on?

Nowhere to for Stephenie Ann

McPherson. Ellis Frist takes the win

from Eilidh Doyle. Stephenie Ann

McPherson closed down and on balance

upset on the home straight. She

finishes in third. She might have

something to say about that but

there was no way through fourth her.

Eilidh Doyle did not open the gap

and Phyllis Francis strong enough to

take the victory.

It was an

interesting race and really messy,

as well. Phyllis Francis got the

advantage coming through the first

200 metres but didn't utilise it.

But Eilidh Doyle took advantage and

swept in down the back straight in

front of Frist and it looked like

Eilidh Doyle would run the perfect

race but the world champion was

going to dig deep, travelling over

year to Scotland. I'm not quite sure

what is McPherson was doing. You're

not going on the inside on a

400-metre race. Eilidh Doyle had her

eyes on the prize but the strength

of the world champion, Phyllis

Francis, pulled away in the end. The

only person who ran a tactically

good race for me there was Eilidh

Doyle but the world champion comes

away with the win.

She get herself a

great chance, Eilidh Doyle. Running

down the rail on the inside. Lactic

acid deliberate taking your toll.

Losing her balance and finding

herself right on the inside. A

message race from Stephenie Ann

McPherson but Phyllis Francis the

winner and Eilidh Doyle a good race

in second place.

unbelievable athletes. We will see a

lot more medals. That is the hope.

What a phenomenal final.

How was it

for you? It was great, first-time

running here, amazing, the

competition was great. Energy level,

amazing.

It was cool. That was bold,

how did it go free you?

Really

happy. I wanted to be aggressive

with the break and I think I was.

This is what is going to happen in

the world indoors. I came prepared

today and it puts me in good stead

for next weekend.

You will be taking

part in the 100 metres relay.

How is

the US team looking? Looking great,

I'm excited.

You? Serving. You have

come here, from Texas, what is it

like coming here and acclimatising?

It is no big deal. I had a day and a

half to adjust everything. It has

been great. The environment is cool

and we are ready to go next week.

You had to travel for this but you

are back on home soil?

I do not live

far away my family are here to watch

me which is lovely to have that for

a change.

A fantastic race to get us

started. Best of luck next weekend.

COMMENTATOR: A good

started. Best of luck next weekend.

COMMENTATOR: A good win for Francis.

The American team is strong.

STUDIO: Eilidh Doyle, she often uses

the 400 metres flat. Part of the

British outdoor quartet. She

particularly focuses on the indoor

season on

particularly focuses on the indoor

season on the 400 flat, looking in

good shape.

She has changed her

training base. She is training as

she always does very hard. Changed

her environment a little bit. What

you always expect and is constant

about her, is her commitment and how

she approaches races, especially

indoors. She knows how important

getting to the 200 mark first is as

she puts herself always in the right

position. For me, she

she puts herself always in the right

position. For me, she ran a good

race.

position. For me, she ran a good

race.

race. Eilidh Doyle here dominant,

taking her time. Making sure she is

giving herself every opportunity to

watch and respond should she need

to. I think she is confident

indoors. She runs a good relay and

make sure she is a member of that

quartet.

quartet.

Known as Eilidh Child, of

course. She has been British captain

as well. Heading into a season of

the world indoors and Commonwealth

Games, she has complete confidence

and comfortable demeanour

Games, she has complete confidence

and comfortable demeanour on this

stage. Going into Championships she

knows how to prepare. She is a

reliable athlete.

She has a wealth

of experience on and off the track.

What she needs to do and she knows

it, it is very small, finding that

extra bit of speed she can take

indoors and consequently outside for

the hurdles.

OK it is the turn of

indoors and consequently outside for

the hurdles.

OK it is the turn of

the men.

COMMENTATOR: It is indeed. We saw

some messy running in the winner's

400 metres but the home crowd buoyed

by the running of their home star

Eilidh Doyle. Another men. It should

be an interesting race, because the

athlete in lane number five, Fred

Kerley from the USA, starting to

talk about a possible world record

in Glasgow which is a big ask. 44.57

seconds set in 2005. There he is,

Fred Kerley in lane number five.

Good British representation.

Athletes going to the world indoor

Championships for Great Britain in

the relay in lanes 1-3. In number

six, from Slovenia, European under

23 champion last year, Luka Janezic.

The world number four.

The world number four. 45.18

seconds, third at the US indoor

Championships. Had a tactical

nightmare last week in Albuquerque.

The fourth fastest athlete of all

time. Over 400 metres. Dontavius

Wright in lane number four.

Outdoors, just over 45 seconds. And

a trio of British athletes. Jamal

Rhoden-Stevens, third at the UK

Championships last week. Going to

Birmingham next weekend. Owen Smith,

the Welsh athlete, twice world

champion. And on the inside, from

Sheffield, Grant Plenderleith.

Fourth at the UK Championships. A

big cheer for him. The men's 400

metres UK champion Lee Thompson

concentrating on the world indoor

Championships next weekend. So, Mr

Fred Kerley, fourth fastest of all

time. He said he is feeling good.

Looking for something special here.

Fred Kerley in five starting fast.

Outdoor over 200 metres he ran 22.24

seconds last year and he has drawn

back the stagger on Janezic outside

him. Around the top bend. In lane

four, tracking Kerley. Looking

comfortable for the American and

through the bell. A breakaway of

three athletes in this 400 metres.

The event favourite Fred Kerley of

the USA, not putting a gap between

him and his team-mates Dontavius

Wright is the moment. Janezic in

third. He puts his foot down and

takes deeper. A burst of

acceleration. Well, 45.86 seconds is

not the world record in Glasgow here

today for Fred Kerley. But, job done

in a reasonable time, Andrew.

Yes,

45.80 six. He has a curious style

Fred Kerley but he was too good for

the rest. Two races between Kerley,

Janezic and Fred Kerley and the

three British athletes were

separated. Janezic timed it well.

Forward leaning and limited on

carriage but a powerful athlete,

Fred Kerley. The strength of men's

400 metres running in the US, he

will not be at the world indoors.

Dontavius Wright could not get back

to him and Janezic was able to

finish the stronger. A good time by

Fred Kerley. A comfortable win. Look

at the power he possesses. The

second half of the race that is

where Dontavius Wright thought he

would get back. He was working Fred

Kerley all the way but does not

possess the power Fred Kerley house.

There is always that great strength

in the competition in America. You

do not sometimes know who will be at

the major championships. A good run

from Kerley.

It was, it is a win in

Glasgow. Stadium record. Fred

Kerley. The American was dominant,

maybe not as quick as he liked, but

it was a victory.

Long jump time. Jazmin Sawyers

getting ready to start the

competition off hopefully in good

shape. Maybe just over six metres

that. They look to the crowd. Her

coach

Kelly Southerton. Class opposition

in the form of Ivana Spanovic.

Jazmin Sawyers, a wobbly start to

her 2018 indoor season. A valid

jump.

Now we turn to Christabel Nettey.

Slightly below her best, this year,

the 26-year-old. Good on the board.

That is much further in towards six

and a half metres.

6.50 six. Fourth at the 2015 World

Championships. Probably her best

performance to shout about, the

Canadian. A record-holder. It will

take the lead.

take the lead. 6.17, Jazmin Sawyers'

jump. Christabel Nettey goes into

first place.

first place. Venetia Birks of the

United States, also a very capable

60 metres

60 metres sprinter -- Quanesha

Burks. 22 years of age and capable

of taking the lead in the first

round and it looks like she has done

exactly that. She drifted off

towards the left. 2015 Collegiate

champion. Based in Alabama. Way

behind the board. That bodes well

for the rest of her competition. You

can see her drifting off left which

maybe shows a lack of balance, so a

bit of tidying up for her. 6.65

takes the lead for the American.

STUDIO: Coming up we will see the

world champion in the winner's high

jump where Britain's Morgan Lake is

in action. The women's 60 metres,

Dina Asher-Smith against Dafne

Schippers. The men's 60, CJ Ujah and

Adam Gemili and Reece Prescod

featuring. And after his fourth

place

place in London, can he impress in

the 800 metres? The British Walker

Tom Bosworth provided one of the

most agonising images of the World

Championships when he was

disqualified for lifting his feet.

He had hopes of a medal and was

distraught when he received a third

red card, but he has vowed to come

back stronger and we will see him in

the 3000 metres walk. Andrew.

back stronger and we will see him in

the 3000 metres walk. Andrew. There

is no doubt of the talent and

achievements of Tom Bosworth,

bringing the sport more into the

public consciousness. There was the

high-profile disqualification at

London. He is a man of achievement,

holder of a world best over the

mile. This is the line-up. Callum

Wilkinson, they train together. At

the race walking training centre in

Leeds. Wilkinson and Bosworth part

of that but Tom Bosworth should be a

class apart here and looking for a

time against so

time against so many -- time. So

many people not familiar with

racewalking. He is a character with

great celebrations in the final

stages of his win at the indoor

Championships. And there is Callum

Wilkinson, who was disqualified in

the British Championships. That is

an occupational hazard of race

walkers. About one in eight in a

race can be expected to be

disqualified. There will be three

judges checking for a couple of

things we will talk about. The

Italian could be strong. Diego

Garcia, a former under 23 champion

in Europe.

in Europe. Cameron call Bush lead.

Tom Partington. And Christopher

Snook. With 3000 metres, Tom

Bosworth is looking for below 11

minutes. Looking for a Commonwealth

best time which he holds, 10.50

eight. For those not familiar with

racewalking, there is one rule above

all, the one the judges will be

keeping an eye on which is not

visible loss of contact of one foot

is touching the ground, the other

one can be in the air but you cannot

have loss of contact on the ground.

Visible loss of contact is down to

the naked eye done by the judges.

The other is the advancing leg must

be straightened at the moment of

first contact with the ground until

the vertical upright position, so

effectively when it passes under the

body it has to be straight. Walkers

have a concave knee towards the end

of the stride. We talk about the

speed Tom Bosworth moves at.

speed Tom Bosworth moves at. He can

move a lot faster walking than most

people can run. You see the pacey is

shifting out at the moment.

Absolutely. The danger is that they

get pulled into that. Pulled into

the quick pace that Tom Bosworth is

setting and if their technique isn't

quite up to it, that strength isn't

there, that is where we see the card

and that was a card out there that

we saw already acting for Tom

Bosworth. The grimace on his face,

he's trying to get onto the pace. He

went through the first lap in 44

seconds. That's about

seconds. That's about bank on 3.40

pace. Yesterday not for the British

record and I think he has in his

sights the world best. Maybe all so

even the world best which goes back

to 2001.

Another yellow card comes

in for Marius Dugas of Lithuania.

Three cards to the chief judge and

you'll be disqualified. When you're

talking 3000 metres it's a quick

pace. They are at the limit. Another

card that Arius UCAS, he is on

borrowed time at the moment, I

think. -- for Marius Dugas. Looking

ahead to this long jump. Tianna

Bartoletta of the USA. Low-key start

to her indoor season so far and

didn't seem to have any left on

that, either. That jump of her

team-mate, 6.65. Doesn't look as

though she will threaten that. No

real giveaway in her facial

expression, at least. Bit of space

on the board. Double world champion,

Bartoletta. Olympic champion from

2016. A brilliant record but...

Below what she's capable off here in

Glasgow.

Here's our rising talent. Khaddi

Sagnia of Sweden. 23 years of age,

improving this winter. She knows --

we know she's in great shape. She's

jumped 6.85 already this year and

it's around that kind of distance,

looks just below seven metres. She

likes it. Sagnia also a heptathlete.

Very capable all-rounder is the

23-year-old Swedish jumper. Said she

was improving. Look at the height,!

That's a beautiful long jump.

Waiting for this, this is going to

challenge her indoor best ever. It

does indeed. A national record the

Sagnia. 6.92 metres in the first

round. Brilliant stuff. So, then...

He is someone who can respond and

that type of distance. She's jumped

one centimetre further last week in

Belgrade. Ivana Spanovic, the

European indoor champion.

Brilliantly consistent. It looked a

bit flat, but it's way out into the

sandpit. Looked a little cagey

there. She's got that left ankle

strapped. The take-off leg. Be

giving back a little bit of that

week in jumping for that season's

best last weekend. A lot of

rotational force when you get caught

a bit sideways off the board like

that. Spanovic 27 years of age now.

6.81 and she goes into second place.

Five jumps remaining.

Moorfield event action as all eyes

turn to the pole vault. Sally Peake,

4.3 metres. This is to stay in.

Third and final attempt.

4.3 metres. This is to stay in.

Third and final attempt. Another big

Bend and it's too much today.

Bend and it's too much today. Three

fouls, unfortunately, her best this

afternoon 4.15 metres. Her

afternoon's work is over fourth

Dunn. . Fourth place and ignore that

because the best haven't even joined

yet. We're back with the walk and

Tom Bosworth is a long time in

front. While you were away, the

yellow cards have been flying. We

don't know who and how many. I think

Tom Bosworth might, Callum Wilkinson

does. Is the board showing which

athletes have -- the board shows but

it is turned away from us. Tom

Bosworth is looking for the pace of

10.5 eight.

Will get a better idea

when they go through 2000 metres.

1000 metres in 3.31 which is a very

quick. Almost on pace to set the

world record which currently stands

at 10.31. That was back in 2001.

Andreas Germany. Tom is working

hard, he's checking his watch

regularly.

A yellow there. We saw

the judge coming in. One on the back

straight, one on the home straight,

one on the bend, as well. Another

yellow but it's not how many he has,

two War one. It's a grimace rather

than a grin. His record, which was

set years ago, that was at 5.30 one.

He is a long way ahead, 14 seconds

ahead of that pace.

He's just gone

through 2000 metres in 7.03, so

slowed slightly but only by a

second. It's close and he's already

on two warnings, we think. May have

just got his third.

That panel may

have said two on it. Tom Bosworth

gain is right on the edge here.

These walkers live right on the edge

all the time. Tom Bosworth moving

ground. He's going to win this

comfortable. It's about the time.

Super slow Mo. Everyone seeing that

there is clear air. It's down to the

naked eye of the judges. That's a

loss of contact, but it's down to

the naked eye of the judges as he

moves round at that great pace

there. Tom Bosworth, you see that

this close eye and scrutiny of the

judges, no, emus at that particular

line safely and Tom Bosworth still

some way to go but he's way ahead of

record pace. One more yellow card

and he will be disqualified.

He's

definitely walking a fine line now.

He has the advantage of the fact

that he's lapping the walkers in

front of him. He has then to draw on

and maybe almost hide amongst, as

well, and he can use them to pull

himself on as he can but it's not

now a question of how much energy he

has left and how fast he can go but

how well he can maintain his

technique as he starts to fatigue.

You see his pace as he moves past

Christopher Snook who is a very good

race walker. You may pass! All is

well. He may just, now that he's on

two yellows, he may just drop the

pace. The River reference -- the

video referees would be the end of

them all but he's still with us and

racing towards the record at the

moment. He's doing great things for

racewalking in this country because

suddenly these events are featured

in major British beatings and it's

because of Tom Bosworth and his

efforts. He's out in front of the K

mark and the 20-kilometre walk at

the World Championships. There you

look in real time and did so, so

difficult to see. That's what the

judges are looking for. He comes

passed one more judge, past, and

moves on. Looks to be pretty good.

The pace looks really good. You can

tell he's trying to work harder and

maintain the technique. The

collision between him and the

second-place athlete is still

growing not as quickly as it was and

I think he has decided he can either

risk it all and really go to try and

beat that world best, or he can just

aim for a British record and the

best of the world so far this year

and tried to walk a clean race now

for the remaining lap, just over a

lap.

lap.

Is so Giorgio Rubino in the

distance and he can talk himself

into the pace and it takes a

tremendous toll on the body. Tom

Bosworth facing 10.58.21, the

British best. He is certainly going

to beat that and as other athletes

hear the bell, Tom Bosworth here's

the noise of the crowd cheering him

around to what will be another mark

to add to his collection, beating

his own British best. Look at the

speed that he moves past! The world

record is 10.31 and he's not far

from that. He has it! World best

time by Tom Bosworth. We thought he

was chasing only the British best,

but 3.26 the final kilometre. Three

.26 for the final kilometre and his

arms are a lot as he realises he has

that world best time, which have

been held by the German going back

to 2001. It goes now to Tom Bosworth

Mehidy Hasan it again. Another great

achievement by this great race

walker. Again, it's worth stressing

that final kilometre in 3.26, to

walk at that pace, some achievement.

What a time, what a race by Tom

Bosworth.

That seemed very clinical and was a

world record. How do you feel?

Oh,

man, I can't believe it! I thought

man! With five laps to go I thought

I wasn't going to get it. I saw a

couple of cards and thought, I don't

want London to happen again. Oh,

man! I feel sick as hell!

You

clearly, out today with that.

These

athletes don't get is not demarche

--. Get enough from. I'm over the

moon to have set that today in front

of this crowd, the crowd are awesome

and I love performing.

You've

mentioned London already. That

disqualification, how much is that

driving you? How much are you

thinking about that as you are

competing?

Absolutely every single

training session and race, but I've

learned from it. I've come on from

it and just want to get better.

People at home will be posing their

TV saying the walkers have beat off

the ground but it doesn't matter,

it's all down to the human eye, the

judges are seeing it. If you are

walking, got a straight leg. All I

wanted to do was put on a good show

and I broken world record!

You can

tell from your face that it is

gruelling it's very disciplined.

Exactly. I could feel in the second

kilometre that my legs were going

and I thought, right, just bogus and

push off and keep up walking

technique to the best you possibly

can. At that speed, you know... It's

going to be really difficult and I

thought, to be honest, I'd be happy

with the British record, so to smash

that... Banks to these guys, my

family, you guys at home. It means

so much.

Tom, fantastic to watch.

Best of luck for the Commonwealths.

What a great thing to get him going

out to the Gold Coast for the

Commonwealth Games, to take that

world record. A good point there

about people pausing and we were

showing you the shots as well of

feet above -- of the ground. It is

down to the judges. They do say I do

if the athlete needs a yellow card.

Tom Bosworth encapsulated their not

just the physical side of it but

it's such a mentally taxing event,

isn't it? The focus of thinking, and

my take on an Apple TV might

technique? In the way you don't in

any other event.

It's holding the

technique for so many laps and the

distance that he does. It's

incredibly tough, but what a great

character he is and what a

formidable athlete. To get the

opportunity to raise into doors and

show how skilful he really is is

brilliant.

-- race indoors. Well

done, Tom Bosworth. A world record

that will take some beating at the

moment for the day to get that our

first hour. Next on the track, two

para events. Sophie Hahn and Olivia

Brean are going in this and both

athletes have been involved recently

in a debate surrounding the

classification of IPC events. JJ

Chalmers reports regularly on

parrots bought so is all across this

story. -- Para sports.

You think

back a few years when Olivia Brean

was the next big talent in British

sprinting at the Paralympics.

Shortly after that, Sophie Hahn came

on the scene and she's to be

five-time world champion. Olivia

Breen has found her place in the

last year but this has hit the

papers and been quite controversial

because Olivia Breen's father

Michael alleged to a parliamentary

committee that he had been told that

Sophie Hahn was in the wrong

category and was benefiting from

that classification error. Having

said that, both of these athletes

are really... They've been put in a

classification by the IPC, they'll

turn up and run their race

regardless.

Is a classification

going to be a continuing issue,

though, in Para sport going forwards

quiz yellow it's contentious.

When I

spoke to the potential future

presidents last year that would take

over from Sir Philip Craven, a job

that went to Andrew Parsons, and

ultimately, every single one of them

said it was one of the top issues.

Allah classification is broken down

but hows how athletes are placed

within those categories. Having said

that, there will always be the issue

which is some nations will look for

athletes who sit on the fringes of

their classification to gain an edge

against the nations because that's

not illegal, it's simply a great

area and an area where they can get

competitive advantage.

Some might

say it goes against the spirit of

those events. You feel this is an

issue that's not going to be put to

bed quickly. Those races coming up

very soon. The field goes on.

people can run. You see the pacey is

shifting out at the moment.

This is Molly Caudery as the pole

vault progresses.

vault progresses. What can she do on

her third attempt? It is good. Great

stuff.

stuff. For the 17-year-old. That is

a new indoor best. That is very

impressive off the back of her

British Championships victory last

weekend.

As we turn our

attention to the athlete placed

tenth in Rio. Another long effort.

We have seen Tatiana Bata letter off

the

the pace but really good quality.

Athletes trying to find former head

of the world indoor Championships.

of the world indoor Championships. A

contender for a medal for sure. She

waits for her second attempt. A big

season's best. Goes into second

place.

Behind Sagnia. And now the women's

60 metres T 37-38, for athletes with

coordination impairment, cerebral

palsy or similar.

In lane number one. 29-year-old Ali

Smith, coached by Paul McGregor. A

wonderful opportunity for

para-athletes. Bethany Tucker. 9.25

seconds indoors three seasons ago.

And a big cheer for this athlete.

Dunbar's Maria

Dunbar's Maria Lyle, starting in

lane three. 18 on Valentine's Day.

And the ever smiling Olivia Breen,

the world champion last year in the

long jump. And here is the focus of

Sophie Hahn in lane five. The

Paralympic champion and double world

champion and record holder outdoors.

The familiar face of Katrina Hart.

She runs in the T37 classification.

And in lane number seven from

Middlesbrough, Amy Carr. 18 years

old. 9.35 seconds a few seasons ago.

And completing the line-up, Abbie

McNally from Inverness. Just 16

years old. Two world champions in

this race. Olivia Breen on your

right. The long jump world champion.

Sophie Hahn, 100 metres and 200

metres world champion.

The ever evolving row in terms of

classifications in Paralympic sport

will continue, but this is what it

is all about.

A clean start from Sophie Hahn. 7.94

seconds! The magical eight second

barrier for Sophie Hahn has been

smashed in Glasgow today.

smashed in Glasgow today. She could

not stand until she was two years

old and it took until after her

third birthday to be able to walk

and talk. A wonderful run by Sophie

Hahn. She's going to the

Commonwealth Games to make her

debut. But it was a fast start.

Sophie Hahn, eyes down, good

technique. The right side of her

body is weaker. She struggles with

coordination. Sometimes she cannot

tie her shoelaces, she said. Olivia

Breen had a good run in second

place. 8.40 for Olivia Breen. One

100th of a second outside her

lifetime best performance. Hahn and

Olivia Breen off to the Commonwealth

Games. It will be a 100 metres event

down under. Kadeena Cox entered for

England, as well. And Katrina Hart.

Yes, she enjoyed it!

England, as well. And Katrina Hart.

Yes, she enjoyed it!

That was a

beautiful performance, you broke the

eight second barrier.

I am

delighted. I had some training this

week. That is what I run in training

and to do it on the track is

brilliant.

We are used to seeing you

in the outdoor over 100 metres.

How

do you find 60 metres? I do not mind

60 metres. If I get a good start it

is great, but if it is an OK start,

it is harder.

How you feeling

against the Commonwealth Games?

I am

so excited. I will train hard and

get ready for the Commonwealth

Games.

Fantastic, excellent to watch

it. Congratulations.

There is confirmation. A lifetime

best national record for Sophie

Hahn. Off to the Commonwealth Games.

Olivia Breen picking up second and a

host of personal best s over the

distance. It is the focus and drive.

A familiar shot of Sophie Hahn. What

a great opportunity for our T 37-38

athletes to take part in this

meeting. She looks at the clock. She

said she had done it in training and

needed to do it in competition. That

is a good run.

COMMENTATOR: Back to the long jump

competition. Jazmin Sawyers followed

up her first-round jump with two

fouls. We are now in round three.

Quanesha Burks almost missed the

pit. An optical illusion. Putting in

a good series. Let's look at this.

It will be beyond it. It looks as

though she has improved. Still has

space on the board and still going

sideways. The hand was out of the

pit, but it is a valid jump. I am

not sure why it stands with that

hand. If it was behind, it would be

contentious. Improvement and

season's best. 6.70 two. Tianna

Bartoletta. Really at of sorts is

the only way to explain what she has

done so far. 6.52 is her season's

best. Over half a metre down on what

she is capable of. 32, oldest in the

field. And feeling it at the moment.

The youngsters snapping at her

heels, and quick on the approach as

ever. She is a brilliant sprinter.

Twice Olympic champion in the relay

and in the long jump. Double world

champion. She has done everything.

But not going her way in Glasgow.

6.52 remains her best because the

6.39 in round three.

COMMENTATOR: Next on the track,

British athletics are running this

event. The women's T 43-4460 metres.

The familiar names with Sophie

Kamlish in four. Blade Runner is now

have their own classification. T

61-64. For athletes, amputees,

movements with similar patterns.

Fleur Jong starting in lane number

three. Sophie Kamlish, her flower in

her hair. The world record holder.

World champion over 100 metres. 8.35

seconds this season. Outside Sophie

Kamlish, Irmgard Bensusan, the T44

athlete. Triple Paralympic silvers

is what she won in Rio. And Laura

Sugar.

Below the knee condition. Iris

Pruysen had her leg amputated

following a gas explosion. A Marlene

van Gansewinkel, the 22-year-old

with a Paralympic bronze medal at

Rio in the long jump. So, 60 metres.

So

So me -- Sophie Kamlish in lane

four.

A wonderful world para championships

by Sophie Kamlish in London. The

gold medal in the final.

It was a good start by Laura Sugar.

The tall German in the centre lane.

The triple Paralympic

silver-medallist in Rio. Well, we

have those season's best or lifetime

best over the 60 metres distance for

Irmgard Bensusan. A lifetime best

has been recorded. 8.24 seconds for

Irmgard Bensusan. But Sophie

Kamlish, 8.47 seconds. A lifetime

best. A wonderful start by Laura

Sugar in lane six. But the German

with the long stride pulled away.

Sophie Kamlish on the right of your

shot. Sophie Kamlish not as clean

away.

away. Irmgard Bensusan, tall,

powerful, in between the two British

athletes. She is rewarded with a

personal best of 8.24 seconds. The

German T44 athlete. Victory in

Glasgow. Sophie Kamlish picking up

second. We can confirm that result.

Personal best for Irmgard Bensusan.

National record for Sophie Kamlish.

A good run by the British athlete

but

A good run by the British athlete

but Germany take the spoils.

A

national record but you are

disappointed? I did not get the best

start. I am usually faster out of

the blocks. I was a bit out of it,

but I am all right.

Running on a

prospective, the start and getting

up to speed is crucial.

And in the

100 you have longer to make up for

mistakes. If you get a bad start in

the hundred, it is over, the same

with the 60. Not super pleased, but

if it is a personal best, I cannot

complain.

World champion last year,

how has your confidence built?

It

has gone well. In the build-up to

2017 it was off the back of not

doing what I could have done in 2016

in terms of medals. Going back to

university in second year, training

every day and being at university

every day, I am motivated. I want to

feel what it is like to be champion

again, specifically in Tokyo.

We

want to watch you being a champion.

Congratulations. National record.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Thank you.

The pole vault competition started

over an hour ago. Katerina

Stefanidi, the world Olympic

champion has not come in yet. This

is a second attempt. Got it right

that time. She is pleased with that.

The first athlete to go clear at the

new height. It took two jumps.

new height. It took two jumps. She

was record holder until Katerina

Stefanidi took grips of this event.

But Katerina Stefanidi has not

started yet. It was a good

clearance. 4.40 five. She has jumped

4.61 this year and you can see why.

4.81 was her best from two years

ago.

So, then, a lifetime best already

this afternoon for Molly Caudery.

She can throw caution to the wind

and really attack this. This will be

a bonus, should she be able to

propel herself over this new height.

Attacks it really well, but not

today. A smile from her and a solid

afternoon of work for the youngster.

I said earlier the youngest athlete

on the English team and experiences

like this will put her in good

stead, jumping in the spotlight is

different and she has done it again

very, very well. A lifetime best 4.3

to add to her British title last

weekend and winter's work is

exceptionally well indeed. -- going

exceptionally well. Rights, then.

Looking to get things back on track

here. She's in sixth place as we

head into the next round. That's

looking a little better. I think she

knows it's better than the 6.52 she

jumped in round two. But such is the

strength and depth in this

competition here today. Still got

Sagnia out in front. Lots of

athletes closing in on seven metres.

Jazmin Sawyers has had to pack her

bags. She was unable to get into the

top eight. She takes no further

part. Bartoletta, no improvement on

her blazing, but a 6.61 season's

best. Christabel Nettey, 6.62 in the

previous round will stop looks as

though she's faster on the approach

here. Similar kind of distance for

Nettey. Thoughts go to Lorraine

Rubensson, pulled her handsprings

hamstring. She hopes to make it back

before the Commonwealth Games.

Lorraine, if you're watching, I know

you could take care of this. Take

care of your hamstring for now.

Nettey, no improvement there. 6.6

zero.

This is the final day of the world

indoor. Conclusions to come. No

improvement for Nettey.

STUDIO: Coming up, it is the women's

60 metres hurdles final. The first

two events on the track with us two

heats where we saw the out and out

favourites have a stumble out of the

blocks and she has to put that to

one side and get her start right

here because it is a strong field.

This is where the mental game really

kicks in. It hasn't been that wrong

two long since been heats. You can't

overthink it. You can't over analyse

because you know she can start, it

you know she has that capability and

she is the fastest in the world. She

has just got to put that to bed now

and get out as she has done all

season.

That in just a moment.

Inside, just to our right here is an

inside arena and in about an hour or

so Greg Rutherford will be out there

in the mens the

we didn't see much of great last

year and he hopes he can get himself

back in shape this season. Sharika

Nelvis there, who stumbled in her

heat, hoping to rectify her start

COMMENTATOR: She has firmly fixed

her starting blocks. She is buying

for the overall IAAF title. The

standings going into this race,

Sharika Nelvis on 27 points.

Christina Manning on 24. They will

be at the world indoor

Championships. Sharika Nelvis is

going as US champion and Harrison

was second at those championships.

Christina

was second at those championships.

Christina Manning will go in as

runner-up or as winner. There is the

line-up for this final. American

dominated. And an American running

for Nigeria on the inside. Isabelle

Pederson and Nadine Visser will

certainly look to upset the

Americans.

Lindsay Lindley now running for

Nigeria. Gained a Nigerian passport

and the right to run through her

uncle who married someone from

Nigeria. Evonne Britton is down to

run in the 60 flats as well but came

through the heats here. She's

running in the final. Christina

Manning of the United States. Fifth

at the World Championships last year

in London and bird that the US

Championships, so hoping still for a

selection for Birmingham next

weekend. Sharika Nelvis recovered

well from the awful start. Isabelle

Pederson of Norway profited, won

that heat with the misfortune of

Sharika Nelvis. Alongside her,

Nadine Visser. She's found that

hurdling is perhaps her forte.

European under 23 champion in the

100-metre hurdles. Brigitte only

fossils -- Bridgette Owens-Mitchell,

7.94 this season. Jade Barber also

beat USA, the 24-year-old on the

outside. One of only three athletes

who have not gone under eight

seconds this season. Eight seconds

and 60 hurdles for women is really

the benchmark.

Staring down the track at the Barry

is ahead of the final of the women's

60 metres hurdles. -- at the

barriers.

A comfortable, clean and very quick

win. 7.77 Christina Manning. She'll

take victory in the IAAF indoor tour

and she'll be heading to the world

indoor Championships. She will get

$20,000 for her troubles for winning

that overall title.

that overall title. Very, very quick

time and a very good run.

Very

strong run. There's a lot on the

cards from selling Christina

Manning. She knew she had to win to

be guaranteed the spot at the world

indoor Championships. Really

exploding out of the blocks. Saying

if you want to take this from me you

have to work much harder than bat.

She took the lead early, worked hard

all the way through and a very fast

time.

It may just come down to the

fact that she wanted and needed the

win more.

You're spot on.

Desperately. If you run 7.73 and the

US Championships and finish third,

it's really a sign! It's incredible

sign. It's incredibly fast. We'll

see the fastest three women in the

world at those indoor champ issues.

They're all-American and I couldn't

call who's going to take the title.

It gives them a greater chance of

one, two, but of course Sally

Pearson who will be competing for

Australia there, too. That promises

to be a great event at the world

indoor championship but Christina

Manning taking the victory at 7.79

ahead of Sharika Nelvis.

Christina Manning with

Christina Manning with the victory

and is heading

Christina Manning with the victory

and is heading to Birmingham next

weekend.

You seriously needed that

went to book your place.

And feeling

good, blessed. I came here to win.

went to book your place.

And feeling

good, blessed. I came here to win.

You'll be going to Birmingham now.

What do you need to do between now

and then to prepare yourself?

Everything from year to then is

mental. The work is in. There's no

change or nothing!

How much of the

benefit is it to be able to come

over to the UK, get the competition

in and really acclimatised to the

conditions here?

It's really good,

you know, because got here Friday, I

woke up tired this morning, I was

tired yesterday. Came to the track

yawning. It's good.

Can you win the

World Indoors?

Of course. Yes, I

can. I can.

I love your confidence.

Look forward to seeing you next

week.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Third attempt for Morgan Lulu of the

United States. She made the flight

across from the US and her polls

didn't make it. She's borrowing

across from the US and her polls

didn't make it. She's borrowing

polls. Always adds a bit of doubt

but on the third time of asking, 4.4

five. Gets it! Better. She's

thrilled.

As she should be because we've only

seen a couple of athletes go clear

at this height. I need to remind you

that the world Olympic champion

editor really Stefanie Fee hasn't

joined the competition yet.

joined the competition yet. Back to

the long jump.

the long jump. Moguenara is in

second place chasing the lead of

Sagnia. The body language tells you

everything you need to know there.

Looking down just to check the foot

positions. It's another decent

effort, though. Jumping really

nicely here in Glasgow this

afternoon.

It's 6.55 four Moguenara. No

improvement.

improvement. This is Khaddi Sagnia.

Jump the national record in the

first round of 6.9 two. Still in the

lead.

Has she hurt herself? I really hope

not. I think she looks OK. Just

missed time to that. I think she's

already let forward to the World

Indoors next week. Damage limitation

is. Knee strap removed. Just looking

after herself. Take no risks. She's

in the lead. One or two athletes

with jumps remaining good challenge.

STUDIO: So, let's stretch out with

this is once again. It's time for

the men's 1500 metres. 7.5 laps on

an indoor track. 13 athletes in

total. Should be a very competitive

race, this.

13 athletes in total will line-up.

Dale King-Clutterbuck will be the

pacemaker for Great Britain and

Northern Ireland on the outside.

There he is on the outside, you'll

be setting the race. Bethwel Birgen,

world indoor finalist in 2013.

Vincent Kibet, his team-mate, next

to him, the world indoor finalist in

Portland two seasons ago. 3:36.86

indoors in this world indoor

championship year. There is Ryan

Gregson. Four times now the

Australian 1500 metre champion.

Always battles with injuries. Back

in decent form. We saw the best of

Garrett Heath from the USA. There's

Tom Marshall from Cardiff. 28 years

old now, 3.42 at his best.

old now, 3.42 at his best. That was

done last season in 2017. Keep an

eye on JK Wood, as well, the Welsh

athlete in superb form. Drew Piazza

starts for the USA on the inside

line. The men's 1500 metres, as I

mentioned, 7.5 laps of the Emirates

Arena. A packed field here in

Glasgow. It's a packed field, Paula

Radcliffe, and a very competitive

one, as well.

It is. Safely away,

which is a good thing when there's

13 athletes in the field.

It should be a safer run for

everybody.

everybody. A little bit further back

in the yellow, you can see Garrett

Heath. Usually down the road in

Edinburgh running cross-country, but

a very good runner. He will be quite

happy it is gone out fast.

King-Clutterbuck doing his job, six

laps to go in this 1500 metres. It

is Birgen on his shoulder. As I

mentioned, 3:30.37, that was five

seasons ago now. Gregson is in the

mix. So is Kibet. A breakaway of

these five lap leads led by Dale

King-Clutterbuck.

It is a clean

break away. The chasing pack being

led by Lopez, very dangerous in a

slow race but this isn't a slow

race. Holusa also not looking very

good so far.

good so far.

3.33 .76 in the

marathon recently. 25.6 seconds as

the lap time. King-Clutterbuck doing

his job. Birgen looking very

comfortable.

Dale King-Clutterbuck

needs to move aside a little bit,

they are getting anxious behind him,

biting at his heels. Clutter but

moves aside and now the real race

will start. The chasing pack

starting to close ground.

Birgen

leading the way. He has done a

couple of the world tours, all

indoor ones have been in February. A

busy programme indeed. Birgen

seconding Dusseldorf over the

3,000-metre distance. Dropping down

today in the 1500 metres.

Ryan

Gregson looking good start in second

place. He looked really strong

earlier in the week to run well and

is mixing it here with Birgen and

Kibet. The Belgian athlete as well,

running very well so far. Making big

inroads on his personal best.

So,

two laps to go in a men's 1500

metres. Keeping an eye on Jake

Heyward, the young athlete from

Cardiff, he is in superb form having

broken the junior record over 3000

metres this winter. Could take the

indoor junior best over this

distance. We will keep an eye on

him. But Birgen sitting it in the

front, behind Clutterbuck and now

the pace increases in this men's

1500 metres.

Bethwel Birgen tries to

load it from the front, Gregson

trying to move a little wide. Has he

saved something?

Kibet looking good.

A 3-way battle down the back

straight in Glasgow here. It is

Kenya leading the way. Ryan Gregson,

the Australian Olympic finalist, has

he got anything left to charge

Birgen? He is going to take the

victory in Glasgow and, 3:37.75

seconds. Well, he was in total

control in that men's 1500 metres.

Put under a little pressure from

rags and Kibet in the end but that

well Birgen officially clocks a

season best of 3:37.76 seconds.

Looking very good and very dominant

in doing that. He led it from the

front, did a lot of the work, making

sure the pace was maintained after

Clutterbuck stepped aside and was

able to hold off a very late

challenge from Vincent Kibet, who

probably left it a little too late

and try to come on the inside where

there was not space to do that.

So,

Birgen takes the victory. No major

British representation here. The

British champion last week will be

going to the British Championships.

Look at that, the wide eyed look

from Birgen. Gregson grits his

teeth, but it was the Kenyan's date.

Jake Heyward, incidentally, finished

with a personal best. STUDIO: Next

up we have the heat of the women's

60 metres. It is loaded, featuring

three of the top four from the World

Championships. Dafne Schippers, Dina

Asher-Smith in the mix. COMMENTATOR:

The final of the women's 200 metres.