World Indoor Championships - Day 3, Part 1

0:00:14 > 0:00:18Colin Jackson has won his first gold medal. He is the champion of the

0:00:18 > 0:00:26world.Looking on not just an aberration but in all. --

0:00:26 > 0:00:42admiration. He is the world champion.

0:01:03 > 0:01:08One, two, three.

0:01:13 > 0:01:19Four, five, six.

0:01:24 > 0:01:31And it's over. It is the fast show today in Birmingham. Christian

0:01:31 > 0:01:36Coleman the new world record holder competing in the men's 60 metres.

0:01:36 > 0:01:40And the big British headline last night Katarina Johnson-Thompson, she

0:01:40 > 0:01:45took gold in the pentathlon. But fantastic sport everywhere we

0:01:45 > 0:01:55looked. Actually thrilling long jump taken by Echevarria of Cuba. While

0:01:55 > 0:02:00Murielle Ahoure took the 60 metres and the first ever gold for the

0:02:00 > 0:02:05Ivory Coast in a major championships. A wonderful evening.

0:02:05 > 0:02:09But we are back for more. Good morning to you on this lovely

0:02:09 > 0:02:13Saturday. I do not know what it's like where you are but we made it

0:02:13 > 0:02:19into date without too much trouble. Hopefully we will have a sell-out

0:02:19 > 0:02:23crowd as we expect today further second full day, the third day of

0:02:23 > 0:02:27the world indoor athletics Championships. I'm joined by Denise

0:02:27 > 0:02:31Lewis and Michael Johnson who have coordinated beautifully on the

0:02:31 > 0:02:36wardrobe front! Never failed to impress. A wonderful evening last

0:02:36 > 0:02:44night. And we often, actually I think we are honest in athletics

0:02:44 > 0:02:49when a competition does not meet the standards we expect. And the tenth

0:02:49 > 0:02:55of, a great British moment for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. -- the

0:02:55 > 0:02:59pentathlon. And specifically for her because of what she has been through

0:02:59 > 0:03:03in major championships to date. Great to see her finally just

0:03:03 > 0:03:07getting it all together. For me not so much about the medals but the

0:03:07 > 0:03:13conduct and the manner in which she performed consistently well. There

0:03:13 > 0:03:19was no real highlight as such. Maybe the shot put for me but generally no

0:03:19 > 0:03:22highlight but just steady performances and taking the

0:03:22 > 0:03:26opportunity to win when actually she should. I thought it was a great

0:03:26 > 0:03:31performance and I hope that she just kicks on from here mentally that she

0:03:31 > 0:03:35can put it together.You can only be two is in front of you, the field

0:03:35 > 0:03:38that there, and she took that opportunity and that is what I

0:03:38 > 0:03:44imagine she will take away from that.I do not think matters about

0:03:44 > 0:03:51the field, I do not think that this was less of a field. Without Usain

0:03:51 > 0:03:55Bolt. This was about her coming into the competition is favoured. And

0:03:55 > 0:04:01being able to live up to the expectations she had for herself and

0:04:01 > 0:04:06the fans have for her and being able to put in a solid performance

0:04:06 > 0:04:10without any disruption or let downs without any mistakes. And also I do

0:04:10 > 0:04:18not think it was about that score either even though she was just shy

0:04:18 > 0:04:23of the world record. It was not about the record or about the points

0:04:23 > 0:04:29but just proving to herself she could get through the competition.

0:04:29 > 0:04:34Unlike Laura Muir say who needed to get on the podium and may be to

0:04:34 > 0:04:39herself she could compete with the rest, this was about proving to

0:04:39 > 0:04:44herself that she could get through a competition mistakes free.Without

0:04:44 > 0:04:49letting myself down in any event. In her interview afterwards she said

0:04:49 > 0:04:52said something interesting, you know that she is a very reflective

0:04:52 > 0:04:56athlete, she has been through a lot in terms of where do I go, just

0:04:56 > 0:05:02focus on the jumps, keep focusing. Of course those go through your head

0:05:02 > 0:05:06but she said she was pleased to be able to rectify the home crowd

0:05:06 > 0:05:12situation. Because in her eyes she failed in London in front of the

0:05:12 > 0:05:16home crowd. And for her it was important to write those wrongs.

0:05:16 > 0:05:20There is an assumption I think when you have a home games no matter

0:05:20 > 0:05:25where you rise to the occasion and it does not always happen for

0:05:25 > 0:05:33athletes. It is an advantage but not always and sometimes you can feel

0:05:33 > 0:05:38overwhelmed and maybe Katarina has sometimes underperformed or made

0:05:38 > 0:05:43mistakes. But this was the chance to deliver and there was a maturity

0:05:43 > 0:05:48about her performance that I liked. We saw some of that in the World

0:05:48 > 0:05:53Championships even though she finished fifth. She just came in

0:05:53 > 0:05:58thinking stay in the moment. That was key for her, to stay in the

0:05:58 > 0:06:01moment. Because personally I think that she thinks too much about the

0:06:01 > 0:06:08outcome instead of staying with the events.Maybe she needs all of her

0:06:08 > 0:06:12events on one day!I think it is well known amongst athletes and

0:06:12 > 0:06:16coaches around the world that when you have that great opportunity to

0:06:16 > 0:06:21participate in a home Championships that it adds a tremendous amount of

0:06:21 > 0:06:26pressure and stress. And it takes you out of your typical competition

0:06:26 > 0:06:31preparation mode where you go to a foreign country, going to the

0:06:31 > 0:06:34situation will you do not know, it keeps you on your guard and keeps

0:06:34 > 0:06:39all your defences up. You know you have to plan specifically for that

0:06:39 > 0:06:41but at home you tend to let the guard down and most athletes know

0:06:41 > 0:06:47that and much coaches know it. Here in Great Britain since London, with

0:06:47 > 0:06:54Mo Farah, all those successes, there was so much focus on that. Jessica

0:06:54 > 0:06:59Ennis. They all said yes I was buoyed up by the crowd and it can be

0:06:59 > 0:07:03that way for certain athletes. I had that in Atlanta. But for most

0:07:03 > 0:07:09athletes it is not the case. It is a pressure packed situation and the

0:07:09 > 0:07:13expectation is high. Then you start to question whether you can rise to

0:07:13 > 0:07:17the occasion and if you fail the failure is bigger.Well Chris

0:07:17 > 0:07:24O'Hare, we will hear from him later on about the pressure he felt in

0:07:24 > 0:07:27London and it was discombobulatedly to walk out of the hotel and for

0:07:27 > 0:07:31people to know who he was and asked for his autograph. All those things

0:07:31 > 0:07:38that suddenly you have to deal with that you do not in Istanbul or Doha.

0:07:38 > 0:07:43And Katarina in one month will not be in front of a home crowd so maybe

0:07:43 > 0:07:48this was a great win for her but at home also and now maybe she can

0:07:48 > 0:07:52relax a little bit. Take some confidence and take a little bit of

0:07:52 > 0:07:57pressure off in a few different ways.Sometimes an athlete needs to

0:07:57 > 0:08:00be able to draw on the experiences and she has had a few fantastic

0:08:00 > 0:08:07highlights here. That 198 in the World Championships last year that

0:08:07 > 0:08:12she jumped, fantastic. But to be able to draw on those experiences of

0:08:12 > 0:08:17composure and conduct and mental strength, you need that and I'm glad

0:08:17 > 0:08:23she managed to deliver it here.I think that is a plus. Can we talk a

0:08:23 > 0:08:33bit about Echevarria put up -- Echevarria. That was a wonderful

0:08:33 > 0:08:39competition.Fantastic competition and we've seen this in the long

0:08:39 > 0:08:45jump, it has become one of the premier events in athletics. This

0:08:45 > 0:08:4919-year-old, that huge jump and he knows it. He is a very confident

0:08:49 > 0:08:57competitor, you onto the scene. Not at all intimidated by the veterans.

0:08:57 > 0:09:05He came out ready to compete. Great coming off the board, fantastic

0:09:05 > 0:09:11technique, and education for us last night. Not many people can execute

0:09:11 > 0:09:17that and he did it perfectly. It was a great competition, I think the

0:09:17 > 0:09:24long jump does not get the attention it deserves. And the competition is

0:09:24 > 0:09:27what makes the event so great to watch. And that is what is great

0:09:27 > 0:09:32about the sport. And I'm really tired of people talking about

0:09:32 > 0:09:39personalities. We had Usain Bolt, we will not get his like again but that

0:09:39 > 0:09:43is not what the sport was about. Fantastic we had him for ten years

0:09:43 > 0:09:47but you will not get another. But you have amazing competition between

0:09:47 > 0:09:52athletes. And I think this sport does not highlight that enough.It

0:09:52 > 0:09:56is not about a group of individuals trying to jump against themselves.

0:09:56 > 0:10:00They were competing against each other. Two centimetre increments.

0:10:00 > 0:10:06And the crowd really enjoying it. Responding to one another, yes.I

0:10:06 > 0:10:11will jump further than you. It is having that strength and depth in an

0:10:11 > 0:10:15event particularly like the long jump. It is actually getting better

0:10:15 > 0:10:23and better. I like the spread of the countries vying for the medals. I

0:10:23 > 0:10:30would like to see that a bit more. We will see the triple jump later

0:10:30 > 0:10:37on, not such strength and depth as we had in the past.Well certain

0:10:37 > 0:10:41events are getting very competitive. And we will highlight those

0:10:41 > 0:10:45competitions and look at the medal table. Great Britain are up there in

0:10:45 > 0:10:51joint second with Cuba and those two medals of course Cuba getting their

0:10:51 > 0:10:58medal as well as Echevarria from the pentathlon. And the Ivory Coast are

0:10:58 > 0:11:01topping the table, the first time they've taken gold at the world

0:11:01 > 0:11:06indoors thanks to Murielle Ahoure in the 60 metres and the silver of

0:11:06 > 0:11:13course. So night for them. Let's take a look at where the medals

0:11:13 > 0:11:18might come today, which events up for grabs. Well past morning in the

0:11:18 > 0:11:22triple jump final but dominated this morning by the heats of the men's

0:11:22 > 0:11:2860s. The fast guys on show at 1015 and many men want to become fastest

0:11:28 > 0:11:35in the world. Then at five past 11 the heptathlon continues with the

0:11:35 > 0:11:40pole vault, which I love. Almost touching the roof. Ten past 11 the

0:11:40 > 0:11:441500 metres heats. Chris O'Hare and Jake Wightman looking to progress

0:11:44 > 0:11:54from those.

0:11:57 > 0:12:04Then Oskan-Clarke hoping to progress in the 800 metres. Let's talk a bit

0:12:04 > 0:12:13about the fast guys. You have an

0:12:23 > 0:12:27interest in Su Bingtian.We take data on all kinds of athletes in all

0:12:27 > 0:12:34sports and he is just rating off the charts in his ability to produce in

0:12:34 > 0:12:39the horizontal direction which is what you want coming off the blocks.

0:12:39 > 0:12:45He is able to keep very close to the ground and just put forced back the

0:12:45 > 0:12:52way no one else can. He has run under ten seconds for the 100

0:12:52 > 0:13:00metres, the Chinese record-holder. But his issue, he's not able to

0:13:00 > 0:13:03produce the same forced into the ground which then translates into

0:13:03 > 0:13:09speed. But that suits him well for the 60 metres. So I expect he could

0:13:09 > 0:13:13really figure in the medal positions and challenge for top but of course

0:13:13 > 0:13:17Christian Coleman and Ronnie Baker from the US have been amazing this

0:13:17 > 0:13:23year. Christian Coleman breaking the indoor 60 world record and silver

0:13:23 > 0:13:30last year.Could be a force for the future. Well let's have a look at Su

0:13:30 > 0:13:38Bingtian. Illustrating what you just said that great run in Glasgow.He

0:13:38 > 0:13:41is lower than anyone else if you look at his chest and torso and how

0:13:41 > 0:13:45much lower he is to the ground. Not just because of height but because

0:13:45 > 0:13:50he is able to keep that angle and they had no much longer than most

0:13:50 > 0:13:55other athletes. That is because of his core strength and just that

0:13:55 > 0:14:00freakish ability to do some that many other athletes cannot do. That

0:14:00 > 0:14:06is just a natural ability. But he is strong and powerful. And very

0:14:06 > 0:14:10confident in the start. He knows he has a great start and if he gets out

0:14:10 > 0:14:14quickly and gets great reaction that he will have a naturally great

0:14:14 > 0:14:21drive. The only issue for him is how long he can hold the lead on folks

0:14:21 > 0:14:24like Christian Coleman.We have spoken about mental ability and he

0:14:24 > 0:14:28is not that person that will be phased by someone like Chris

0:14:28 > 0:14:31Coleman. More about him later but the

0:14:31 > 0:14:38heptathlete are out. Steve Cram is the first of the 60-metre hurdles.

0:14:40 > 0:14:44Let's look at how they stand coming into this, Kevin Mayer and Damian

0:14:44 > 0:14:49Warner will go in the next heat, but Maicel Uibo and Kai Kazmirek against

0:14:49 > 0:14:54each other here, Kazmirek is the better hurdler, he has a chance of

0:14:54 > 0:14:57moving up into third position even after this first event. Linden

0:14:57 > 0:15:05Victor not taking part, he was in 11th position overnight. He decided

0:15:05 > 0:15:15not to bother today. So Uibo, Gado of France, Kazmirek in-form, and

0:15:15 > 0:15:22Ziemek of the USA, in sixth position overnight. The 60 hurdles is graded

0:15:22 > 0:15:28on their season's and personal bests. Uibo gets away well, Carnegie

0:15:28 > 0:15:36close to Kazmirek? Kazmirek showing his class, 7.95, a personal best,

0:15:36 > 0:15:46get in! Well done! He knows that he has got the chance to win a medal at

0:15:46 > 0:15:50these World Indoor Championships, and he needed a good start today to

0:15:50 > 0:15:54keep the pressure on Uibo, don't think he has got a chance of keeping

0:15:54 > 0:15:59the bronze. So Kazmirek with a personal best, 7.95. The

0:15:59 > 0:16:05multi-eventers doing well, Colin, the same yesterday. Not so much in

0:16:05 > 0:16:11the sprints, although

0:16:15 > 0:16:18the sprints, although Ahoure was brilliant last night.Brilliant

0:16:18 > 0:16:23start by the German athletes, drove hard, made very few mistakes, and

0:16:23 > 0:16:27when you are a little bit fatigued, a little bit tired, they can creep

0:16:27 > 0:16:34in, especially when it is not really your event. So today came a massive

0:16:34 > 0:16:43chunk of macro his season's best, is previous season's best was 8.09, so

0:16:43 > 0:16:46a brand-new personal best, you can understand why his reaction was so

0:16:46 > 0:16:56positive. Good job, happy for him. Well, a personal best, 7.95, but

0:16:56 > 0:17:02Uibo has also been given a personal best, 8.19, so advantage to

0:17:02 > 0:17:05Kazmirek, not much between them before the race, just 14 points, but

0:17:05 > 0:17:13he goes into third place overall. STUDIO: Let's have a little luck at

0:17:13 > 0:17:17the standings for the men's heptathlon, Kevin Mayer, who is in

0:17:17 > 0:17:22the same training group as KJT in France, the new king of the

0:17:22 > 0:17:28decathlon after last season in London with Ashton Eaton retiring,

0:17:28 > 0:17:31coming here, obviously intent on taking another global Crown. Before

0:17:31 > 0:17:38that, he was 45 points in the lead from his nearest rival, a healthy

0:17:38 > 0:17:43rivalry with Damian Warner of Canada.Yes, but a fantastic

0:17:43 > 0:17:47heptathlon in prospect over this next day or so. I just think Kevin

0:17:47 > 0:17:51is one of those athletes that, again, has not really been getting

0:17:51 > 0:17:55the attention that he thoroughly deserves. The set the European

0:17:55 > 0:18:00record a couple of years ago, stunning in Belgrade at the European

0:18:00 > 0:18:05indoor championships last year, setting five personal bests, and

0:18:05 > 0:18:09again yesterday, really dominant from the get go, and other PB in the

0:18:09 > 0:18:1660m. He still has his best events to come, which is pole-vault, just a

0:18:16 > 0:18:22stunning athlete, super focused, and he is looking good.And he is at

0:18:22 > 0:18:28there at the moment, ready for his second day. He is looking in great

0:18:28 > 0:18:33shape, a real kind of confidence competitor, isn't he? Not afraid to

0:18:33 > 0:18:38show that he is enjoying himself, having a good time. Yesterday we saw

0:18:38 > 0:18:48a lot of glare from him.Yeah, he... This is the personal best run of the

0:18:48 > 0:18:5260m I was talking about, really relaxed, doesn't seem to be best out

0:18:52 > 0:18:58of the blocks, but once he gets into his stride, just really lovely to

0:18:58 > 0:19:03watch. Remember, these athletes are always having to compromise how much

0:19:03 > 0:19:09they attributed to each event, but that 60m was really good. This is

0:19:09 > 0:19:13probably his weakest event, the long jump, he always struggles there for

0:19:13 > 0:19:17some reason, but got it right yesterday, and watch the reaction

0:19:17 > 0:19:24when he gets the result.His sprinting looks good, good

0:19:24 > 0:19:27technique, but is long jump, maybe he could get a little bit more.

0:19:27 > 0:19:33Where he is lacking is that he doesn't have a lot of speed, he is

0:19:33 > 0:19:39technically very good and efficient, and that is why runs a good 60, but

0:19:39 > 0:19:44there is no speed on the runway.For his height, he is not the biggest

0:19:44 > 0:19:50decathlete at there of recent times, but that shot put was just

0:19:50 > 0:19:57phenomenal for what he can produce, 15.67.And of course in the high

0:19:57 > 0:20:02jump yesterday as well, like you say, reminds me a bit of Jess, not

0:20:02 > 0:20:07the tallest, but gets over some pretty good heights and clearances.

0:20:07 > 0:20:11It is just, again, the consistency of performance, being able to trust

0:20:11 > 0:20:16in your technique, just delivering when it counts. Solid high jump, he

0:20:16 > 0:20:20will be disappointed, because he is capable of jumping close to 2.1

0:20:20 > 0:20:27zero.But in good form today, and Warner is the man pushing him, the

0:20:27 > 0:20:29Canadian who may well have fancied himself as being the air apparent to

0:20:29 > 0:20:36Ashton Eaton.I think he did, and I don't think he expected that Kevin

0:20:36 > 0:20:40Mayer would come along the way he did, and it should create a very

0:20:40 > 0:20:43good opportunity between those two over the next three years, but at

0:20:43 > 0:20:49this point it seems that Warner is in a class by himself. Dunnock Kevin

0:20:49 > 0:20:59Mayer? Sorry, yes.Has made some changes to his training structure,

0:20:59 > 0:21:03moved back to the gentleman I knew as the technical and head coach of

0:21:03 > 0:21:08the Canadian team and that has given in...I can hear everybody at home

0:21:08 > 0:21:12saying, why aren't there any British men in this? I am going to come back

0:21:12 > 0:21:16to that which you two, have a think about that, as to why that is. We

0:21:16 > 0:21:23can answer the question from yesterday, decathlete or have moved

0:21:23 > 0:21:25into individual events, Michael came up with a brilliant one. Andrew

0:21:25 > 0:21:30Cotter might be scratching his head about that.

0:21:30 > 0:21:33Constantly scratching my head! The second heat in the 60 hurdles, Kevin

0:21:33 > 0:21:38Mayer goes here, Damian Warner as well, so we have the first and

0:21:38 > 0:21:42second at the moment in the overall standings, just waiting for the big

0:21:42 > 0:21:47introductions of the athletes to the arena. An arena which is slowly and

0:21:47 > 0:21:53steadily filling up, difficult to get here as much as anything. Jan

0:21:53 > 0:21:58Dolezal, seventh overall, the Czech athlete. These are the quicker

0:21:58 > 0:22:03hurdlers. Damian Warner, in-form events yesterday, three personal

0:22:03 > 0:22:11bests, and you can ask for no more than that. -- in four events.

0:22:13 > 0:22:15than that. -- in four events.The event leader, from France, Kevin

0:22:15 > 0:22:29Mayer!01 second, Mayer in front. -- Warner second. Dominik Distelberger,

0:22:29 > 0:22:35the Austrian, down the rankings in ninth place, a very good hurdler.

0:22:35 > 0:22:40Twice silver-medallist at these championships, but fifth at the

0:22:40 > 0:22:48moment.And finally, for the Netherlands, Eelco Sintnicolaas!A

0:22:48 > 0:22:52regular in multi eventing for many years now, able to somehow get close

0:22:52 > 0:22:55to as personal best in the second day, he could make a big move up

0:22:55 > 0:23:01from tenth place close to the top five, but he has been a little bit

0:23:01 > 0:23:12away from his very finest form. Just, again, to look at the overall

0:23:12 > 0:23:18standings and where Mayer is, certainly the favourite for gold,

0:23:18 > 0:23:22but lots of variables in the pole vault. The chances of getting close

0:23:22 > 0:23:25to Ashton Eaton's world record slipped with a moderate high jump

0:23:25 > 0:23:32that Denise was talking about, he has done 2.10. Damian Warner had an

0:23:32 > 0:23:37outstanding first day, Mayer is 35 points behind the schedule of his

0:23:37 > 0:23:43European record, 45 points

0:23:44 > 0:23:46European record, 45 points ahead of Warner, but Mayer is very strong on

0:23:46 > 0:23:58the second day. So Mayer goes in lane four here, a season's best of

0:23:58 > 0:24:057.79, also a personal best. Damian Warner is the fastest hurdler here,

0:24:05 > 0:24:097.63 is his personal best, outstanding time. Mayer will just

0:24:09 > 0:24:17try to keep pace with Warner. Still fast enough, 7.67, not the cleanest

0:24:17 > 0:24:22race from Warner, but he knows how good that is, because he has the

0:24:22 > 0:24:27pace between the barriers. Mayer run pretty well, but he was left by

0:24:27 > 0:24:31Damian Warner.Good strong run from the Canadian, got out the blocks

0:24:31 > 0:24:35really well, clad at the first and second hurdles, but did pull it

0:24:35 > 0:24:39back. If he didn't make those crucial mistakes, I think he would

0:24:39 > 0:24:44have been very close to his personal best.Not far off, we are looking at

0:24:44 > 0:24:49Mayer, a little bit frustrated with his run, but Warner not far off

0:24:49 > 0:24:53being a quality hurdler on his own, he could compete in this event.A

0:24:53 > 0:24:59time of 7.67, you will see where that would feature among the best

0:24:59 > 0:25:02hurdlers in the world, very competent as a hurdler, technically,

0:25:02 > 0:25:05and when you grace that with his speed, you get a decent performance

0:25:05 > 0:25:12indoors. S look at this head on, Andrew, look at one, seven strides,

0:25:12 > 0:25:16smashing into the first hurdle, which is crucial, the acceleration

0:25:16 > 0:25:20part of the race, and you don't want to make any mistakes, but he is good

0:25:20 > 0:25:30enough to still pull himself through.He is a 10.15 man over

0:25:30 > 0:25:34100m, fastest ever decathlete, so he has got that pace, and that was a

0:25:34 > 0:25:38little bit untidy.You don't want to make those mistakes, they can be

0:25:38 > 0:25:42crucial, especially when we are talking about vital points. Each

0:25:42 > 0:25:45inch that he pulls away from Mayer makes it more difficult for the

0:25:45 > 0:25:50young Frenchman to hang onto his title.The other story in that race

0:25:50 > 0:25:54was Oleksiy Kasyanov, fifth place coming into this, almost had a

0:25:54 > 0:26:01refusal at a couple of barriers, 17.75 is just a shade outside his

0:26:01 > 0:26:07personal best(!) He will score very little indeed, Kasyanov will not

0:26:07 > 0:26:13feature in the overall standings. But a great run from Damian Warner

0:26:13 > 0:26:16again, 7.83 for Kevin Mayer, just outside his personal best, not a bad

0:26:16 > 0:26:17run.

0:26:20 > 0:26:25So we are getting ready now for the 60m heats, and going in the first of

0:26:25 > 0:26:32those is the current world record holder, recent new world record for

0:26:32 > 0:26:34Christian Coleman, the man who was part of one of the big dramas in

0:26:34 > 0:26:39London, one of the huge stories, the dethroning of Usain Bolt by Justin

0:26:39 > 0:26:43Gatlin, and this was the man wedged in the middle of the controversial

0:26:43 > 0:26:47sandwich, almost like his story was lost a little bit in that whole

0:26:47 > 0:26:53thing, that pantomime.It was - and it shouldn't have been, because he

0:26:53 > 0:26:57is just a fantastic athlete, and he could have a very impressive future

0:26:57 > 0:27:00ahead of him. Silver-medallist last year, and you watching get some

0:27:00 > 0:27:06amazing stats, this is probably what we will see today in the 60, but not

0:27:06 > 0:27:10able to hold it, this is what he will have been working on in the off

0:27:10 > 0:27:17season, the whole field coming back on him between 70 and 100m. But he

0:27:17 > 0:27:21still held on to the 100m silver medal last year in London. A great

0:27:21 > 0:27:29athlete, short in stature, only five so you don't see a lot of 100m

0:27:29 > 0:27:38runners that

0:27:38 > 0:27:40runners that are 5'8", that is tough, he loses the force and the

0:27:40 > 0:27:45power at the end of the race because he's just not that big. But he has

0:27:45 > 0:27:50got a great start, as we saw there, and I think most people are coming

0:27:50 > 0:27:56into this indoor season, the 60m world record will be in his sights,

0:27:56 > 0:28:02if we can see the 60 from the 100 in London at the World Championships.

0:28:02 > 0:28:09Could he go lower here?The code, his world record is at altitude, but

0:28:09 > 0:28:15he ran under the world record early in the season but it didn't count,

0:28:15 > 0:28:21because it was not at a major meet. That did not count, but that was at

0:28:21 > 0:28:28sea level. I think he can go faster, that wasn't his best race.But his

0:28:28 > 0:28:32height may preclude him lowering Usain Bolt's record, well, not just

0:28:32 > 0:28:36the height, the fact it is such an amazing record.Look, that world

0:28:36 > 0:28:40record of Usain Bolt, you never say that records will not be broken in

0:28:40 > 0:28:47your lifetime, but that may not be broken in our lifetime! Look, 9.58,

0:28:47 > 0:28:51that is 0.2 almost better than anybody else has run in history, you

0:28:51 > 0:28:56don't just come out because you are now the next person out to run a

0:28:56 > 0:29:02world record, it doesn't work like that. So we should not be talking

0:29:02 > 0:29:07about world records any time soon with Christian Coleman.But he is

0:29:07 > 0:29:10dominant in this field, and his journey begins right now with Steve

0:29:10 > 0:29:14Cram for the first of the men's 60m heats.

0:29:14 > 0:29:19Kemar Hyman in

0:29:21 > 0:29:23Kemar Hyman in lane two, then Stromsik, then Kim Collins, still

0:29:23 > 0:29:28going well at the age of 41, the only athlete who was here at the

0:29:28 > 0:29:38last Birmingham World Indoor Championships.

0:29:38 > 0:29:43Championships. El Aida, the youngest competitor. Christian Coleman, he

0:29:43 > 0:29:49was seen running at his primary schools, the Our Lady Of Lizzie

0:29:49 > 0:29:53school, I do not think he will show much Mersey to the other athletes

0:29:53 > 0:30:04here! Harris from Nauru on the outside. So the first chance for

0:30:04 > 0:30:08this Birmingham crowd to get to see Christian Coleman, so much hype

0:30:08 > 0:30:15around his achievements so far this winter and indeed last year.

0:30:18 > 0:30:22Interesting pimping of small stature, at one stage he wanted a

0:30:22 > 0:30:26football career but did not get any offers from the major schools just

0:30:26 > 0:30:31because he is too small, that is what he was told. And that is to the

0:30:31 > 0:30:39benefit of athletics.

0:30:39 > 0:30:44benefit of athletics. We think this track is pretty quick in Birmingham.

0:30:44 > 0:30:52The three fastest losers also going into the semifinals tonight.

0:30:55 > 0:30:57into the semifinals tonight. That was Kemar Hyman. He has made some

0:30:57 > 0:31:03false starts in the past. So what we were discussing before we came on

0:31:03 > 0:31:12air about the 60 metres, exactly this. So many disqualifications. A

0:31:12 > 0:31:16lot of inexperienced people. We have 116-year-old.But Kemar Hyman is

0:31:16 > 0:31:25experienced enough. I wondered how long, they have been buried in the

0:31:25 > 0:31:31set position to the gun. So they get a little bit twitchy especially

0:31:31 > 0:31:34early on in the morning but they are experienced and they should know you

0:31:34 > 0:31:37need to hold that position. When they say set you have got to stay

0:31:37 > 0:31:46there. And please do not mention how fast the track can be!The other

0:31:46 > 0:31:52reaction time is irrelevant because once someone jumps out of the

0:31:52 > 0:32:02blocks, once you have gone, you have gone.

0:32:02 > 0:32:10gone. Christian Coleman then. Just trying to stay nice and calm and

0:32:10 > 0:32:15relaxed.

0:32:25 > 0:32:31A good crowd in this morning.

0:32:37 > 0:32:47He stumbled a little bit, Christian Coleman got out well and then just a

0:32:47 > 0:32:54little bit, I bet that his heart was in his mouth. He explodes out of the

0:32:54 > 0:33:00blocks but then just stumbles, recovered himself. I wonder if he

0:33:00 > 0:33:03could have fallen and still got up to qualify! Just a little scared for

0:33:03 > 0:33:12him.It might have been the blocks that slipped or just him and

0:33:12 > 0:33:23stumbled. It is just him. Missed his step. But he is so good. He can

0:33:23 > 0:33:28easily recover even when he stumbled he was still moving away from the

0:33:28 > 0:33:35field, that is how talented he is. Really cruising. He loses his

0:33:35 > 0:33:40footing just there but even though he is still coming out of the

0:33:40 > 0:33:45driving says he is moving away, that is how talented he is. Literally

0:33:45 > 0:33:51just walking down there, looks so relaxed. Very easy. Imagine that for

0:33:51 > 0:33:5716-year-old this item, must be so frustrated. To see that in front of

0:33:57 > 0:34:03you, a man just cruising away.Well you cannot hang a gold medal round

0:34:03 > 0:34:07anyone's neck and there is enough good competition that if he gets

0:34:07 > 0:34:12anything slightly wrong, you are talking hundreds of the second

0:34:12 > 0:34:17between him and maybe

0:34:18 > 0:34:19between him and maybe Ronnie Baker, Su Bingtian, that will keep him on

0:34:19 > 0:34:26his toes.So of course the top three go through. A comfortable race for

0:34:26 > 0:34:32you?Pretty decent. I just want to make the next round. The start was

0:34:32 > 0:34:40pretty decent. Trip to little bit, made it through.It was a quick

0:34:40 > 0:34:45start and then that stumble but before that a false start. Was it

0:34:45 > 0:34:50difficult to compose yourself.I have been in races where we have a

0:34:50 > 0:34:57false start and you just need to stay composed and refocus.I'm

0:34:57 > 0:35:00excited for later. You have come into this having just claimed the

0:35:00 > 0:35:04world record this year. There is a target really on your back.I think

0:35:04 > 0:35:13so. But I do not focus on that. I just do what I've got to do and try

0:35:13 > 0:35:18to win.Thank you for speaking to us.

0:35:18 > 0:35:28He will cheer up! A new national record for Jonah Harris, the

0:35:28 > 0:35:39youngster running seven 03. What about that stumble? Well the

0:35:39 > 0:35:43time to do that is in the preliminary and he does have the

0:35:43 > 0:35:46ability to recover from that. Coming out of the blocks with that quick

0:35:46 > 0:35:52speed and power, you have to overcome gravity, at diagonal, you

0:35:52 > 0:35:56need to over exaggerate the motion of the arms. This is just a

0:35:56 > 0:36:00coordination thing. It is early in the morning and if you're not right

0:36:00 > 0:36:06on it that can happen and often at a crucial moment. But not a big deal

0:36:06 > 0:36:11for him in this rhyme. But there are some guys if that sort of thing

0:36:11 > 0:36:14happened to them in the final, they would be right there. I'm sure that

0:36:14 > 0:36:19will wake him up and he looked fantastic. Just so much better than

0:36:19 > 0:36:25everyone else.Every time I hear him being interviewed he's just so

0:36:25 > 0:36:36compose.Well it is the second heat, let's get out there.Su Bingtian you

0:36:36 > 0:36:40would feel on a collision course with Christian Coleman. Rodriguez as

0:36:40 > 0:36:59well. And running for Germany for a couple of years now Peter Emelieze.

0:36:59 > 0:37:06Roche you may remember in the Commonwealth Games, he saw Jamaica

0:37:06 > 0:37:12through and Usain Bolt and company took that goal. So unbeaten this

0:37:12 > 0:37:19year, Su Bingtian.

0:37:19 > 0:37:25year, Su Bingtian. And Christian Coleman.

0:37:25 > 0:37:34Coleman. Su Bingtian near enough the ideal indoor sprint at 60 metres. He

0:37:34 > 0:37:42gets out so quickly. Still good over 100 but the 60 is his forte. Three

0:37:42 > 0:37:52to go through automatically.A clean start and look at Su Bingtian go.

0:37:52 > 0:37:58Jogging over the line. Another thing about him, he is so consistent, he

0:37:58 > 0:38:03does not make many mistakes. He will hammer out those times in the 60

0:38:03 > 0:38:09metres. Fairly

0:38:10 > 0:38:12metres. Fairly comfortable there, 658. An easy enough qualification

0:38:12 > 0:38:18for Su Bingtian.This is what we normally see from him in the

0:38:18 > 0:38:22qualifications, he does not put his foot down hard until it really

0:38:22 > 0:38:28matters. Qualified well, defeating the field comfortably. But there is

0:38:28 > 0:38:41a lot left in the tank for this man. Those are the three to go through. A

0:38:41 > 0:38:47technique to study, Su Bingtian.He does everything perfectly out of the

0:38:47 > 0:38:53blocks, not wasting any energy. He gets out of the blocks well, goes

0:38:53 > 0:38:56through the phases, then into that upright running and cruising all the

0:38:56 > 0:39:02way through. He will step up another gear as we go through the day.Now

0:39:02 > 0:39:05the semifinals tonight just after seven o'clock and Su Bingtian

0:39:05 > 0:39:13rounded up to 6.5 nine.

0:39:13 > 0:39:19rounded up to 6.5 nine. Those are the three to go through. Ryan Fraser

0:39:19 > 0:39:26and Su Bingtian. Roche as well. So the men's heptathlon standings after

0:39:26 > 0:39:31the hurdles. David Warner just closing in on Kevin Maher. To within

0:39:31 > 0:39:36four points. Kevin Maher with a strong event to come. Especially in

0:39:36 > 0:39:39the pole-vault. He is still favourite for the gold ahead of

0:39:39 > 0:39:48Damian Warner and Kazmirek. Anything wrong with that execution from Su

0:39:48 > 0:39:53Bingtian?Nothing wrong with that at all. His unique ability is that he

0:39:53 > 0:39:59has incredible power and he has the ability to create those angles. He

0:39:59 > 0:40:05is quite stocky and when you have that kind of wit and girth a lot of

0:40:05 > 0:40:09times you get a lot of side to side lateral motion. You do not see that

0:40:09 > 0:40:15with him, he's very efficient and symmetrical. So he just came out of

0:40:15 > 0:40:20that start position at a drive and that is his advantage. We talked

0:40:20 > 0:40:29about that yesterday. But you know, just a fantastic athlete with that

0:40:29 > 0:40:36power and combination of efficiency. He is very efficient, not a lot of

0:40:36 > 0:40:41wasted motion. Comes out right in front and that gives him much more

0:40:41 > 0:40:45distance out of each of those steps coming out of the blocks. Most

0:40:45 > 0:40:50athletes cannot do that. Just perfect execution. He is very

0:40:50 > 0:40:56consistent. Both feet coming pretty much underneath his hips. He does

0:40:56 > 0:41:04not get a lot of bad side to side as you see with Christian Coleman. So

0:41:04 > 0:41:10he is quick and also more powerful. Just to ASCII briefly, he is working

0:41:10 > 0:41:14with your performance unit in China, will there be a wave of Chinese

0:41:14 > 0:41:17sprinters coming because they have not been dominant in the spring.

0:41:17 > 0:41:23They have not been dominant but they are using the same kind of model now

0:41:23 > 0:41:28is the US, they have invested in the sport, they have some fantastic long

0:41:28 > 0:41:33jumpers as we saw last year in London. They brought in a lot of

0:41:33 > 0:41:35coaches from around the world and I think we will continue to see them

0:41:35 > 0:41:42climb up the medals table. And across various different events.

0:41:42 > 0:41:53Steve Cram, the third heat.

0:41:53 > 0:42:03Hassan Taftian of Iran. Competing well on the circuit this year.

0:42:08 > 0:42:09well on the circuit this year. Often Hamilton of Sweden, the Swedish

0:42:09 > 0:42:16indoor champion.

0:42:16 > 0:42:25indoor champion. And some quick times from the athlete from Zambia.

0:42:27 > 0:42:38From the Czech Republic, Jan Volko. So interest here with the Iranian

0:42:38 > 0:42:47record-holder in lane three. We will see how quickly he can go here,

0:42:47 > 0:42:53Hassan Taftian.

0:43:07 > 0:43:22A little twitch and stumble from Hamilton and he has gone.

0:43:22 > 0:43:25Hamilton and he has gone. Jan Volko takes it but it was a messy race.

0:43:25 > 0:43:33Where was Hassan Taftian? Callender did not set off. Mechanism. I do not

0:43:33 > 0:43:36know if that affected Hassan Taftian. It may have affected

0:43:36 > 0:43:42Hamilton because he almost fell over coming out of the blocks.A little

0:43:42 > 0:43:50bit of twitching going on. I just think Hamilton again struggled out

0:43:50 > 0:43:53of the blocks. He pushed hard, really went for it and when you lose

0:43:53 > 0:43:59your footing in the middle of the field you are out of it. It is 60

0:43:59 > 0:44:03metres and everything needs to be virtually perfect. That is where he

0:44:03 > 0:44:09fell down. But the winner, Jan Volko, a great run. Only 21,

0:44:09 > 0:44:14remember. You see that twitch left of the screen, that could have

0:44:14 > 0:44:19caused some problems for some people but the winner comes out from the

0:44:19 > 0:44:27far right of the screen. That makes it illegal bit difficult.-- a

0:44:27 > 0:44:35little bit difficult. Coming up in the next heat, our first look at a

0:44:35 > 0:44:42British athlete, Andrew Robinson. We saw him last year in Belgrade and he

0:44:42 > 0:44:46was disqualified in the finals of the European indoor Championships.

0:44:46 > 0:44:51But very much up for these championships.It has always been a

0:44:51 > 0:44:57speciality for me, the 60 metres. I also like the 100 and 200. But with

0:44:57 > 0:45:03the Commonwealth Games coming up, plans changed and for me it was a

0:45:03 > 0:45:09chance to step up in the 60 metres. I always wanted to compete in a home

0:45:09 > 0:45:15nation World Championship. I did the Commonwealth Games in 2014. I got

0:45:15 > 0:45:22quite a good ovation and that was inspirational. Watching the World

0:45:22 > 0:45:26Championships last year was motivational, I was not there but as

0:45:26 > 0:45:31an athlete you feel you should be there. You know you can perform at

0:45:31 > 0:45:35that level. So world indoors in Birmingham, home nations, I thought

0:45:35 > 0:45:41I would work towards that. I was over the moon to be selected. And

0:45:41 > 0:45:49that motivated me to go even better. What is realistic for you what would

0:45:49 > 0:45:55you be satisfied with?The final and then push on from there. In the

0:45:55 > 0:46:00championship anything can happen. If IPV and do not make the final it is

0:46:00 > 0:46:03what it is. If I make the final and perform, see what happens from

0:46:03 > 0:46:08there. It can change quickly. As long as I come back thinking I've

0:46:08 > 0:46:15done the best I can, that is all that matters.

0:46:15 > 0:46:19We have talked a lot about Attlee to do not always translate to indoors,

0:46:19 > 0:46:23but because of his build, he is suited to indoors, and people may

0:46:23 > 0:46:27not know that. He juggles his athletics with teaching autistic

0:46:27 > 0:46:33children, so not a full-time athlete, is the final a big ask?

0:46:33 > 0:46:38Look, you have got to go for it, I like his attitude, I am sure in that

0:46:38 > 0:46:42interview, you know, it is about, ideally I get to the final, but

0:46:42 > 0:46:46right now he is focused on finishing as high as he possibly can in this

0:46:46 > 0:46:53round to advance to the next.Yes, navigate this eat first, Andrew

0:46:53 > 0:46:57Cotter? Yes, he is of the previous first.

0:46:57 > 0:47:02Yes, as an Tian

0:47:02 > 0:47:11Yes, as an Tian -- Hassan Taftian is through, those are your qualifiers.

0:47:11 > 0:47:22So there is genuine is

0:47:22 > 0:47:26So there is genuine is -- Xie, part of a very impressive squad.

0:47:26 > 0:47:32Francesco Molinari, familiar name! From San Marino. Former Jamaican,

0:47:32 > 0:47:38Winston Barnes, as one, representing Turkey for 18 months or so now.

0:47:38 > 0:47:42Lester Ryan from Montserrat fills lane five, and there will be a

0:47:42 > 0:47:49decent bit of noise for Andrew Robertson. Such disappointment, as

0:47:49 > 0:47:53we talked about, in Belgrade at the European indoors, a great starter,

0:47:53 > 0:48:04can you possibly make the final?

0:48:05 > 0:48:12Michael Pohl, second at the German championships, we just missed out

0:48:12 > 0:48:19Christophe Boulos of Lebanon in lane one. I think he is running in

0:48:19 > 0:48:30tracksuit trousers! No, leggings, fine, all good! Robertson goes in

0:48:30 > 0:48:38six. Paul Ma'unikeni in seven, Michael Pohl of Germany in lane

0:48:38 > 0:48:42eight, three go through automatically.

0:48:50 > 0:48:57Oh, Andrew Robertson, well, just looking at Francesco Molinari as

0:48:57 > 0:49:03well. But those two

0:49:06 > 0:49:09well. But those two left out. Remember, Andrew, they can

0:49:09 > 0:49:14disqualify more than one person. We will look closely.Looking at the

0:49:14 > 0:49:26reaction times, Andrew Robertson is given 0.2

0:49:26 > 0:49:35given 0.2, there are the reaction times.He was quite considerably

0:49:35 > 0:49:44ahead, unfortunately.This might be the end for Andrew Robertson.

0:49:44 > 0:49:47the end for Andrew Robertson. Well, it was a false art in the final of

0:49:47 > 0:49:52the European indoors, and it might be at the very first stage the end

0:49:52 > 0:49:58of his World Indoors.They all just gathering by the machine, just to

0:49:58 > 0:50:03the right of the athletes, they are looking very closely at the

0:50:03 > 0:50:07printout. They will make a decision soon enough, but nobody is heading

0:50:07 > 0:50:18over yet. We will find out shortly. Well, a yellow card.Thank goodness

0:50:18 > 0:50:25for that! A lot of people will be breathing.Well... We need to have

0:50:25 > 0:50:29another look at that replay, because on the reaction times, you would say

0:50:29 > 0:50:37Andrew Robertson would have been disqualified. Just a warning.I was

0:50:37 > 0:50:41wondering whether he was not steady, if you look right in the middle.

0:50:41 > 0:50:49Barnes in lane four.Look how he moves, his shoulders, he moves off

0:50:49 > 0:50:54and then sits back. Of course, that seems to have said off all the other

0:50:54 > 0:51:00runners, so I think the starters have used their discretion well this

0:51:00 > 0:51:04time.Andrew Robertson gets to go again, but is that a huge slice of

0:51:04 > 0:51:13fortune? Barnes certainly twitched, but you have seen athletes

0:51:13 > 0:51:16disqualified, irrespective of whether somebody gives a twitch, but

0:51:16 > 0:51:22Robertson gets to go again.

0:51:31 > 0:51:38Clearly outweigh this time, Robertson into it very swiftly, and

0:51:38 > 0:51:41he has to none, Michael Pohl challenging for the third automatic

0:51:41 > 0:51:45qualifying place, and he was under real pressure. Barnes, an impressive

0:51:45 > 0:51:52run for the Turkish athlete. A nervous wait now for Andrew

0:51:52 > 0:51:57Robertson,

0:51:57 > 0:52:00Robertson, three going through, I am not sure he will go through as a

0:52:00 > 0:52:07fastest loser, Michael Pohl has got third, so Robertson misses out.That

0:52:07 > 0:52:15third best time, Andrew, is 6.73, so Robertson ran 6.7 four, behind, so

0:52:15 > 0:52:23we will keep a close eye on fastest losers.Goes into the fastest losers

0:52:23 > 0:52:29the moment, Pohl just getting it on the dip from Robertson. He is one of

0:52:29 > 0:52:33the three fastest losers, but three heats still to come. Not his finest

0:52:33 > 0:52:39start, left a little bit by Barnes, but in a decent position here.

0:52:39 > 0:52:46Barnes got out very well for Turkey, rewarded with a very swift time of

0:52:46 > 0:52:506.58, but Andrew, you can imagine he might be frustrated, perhaps nerves

0:52:50 > 0:52:55got the better of him, knows that he has an opportunity to get through by

0:52:55 > 0:53:00right, not as fastest loser, and he is more than capable of running

0:53:00 > 0:53:04around 6.65, which would have seen him through very comfortably indeed.

0:53:04 > 0:53:08Hopefully, he will be able to have a couple of words with us. He just

0:53:08 > 0:53:17gets pipped at the end. So he has to wait.

0:53:17 > 0:53:22Andrew, a dramatic start to your championship.Yeah, a little bit,

0:53:22 > 0:53:27disappointed, to be fair. I had a really shaky indoor season, I don't

0:53:27 > 0:53:30know what has been going on this year, really, really disappointed,

0:53:30 > 0:53:35to be honest.As you stood waiting for what was a yellow card for your

0:53:35 > 0:53:40fellow athlete, were the euro is coming back to you, what were you

0:53:40 > 0:53:46thinking?Not really, I tried my best to shut it out, I could hear

0:53:46 > 0:53:50movement in the blocks, we were held for a long time, so I knew something

0:53:50 > 0:53:55wasn't right, to be fair. It didn't faze me, to be fair, I am very

0:53:55 > 0:53:58experienced in this, just concentrate on myself.You are

0:53:58 > 0:54:05through as a fastest loser at the moment. Obviously, a long wait now.

0:54:05 > 0:54:09You had a good run there, almost threw in third, did you know the

0:54:09 > 0:54:14German was sneaking up on the right? I could see him coming up, but I

0:54:14 > 0:54:20lost focus at the end, no excuse, I used to run 6.5s last year, I don't

0:54:20 > 0:54:24and astound why I have gone backwards. It is something I have to

0:54:24 > 0:54:31dress with my coach and my team.The long wait begins, I hope it comes

0:54:31 > 0:54:39cure way.Vellios, as he admitted, just not good enough. -- fairly

0:54:39 > 0:54:50honest. As we speak, he is in the fastest loser positions.

0:54:50 > 0:54:58So CJ Ujah will be hoping for a less dramatic he'd here. I have a feeling

0:54:58 > 0:55:01that Andy Robertson, looking at the three remaining heats, including

0:55:01 > 0:55:06this one, and I think there is not too many capable of running that

0:55:06 > 0:55:15quick, they will not finish in the top three. Anyway, we shall see.

0:55:15 > 0:55:24Safo-Antwi of Ghana, formerly of Great Britain

0:55:28 > 0:55:33Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Maibuca, Riffayn, Rodriguez. And

0:55:33 > 0:55:40then CJ Ujah, who will get a huge cheer from the crowd, I am sure.

0:55:40 > 0:55:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, he knows that if you can find

0:55:46 > 0:55:51his best form here, gets to the final first of all, you never know,

0:55:51 > 0:55:55anything can happen, there are quicker men, we have seen a couple

0:55:55 > 0:56:00of them already, but he is a good competitor at his best, CJ, fairly

0:56:00 > 0:56:06comfortable he'd here, we saw Joseph from St Lucia, another 19-year-old.

0:56:06 > 0:56:17Arthur Cisse from Ivory Coast. Cisse has run 6.57 in Paris, a good win

0:56:17 > 0:56:22from him at one of the meets this year. A quick glance of the fastest

0:56:22 > 0:56:32losers, Robertson will be keeping an eye on these last three heats. So

0:56:32 > 0:56:35Safo-Antwi in lane one, Cisse in lane eight, CJ Ujah in the middle,

0:56:35 > 0:56:47in lane five. Rodriguez next to him.

0:56:55 > 0:57:00Safo-Antwi got a great start over in lane one, CJ did pretty well, it

0:57:00 > 0:57:09will be CJ, 6.59, nice run, quickest starter was Safo-Antwi, Cisse is the

0:57:09 > 0:57:14other qualifier along with CJ, they know each other pretty well, so we

0:57:14 > 0:57:18have got one safely through, Andy Robertson will be looking at the

0:57:18 > 0:57:23result, but given that the three of them were reasonably well clear,

0:57:23 > 0:57:28Rodriguez not far behind, we will wait for the result with Colin.Job

0:57:28 > 0:57:33well done, perfect words, CJ did nothing wrong whatsoever, steady in

0:57:33 > 0:57:37the blocks, a bit of movement going on around him, but he kept his

0:57:37 > 0:57:40focus, which was the most important thing. Stamped out of the blocks

0:57:40 > 0:57:46well, worked hard for the first 30-40 metres, allowing him to be

0:57:46 > 0:57:50able to switch off, he took control of the race really well, which is

0:57:50 > 0:57:55what he wants to see. Now he has established himself, Steven, as one

0:57:55 > 0:57:59of the best sprinters in the world, people are really showing him

0:57:59 > 0:58:04respect. What he did in the Diamond League last year really elevated

0:58:04 > 0:58:10him, so, CJ, you are here for sure. That is a good point, the fact that

0:58:10 > 0:58:13he is getting a lot more competition against the top guys, just missed

0:58:13 > 0:58:17out in the Olympics and again last year, but that experience on the

0:58:17 > 0:58:22circuit is standing him in great stead. Anyway, through nicely, let's

0:58:22 > 0:58:27see what he thinks about that.CJ, through in first, a statement of

0:58:27 > 0:58:30intent for what is going to come? Not really! You have got to go

0:58:30 > 0:58:36through the rounds, I just wanted to come out and run a bit faster than

0:58:36 > 0:58:39in trials, I know I have got to get the legs moving quickly, now I am

0:58:39 > 0:58:44going to recover and get ready for the next round.Busy couple of

0:58:44 > 0:58:48weeks, British champ income Glasgow last weekend, how fresh are you

0:58:48 > 0:58:52feeling?All part of the training, it has come to the moment, now is

0:58:52 > 0:58:57the time to be ready.What is the process now? Are you already

0:58:57 > 0:59:01focusing on the next round, or will you come down for a minute?The

0:59:01 > 0:59:06processes to go back and relax and we go from there, comeback this

0:59:06 > 0:59:12evening, tackle the next round. Thanks for talking to us.No

0:59:12 > 0:59:17worries.Good that he won his heat, looked cool, calm and comfortable,

0:59:17 > 0:59:21and we will be seeing him just after seven o'clock in the semifinal. One

0:59:21 > 0:59:26thing to note, Rodriguez is now the quickest of the fastest losers, so

0:59:26 > 0:59:31Andy Robertson is now second on that list, only three fastest losers will

0:59:31 > 0:59:38join the first three in each heat. Yes, it is going to be very close

0:59:38 > 0:59:41for Andrew Robertson, as we look at the line-up for the next heat, the

0:59:41 > 0:59:53sixth of seven, names to look out for here, Ben Youssef Meite of the

0:59:53 > 1:00:03Ivory Coast goes in lane seven. Three to go through automatically,

1:00:03 > 1:00:06and the fastest losers, three overall, Robertson is still second

1:00:06 > 1:00:12of the fastest losers at the moment. Four here could certainly better his

1:00:12 > 1:00:16time.

1:00:16 > 1:00:31In lane one we have Hameed of Pakistan. Marai.

1:00:34 > 1:00:46Evra Tim Clark going well this season. -- Everton clerk.

1:00:50 > 1:00:52season. -- Everton clerk. From the Seychelles, the youngest man in the

1:00:52 > 1:01:04line-up, Sicobo. And the Polish champion there.

1:01:04 > 1:01:09champion there. Meite made the final in the Rio Olympics in the 100

1:01:09 > 1:01:18mitres. -- 100 metres.

1:01:47 > 1:01:55Three go through automatically. The penultimate round in the men's 60

1:01:55 > 1:02:06metres heats. Clearly the way, good start from Tosin Ogunode. Meite

1:02:06 > 1:02:16coming through, it was close. That is going to be tight for Robertson.

1:02:16 > 1:02:19Not quite for a breast but very close. Meite coming through

1:02:19 > 1:02:26eventually. Difficult in the 60 when you hit that ramp and clatter into

1:02:26 > 1:02:30the padding, sometimes that is where the injuries can occur. Hopefully

1:02:30 > 1:02:37not too serious. Just a bit of a knock. But he got into his running

1:02:37 > 1:02:43eventually, Meite.They think at the end his foot got wedged down by the

1:02:43 > 1:02:51photographers are. But we expected Clarke to do much better, he

1:02:51 > 1:02:56stumbled and missed his stride. Not going to the accelerating phase as

1:02:56 > 1:03:07well as he might do so it was comfortable for Meite.

1:03:07 > 1:03:09comfortable for Meite. Tosin Ogunode sinking a little bit, not able to

1:03:09 > 1:03:16get into that vital phase.

1:03:16 > 1:03:18get into that vital phase. So expected to be one of the people to

1:03:18 > 1:03:22look out for in the semifinals but he has made it through.He will have

1:03:22 > 1:03:28to improve things to challenge Christian Coleman of course but

1:03:28 > 1:03:37safely through and that time six .724 Tosin Ogunode. So Robertson in

1:03:37 > 1:03:43the last of the fastest losers places with one heat to go. Andrew

1:03:43 > 1:03:46Robertson waiting nervously to find out if he has made it through later

1:03:46 > 1:03:54today. And in this event Great Britain has a very impressive list

1:03:54 > 1:03:59of winners.

1:04:02 > 1:04:08of winners.Gardner away! A very good victory. Dwain Chambers,

1:04:08 > 1:04:12they're down in the blocks, he has got the advantage, all the way to

1:04:12 > 1:04:18the line! It is gold for Dwain Chambers of Great Britain!

1:04:18 > 1:04:28Chambers alongside. Three gold medals in the 60 metres

1:04:28 > 1:04:31for Great Britain over the years. Not sure at this year if we will be

1:04:31 > 1:04:36able to say that by this evening because we have some very fast men

1:04:36 > 1:04:40and very good athletes out there but CJ Ujah has put himself in with a

1:04:40 > 1:04:45chance. What would now be like for Andrew Robertson, almost willing the

1:04:45 > 1:04:50next race is not to go well for some people.It is agonising but it is

1:04:50 > 1:04:53out of his hands, he cannot do anything, it cannot respond so it is

1:04:53 > 1:04:59just the waiting game but mentally be prepared for both scenarios. If

1:04:59 > 1:05:03he is back on then give it his all because he did not execute that race

1:05:03 > 1:05:10as well as he should have.It was quite a messy start.You never had

1:05:10 > 1:05:18to wait! I was always waiting! But going back to CJ Ujah, those three

1:05:18 > 1:05:25gold medals from yesteryear, the Brits were always the underdogs and

1:05:25 > 1:05:29managed to keep composed and come through and surprise people.CJ Ujah

1:05:29 > 1:05:33has a chance. You heard it here! Let's head outside for the final

1:05:33 > 1:05:44heat.A couple of points today, quickly. Andrey Robertson, his case

1:05:44 > 1:05:48helped by the two nonstarters in the race. He will definitely I think be

1:05:48 > 1:05:58OK. He was looking a bit perilous and then Ronnie Baker. Let's just

1:05:58 > 1:06:12have a look at the starting this. Mohammed from Saudi Arabia.

1:06:12 > 1:06:17Mohammed from Saudi Arabia. Cray of the Philippines.

1:06:17 > 1:06:23the Philippines. World number one last year, Ronnie Baker. In any

1:06:23 > 1:06:27other year he would be the gold medal favourite but he has his

1:06:27 > 1:06:32team-mate Christian Coleman to think about. There is the confirmation of

1:06:32 > 1:06:43Robertson, his place. Puddy much OK. -- pretty much. Mohammed has run

1:06:43 > 1:06:496.60 this year.

1:06:49 > 1:06:536.60 this year. But this should be Ronnie Baker all the way. Mohammed

1:06:53 > 1:07:02gets a decent start alongside him. Baker just cantering through. I

1:07:02 > 1:07:08think third spot was De Grace of Mauritius. Mohammed ran very well

1:07:08 > 1:07:13against Baker. Got out well. Baker may be thought he would just have to

1:07:13 > 1:07:18use his way through and after about 30, 40 metres, had to start running.

1:07:18 > 1:07:25Mohammed running well. Exactly my same thoughts. He must've looked at

1:07:25 > 1:07:31it and thought, a little bit of a cruise. Then realised Hang on, I've

1:07:31 > 1:07:38got company, I need to step up a bit more. So he pushes on and then

1:07:38 > 1:07:43switches down again. So really showed his class. 6.50 seven. Still

1:07:43 > 1:07:47I would think a very comfortable qualifying for this man. I think we

1:07:47 > 1:07:51will see so much more in the semifinals. Everyone will be

1:07:51 > 1:07:56stepping up another gear for the even Mohammed glancing at the clock,

1:07:56 > 1:08:01seeing how well he is doing. A good performance by him. Let's take a

1:08:01 > 1:08:08look, he comes very upright quickly through the blocks. Not the same

1:08:08 > 1:08:13drive bays as Su Bingtian. Now thinking, I have got company, I need

1:08:13 > 1:08:17to step up a bit. Then he loses sight of his peripheral and switches

1:08:17 > 1:08:26down. 6.50 seven.Comfortable. I think CJ can be happy with his

1:08:26 > 1:08:31position in the first round in terms of who look good. Baker looked good

1:08:31 > 1:08:36of course, Christian Coleman, Su Bingtian. Let's take a look at all

1:08:36 > 1:08:42the qualifiers and confirm Andy Robertson has made it through. Baker

1:08:42 > 1:08:50ending up with the quickest time. No great surprises. Then all went down

1:08:50 > 1:08:56to fastest losers. All through to the semifinals at ten past seven

1:08:56 > 1:09:04tonight. Safely done, almost. Andrew

1:09:04 > 1:09:07Robertson is through. Obviously some nervous moments for him but he is in

1:09:07 > 1:09:11the mix for the semifinals later today and then who knows what could

1:09:11 > 1:09:14happen. As we've seen even the world record holder can have a little

1:09:14 > 1:09:21stumble in the early stages. Let's take a look at Robertson, at his

1:09:21 > 1:09:26race again. Of course it came after that falls start.It did come after

1:09:26 > 1:09:32the false start. Caused by the athlete in the name number four. He

1:09:32 > 1:09:35was actually allowed back into the race, able to pull it back and get

1:09:35 > 1:09:41back in. So Andrew gets out pretty well but then once he transitions

1:09:41 > 1:09:48into ultimate speed and just maximum velocity, that is where it starts to

1:09:48 > 1:09:52fall apart. He said he was not happy with the way he executed the race

1:09:52 > 1:09:58and that is because he lost form. Look at him, nice and compact,

1:09:58 > 1:10:02everything pretty symmetrical and then the arms coming way out of the

1:10:02 > 1:10:06side of his body. You can do that and get away with it, it will give

1:10:06 > 1:10:11you some power in the drive phase. But into your full speed running you

1:10:11 > 1:10:15need to pull in your arms and be much more efficient and symmetrical.

1:10:15 > 1:10:23As we talked about earlier with soothing Can.And the contrast in

1:10:23 > 1:10:29styles, just at the end he seemed to be rotating a little bit.Really got

1:10:29 > 1:10:35tight in the legs. Exactly right. If your arms start to come out of the

1:10:35 > 1:10:39side, you're not getting that compact power that is producing

1:10:39 > 1:10:45force into the ground. You're reaching a little bit. The wider

1:10:45 > 1:10:48your arms, beside your body the longer the strike. And that will

1:10:48 > 1:10:52increase the next right as well. Things that he could tweak this

1:10:52 > 1:10:58evening. He quit because he is aware of that, he talked about it in the

1:10:58 > 1:11:02interview and that is what bodes well for him. It is still going to

1:11:02 > 1:11:10be tough because it comes down to him running his 6.5 in the end. He

1:11:10 > 1:11:15needs to run that. In order to have a chance to get into the final.

1:11:15 > 1:11:18Amazing when you analyse the 100 metres I always find it incredible

1:11:18 > 1:11:22how many things to break down but even with the 60 metres with things

1:11:22 > 1:11:26falling apart at the end. So much has the capacity to go wrong in

1:11:26 > 1:11:33those short moment. CJ, not a lot going wrong for him, a very good

1:11:33 > 1:11:38start and a good run, fluid.He was fluid and efficient coming out of

1:11:38 > 1:11:42the blocks. Unlike some of the other athletes quick out of the blocks, he

1:11:42 > 1:11:47seems to get faster during the race. That could be a problem for him, if

1:11:47 > 1:11:51they are all ahead of him, he is right there with the field coming

1:11:51 > 1:11:55out of the blocks. Now starts to pull away at 30 metres, from the

1:11:55 > 1:12:01rest of the field. So that means if you compare and contrast that to the

1:12:01 > 1:12:10other athletes, Ronnie Baker, Su Bingtian, Christian Coleman, he will

1:12:10 > 1:12:14have to go and get them because they are already out there. I do not see

1:12:14 > 1:12:19how he can get a faster start because already he is very efficient

1:12:19 > 1:12:23out of the blocks and doing pretty much anything that he can in the

1:12:23 > 1:12:28start. This is the first round, maybe he is a bit rusty and can get

1:12:28 > 1:12:31quicker. But there's nothing wrong, I cannot tell you anything that is

1:12:31 > 1:12:36wrong with this, it looks very good, very powerful. Nice and relaxed.

1:12:36 > 1:12:42Doing everything he needs to do.

1:12:48 > 1:12:52But it just has to be quicker. What we cannot tell is how much effort he

1:12:52 > 1:12:55is putting in. He has done the work of the first ten metres but does he

1:12:55 > 1:12:58know he has got another gear?Then if he does we will see that in the

1:12:58 > 1:13:01semis. I do not think he would come out in the first round of the World

1:13:01 > 1:13:04Championships and hold back but the speed could come from the fact that

1:13:04 > 1:13:06you have got another round in today and you get quicker throughout the

1:13:06 > 1:13:09day. We saw that yesterday with the women. That is what could work in

1:13:09 > 1:13:13his favour. Betty will do the same thing but get more speed because the

1:13:13 > 1:13:18body is now used to it and ready to fire on all cylinders.And as we saw

1:13:18 > 1:13:21last night with the women you can get quicker as the day goes on.

1:13:21 > 1:13:27Let's head over to the commentary box. Colin Jackson had his eyes all

1:13:27 > 1:13:33over those seven heats.Overall thoughts? I stink -- I still think

1:13:33 > 1:13:36Christian Coleman is looking strong. That mistake he made was crucial but

1:13:36 > 1:13:40he was still comfortable to use away from the field. So we know he has

1:13:40 > 1:13:47that magical 6.30 in his legs but competition is not going to be easy.

1:13:47 > 1:13:52You only need to make a tiny mistake in the 60 metres and that will put

1:13:52 > 1:13:57you under pressure and set you back early in them race. It is a quality

1:13:57 > 1:14:01field and when the semifinals start this evening we will see who can

1:14:01 > 1:14:06step up to the mark.Let's take another look at Christian Coleman,

1:14:06 > 1:14:09the world record holder and that little stumble at the beginning of

1:14:09 > 1:14:15the race.It is just a matter of you need to exaggerate the arms coming

1:14:15 > 1:14:21out at that angle. He just missed placed the foot, it is coordination.

1:14:21 > 1:14:25And it is early in the morning, first round, he is able to overcome

1:14:25 > 1:14:31it, not a big deal for him. When you heard him in the interview he is

1:14:31 > 1:14:36always that way, very focused. Just watched the left foot, started

1:14:36 > 1:14:42actually with the right leg, just went a bit outside of his body, just

1:14:42 > 1:14:46a misplacement that caused counter reaction on the left of his body.

1:14:46 > 1:14:50But he is able to overcome that. It shows the class of the athlete. How

1:14:50 > 1:14:57good he really is. As you said he's always focused, very sound mind, he

1:14:57 > 1:15:03does not let things rattle him at all. Obviously coming into this with

1:15:03 > 1:15:06extreme confidence being the world record-holder at 60 metres and able

1:15:06 > 1:15:11to overcome and still win that race easily. I do not think that is any

1:15:11 > 1:15:17big deal that we should make too much.

1:15:19 > 1:15:24Thank you very much, moving to a slightly longer raise now, the 1500m

1:15:24 > 1:15:28semifinals, the men's competition, and the noise you are hearing just

1:15:28 > 1:15:32there was to introduce the women's triple jump, who are now warming up,

1:15:32 > 1:15:37we will catch up to them shortly. But let's focus on Chris O'Hare for

1:15:37 > 1:15:41a moment, great season last year heading into those home World

1:15:41 > 1:15:45Championships in London, a lot of expected of him, you may be final

1:15:45 > 1:15:48but was quite disappointed to be finishing down the field in 11th

1:15:48 > 1:15:54place. JJ Chalmers caught up with him ahead of today.At the start of

1:15:54 > 1:15:57the season, we said there was no point doing the indoors unless we

1:15:57 > 1:16:03were in with a shout of a medal, and then, again, before the trials, we

1:16:03 > 1:16:07have to make a decision on whether we don't run the trials and

1:16:07 > 1:16:10potentially risk not being picked for the team. It has all been

1:16:10 > 1:16:18structured around, am I or am I not going to be able to medal? And we

1:16:18 > 1:16:22believe I can.How much have you wanted this opportunity,

1:16:22 > 1:16:27particularly the home crowd? How long has this World Championship

1:16:27 > 1:16:33idea been in your mind?Anybody who knows me, from a young age, I am

1:16:33 > 1:16:44easy to anger, and it has been kind of a challenge for me to manage that

1:16:44 > 1:16:50anger in day to day life. But then always being able to use it as fuel

1:16:50 > 1:16:59when it came to racing. I never had any issue with, basically, making up

1:16:59 > 1:17:03stories in my head about people I'm competing against, about how they

1:17:03 > 1:17:10are holding me back, how they are making it harder for me to survive,

1:17:10 > 1:17:15harder for me to provide for my family, and that gets me angry! And

1:17:15 > 1:17:22that is good for me. But I have had to manage it as well, so in London,

1:17:22 > 1:17:28it was just an internal dialogue with myself about these guys on the

1:17:28 > 1:17:35track, holding me back from getting my medal, in my country, and I was

1:17:35 > 1:17:40just getting way too fired up. Paula Radcliffe is in the commentary

1:17:40 > 1:17:46box for us, very intense in that interview there, is that normal? Is

1:17:46 > 1:17:50that is normal demeanour, as far as you are aware?No, that is not

1:17:50 > 1:17:57really the Chris that I know from the training track, but certainly he

1:17:57 > 1:18:01was very frustrated, disappointed is putting it very mildly at the London

1:18:01 > 1:18:06last year, and I know that it took him a while to pick up the pieces,

1:18:06 > 1:18:09get back racing, and he came into this season really fired up, racing

1:18:09 > 1:18:15very well in the beginning, then he has had a bit of a foot niggly, I am

1:18:15 > 1:18:19hoping that has settled down and he is ready to race at his best.And

1:18:19 > 1:18:24Jake Wightman coming up as well, he made rate strides last year, had a

1:18:24 > 1:18:29very good season, how as his winter gone?It has gone well, he is the

1:18:29 > 1:18:35first to say he is learning about racing indoors, he said that he

1:18:35 > 1:18:38cannot make the right decisions fast enough indoors and he is still

1:18:38 > 1:18:45learning with that. Having said that, big questions over whether

1:18:45 > 1:18:50Sulieman will even line-up in his heat.It is O'Hare first, he is

1:18:50 > 1:18:53clearly looking for a medal from these championships, it seems like

1:18:53 > 1:18:57it would write some wrong is for him, he is more than capable if his

1:18:57 > 1:19:02tactics go well.Usually makes very good tactical decisions, he races

1:19:02 > 1:19:07very well indoors. Part of that maybe comes from the amount of time

1:19:07 > 1:19:11he spent racing on the circuits in America, but he tends to make

1:19:11 > 1:19:16decisions quickly and put himself in the right place.That is coming up

1:19:16 > 1:19:20shortly on the track, but let's see how the triple jump has got itself

1:19:20 > 1:19:25under way, or has it, Steve Backley? Yeah, just getting under way now,

1:19:25 > 1:19:34your athletes, all 17 of them in total. Yulimar Rojas is the

1:19:34 > 1:19:38defending champion, decided to defend here, despite having not

1:19:38 > 1:19:43competed yet this year. No British interests, Asha Hansen, 15 years

1:19:43 > 1:19:49since she won here at the World Indoors in Birmingham. No Brits

1:19:49 > 1:19:55involved. And here is the Venezuelan first up in this triple jump final,

1:19:55 > 1:20:05she is tall, six foot three. Won with 14.51, shortest ever distance,

1:20:05 > 1:20:09she will want to do something about that distance. Over 14 metres in

1:20:09 > 1:20:20this first round. And Rojas, gold last summer, silver-medallist from

1:20:20 > 1:20:26Rio. The first Venezuelan to ever make a final, which is a big deal

1:20:26 > 1:20:32back home in Venezuela. Comes here trying to defend our title, really

1:20:32 > 1:20:38good on the board.

1:20:38 > 1:20:43good on the board. 14.24, her first jump this year is a season's best.

1:20:43 > 1:20:47Right, someone who can challenge, second on the world list,

1:20:47 > 1:20:53Papachristou of Greece, second jumper. Strikes the ground much more

1:20:53 > 1:20:58aggressive through the phases from Papachristou.Really extending

1:20:58 > 1:21:02through the step, speed on the floor, really pulling the active

1:21:02 > 1:21:08board. The stages here, 17 athletes in this competition, they are going

1:21:08 > 1:21:12to have to stand around, it is quite crowded down there, they will

1:21:12 > 1:21:17probably have to wait 12 or 15 minutes between jumps. So again,

1:21:17 > 1:21:21early stages, trying to put a market in early, because you will spend a

1:21:21 > 1:21:27lot of time waiting, I think.She goes into second place. Tori

1:21:27 > 1:21:37Franklin of the USA is next up. Twice US indoor champion, a best

1:21:37 > 1:21:45this year of 14.15, so she will need all of that.A little bit rocky on

1:21:45 > 1:21:50the runway, you could see her shoulders oscillating, then hits the

1:21:50 > 1:21:53floor really hard, doesn't skip across the floor, keep the speed

1:21:53 > 1:21:59going, slams the brakes on and then in. If she were more active over the

1:21:59 > 1:22:06top of her foot, she could go much further.So Tori Franklin, 14.03,

1:22:06 > 1:22:12goes into third place.

1:22:15 > 1:22:23goes into third place. Prokopenko, authorised neutral

1:22:23 > 1:22:34authorised neutral athlete, season's 14.44, but down below 30 metres.

1:22:34 > 1:22:38Collapsed on the step phase, didn't get out into the jump as she would

1:22:38 > 1:22:49have liked. A little collapse, doesn't come off, into the sandpit.

1:22:49 > 1:22:53This is a international debut, so maybe a little bit of nerves is

1:22:53 > 1:22:59understandable, Prokopenko in fourth place.

1:23:01 > 1:23:06place. So Chris O'Hare is ready to go in this 1500m heat, a bit of a

1:23:06 > 1:23:09stinker, to be honest, he would have looked at the draw and thought,

1:23:09 > 1:23:16really?! He has got Iguider, the former world champion in 2012,

1:23:16 > 1:23:20Olympic medallist from 2012, very good indoor runner, Wote, former

1:23:20 > 1:23:24medallist at the World Indoors of Ethiopia, Ben Blankenship, who he

1:23:24 > 1:23:30knows well, Blankenship finished behind Chris O'Hare recently in the

1:23:30 > 1:23:35States. He has also got Lewandowski, very dangerous 800m specialist, who

1:23:35 > 1:23:41is really dangerous at 1500 indoors, from Poland. Only two guaranteed to

1:23:41 > 1:23:46go through, so look

1:23:47 > 1:23:49go through, so look at that, you know, Chris is going to really have

1:23:49 > 1:23:54to be at his best. And also, be smart, which he often is in terms of

1:23:54 > 1:24:01his tactics here, cos with two more heats to come, you wouldn't want to

1:24:01 > 1:24:04be in a fastest loser spot, it gives the advantage to the others, they

1:24:04 > 1:24:08can see what happens in this one. And there are not any natural

1:24:08 > 1:24:15frontrunners here either, you know, Iguider likes to kick, as does

1:24:15 > 1:24:19Lewandowski and Chris himself, so I am not sure we will see anyone take

1:24:19 > 1:24:23it out, possibly Blankenship might decide to get things moving. Tough

1:24:23 > 1:24:27one, Paula.Very much a tough one, very and balanced for these

1:24:27 > 1:24:32athletes, and for the women's 800 later on, the seeding has not been

1:24:32 > 1:24:36great throughout the championships, and he will have to race this as a

1:24:36 > 1:24:40final.I think Mohamed was saying that, look at this heat, it is

1:24:40 > 1:24:51tough! Lewandowski, then forget the times, the personal-best, the same

1:24:51 > 1:24:56as Lewandowski, because indoor 1500m running is an art, the 800m pace

1:24:56 > 1:25:00helps a lot, possibly where Chris is a little bit lacking with some of

1:25:00 > 1:25:05the other guys. But he can finish very quickly, Blankenship will maybe

1:25:05 > 1:25:09suffer with the pace a little bit here, but Chris has got enough on

1:25:09 > 1:25:14the last 400m to contend with these guys, and the thinking, I guess, is

1:25:14 > 1:25:21that Iguider is, I would say, past his best, but he is still, you can

1:25:21 > 1:25:26see, this season's best, still very capable. And a wily competitor, Dey

1:25:26 > 1:25:39from Saddam. -- Sudan. So just the top two, Jake Wightman is in heat

1:25:39 > 1:25:49three.On your marks.So let's see how this pans out, Iguider getting

1:25:49 > 1:25:52himself out of trouble, Wote following him, then Blankenship,

1:25:52 > 1:25:57Chris O'Hare moving up nicely into two, getting a clip from behind

1:25:57 > 1:26:01already, Dey pushing through on the inside. Settle down, lads, settle

1:26:01 > 1:26:06down! Some pushing and shoving at the back, Lewandowski involved, he

1:26:06 > 1:26:10gets himself on the inside now. I would like to see Chris doing

1:26:10 > 1:26:14exactly what he's doing, Paula, just keeping that inside lane, just

1:26:14 > 1:26:21keeping an eye on what is but this is a job.It is, and there is no

1:26:21 > 1:26:29natural frontrunner, as you said. A lot of the trouble on the first lap

1:26:29 > 1:26:33was Dey, I do not know if he has raced indoors before, he is much

1:26:33 > 1:26:37taller than the other guys, and he is having trouble finding space to

1:26:37 > 1:26:43run. If the pace were quicker, that would be better, but they are all

1:26:43 > 1:26:46look around, waiting for some blue's nerve to snap, to take up a quicker

1:26:46 > 1:26:53pace.Yeah, sometimes when it goes to slow, you don't feel comfortable,

1:26:53 > 1:26:58so although Wote has picked it up, they ran a 33 for the second 200, so

1:26:58 > 1:27:03he has got things moving a bit more without putting his foot down. It

1:27:03 > 1:27:07shows his lack of confidence in his kicking, probably looking at Trump

1:27:07 > 1:27:17and Iguider and Lewandowski and thought, I need to get this moving.

1:27:18 > 1:27:23-- O'Hare. Just about 30 seconds there, a comfortable pace for these

1:27:23 > 1:27:28guys.He is picked it up in contrast, but still not fast at all,

1:27:28 > 1:27:32and you can see that everybody is still there, given the quality of

1:27:32 > 1:27:36others in this race, you would have expected some of them to drop off

1:27:36 > 1:27:40already. That is not happening, but a gap is starting to open now, and

1:27:40 > 1:27:45Chris is in a really good position to react.I think this will help

1:27:45 > 1:27:53them, it's just spreads everybody out, 28, just what Wote is doing,

1:27:53 > 1:27:58winding it up. Slow first 800m, the first lap was slow, the top guys are

1:27:58 > 1:28:04pulled away from everybody else, Wote, Blankenship, Lewandowski,

1:28:04 > 1:28:11O'Hare, but Lewandowski will be wishing it had gone slower! Pushing

1:28:11 > 1:28:18into the 3:35 territory, he is going to be uncomfortable with that. Wote

1:28:18 > 1:28:23doing a good job at the front. Years, and look at Chris O'Hare, he

1:28:23 > 1:28:28has just placed himself differently, so far any race he was positioned

1:28:28 > 1:28:33perfectly, wide enough to step out if something should happen on the

1:28:33 > 1:28:37heels of Iguider, but not getting Blankenship on his shoulder, in

1:28:37 > 1:28:42danger of boxing him in, but here comes Lewandowski.Lewandowski

1:28:42 > 1:28:49making an early move, 300m left for these guys, they will take the bell,

1:28:49 > 1:28:52Wote still leading, Iguider looks comfortable, Chris gritting his

1:28:52 > 1:28:56teeth, Lewandowski shut him out. Good move by the Pole, Chris O'Hare

1:28:56 > 1:29:02with some work to do, he will have to find something on this last lap,

1:29:02 > 1:29:05still five men in contention with just two spots. Chris is struggling.

1:29:05 > 1:29:11Blankenship down the outside, Chris O'Hare will not get into the top

1:29:11 > 1:29:17two. Lewandowski on the inside, that is dangerous, he will try to find a

1:29:17 > 1:29:21way through but he has run out of gas. Iguider looking very

1:29:21 > 1:29:26comfortable, Blankenship, oh! I think Wote was rewarded for his

1:29:26 > 1:29:33frontrunning with second spot, very tight on the line. Iguider looked

1:29:33 > 1:29:36completely in control whole way. Chris had nothing, I am not sure if

1:29:36 > 1:29:40he has missed is training with that injury that he has had, and

1:29:40 > 1:29:46therefore when the pace went harder, he was always going to be able to

1:29:46 > 1:29:50kick, but he has lacked a bit of training to stay with a good pace.

1:29:50 > 1:29:53Sadly for Chris, very much a confidence runner, and he has not

1:29:53 > 1:29:57been able to get that from his training coming into this, to really

1:29:57 > 1:30:00believe he could commit. Much as he tries to talk himself into it, when

1:30:00 > 1:30:04the chips are down and he has got to react, he was really tightening up,

1:30:04 > 1:30:09he didn't have it in his legs, he didn't look as though he was pushing

1:30:09 > 1:30:12fully, and he is quick to take his shoe off, I am hoping that the

1:30:12 > 1:30:18injury is not too serious.

1:30:18 > 1:30:23But really Iguider run it perfectly and in fact it was Lewandowski who

1:30:23 > 1:30:30make mistakes. When he made his move Chris O'Hare tried to react but just

1:30:30 > 1:30:35did not have it in his legs to be able to follow Lewandowski.

1:30:35 > 1:30:40Lewandowski may be showing his inexperience a little bit over 1500

1:30:40 > 1:30:45metres, just pushing on too soon and it was Blankenship was slightly

1:30:45 > 1:30:49misjudged, not getting into the top two position but judged his race

1:30:49 > 1:30:53well to give himself every chance of the home straight of overhauling

1:30:53 > 1:31:01Wote. But the youth with which Iguider just floated past Wote. --

1:31:01 > 1:31:07the ease.

1:31:07 > 1:31:12the ease.I'm trying to work this out. I think Chris must be suffering

1:31:12 > 1:31:22injury wise because 56, 42, 43, that is easy within their normal grasp.

1:31:22 > 1:31:26So Wote rewarded with the front running, Chris looks to be in a bit

1:31:26 > 1:31:32of pain, pretty sure his foot has caused problems. That is the only

1:31:32 > 1:31:35explanation for the obviously he missed a fair bit of training so a

1:31:35 > 1:31:40sad sight to see Chris there. He sounded confident in the interview

1:31:40 > 1:31:44beforehand but obviously that foot causing problems. So just to confirm

1:31:44 > 1:31:50the results,

1:31:50 > 1:31:57the results, Souleiman -- Iguider and Wote in the lead. Let's just

1:31:57 > 1:32:02find out what went wrong.We saw those pictures there Chris, the

1:32:02 > 1:32:09heartbreak and also the pain.How are you feeling? Not great. Seven,

1:32:09 > 1:32:15800 metres to go, just took a couple of steps right on the outside of my

1:32:15 > 1:32:24foot. And just started grabbing. Tried to get it out of my mind but

1:32:24 > 1:32:29when I tried to force through that stride I could feel it just a bit.

1:32:29 > 1:32:37Kind of week. Unfortunately you need to be on your a game and it is just

1:32:37 > 1:32:44unfortunate. That season that started so well has finished like

1:32:44 > 1:32:54this. Huge thanks to everyone that has come out to support me.Thank

1:32:54 > 1:33:04you very much for talking to us. Painful for Chris O'Hare, mentally

1:33:04 > 1:33:10and physically, that injury causing ongoing problems. And this is the

1:33:10 > 1:33:21line-up for the second of the heats. Chris O'Hare is hanging on with the

1:33:21 > 1:33:31three fastest losers.

1:33:33 > 1:33:37There are high calibre athletes in here as well and there will also

1:33:37 > 1:33:44know about the pace from the first tee. Berglund came onto the scene as

1:33:44 > 1:33:50a youngster, the Swedish champion.

1:33:58 > 1:34:09Vincent Kibet in there as well.

1:34:11 > 1:34:16This is a quick heat as well and are loaded heat, a lot of guys in here

1:34:16 > 1:34:25will fancy their chances in a fast finish. Looking at the likes of

1:34:25 > 1:34:33maybe Berglund to take it on. It is silly when they have a very strong

1:34:33 > 1:34:38heat not to take up the chances offered to them by knowing the times

1:34:38 > 1:34:42of the past -- of the fastest losers in the previous heat. Just looking

1:34:42 > 1:34:52at the back there Vincent Kibet, running pretty well. And there is

1:34:52 > 1:34:59the Olympic finalist in the Rio Games, Ryan Kay Wrexham there. --

1:34:59 > 1:35:10Ryan Gregson.

1:35:15 > 1:35:28And there we have the

1:35:35 > 1:35:4318-year-old Tefera. Ryan Gregson not racing as well as he has done in

1:35:43 > 1:35:54previous years. The young Ethiopian came a bit too close there, Tefera.

1:35:54 > 1:36:00But he has hit the front. You see that so often, with a teenage

1:36:00 > 1:36:04Ethiopian you may not know too much about, he has huge talent. Again

1:36:04 > 1:36:09combining that talent with racing knowledge as well, that is what he

1:36:09 > 1:36:13has to do.When you have as much talent as him if you had the front

1:36:13 > 1:36:17and just run hard you're not going to go too far wrong especially in

1:36:17 > 1:36:23qualifying. He looks very relaxed and easy. Just decided to get out of

1:36:23 > 1:36:32trouble and run a bit quicker. Starting to feel the pace soon, a

1:36:32 > 1:36:37smile on his face, Tefera. And Vincent Kibet also beginning to

1:36:37 > 1:36:49stretch out. So the pace lifts and they hit the bell. It looks like the

1:36:49 > 1:36:54two upfront are in control.

1:36:56 > 1:37:00two upfront are in control. Ryan Gregson has not finished yet. Tefera

1:37:00 > 1:37:06out in front. The 18-year-old with a bit of a gap, Vincent Kibet trying

1:37:06 > 1:37:13to get there. Plenty of pace for Vincent Kibet and he goes through

1:37:13 > 1:37:23with Tefera. Slower than the first heat, Ryan Gregson. That was a

1:37:23 > 1:37:31change of pace from Tefera and Vincent Kibet, they go through

1:37:31 > 1:37:36automatically. So I think Ryan Gregson run out of it.A shame for

1:37:36 > 1:37:40him, just not did not commit enough to get moving in the race. Aware of

1:37:40 > 1:37:44the times, he felt he had the pace to be able to get past Vincent

1:37:44 > 1:37:49Kibet. Vincent Kibet, his head was back and he seemed to be struggling

1:37:49 > 1:37:53but he had more left in the tank but just looking around him and easing

1:37:53 > 1:38:00through. Neither looking as easy as Tefera did in front.Tefera winning

1:38:00 > 1:38:03that and looking impressive as well. And Vincent Kibet going through

1:38:03 > 1:38:11automatically. Chris O'Hare still in the fastest losers places at the

1:38:11 > 1:38:18moment. Although still struggling with his injury.

1:38:19 > 1:38:29So the world leader in this triple jump competition, Orji.

1:38:33 > 1:38:34jump competition, Orji. Rojas of Venezuela. A similar kind of

1:38:34 > 1:38:41distance.Accelerates into the board and maintains the speed. Just goes a

1:38:41 > 1:38:52little bit high. Good solid jumping. The American has made a good

1:38:52 > 1:38:57improvement this year.

1:38:59 > 1:39:03improvement this year. 14 .13 here today, in second place. Kimberly

1:39:03 > 1:39:10Williams, seven times the Jamaican champion. Sixth and seventh at the

1:39:10 > 1:39:15Olympic Games.

1:39:17 > 1:39:29Olympic Games. Over 14 metres. The very first jump off the competition,

1:39:29 > 1:39:36the Venezuelan out in front. What goes up must come down. Handling

1:39:36 > 1:39:45those forces really nicely with room to spare.Really worked that step

1:39:45 > 1:39:53phase very well. She has laid down a serious marker in the first round.

1:39:54 > 1:39:59Well use in the 1500 metres, Jake Wightman went in the first heat and

1:39:59 > 1:40:05Suleiman is not here, he would have been a major danger. We heard he had

1:40:05 > 1:40:13these problems. Not lining up here. So that means I think Chris O'Hare

1:40:13 > 1:40:18will almost definitely now be in the final.Helped out by that second

1:40:18 > 1:40:27heat, Ryan Gregson not quick enough to challenge the fastest losers.

1:40:27 > 1:40:32to challenge the fastest losers.The only thing that could stop Chris

1:40:32 > 1:40:41O'Hare is perhaps Engels. The Suleiman the others would have to

1:40:41 > 1:40:51put in a big personal best. Soloshenko has never broken the

1:40:51 > 1:40:56record.

1:40:58 > 1:41:04record. Enzema is not going to do it either.

1:41:10 > 1:41:16Engels there, nice moustache, liking that!

1:41:27 > 1:41:31Jake Wightman has been impressive and I think he has a great chance

1:41:31 > 1:41:35here. He will be over the moon with the way things have turned out for

1:41:35 > 1:41:41this heat. So Chris O'Hare, only three men in this race as I say.

1:41:41 > 1:41:54Only two of them can go through. So will Engels for instance think OK,

1:41:56 > 1:42:01maybe I should just try to make a decent pace. Does not look like it

1:42:01 > 1:42:09so far. It is Enzema who takes it out. Once they let it take away it

1:42:09 > 1:42:15is essentially gone. You get a first impression of what is happening in

1:42:15 > 1:42:19the first few strides and Engels just looking around him, not

1:42:19 > 1:42:22interested in going to the front and taking it up at all. Quite happy to

1:42:22 > 1:42:28settle in. Gaps already opening up. Even though it is a very pedestrian

1:42:28 > 1:42:36pace. Jake almost could not believe that seeding with rumours that

1:42:36 > 1:42:40Suleiman might not be here. It is crazy he had not withdrawn the heats

1:42:40 > 1:42:50this morning.

1:42:55 > 1:43:03Another lap so at this and then it will be between three. Engels needs

1:43:03 > 1:43:10to trust his kick,

1:43:15 > 1:43:18to trust his kick, Kaazouzi certainly will. There is no one

1:43:18 > 1:43:21around you, fairly easy at this point. So he just needs to

1:43:21 > 1:43:24concentrate and be there when the pace picks up and make sure he does

1:43:24 > 1:43:31not give everyone a head start.Not to tempt fate but not the kind of

1:43:31 > 1:43:35phrase were you expect anyone to get tripped or be in any kind of danger.

1:43:35 > 1:43:41So Jake has a clean run at this. His main dangers in the race in front of

1:43:41 > 1:43:47him so he just needs to wait and bide his time and save as much

1:43:47 > 1:43:51energy as account for the final one. While not getting too complacent.

1:43:51 > 1:43:55Sometimes the body just does not wake up, the adrenaline is not

1:43:55 > 1:44:01flowing as much as it would be in a tougher heat.Chris O'Hare I can

1:44:01 > 1:44:06tell you now is going to be through. No way they can drag this back to

1:44:06 > 1:44:143.40 two. So Engels, Kaazouzi and Jake Wightman will have two fight it

1:44:14 > 1:44:20out. I cannot believe Engels has not started to wind them up a little

1:44:20 > 1:44:27bit. Jake might just want to think about now moving into the last 500

1:44:27 > 1:44:31metres about at what point he wants to make sure he's in the position he

1:44:31 > 1:44:36wants to be in. Does he want to go from the front, is he happy to give

1:44:36 > 1:44:41these to three metres, with two laps to go. Jake Wightman just following

1:44:41 > 1:44:49Kaazouzi. And now Engels moving to the front.And Jake reacts quickly.

1:44:49 > 1:44:54He has been racing well over 800 metres. He might go sooner rather

1:44:54 > 1:44:58than later because he wants to make sure he has got this wrapped up and

1:44:58 > 1:45:04he goes convincingly into the final. He has got himself at the front, he

1:45:04 > 1:45:10likes to be at the front. He has not made his big kick yet. Engels still

1:45:10 > 1:45:16there, Kaazouzi still there. Jake needs to just keep the pressure on.

1:45:16 > 1:45:23Stretching down the back straight. Engels starting to struggle.

1:45:23 > 1:45:26Excellent from Jake Wightman. Completely controlling this, looking

1:45:26 > 1:45:31good. Just keep moving away. Excellent stuff from Jake Wightman.

1:45:31 > 1:45:37Kaazouzi wins the battle for second. And that is smart running from Jake

1:45:37 > 1:45:41Wightman, he knows he does not have the acceleration that some people

1:45:41 > 1:45:47have so he just winds up a bit. Got himself in front, controlling it

1:45:47 > 1:45:52from here. Then he just winds up. Does not let anyone use the

1:45:52 > 1:45:56acceleration and he gets himself clear. Great stuff, excellent 1500

1:45:56 > 1:46:03metre running. Into the final and Chris O'Hare will join him.Really

1:46:03 > 1:46:08great run from Jake Wightman and that has got to give him a big

1:46:08 > 1:46:14confidence boost. Moving through into the final. When he went, he was

1:46:14 > 1:46:20controlled, he did not go suddenly. While did a very gradually. Moved

1:46:20 > 1:46:28fast to demonstrate. -- wound it up very gradually. Cut straight round

1:46:28 > 1:46:33and moved in front Kaazouzi and controlled the race from there.

1:46:33 > 1:46:39Checking the screen, working hard. He will be where that Engels was

1:46:39 > 1:46:45waiting, he knew Kaazouzi was on the inside. A little bit wide down the

1:46:45 > 1:46:55back straight. And he checks up, still has more left, working hard

1:46:55 > 1:46:58but definitely has more left in the tank to react if needed. Contrast

1:46:58 > 1:47:04that to Engels going all out to try to reel in Kaazouzi. And Kaazouzi

1:47:04 > 1:47:10will not go through, it was just too slow.

1:47:13 > 1:47:19Great performance, the crowd certainly loved it!At the home

1:47:19 > 1:47:23championships, when you hit the front, the raw is something else.

1:47:23 > 1:47:27The top three go through in that event, but three was not enough for

1:47:27 > 1:47:35you, you wanted to win that heat.We knew the first heat was pretty

1:47:35 > 1:47:39quick, and the second, so I realise we were not on pace, so I had to

1:47:39 > 1:47:43come out and try to win the heat, felt pretty good.How much has it

1:47:43 > 1:47:50taken out of you?The good thing is that the next race is an evening, so

1:47:50 > 1:47:55I will have a nap, ready to come back tomorrow.Great, thank you very

1:47:55 > 1:48:00much for speaking to us. Very tidily done from Jake Wightman,

1:48:00 > 1:48:11and when I see later, I will tell him 38.01 in the last segment,

1:48:11 > 1:48:14excellent performance. Let's have another word with Paula

1:48:14 > 1:48:19Radcliffe about those 1500m semifinals, from a British

1:48:19 > 1:48:23perspective, really couldn't be more contrasting, the way that the races

1:48:23 > 1:48:28and out. We will focus on Chris O'Hare first, he has got himself

1:48:28 > 1:48:30into the final by virtue of being the fastest loser, but he was

1:48:30 > 1:48:34complaining about his foot when he was being interviewed, is he likely

1:48:34 > 1:48:40to risk that.

1:48:40 > 1:48:43to risk that.If it is just an injury that is pain and he is not

1:48:43 > 1:48:48able to get the push off, which is kind of what he was saying in the

1:48:48 > 1:48:52race, he might just come out and give it a go, but if it is anything

1:48:52 > 1:48:56that will endanger the rest of his season or his long-term career, he

1:48:56 > 1:49:02will not make that decision to step out. It was hard seeing him run like

1:49:02 > 1:49:06that, he wasn't himself, even in the prerace interview. But certainly in

1:49:06 > 1:49:11the race and afterwards, he was immediately taking his shoe, didn't

1:49:11 > 1:49:14look happy.Steve said head of the first of the semifinals, they

1:49:14 > 1:49:20fraught with danger, the tactics, as they are outside, but those extra

1:49:20 > 1:49:25laps indoors. Jake Wightman navigated that beautifully.He did,

1:49:25 > 1:49:28he benefited from another danger indoors, in that they had not raised

1:49:28 > 1:49:35very much in dollars, so the races were not balanced very well at all.

1:49:35 > 1:49:39But he judged is perfectly, took the cards that he was given, handled

1:49:39 > 1:49:43them with perfection. The others in that final will be looking at him,

1:49:43 > 1:49:47if they weren't already, as a big danger. He is in very good shape, he

1:49:47 > 1:49:52will have got a big confidence boost from that. He will feel a little bit

1:49:52 > 1:49:54for Chris O'Hare, I do not know whether that would have been going

1:49:54 > 1:50:00through his mind in the race, very smart, he knew he was racing for the

1:50:00 > 1:50:04first two, and he ran the best race for him to be able to control that,

1:50:04 > 1:50:08win it and go through without danger.In terms of the strength of

1:50:08 > 1:50:13the field, as you look at the line up for the final, where do the main

1:50:13 > 1:50:18threats come from? Can Jake Wightman run himself into the medals?He has

1:50:18 > 1:50:24definitely got a chance, everyone in the final has, Enzema always has to

1:50:24 > 1:50:31be watched, even though he didn't look too good going into the closing

1:50:31 > 1:50:35straight there, he has made a decision to commit to 1500m, he

1:50:35 > 1:50:42could have come for the 800m, but he has decided his future lies in the

1:50:42 > 1:50:461500. If it goes slow, he is a danger, but Jake is looking good.

1:50:46 > 1:50:51And the Commonwealth Games is just weeks away, Chris O'Hare would have

1:50:51 > 1:50:55been a big hope for Scotland.Yes, his long-term view has to be what is

1:50:55 > 1:50:59going to be the best? Can I race in the Commonwealth Games? Do I maybe

1:50:59 > 1:51:04need to not take my place here? Or is it something that I can race

1:51:04 > 1:51:09through and it will continue to get better?Thank you very much, Paula,

1:51:09 > 1:51:18the women's 800m coming up soon, we will chat

1:51:18 > 1:51:20will chat about Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, but in the meantime

1:51:20 > 1:51:27the triple jump is hotting up. It is a steady start for most of the

1:51:27 > 1:51:31athletes, the indoor and outdoor world champion, Rojas, finds herself

1:51:31 > 1:51:35in second place, Kimberly Williams has taken the lead. So a second

1:51:35 > 1:51:43jump, a chance to respond for Rojas. Again, around 14 metres, and...

1:51:43 > 1:51:49Didn't make enough of the hop phase, really short, made it difficult,

1:51:49 > 1:51:54didn't come off the board. Just dropped it in early, got a bit of a

1:51:54 > 1:51:57stretch. Let's have a look at the distance, whether she will challenge

1:51:57 > 1:52:08for the lead.Below what we would have expected, 14.37, the shortest

1:52:08 > 1:52:16distance to have won this is a previous of 14.41, two years ago. We

1:52:16 > 1:52:20turn our attention to an event that was concluded yesterday evening, the

1:52:20 > 1:52:27women's shot put. And it was a battle for the bronze medal between

1:52:27 > 1:52:40the two Chinese athletes, Gong and Gao, and experience told. A national

1:52:40 > 1:52:53indoor record for Danielle Thomas-Dodd, good 19.2 to there. It

1:52:53 > 1:53:03was gold for Anita Marton. Well, she led pretty much from the start, she

1:53:03 > 1:53:13extended that lead in the third round, 19.48, and then confirmed her

1:53:13 > 1:53:18authority over the competition, 19.62, a new world lead in the final

1:53:18 > 1:53:24round. Silver last time, two years ago, so for the first time ever we

1:53:24 > 1:53:33will hear the Hungarian national anthem, first gold for Marton.

1:53:35 > 1:53:41HUNGARIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS

1:54:31 > 1:54:36APPLAUSE

1:54:36 > 1:54:39A POPULAR VICTORY, THAT, ANITA MARTON, NOT THE MOST POWERFUL, THE

1:54:39 > 1:54:47TALLEST OF THE STRONGEST, BUT ONE OF THE MOST ATHLETIC, FASTEST, A WORLD

1:54:47 > 1:54:51LEADING MARK, 19.62, silver two years ago, promoted to gold here in

1:54:51 > 1:54:59Birmingham.

1:55:05 > 1:55:10Just a reminder of the men's 1500m and how it went, these are the

1:55:10 > 1:55:13qualifiers, and you see the names of Chris O'Hare and Jake Wightman,

1:55:13 > 1:55:20qualifying in very different factions. Chris O'Hare went through

1:55:20 > 1:55:23in real discomfort, I think he will struggle in the final, should he

1:55:23 > 1:55:27run. Jake Wightman looked very impressive, slower heat, but

1:55:27 > 1:55:36controlled it to win. The talented young Ethiopian in there, Tefera.

1:55:36 > 1:55:43Good line up for the final, and the final is tomorrow evening, as Jake

1:55:43 > 1:55:53Wightman said, time to recover. Well, Kimberly Williams is in the

1:55:53 > 1:56:01lead, that first league of 14.37 enough in a surprisingly lacklustre

1:56:01 > 1:56:06competition so far, but looking to extend that lead here, then. It is

1:56:06 > 1:56:14another jump over 14 metres. I mention -- Hansen, who took the

1:56:14 > 1:56:19title all our time ago, 15.01, and now the athletes are struggling

1:56:19 > 1:56:24around the 14 metres mark. Must have caught her mouth there, I think.

1:56:24 > 1:56:34That is a great jump. Really working the floor. At that moment, I think,

1:56:34 > 1:56:39oh, there you go, she has not hurt mouth, she's just happy, 14.41, that

1:56:39 > 1:56:49cements her first place. And she is emotional because it is a PB!Well,

1:56:49 > 1:56:53after five events in the heptathlon which has been going on over the

1:56:53 > 1:56:58last two days, as expected, Kevin Mayer of France is out in front,

1:56:58 > 1:57:02four points ahead of Damian Warner, who has made massive ground, big

1:57:02 > 1:57:05improvements for the Canadian, we look forward to seeing him at the

1:57:05 > 1:57:10Commonwealth Games. Kai Kazmirek blistering over the sprint hurdles,

1:57:10 > 1:57:18pole-vault is next, only the 1000m to go later this evening. So, then,

1:57:18 > 1:57:25here is Damian Warner, in that silver medal spot, he has had two

1:57:26 > 1:57:32fouls, this would be a lifetime best indoors for Warner, and he has got

1:57:32 > 1:57:45it, brilliant competitive jump, needed it.Kevin Mayer is

1:57:45 > 1:57:47needed it.Kevin Mayer is 5.14 pole-vault, his coach there, who he

1:57:47 > 1:57:51has just moved to last year, who has made some real differences. If he

1:57:51 > 1:57:57can stay close to Kevin Mayer, it is going to be an absolute foot race,

1:57:57 > 1:58:02the 1000m, for gold.With height to spare for Warner, Mayer has not come

1:58:02 > 1:58:12in yet. He is that competent a pole-vault.

1:58:12 > 1:58:15I'm delighted to say that Colin Jackson is here to show off his

1:58:15 > 1:58:19winter knitwear collection! We were just having a conversation about the

1:58:19 > 1:58:23multi-event is, and I left you hanging a bit earlier, because we

1:58:23 > 1:58:29were talking about how so many women, and more than ever here it

1:58:29 > 1:58:31seems to be specialising in individual events coming from the

1:58:31 > 1:58:34multi-events background, but somebody posed the question on

1:58:34 > 1:58:38Twitter, why are not many men doing that? About eight o'clock last

1:58:38 > 1:58:45night, suddenly, the penny dropped, and you went, I know, the Norwegian

1:58:45 > 1:58:54who want in London over the hurdles, who started as a multi-event. Of the

1:58:54 > 1:58:59theory is that men go into their speciality earlier.I think that is

1:58:59 > 1:59:06right, when you look at athletes who started as juniors as decathlete or

1:59:06 > 1:59:11heptathletes, I think that is what happens.We were discussing the lack

1:59:11 > 1:59:16of British decathletes, especially when we had such an incredible

1:59:16 > 1:59:19ambassador for the sport in Daley Thompson.Is spot-on, I looked at

1:59:19 > 1:59:24the knees, and we were talking about the legacy of sport, and how great

1:59:24 > 1:59:31champions, and Daley Thompson is a clear winner for us. So where does

1:59:31 > 1:59:36Mayer get his influence from? So she was listing the great male

1:59:36 > 1:59:43decathlete from France to completely went out of our mind.Prost, and the

1:59:43 > 1:59:49French record-holder before Kevin Mayer, so just tradition and depth,

1:59:49 > 1:59:53but I also think there is a real passion for combined events in

1:59:53 > 1:59:57Europe, and we lost that a lot in Britain. I think some of it does

1:59:57 > 2:00:03come down to the coaching, and the standard of the coaching, bringing

2:00:03 > 2:00:10it all together, having someone to overview all of the disciplines.

2:00:10 > 2:00:16He used to the reason, it is hard to a living but actually with lottery

2:00:16 > 2:00:23funding perhaps it makes it more accessible.I would think so but

2:00:23 > 2:00:29also you know, you need a real commitment to the event. At the end

2:00:29 > 2:00:35of the day as athletes you're motivated by wanting to be the best

2:00:35 > 2:00:41you can be, by recognition, and money. And with the multi-events it

2:00:41 > 2:00:44is difficult, you need to be the best of the best to get that kind

2:00:44 > 2:00:50of, to hit that. You need to be the best of the best. Whereas if you're

2:00:50 > 2:00:56not the best of the best in a single event, you can do OK.I think it

2:00:56 > 2:01:00starts from the grassroots and school level, having that broader

2:01:00 > 2:01:06base. Sometimes in the UK youngsters are not exposed to enough diverse

2:01:06 > 2:01:10multi-events and that has an impact the further up you go in the chain.

2:01:10 > 2:01:15You need to start early. Well the Frenchman Kevin Maher, of course in

2:01:15 > 2:01:22the lead, moving between him and Damian Warner, just entering the

2:01:22 > 2:01:27pole-vault. He is a very good pole-vault.Looking confident today?

2:01:27 > 2:01:35He has warmed up well and had a long wait since then. You might remember

2:01:35 > 2:01:40last year he waited to 5.20 and went out at the third time of asking. So

2:01:40 > 2:01:45maybe making sure that he can take the gold this afternoon. Five

2:01:45 > 2:01:51metres, first attempt. And absolutely aces it. That took the

2:01:51 > 2:01:59pressure off.He had a 45 minute wait since his warm up. A little bit

2:01:59 > 2:02:04casual on the planet. Did not have an active bottom hand really, the

2:02:04 > 2:02:15left hand. But an easy start. So now we turn our attention to the

2:02:15 > 2:02:23800 metres. Oskan-Clarke of Great Britain did very well last year in

2:02:23 > 2:02:26the European indoors with silver medal. She pushed yourself onto the

2:02:26 > 2:02:33global stage in terms of recognition with the final in ageing in 2015. We

2:02:33 > 2:02:38caught up with earlier. I would be lying to say I'd do not want to get

2:02:38 > 2:02:43a medal, I would. But for me it is about that first step. I try not to

2:02:43 > 2:02:48think too far ahead. It is the first step of making the final. So I will

2:02:48 > 2:02:53be delighted to make the final and then go from there. I do not put

2:02:53 > 2:02:59limits on myself. If I was to do that then anything could happen. So

2:02:59 > 2:03:06my first goal is to make the final. Your PB just a shade of two minutes,

2:03:06 > 2:03:12are you going to break the two minutes?I hope so, I think you need

2:03:12 > 2:03:16that in you to make the time, to be able to run under two minutes. Some

2:03:16 > 2:03:21of the girls have already done that. So they can do it. I think I want to

2:03:21 > 2:03:29do that to make the final. And I do think I can do it.

2:03:29 > 2:03:35Well her heat is up second but first the runners and riders with Andrew

2:03:35 > 2:03:42Carter.Well one of the favourites, Wilson of the United States. So

2:03:42 > 2:03:49impressive this year. And she has been threatening, sort of the big

2:03:49 > 2:04:00three with Caster Semenya.

2:04:03 > 2:04:14And Niyonsaba. It is tight, the 800 metres. Just the winner to go

2:04:14 > 2:04:18through automatically and then the three fastest losers over the three

2:04:18 > 2:04:23effective semifinals.

2:04:29 > 2:04:44Velvere there. The Ethiopian on the outside, the record-holder outdoors.

2:04:44 > 2:05:00Gives you an idea of quality. The European champion

2:05:00 > 2:05:08European champion over five, Chicoka. Wilson, silver at the last

2:05:08 > 2:05:13world indoors.

2:05:16 > 2:05:25world indoors. Then the Spanish champion. Just want to go through

2:05:25 > 2:05:30automatically. So no chances can be taken here. The three fastest losers

2:05:30 > 2:05:36over the three heat.

2:05:40 > 2:05:43over the three heat. Wilson can try to control this. The way that she is

2:05:43 > 2:05:47running this season is so impressive. I'm sure she would look

2:05:47 > 2:05:52to hit the front and stay there for the remainder.She is very

2:05:52 > 2:05:57experienced on the global stage and indoors. Will very much look to

2:05:57 > 2:06:01control the race. She knows the main danger will come from probably

2:06:01 > 2:06:08Chicoka although she has struggled a little bit, did not look quite as

2:06:08 > 2:06:17comfortable as over 800 metres.And the tape at the back of her leg as

2:06:17 > 2:06:22well. When Wilson hits the front, the danger is then just the others

2:06:22 > 2:06:25know Wilson will have the strength to outkicked them at the end. But

2:06:25 > 2:06:30they want a quick race because it is the three fastest losers and the

2:06:30 > 2:06:35first of the three heats. So Wilson at the front with Chichoka behind

2:06:35 > 2:06:43will be wanting to keep it as a fairly fast level.They will want to

2:06:43 > 2:06:48keep moving and keep the exit routes open. Wilson just drifting a bid to

2:06:48 > 2:06:55the outside, leaving a bit of space if Chichoka had it in her to be able

2:06:55 > 2:07:01to sneak through. Blocked a little bit on the outside. Cannot go wrong.

2:07:01 > 2:07:05Not particularly quick through the first 400. Wilson still in front and

2:07:05 > 2:07:11still seemingly in

2:07:13 > 2:07:15still seemingly in control with Alemu. So the bell sounds and Wilson

2:07:15 > 2:07:24still in front. Alemu now moving around Chichoka. Just the winner to

2:07:24 > 2:07:29go through automatically. Wilson unmoved at the moment. Immovable.

2:07:29 > 2:07:36Carrying on and lifting the pace. And I think Chichoka hit the inside

2:07:36 > 2:07:44rail but Alemu try to catch Wilson but Wilson just moved away. A pretty

2:07:44 > 2:07:57even pace. Plenty left to spare.A demonstration from the American. She

2:07:57 > 2:08:00was a class apart from the others in that race and just ran how she

2:08:00 > 2:08:07wanted to do it, out of trouble, at the front. Enough to make the others

2:08:07 > 2:08:11settle in behind her and then staying in control of it. Only

2:08:11 > 2:08:18picking up as much as you need to hold off the rest convincingly. Very

2:08:18 > 2:08:22easily through to the final. Alemu behind, had herself in the right

2:08:22 > 2:08:28position to be able to react. And Chichoka not able to get out and she

2:08:28 > 2:08:34had that stumble which knocked her off. So she just could not real in

2:08:34 > 2:08:38Alemu and will have to wait to see if that is quick enough to get one

2:08:38 > 2:08:43of the fastest losers spots. Interesting with the pace because

2:08:43 > 2:08:49through the 61 seconds in the first 400 then the others unable to

2:08:49 > 2:08:53maintain that. So Wilson goes through as automatic qualifier. The

2:08:53 > 2:09:05others need to wait and see. Damian Warner of Canada having a

2:09:05 > 2:09:14really good afternoon. A good couple of days, in fact. This is his third

2:09:14 > 2:09:17try, five metres. To give Kevin Maher is something to think about.

2:09:17 > 2:09:26But too much today. Warner, five metres, already a lifetime best at

2:09:26 > 2:09:34four metres 90. Third time of asking, PB. In second place but a

2:09:34 > 2:09:39bit of David and Goliath because the Frenchman is a superb pole vault and

2:09:39 > 2:09:43he can need now is sit and watch with only 1000 readers remaining. He

2:09:43 > 2:09:49can just hope

2:09:49 > 2:09:56can just hope that Mayer does not progress out of his reach.

2:09:57 > 2:10:03progress out of his reach.A great vault, 30 centimetres better than

2:10:03 > 2:10:08his PB. Over to the women's triple jump now.Looking across to the

2:10:08 > 2:10:15opposite side of the Arena in Birmingham, Rojas in second place

2:10:15 > 2:10:22behind Williams of Jamaica.

2:10:22 > 2:10:23behind Williams of Jamaica. Looking almost laboured through those

2:10:23 > 2:10:35phases, Rojas. 14 metres 24. Not quite as crisp as we have seen her

2:10:35 > 2:10:38in the past.That could be down to the waiting around, if you have 15

2:10:38 > 2:10:43minutes to wait you just go off the boil a bit. We are starting to see

2:10:43 > 2:10:50the competition hots up when they cut the field down from 17 to eight.

2:10:50 > 2:10:56Another valid jump, 14 .27, an improvement, but still in second

2:10:56 > 2:11:03place. Here is a man in a fight for a bronze medal, jumped superbly in

2:11:03 > 2:11:16the high jump, Uibo of Estonia. Look at that.Up towards his best. The

2:11:16 > 2:11:20gap between his left arm out straight. He puts all the energy

2:11:20 > 2:11:28into that. 5.10 is great and plenty more to come.Loads to spare and

2:11:28 > 2:11:33that bodes well as we increase in ten centimetre increments. In the

2:11:33 > 2:11:38bronze medal fight and Kazmirek of Germany is in the bronze medal place

2:11:38 > 2:11:46at the moment. Looking to match 5.10 and he does. Another huge clearance

2:11:46 > 2:11:55as well. The multi-inventors looking like they are in shape in the

2:11:55 > 2:11:59pole-vault.Five metres used to be an unusual thing. Now it is

2:11:59 > 2:12:09commonplace. That is how good these the vaulters are.We now move across

2:12:09 > 2:12:18to the next heat, the brutal heat really in this round of the women's

2:12:18 > 2:12:23800 metres, in contrast to the man of course. Oskan-Clarke hoping to

2:12:23 > 2:12:26make it through. You could make a case for every single one of them to

2:12:26 > 2:12:35win this with possibly the

2:12:35 > 2:12:39win this with possibly the exception of Chebet on the inside. The

2:12:39 > 2:12:46European indoor champion in this heat and then a very good new

2:12:46 > 2:12:52American on the outside, very dangerous.

2:12:54 > 2:13:00dangerous. So Oskan-Clarke to win this and you need to win to

2:13:00 > 2:13:04guarantee a place in the final, that is going to be tough. Needs to be at

2:13:04 > 2:13:09her best but she has shown that already this year and let's hope she

2:13:09 > 2:13:14can produce that. Rogers I think will be a danger. And you can never

2:13:14 > 2:13:18write off Buchel. Although not running as well as she has done in

2:13:18 > 2:13:27the past. But a redoubtable competitor much like Oskan-Clarke.

2:13:31 > 2:13:36A couple of races to get warmed up and then a great performance in the

2:13:36 > 2:13:43trials.Here is Kimberly Williams, the event leader, looking to extend

2:13:43 > 2:13:51the lead in the triple jump. She knows Rojas is capable, having

2:13:51 > 2:14:04already jumped a lifetime best. Getting towards the halfway stage.

2:14:05 > 2:14:10Williams: to the jumper of the third round. We have then the top eight

2:14:10 > 2:14:13and then just the top four in the final round as in the rest of the

2:14:13 > 2:14:20events. She extended her lead.

2:14:25 > 2:14:29Well, she is a really smart racer, Oskan-Clarke, I just wonder whether

2:14:29 > 2:14:34Rogers, lacking a bit of experience at this level, from Texas, she has

2:14:34 > 2:14:37been at the University of Oregon, has just finished her collegiate

2:14:37 > 2:14:45career. Oskan-Clarke gets a huge reception, of course the joint team

2:14:45 > 2:14:54skip at the champs, Selina Buchel, very good 800m runner in doors. The

2:14:54 > 2:15:00two of them know each other very well. Jenna Westaway, she has run

2:15:00 > 2:15:04quicker in doors this year than she has managed outdoors so far in his

2:15:04 > 2:15:08career. And Winny Chebet, qualified for the 1500 final, don't know how

2:15:08 > 2:15:12much she will contest this, she might want to save herself for the

2:15:12 > 2:15:161500 final. She has to run this, because she was declared for it, if

2:15:16 > 2:15:20she wants to compete tonight. So the winner only and then the next three

2:15:20 > 2:15:29fastest losers, the fastest loser spot in the first heat was 2.2.

2:15:29 > 2:15:33Oskan-Clarke started out on a 400 career, Rogers can run quick relay

2:15:33 > 2:15:37legs, she has gone quicker on the outside, she will be a danger if it

2:15:37 > 2:15:42is slow, and they move across, Rogers deciding not to go to the

2:15:42 > 2:15:47front, you can see she was happy to let Oskan-Clarke take the lead, and

2:15:47 > 2:15:55she won't necessarily want to leave this. Jenna Westaway has decided,

2:15:55 > 2:16:02you know what, let's make it a proper 800m race!And why not, she

2:16:02 > 2:16:07knows her best chances to run as fast as possible, she will have seen

2:16:07 > 2:16:11the times from the first heat, and she probably would not think that

2:16:11 > 2:16:15she could win this heat outright, so give yourself the best possible

2:16:15 > 2:16:20chance, and she is doing exactly that, and is she doing Jelena

2:16:20 > 2:16:26artisan Clark a big favour, as well as Rogers.Shelayna is leading the

2:16:26 > 2:16:33second past, Westaway is going too fast, the others will catch up,

2:16:33 > 2:16:37Shelayna is leading out the others, trying to close that up a little

2:16:37 > 2:16:41bit, Buchel suffering with her fitness, Rogers will come strong at

2:16:41 > 2:16:46the end, but she doesn't like the fast pace early on. So a lot of

2:16:46 > 2:16:52danger for Jelena Oskan-Clarke, even though Westaway is a good eight

2:16:52 > 2:16:59metres in the lead.You can see Rogers moving around the outside to

2:16:59 > 2:17:03get into closer contention at the bell, and now she's in a good

2:17:03 > 2:17:08position to attack from here.Rogers strong, a very quick 400m runner,

2:17:08 > 2:17:12only the winner will go through, Shelayna will have to hope that

2:17:12 > 2:17:18Rogers has misjudged this. Buchel is still a danger. Oskan-Clarke in a

2:17:18 > 2:17:22good spot, I do not know if she will get it, though, only the winner to

2:17:22 > 2:17:28go through, a scrap to the line, Oskan-Clarke is getting there,

2:17:28 > 2:17:33Buchel got itself boxed terribly, well done, Shelayna. That was a

2:17:33 > 2:17:36tough race, and I think the others have got a good chance of going

2:17:36 > 2:17:41through as fastest losers, Buchel got into a bad position, which was

2:17:41 > 2:17:45good for Shelayna. I was just worried she was leading them as they

2:17:45 > 2:17:50were closing, Rogers did Shelayna a massive favour by going first, and

2:17:50 > 2:17:55then Shelayna was able to latch onto that and come again, didn't panic,

2:17:55 > 2:17:58use all of her experience, digging deep competitively, so she goes

2:17:58 > 2:18:07through, phew!So impressive even in a bad position, she doesn't panic

2:18:07 > 2:18:13and managers to work into a better position. She never panics. She was

2:18:13 > 2:18:22in the wrong place a view times, she went around Rogers, who immediately

2:18:22 > 2:18:27stepped around her and launched the long run for the finish, and in

2:18:27 > 2:18:34doing so she brought the pair of them easily passed Westaway. She put

2:18:34 > 2:18:37Shelayna Oskan-Clarke into that attacking position, and she was able

2:18:37 > 2:18:43to keep her place, keep Michelle out side of her and put herself onto the

2:18:43 > 2:18:47shoulder of Rogers and be able to control that race. She didn't go too

2:18:47 > 2:18:52soon, she could have pushed hard, but she didn't, she waited, and she

2:18:52 > 2:18:56kept something in reserve, and what she also did, I don't know if she

2:18:56 > 2:19:07did it knowingly, she closed Rogers back in to cut her out. So she is

2:19:07 > 2:19:12working

2:19:12 > 2:19:16working hard but not as hard as that desperate search for the line from

2:19:16 > 2:19:26Selina Buchel.Shelayna, you had yourself a race there!Yeah! I

2:19:26 > 2:19:31didn't expect the girl from Canada to go out so fast, change of plan,

2:19:31 > 2:19:37that always happens in the 800, just try to keep as close order as I can

2:19:37 > 2:19:41so that it wouldn't be too hard in the later stages. Have to be quite

2:19:41 > 2:19:47patient going around the bend, I had enough to kick off, yeah! Are

2:19:47 > 2:19:52pleased to be in the final.As you say, a change of plans, what were

2:19:52 > 2:19:58you thinking when she tendered into a race?It was really fast, wasn't

2:19:58 > 2:20:05expecting it, but just to stay cool, calm, just be confident in my

2:20:05 > 2:20:11strength. Yeah, that is what I did. All right, used only to catch your

2:20:11 > 2:20:16breath, one last one about your team performance, you are the captain

2:20:16 > 2:20:21here, has your speech inspired the two medals so far?Welcome to be

2:20:21 > 2:20:25fair, Laura missed the speech, she was struggling to get in in time! I

2:20:25 > 2:20:30hope I inspired them, they have all worked extremely hard to get here,

2:20:30 > 2:20:35they wanted to be here to perform, and really what I wanted to do was

2:20:35 > 2:20:39for them to perform to the best of their ability, leave with no

2:20:39 > 2:20:43regrets, and I hope I have done that.Apologies, I know you have not

2:20:43 > 2:20:47caught your breath, but that performance will have inspired a few

2:20:47 > 2:20:52of your team! Yes, just one other thing to note,

2:20:52 > 2:20:54apart from the other good performance from Oskan-Clarke, Winny

2:20:54 > 2:20:58Chebet had a token effort, you are meant to give a bona fide

2:20:58 > 2:21:01performance, so this will be interesting to see if they look at

2:21:01 > 2:21:12that. She is due to line up in the 1500m final tonight, but she ran

2:21:16 > 2:21:202.18, we will see whether that was a reasonable performance. Lie got the

2:21:20 > 2:21:26shot put is taking way, the sector has been laid out, 20 helpers it

2:21:26 > 2:21:30took to a wrecked the cage around the circle here as the world

2:21:30 > 2:21:37champion, one of the most popular victories in the outdoor

2:21:37 > 2:21:44championships, opens his account in doors. The Kiwi, look at that, that

2:21:44 > 2:21:51is a massive opening throw for Tom Walsh! I thought he might settle

2:21:51 > 2:21:56into the competition, but look at this, quick on the floor, brilliant

2:21:56 > 2:22:00example of how to work the legs. Look at that, that is way beyond 21

2:22:00 > 2:22:07metres! The world leader this year is Tomas Stanek of the Czech

2:22:07 > 2:22:11Republic, 22.17, that might be under threat, but that is an indoor record

2:22:11 > 2:22:21for Tom Walsh.Ready for the last of the heats in the women's 800m,

2:22:21 > 2:22:25Margaret Wambui, a very familiar figure, bronze at the last World

2:22:25 > 2:22:32Indoors, and then Niyonsaba from the Olympics, orderly and over from

2:22:32 > 2:22:40Ukraine, silver last year. -- Lyakhova. Hendry, second at the UK

2:22:40 > 2:22:50in doors, she needs to go close to her personal best here. And the

2:22:50 > 2:22:54stadium announcer doing my work, Niyonsaba, no performance so far

2:22:54 > 2:23:01this season, to measure her, but that was the case in 2016, when she

2:23:01 > 2:23:05went on to win the World Indoors, Niyonsaba will be strong, will be

2:23:05 > 2:23:11quick. Just the winner going through automatically, Mhairi Hendry needs a

2:23:11 > 2:23:18quick run. And the times you are looking core, the fastest losers at

2:23:18 > 2:23:24the moment, the Ethiopian from the first heat and Buchel and Raevyn

2:23:24 > 2:23:29Rogers. You need something inside 2.02, and the others will be

2:23:29 > 2:23:33grateful that Goule was taking it out at a decent lick, Hendry sitting

2:23:33 > 2:23:39beside Wambui at the moment.Goule will have decided she needs to take

2:23:39 > 2:23:44a little bit of a lead from Westaway, take this out quick. She

2:23:44 > 2:23:47hasn't gone quite as fast as Westaway, which is probably better

2:23:47 > 2:23:51for the other girls, but it shows you the strength of the women's 800,

2:23:51 > 2:23:57first and third from the last indoors in the same heat.It is like

2:23:57 > 2:24:01reaching the semifinal stage at some of the outdoor championships,

2:24:01 > 2:24:12everybody here is now high quality. Goule nose, and Niyonsaba, we know

2:24:12 > 2:24:19what kind of form she is, she looks very comfortable typing in behind,

2:24:19 > 2:24:23and Hendry is at the back at the moment, Margaret Wambui should

2:24:23 > 2:24:28finish strongly, she has shown close to two minutes, but still Goule out

2:24:28 > 2:24:33in front.Wambui has been racing, she got a cell selected for the

2:24:33 > 2:24:38Commonwealth Games team, first time that Niyonsaba has raised this

2:24:38 > 2:24:41winter, but as she usually does, she comes out for the indoors

2:24:41 > 2:24:48championships. She is dominating this now.So easy for Francine

2:24:48 > 2:24:54Niyonsaba, a different league to the rest now, as Goule tries to keep

2:24:54 > 2:25:00pace, Mhairi Hendry trying to dig in. Niyonsaba and the Goule,

2:25:00 > 2:25:05pressure from Wambui. Niyonsaba and Wambui, as we might have expected,

2:25:05 > 2:25:08Mhairi Hendry trying to dig in and hold on. Member, three fastest

2:25:08 > 2:25:17losers over three heats, Niyonsaba as no such concerns. Just inside

2:25:17 > 2:25:232.01, and Mhairi Hendry could not get to Goule, Wambui will go through

2:25:23 > 2:25:28with a time from second place, not sure it is quick enough or Goule or

2:25:28 > 2:25:32Hendry, but we will keep an eye on that. Selina Buchel was the quickest

2:25:32 > 2:25:39of the fastest losers coming into this at 2.01, but Niyonsaba, don't

2:25:39 > 2:25:42worry that he has not raised so far this season or we have not seen a

2:25:42 > 2:25:48thing, we knew she would be quick, and I think she moves ahead of Aji

2:25:48 > 2:25:52Wilson as favourite.I think she does, she ran so strongly there,

2:25:52 > 2:26:01running a similar fashion to Wilson, she let Goule run it out early on,

2:26:01 > 2:26:05but then she went out very convincingly. Margaret Wambui was

2:26:05 > 2:26:09not able at any point to get on level terms with Niyonsaba. Mhairi

2:26:09 > 2:26:17Hendry didn't do anything wrong, but she couldn't catch Goule to put a

2:26:17 > 2:26:22socket with a chance of the fastest losers.Decent run from Hendry, we

2:26:22 > 2:26:30can confirm times now. Niyonsaba go through, Wambui will go through, but

2:26:30 > 2:26:41not quick enough for the others. Well, the pole bolsters have been

2:26:41 > 2:26:46progressing, and it has been a really good afternoon for Maicel

2:26:46 > 2:26:51Uibo, the new height of 5.2 zero. A few moments ago this was, the

2:26:51 > 2:27:01Estonian making light work of that. He is a 5.30 jumper at his very best

2:27:01 > 2:27:08outdoors, but that is a very competent effort. Kai Kazmirek

2:27:08 > 2:27:17looking to protect that bronze medal. Matched it. Also clear at

2:27:17 > 2:27:205.20, also at the first time of asking, which does not matter so

2:27:20 > 2:27:29much, it is about the points. A lifetime best by ten centimetres.

2:27:29 > 2:27:33Right then, Kevin Mayer, on two fouls at the same height, he needs

2:27:33 > 2:27:37this if he wants some breathing space in pursuit of a gold medal at

2:27:37 > 2:27:45the Canadian, Warner. Last chance at 5.20, and it is a foul for the

2:27:45 > 2:27:51Frenchman. He knows the importance of that, that makes it a full race

2:27:51 > 2:27:56over the 1000m, the last event of the heptathlon.The critical thing

2:27:56 > 2:28:00here is that it is ten points per second in the 1000m, and the gap

2:28:00 > 2:28:07between the two is now 34 points, so that is three seconds. The

2:28:07 > 2:28:12difference between what they can run is around about three seconds. So

2:28:12 > 2:28:16Warner can win this world title and take it away from Kevin Mayer in the

2:28:16 > 2:28:251000m.5.60 at his best, Mayer, and that is a mistake from him, that was

2:28:25 > 2:28:30a chance to really move away from the rest of the field. And he has

2:28:30 > 2:28:34just let them right back into it, and of course Uibo and Kazmirek can

2:28:34 > 2:28:40go higher. Are in They the fight for bronze. Still lots can happen from

2:28:40 > 2:28:44here.

2:28:50 > 2:28:53Slight disappointment for Mayer, but he is out in front.Slight

2:28:53 > 2:28:58disappointment for him, but more for Margaret Wambui, guess what, another

2:28:58 > 2:29:03disqualification, lane infringement. Along with Niyonsaba and Wilson, she

2:29:03 > 2:29:07would have been contending for a medal, budgies disqualified. Not

2:29:07 > 2:29:12good enough for Mhairi Hendry to go through, I think it was in the

2:29:12 > 2:29:20break. Well, there we are, as Michael said, outside foot on the

2:29:20 > 2:29:24inside line, so no excuse at all for Margaret Wambui, clear

2:29:24 > 2:29:28disqualification, so out she goes. Which means, I think, that Raevyn

2:29:28 > 2:29:34Rogers moves up in terms of fastest losers, so that is the line up for

2:29:34 > 2:29:41the final, Alemu sneaks in. Wilson will be very strong, but the two

2:29:41 > 2:29:50Americans as well, Habitam Alemu, no Margaret Wambui in tomorrow's final.

2:29:51 > 2:29:59The triple jump moves into the fourth round. World junior champion

2:29:59 > 2:30:09in 2012, from Spain and a big effort and she knows that is a good effort,

2:30:09 > 2:30:14as valid jump.

2:30:15 > 2:30:21as valid jump. Kimberly Williams still in the lead.

2:30:25 > 2:30:27still in the lead. Service from Peleteiro challenge. Good on the

2:30:27 > 2:30:36board. Waiting for her distance to come up, she knows that this could

2:30:36 > 2:30:43be in with a shout and it is. A lifetime best, 14 metres 40, goes

2:30:43 > 2:30:50into second place with two jumps remaining, Peleteiro.

2:30:52 > 2:30:54remaining, Peleteiro. So the Venezuelan has shipped -- has

2:30:54 > 2:30:59slipped.

2:31:01 > 2:31:08slipped. And 14 metres 20, 27, the best so far from Rojas. It sounded

2:31:08 > 2:31:15good. It is further into the pit. She is waking up. I think so, the

2:31:15 > 2:31:19field was so big and the first three rounds were difficult for the

2:31:19 > 2:31:23athletes waiting now we are in the business end of the competition. A

2:31:23 > 2:31:31much better jump there on the third. Good solid board. Normally she is so

2:31:31 > 2:31:38animated and has been quiet so far, Rojas. Season best in third place is

2:31:38 > 2:31:43not enough yet to challenge for the lead with two jumps remaining. So to

2:31:43 > 2:31:52conclude the fourth round here is the event leader, Kimberly Williams.

2:31:52 > 2:32:03I'm sure she can barely believe it. She is out in front.

2:32:03 > 2:32:12She is out in front.Not very skip the, but still a great effort.

2:32:13 > 2:32:15the, but still a great effort. Just overextended, the Sinn went out a

2:32:15 > 2:32:20bit far and difficult to get the hip over the top of the foot and

2:32:20 > 2:32:23maintain the speed input. But still great jump. She has put together a

2:32:23 > 2:32:30great series.Still out in front for Kimberly Williams.Turning out to be

2:32:30 > 2:32:35quite a good competition, the triple jump. Three out of the top four with

2:32:35 > 2:32:40a PB. Raising their game. And Peleteiro of Spain, that

2:32:40 > 2:32:45celebration, that would be my cardio work-out! Those two footed jumps,

2:32:45 > 2:32:50try that at home.That was impressive. It was, very happy about

2:32:50 > 2:32:56her performance. Took awhile to get into it but now starting to it. Good

2:32:56 > 2:33:01to see that celebration.It is amazing what the runway is

2:33:01 > 2:33:10delivering, a great young jump yesterday in the men's event.I

2:33:10 > 2:33:16think we have got it, actually. You tried doing both to let it jumps up

2:33:16 > 2:33:23to your chest! That is quite something.

2:33:25 > 2:33:29something. Quite a work-out right there. Something in the breakfast at

2:33:29 > 2:33:37the hotel. Let's speak quickly about Kevin Mayer, having a great day

2:33:37 > 2:33:41yesterday but now he is in a race with Warner. And that three seconds

2:33:41 > 2:33:47pretty much the difference between them.The difference between their

2:33:47 > 2:33:54PB and it is a shock. He was the out and out favourite but Damian Warner

2:33:54 > 2:33:59has raised his game, fair play to him. It just proves things happen. I

2:33:59 > 2:34:07cannot begin to tell you the quality of this pole-vault thing. 5.60 best

2:34:07 > 2:34:10and very recently as well. Coming out of five metres, it just shows

2:34:10 > 2:34:18you.He has done 5.20 in the past. But it is an event that he is

2:34:18 > 2:34:23relying on for the big points. Has he just been backing off and working

2:34:23 > 2:34:28on other events?No, this failure is a big shock and you see his

2:34:28 > 2:34:33reaction, just disbelief. I can tell you now his coach will be

2:34:33 > 2:34:39dumbfounded as to what happened. But I know he has been working on the

2:34:39 > 2:34:461500 metres and obviously indoor as it is 1000.

2:34:48 > 2:34:51it is 1000. Because he has not really been tested over that

2:34:51 > 2:34:56distance. And I think he knows he has to produce something better than

2:34:56 > 2:35:05he has done before to claim the gold medal. It is what we want in the

2:35:05 > 2:35:08final of a multi-event, the two athletes at the top racing each

2:35:08 > 2:35:16other.Damian Warner has just stuck in their even though he has seen

2:35:16 > 2:35:21Mayer just moving away and now he has the opportunity. I'm a bit

2:35:21 > 2:35:26surprised with Mayer, he has been so consistent and just a real warrior

2:35:26 > 2:35:32through the competition.A little bit sloppy, maybe it is that

2:35:32 > 2:35:35overconfidence that you can get and you want to have a bit of it going

2:35:35 > 2:35:41into the event that has mostly nailed on.But it happens. But it is

2:35:41 > 2:35:45that balance, confidence but also continuing to stay motivated and not

2:35:45 > 2:35:49celebrating too soon and get overconfident and get ahead of

2:35:49 > 2:35:53yourself.You have to stay in the moment. Let's have a chat with Paula

2:35:53 > 2:36:00Radcliffe. About the 800 metres. And Oskan-Clarke, looking at that

2:36:00 > 2:36:04line-up now you feel she has a good chance of pushing through to the

2:36:04 > 2:36:16medals. She has a good chance. Her main threat I think coming from

2:36:16 > 2:36:21Wilson. She races so well in qualification and that sets her up

2:36:21 > 2:36:25to get the best out of herself. So hopefully she can do that. Certainly

2:36:25 > 2:36:33looking strong. At 300 she looks a little bit

2:36:33 > 2:36:37pained, the expression on her face. Not looking as comfortable as she