BBC One: Day 4: 13:15-16:50

:00:48. > :00:51.Glasgow, Dave four of the Commonwealth Games. Australia are

:00:52. > :00:56.leading the medal table and they will be looking to add to that. They

:00:57. > :01:00.are through to the semi-finals of the rugby sevens where they will

:01:01. > :01:09.face New Zealand. This is what is coming up. We will head to

:01:10. > :01:19.Carnoustie for at the double trap final. It is the semifinal time at

:01:20. > :01:37.the squash, action from the men's women --... We will also have action

:01:38. > :01:45.in the boxing. Lots of live sport around, the rugby sevens continues

:01:46. > :01:51.on BBC Three. And... On the red button, brilliant fights we have

:01:52. > :01:56.seen already at this Commonwealth Games, the boxing will continue on

:01:57. > :02:13.the red button. Every sport is on our website. You can keep up-to-date

:02:14. > :02:17.on the app and on the radio. News of those fantastic quarterfinals in the

:02:18. > :02:24.rugby sevens with John Enver Dale in a moment. First, the headlines

:02:25. > :02:30.today. Michael Shelley Rudman a perfect marathon in soggy conditions

:02:31. > :02:40.this morning. It was silver end Delhi, but gold today. The Kenyans

:02:41. > :02:49.got gold and silver in the women's marathon. The metals continue to

:02:50. > :02:58.come in the poll with the likes of Fran Halsall and Chris

:02:59. > :03:03.Walker-Hebborn getting success. So, all the teams through to the

:03:04. > :03:07.semi-finals at Ibrox. Looking ahead to the semi-finals and looking back

:03:08. > :03:14.at the quarterfinals, John joins us now.

:03:15. > :03:28.No home nations, but we had magnificent quarterfinals. First

:03:29. > :03:35.things first, it was hard to beat. Top quality, exciting, physical,

:03:36. > :03:41.great atmosphere... If anyone was going to get through, it had to be

:03:42. > :03:51.Wales. That one missed opportunity in the three on one, that was aired.

:03:52. > :03:56.England went close as well, but the tackle area was a huge influence on

:03:57. > :04:01.the results of the matches. New Zealand are the clear favourites,

:04:02. > :04:07.but South Africa have pace and I think that South Africa will be a

:04:08. > :04:10.real threat. If we look at both the semi-finals, when you consider New

:04:11. > :04:13.Zealand against Australia, we always say, the one team that is never

:04:14. > :04:18.intimidated by say, the one team that is never

:04:19. > :04:22.Australian side. They struggled in the first part of the game against

:04:23. > :04:27.Wales, but they got better and found a way to

:04:28. > :04:30.Wales, but they got better and found good sites do. No one has managed to

:04:31. > :04:38.beat New Zealand in a Commonwealth Games mats and Australia will fancy

:04:39. > :04:42.their chances. -- match. Australia have a good team structure and they

:04:43. > :04:47.have individual players who can do that magic, if the game is very

:04:48. > :04:57.tight. Australia, they have a powerful side. They have been

:04:58. > :05:01.tight. Australia, they have a aggressive. They might look for the

:05:02. > :05:05.contact against New Zealand, but it has been a fascinating couple of

:05:06. > :05:10.days with great rugby. The winners will be? I think it will be a New

:05:11. > :05:19.Zealand South Africa final. Same for me. Two fantastic semi-finals to

:05:20. > :05:24.come this evening. The final later tonight. Should be a wonderful

:05:25. > :05:28.climax to what has been a sensational two days. And another

:05:29. > :05:38.full house tonight to watch the rugby in Glasgow. The rugby has been

:05:39. > :05:49.a roaring success. This is the line-up for the semi-finals. New

:05:50. > :06:00.Zealand will play Australia who beat Wales. Samoa who beat England will

:06:01. > :06:10.the semi-finals at around 6:45pm this evening. All the sports are

:06:11. > :06:13.live on our website. We are now going to turn our attention to

:06:14. > :06:27.shooting and we will head to Carnoustie. Shot gun requires

:06:28. > :06:33.competitors to shoot at moving dark -- targets, called clays. They are

:06:34. > :06:38.launched into the air in different directions. Targets are released on

:06:39. > :06:42.or after a command from the shooter. A head is declared when one visible

:06:43. > :06:50.piece of clay is seen to fall from the target. -- hit. Targets travel

:06:51. > :06:54.at the speed of 60 mph. In all shotgun events, the shooter has to

:06:55. > :06:58.be standing with both hands supporting the gun. In Glasgow,

:06:59. > :07:04.there are three separate shotgun events, Skeet, trap and double

:07:05. > :07:09.trap. In Skeet, one or two plays are launched at different heights. One

:07:10. > :07:12.is just over three metres and the other just over one metre. In the

:07:13. > :07:19.trap event, shooters fire at single clays. They get two shots per target

:07:20. > :07:25.and qualification, but only one in the final. In double trap, shooters

:07:26. > :07:30.stand 15 metres away while two plays are launched. The shooters have one

:07:31. > :07:38.shot at each clay. In all events, the top six shooters and fans to the

:07:39. > :07:45.semi-finals. -- advance. The essential guide to shooting. They

:07:46. > :07:49.take place close to the world-famous courses at Carnoustie. It is the

:07:50. > :07:56.women's final that we are concentrating on. Charlotte Kerwood

:07:57. > :08:09.has won the previous two titles and her team-mate won silver. So, the

:08:10. > :08:24.final round of competition in the women's double trap not far from

:08:25. > :08:34.getting underway. Singh to lead the field out. She takes a clean double.

:08:35. > :08:49.Now, the Australian. The view from the trap house as she resets

:08:50. > :08:55.herself. She puts one down, now Charlotte Kerwood, she is the

:08:56. > :09:10.competition leader. Smacks the shelves away into the basket. --

:09:11. > :09:15.shales. -- shells. There is no semifinal. The protocol is that if

:09:16. > :09:19.it is not an Olympic event, there is no final series. The middle is

:09:20. > :09:38.determined on the qualifying round alone. Cynthia Meyer from Canada.

:09:39. > :09:52.She is in the silver medal position based on averages. She drops a

:09:53. > :10:08.target. At the moment, this is the leader. Charlotte Kerwood full she

:10:09. > :10:31.puts down a bird. Her team-mates are watching on. Back to car would now.

:10:32. > :10:36.-- Charlotte Kerwood. The pressure is beginning to build, she drops

:10:37. > :10:58.another target. She has a substantial lead. Singh has also

:10:59. > :11:05.dropped a target. She has a considerable lead. Kerwood drops

:11:06. > :11:15.another. Three targets she has put down. So the pressure could be

:11:16. > :11:24.taking its toll. Mental discipline required to hold it together. Lots

:11:25. > :11:32.of experience required. Shreyasi Singh drops another target. So it is

:11:33. > :11:42.wide open, this race for the gold medal. Back to Kerwood. Can she get

:11:43. > :11:53.herself together? She does. On track for another double. Cynthia Meyer a

:11:54. > :12:01.veteran of Commonwealth Games competition. Back to Shreyasi Singh.

:12:02. > :12:08.Sitting in second on the rankings. She takes the double.

:12:09. > :12:18.APPLAUSE The scale you know. -- the

:12:19. > :12:26.Australian now. Drops another double. Kerwood misses another

:12:27. > :12:37.target. The gap between Kerwood and Shreyasi Singh is closing. Shreyasi

:12:38. > :12:44.Singh now. She drops another single target, so very volatile. Cynthia

:12:45. > :12:52.Meyer this sneaking up the rankings. Keep an eye on her

:12:53. > :12:58.performance from now on. Kerwood also dropped another target. Cynthia

:12:59. > :13:05.Mia from Canada, one to watch. -- Cynthia Meyer. She also drops a

:13:06. > :13:10.target. The computer based on averages has Cynthia Meyer in bronze

:13:11. > :13:21.position. Shreyasi Singh drops a double. Dropping and double will

:13:22. > :13:34.change things again potentially. Now to Kerwood. For. -- she drops

:13:35. > :13:40.another single target. Cynthia Meyer now getting into medal contention.

:13:41. > :13:53.APPLAUSE Shreyasi Singh finishing on five.

:13:54. > :13:59.The other squad watching on. Kerry would still holding her lead on

:14:00. > :14:03.averages but after dropping the double, the lead will be

:14:04. > :14:15.dramatically reduced. Cynthia Meyer, in medal contention. So now over to

:14:16. > :14:27.Shreyasi Singh. Slipped on average into third position. They are still

:14:28. > :14:35.in shooter in seven. -- the Australian. Kerwood drops another

:14:36. > :14:40.target. If this average continues, it will be a very close battle

:14:41. > :14:52.indeed. Cynthia Meyer from Canada drops a single target. Takes the

:14:53. > :15:00.double. Better if we can get the confidence from here on in for the

:15:01. > :15:09.last part of this competition. Kerwood back on track with a double.

:15:10. > :15:31.Cynthia Meyer no of Canada... She drops a target. Shreyasi Singh,

:15:32. > :15:39.sitting in third. Now to Kerwood and she ships the double. If she can

:15:40. > :15:50.hold that composter, she will hold on to take the gold. -- composure.

:15:51. > :15:54.Pin-mac free for her second last double of the tournament. And she

:15:55. > :16:08.drops the double. Again, major change to the standings likely. Back

:16:09. > :16:20.to Kerwood for her second last target and she drops a single. Still

:16:21. > :16:25.holding onto the lead. Now, the last round of the competition.

:16:26. > :16:40.APPLAUSE So, Shreyasi Singh finishing with a

:16:41. > :16:54.23 from 30. Charlotte Kerwood drops another to finish with a 19. Cynthia

:16:55. > :16:59.Meyer of Canada, Charlotte Kerwood, unofficial, has won the gold medal.

:17:00. > :17:06.Charlotte Kerwood of England. It is unofficial. We have to Commonwealth

:17:07. > :17:14.Games gold medal list. Please give you very warm congratulations to

:17:15. > :17:19.Charlotte Kerwood! Charlotte Kerwood is the gold medal list. Charlotte

:17:20. > :17:22.Kerwood of England takes the gold medal in a seesawing battle in the

:17:23. > :17:25.final stages of the women's double trap. She did it in Melbourne in

:17:26. > :17:39.2006 and has repeated trap. She did it in Melbourne in

:17:40. > :17:44.Glasgow 2014. Soviet -- the 80s. There will be shipped off to

:17:45. > :17:48.determine the bronze between There will be shipped off to

:17:49. > :17:48.Meyer and Rachel Parish. There will be shipped off to

:17:49. > :17:58.the field There will be shipped off to

:17:59. > :18:00.placings. Oh, my God, yes, I did not know I was so

:18:01. > :18:05.placings. Oh, my God, yes, I did not out there. You get told you are five

:18:06. > :18:11.ahead and you think, oh, my God. I feel great. If hat-trick of

:18:12. > :18:15.Commonwealth golds now. Would have been for if you had won in Delhi.

:18:16. > :18:23.Commonwealth golds now. Would have Yes, it is a good feeling. It is

:18:24. > :18:24.good! Tremendous performance from

:18:25. > :18:30.Charlotte Kerwood who held on out to the death. She was soon followed by

:18:31. > :18:38.Rachel Parish, who is entirely self funded and one silver previously and

:18:39. > :18:41.took bronze in a dramatic shift off. Terrific afternoon and

:18:42. > :18:48.congratulations to Charlotte hit Kerwood. We will now move over to

:18:49. > :18:51.the SECC were... I have been talking about the fantastic atmosphere at

:18:52. > :18:55.Ibrox for the rugby sevens, but tremendous atmosphere in the SECC

:18:56. > :19:01.yesterday in the boxing. We will now feature a man who was on

:19:02. > :19:02.yesterday's programme. Joseph Cortina is on a mission to

:19:03. > :19:11.yesterday's programme. Joseph Cortina is on a mission claim a

:19:12. > :19:20.called for Wales. Our commentator looks ahead to the bed. Welcome to

:19:21. > :19:25.the SECC in the round of 16. 15 home nations boxers will be boxing today

:19:26. > :19:32.to move into the quarterfinals. On yesterday's evidence, the home

:19:33. > :19:41.nations boxers cruise food, didn't it? -- cruised through. I think

:19:42. > :19:44.you'll find they are probably a lot technically better than some of

:19:45. > :19:47.other nations here. The African nations are strong physically but

:19:48. > :19:56.lacked technical ability. Our boxers would be able to jabber a lot and

:19:57. > :20:02.think about speed and movement. -- jab. They try to get through

:20:03. > :20:08.multiple rounds today after day and try to cruise through these early

:20:09. > :20:11.rounds. Absolutely. You have to think further on in the

:20:12. > :20:17.competition. It will take four or five competitions to win gold. You

:20:18. > :20:22.have to save your energy because there is no head guards and you have

:20:23. > :20:27.to watch out for cuts. If you can box at distance, make him miss, get

:20:28. > :20:33.the opponent, save energy, you are saving energy for later on in the

:20:34. > :20:37.tournament. The Welshman boxing today, he cruised through

:20:38. > :20:43.yesterday. His opponent, Gauthier, what do we know about him? It will

:20:44. > :20:50.be revenge for Cortina. He has improved. Gauthier beat him in

:20:51. > :20:54.Canada. We are on British soil so I am expecting him to go through.

:20:55. > :20:58.Yesterday's fight against Pat MacCormack was tremendous, it really

:20:59. > :21:04.was. But I think there is more to come and now is the perfect time

:21:05. > :21:12.against someone who is beginning. Gotti had a bit yesterday. --

:21:13. > :21:31.Gauthier. That does not always work for you. I would seek ten matters

:21:32. > :21:37.probably the favour. -- Joe Cordina is probably the favourite.

:21:38. > :21:42.The Welsh boxer got off to a great start in the opening exchanges. Joe

:21:43. > :21:48.Cordina, he is one to watch. He could be one of the stars of Glasgow

:21:49. > :21:58.2014. We will join it at the start of the second round.

:21:59. > :22:06.To the second round we go. Joe Cordina enjoyed a dominant opening

:22:07. > :22:11.round and took it unanimously but only by 10-9. Gauthier moving side

:22:12. > :22:20.to side rather than coming forward in straight lines. Trying to find a

:22:21. > :22:32.way in to launch had, arcing hunches. Punches. That is why Bone

:22:33. > :22:40.has to be important for Joe Cordina. He is going to faint that

:22:41. > :22:49.jab and bring it into the left and right hook. Gauthier, 31 years of

:22:50. > :22:58.age, reigning national champion of Canada. Good to punch combination

:22:59. > :23:04.from Tim actually. Froze his punches very rapidly and in bunches. Good

:23:05. > :23:13.left jab from Joe Cordina at distance. It is important for him to

:23:14. > :23:19.be first and fast with the jab and let his opponent come back at him

:23:20. > :23:25.again. First and third boxing. Got to be sharp and crisp. Got to have

:23:26. > :23:35.fast reflexes and reactions to box like this and he has got those. They

:23:36. > :23:39.are working away, referee not calling stock or break. He now

:23:40. > :23:48.separates the two boxers at the halfway stage of the second-round.

:23:49. > :23:55.Working away to the body is Gauthier. Along right hand as well.

:23:56. > :24:06.The evil, that is the one. -- the Google. Cortina looking very

:24:07. > :24:11.impressive. Gauthier comes forward in square fashion presenting a big

:24:12. > :24:19.target to ten Mac. Beautiful left hand again from the man in blue. It

:24:20. > :24:25.is about triggering that response. You know he will come for you and

:24:26. > :24:29.fast bursts. You have to adjust your feet with fast reactions and

:24:30. > :24:38.reflexes. Joe Cordina boxing very well here. I think he is starting to

:24:39. > :24:51.frustrate Tim actually. -- Gauthier. Joe Cordina continuing,

:24:52. > :24:56.back to an orthodox stance. He comes square, pin-mac two. He can box as a

:24:57. > :25:03.southpaw and he has won the second-round again for me. Colin

:25:04. > :25:11.Jones issuing instructions in the Welsh corner. Some work here. Great

:25:12. > :25:16.left hook from that exchange as the breakaway. He is back to the safety.

:25:17. > :25:21.He is the man rushing it. Got away with it here and finishes on the

:25:22. > :25:41.left of Joe Cordina. Good shot. Got to trigger that response. One round

:25:42. > :25:56.to go. Expect the man wearing red to come out hard and fast.

:25:57. > :26:17.Into the third and final round. Joe Cordina wearing blue represent

:26:18. > :26:28.Wales. -- representing Wales. He puts 68 on the ropes with a right

:26:29. > :26:33.hook. -- the Canadians will know that their man is behind --

:26:34. > :26:44.Gauthier. Joe Cordina has to keep cool and box sensibly and bring him

:26:45. > :26:49.onto his shots. This is a rematch from May of this year. Joe Cordina

:26:50. > :26:55.within Canada boxing against Gauthier at a training camp.

:26:56. > :27:02.Gauthier prevails on that occasion. A different proposition here. --

:27:03. > :27:17.prevails. He is getting more and more reckless. He is open to a right

:27:18. > :27:25.uppercut here. A bit reckless coming forward. Heads are coming together

:27:26. > :27:31.at close range. The referee telling both boxers to be aware of that.

:27:32. > :27:40.Gauthier being reduced to head long ball rushes. Firing hoax. Getting

:27:41. > :27:45.himself increasingly into a tangle. Joe Cordina is composed. The

:27:46. > :27:57.Welshman is Joe Cordina is composed. The

:27:58. > :28:02.through to the quarterfinals. That is better, Joe Cordina. Bring him

:28:03. > :28:03.through to the quarterfinals. That onto the shots, do not get careless.

:28:04. > :28:28.Lovely work. Good use of the onto the shots, do not get careless.

:28:29. > :28:33.David Gauthier keeps on coming but onto the shots, do not get careless.

:28:34. > :28:43.he is paying a heavy price. Joe Cordina has his measure, he is

:28:44. > :28:46.quicker to the punch. He is too predictable, David Gauthier, he has

:28:47. > :29:12.Joe Cordina, what a wonderful performance,

:29:13. > :29:13.Joe Cordina, what a wonderful intelligence, great use of the feet.

:29:14. > :29:22.His composure was admirable. We will await the official verdict, but

:29:23. > :29:28.Batman boxed very well. Very good display -- that man. He got the

:29:29. > :29:36.accuracy right. Speed, precision with that left hook. Spun his

:29:37. > :29:42.opponent around, lovely work. He looked focused, used his jab very

:29:43. > :30:12.well. David Gauthier got more predictable as the contest went on.

:30:13. > :30:18.A unanimous decision in favour of the winner, now progressing to the

:30:19. > :30:37.quarterfinals, Joe Cordina. APPLAUSE. Ladies and gentlemen,

:30:38. > :30:41.David Gauthier. Nice to see that embrace between the two boxers. Joe

:30:42. > :30:45.Cordina is in the quarterfinals with that impressive display.

:30:46. > :30:48.Cordina is in the quarterfinals with eliminates David Gauthier and is one

:30:49. > :30:57.when our way from a guaranteed place on the podium. Take a bow, you are

:30:58. > :31:05.through to the quarterfinals. What an impressive start. I did not

:31:06. > :31:14.expect that. I was going to try and box long. I know he is strong. I put

:31:15. > :31:17.him down in the first round. That must have given new confidence. I

:31:18. > :31:26.did not want to rush into things after that's. I just boxed bee on my

:31:27. > :31:37.jab. Stuck to the game plan. -- beyond. It was not as I planned, but

:31:38. > :31:49.I got the win. Must have been nice to get your revenge? Yes. Since I

:31:50. > :31:59.boxed him, that was all I wanted. Now, I got my chance. How tempting

:32:00. > :32:05.is it now to look at the next bout? I boxed one of them before, the boy

:32:06. > :32:12.from New Zealand. I do not know much about the other guy. I will have a

:32:13. > :32:16.little look and see what the task ahead of me will bring. One more

:32:17. > :32:25.fight and you are through to the medals. That is all I want, gold

:32:26. > :32:32.medals. Nicely spoken lad as well as to reflect boxer. Interesting about

:32:33. > :32:38.him, he went into boxing at 15. The squash is available online. A

:32:39. > :32:41.brilliant game there. The reigning Malaysia and champion Nicole David

:32:42. > :32:46.has been at the top of the world rankings since August 2006 and after

:32:47. > :32:55.beating the English competitor, she is taking on Joelle King. You can

:32:56. > :33:00.watch that online. We are going to head to Kelvingrove and if you think

:33:01. > :33:04.that Bowles is the date, you know nothing, because I will take you

:33:05. > :33:10.over there now for another incredible matchup. Paul Foster and

:33:11. > :33:18.Alex Marshall are doing battle with Andy Knapper in England. This dual

:33:19. > :33:28.or on the verge of causing an upset, they are leading. We will pick up

:33:29. > :33:45.the action in the last end. What a scalp it would be for England. It is

:33:46. > :33:49.not coming back from there. A bit of wind coming up there. I do not know

:33:50. > :33:59.if it affected the ball. It is certainly gusting now. Alex needs to

:34:00. > :34:05.play this, if he can get an angle off the short Bowles, I cannot see

:34:06. > :34:15.anything else to do. It looks like that is the lane he has to hit. Paul

:34:16. > :34:30.Foster could not find it on this occasion. He is going to go backhand

:34:31. > :34:39.side. -- go onto the backhand side. He has not played many bowls down

:34:40. > :34:56.here. Will he hold? Looking for the ball. I do not know if that is a

:34:57. > :35:05.percentage there. He tried it. He is as in Alex if it is OK to go up and

:35:06. > :35:10.take a look. He says yes. Good sports, these players. It has been a

:35:11. > :35:14.great game. You cannot use anything between them. It is fitting that

:35:15. > :35:32.they had been given a bit more time. Such a difference. He would like to

:35:33. > :35:37.try and kill it off totally, but he will not be able to widen the

:35:38. > :35:43.target. I think that is why he played backhand, because he did not

:35:44. > :35:55.want to put his bowl in the gap between the Scottish Bowles. --

:35:56. > :36:02.bowls. England seem to have the better position, Scotland have two

:36:03. > :36:12.bowls left. The second last for England. He is going for a deep

:36:13. > :36:17.bowl, covering the back position. He is saying, if you want to draw the

:36:18. > :36:23.shot, you carry on. It will not be easy to do that. The wind is picking

:36:24. > :36:30.up as well. Nothing has changed, but he may not have liked the backhand.

:36:31. > :36:40.Will he pick it up on the forehand. --?

:36:41. > :36:58.Backhand it is, persevere. Higher line. Will he get the drop? He is

:36:59. > :37:05.very close, he has drawn at! What a bowl by Alex Marshall. The crowd are

:37:06. > :37:15.on their feet. Brilliant! It was needed and he delivered. Boy, did he

:37:16. > :37:21.deliver. It is a trickier side and he rose to it. The challenge was

:37:22. > :37:32.deliver. It is a trickier side and laid down by Sam stop --. The

:37:33. > :37:48.weather worsens, we may have another end. Can Sam reply? Sam on the

:37:49. > :37:55.forehand, looking for an angle off the bowls. He is giving it a great

:37:56. > :38:01.try. Fantastic effort. It is tremendous. Now then,

:38:02. > :38:11.try. Fantastic effort. It is try and draw another one. --? He

:38:12. > :38:16.needs to go for the win. The wind has picked up, heavy rain. What a

:38:17. > :38:24.finish to this semifinal. It has everything. I cannot think of

:38:25. > :38:25.anything that this match has lacked. Four players playing well, good

:38:26. > :38:48.heads, great shots. memorable match no matter who wins.

:38:49. > :38:57.Alex Marshall, can you win it with this bowl? One more -- he has won

:38:58. > :39:10.more indoor singles titles than any other player. Now, he is

:39:11. > :39:19.more indoor singles titles than any and self on the mat, gets a grip.

:39:20. > :39:23.The wind is blowing -- himself. He is on a line with this. He is on a

:39:24. > :39:33.line! He is drawing mess. What a is on a line with this. He is on a

:39:34. > :39:37.bowl! Absolute genius -- this. The crowd are on their feet. I

:39:38. > :39:41.bowl! Absolute genius -- this. The never seen anything like it. Delight

:39:42. > :39:45.for Scotland, they will play in the men's pairs final in the

:39:46. > :39:52.Commonwealth Games. They have a chance to do it all again at the

:39:53. > :40:01.expense of the English team. England were great. Scotland were better.

:40:02. > :40:09.One marvellous finish, a tremendous game of bowls. Credit to them, but

:40:10. > :40:15.what a finish. Marshall is a God in Scotland. If our legs -- Alex

:40:16. > :40:26.Marshall has played two better bowls he will need to go something to beat

:40:27. > :40:33.these two. Rhyme the back. -- round the back. Paul Foster could not

:40:34. > :40:38.believe it. Under the conditions, two of the best bowls I have ever

:40:39. > :40:48.seen. Unbelievable, look at that. Fantastic. We put together a

:40:49. > :40:58.fantastic montage at the end of the Commonwealth Games or any Games and

:40:59. > :41:04.I am sure that will feature. He is an institution. He has been in these

:41:05. > :41:19.games four years, Alex Marshall. Brilliant play a game from the

:41:20. > :41:22.Scotland boys. Today is one of the busiest days of the Gains because

:41:23. > :41:26.this is the only day we have the track cycling. We also have this

:41:27. > :41:30.running programme and start of the athletics merging together in a

:41:31. > :41:34.perfect sporting Storm. We're fat the men and women's marathon events

:41:35. > :41:41.this morning and soon we will be going to hand in to try a brand-new

:41:42. > :41:44.track. -- we have had. It is a fast track as well, judging from the

:41:45. > :41:50.recent Diamond League meet. Just perfect as the Commonwealth sprint

:41:51. > :41:59.stars settle into the men and women's 100 metres heats. We shall

:42:00. > :42:04.see one of the global stars of the games from bus line as she sets out

:42:05. > :42:07.to defend her 100 metres title. From the south side of Glasgow to the

:42:08. > :42:10.east end, bicycles made for two are twice as much fun to watch

:42:11. > :42:21.anti-women's time trial could be the whole nationhighlight. -- and the

:42:22. > :42:28.women's. And it is the double trap final. Quarterfinal places are being

:42:29. > :42:32.fought for in nine weight categories over the SECC in the boxing will

:42:33. > :42:40.stop that is on the red button right now. Press red and pressed blue for

:42:41. > :42:44.the film menu options. A late start for the final day of the cycling.

:42:45. > :42:48.That starts at three p.m.. Lots to enjoy. And you'll is attempting to

:42:49. > :42:52.become the most successful track cyclist ever the Commonwealth Games.

:42:53. > :43:02.We also have the women's points race, men's scratch, and Martin

:43:03. > :43:06.Irvine is in the mix. Peterkin at for the Isle of Man as well.

:43:07. > :43:12.Available to you any time via the red button and online. Now time to

:43:13. > :43:15.head for the home of Scottish football, Hampden Park. It has been

:43:16. > :43:20.transformed over the last couple of months. They raised the surface by

:43:21. > :43:24.two metres and put a brand-new track in there. This is not exactly new

:43:25. > :43:27.for athletics because obviously we had the Diamond League try out a

:43:28. > :43:33.couple of weekends ago and before that athletics has been staged at

:43:34. > :43:40.Hampden Park, although not since the 1920s and 1930s. Eric Liddell, the

:43:41. > :43:45.1924 Olympics 400 metres champion made his last British appearance at

:43:46. > :43:52.Hampden Park in Glasgow. Way back when. Think it was 1925. Time to

:43:53. > :43:56.head to Hampden Park. A couple of miles south to the Mount Florida

:43:57. > :44:00.area will stop Scotland's national team is not played a match here

:44:01. > :44:03.since what has been going on at the stadium so we have not hand the

:44:04. > :44:09.Hampden roar for a while. If you're someone asking you what the hand and

:44:10. > :44:13.is, it is rhyming slang for the Hampden roar as in score. Which

:44:14. > :44:19.means, how is it going? That is a phrase of the day. Gabby Logan, what

:44:20. > :44:24.is happening with you? All is well, because we are looking

:44:25. > :44:28.at an almost feel Hampden Park, which is fantastic. Michael Johnson

:44:29. > :44:33.and Denise Lewis, your first experience of it. We were given the

:44:34. > :44:37.Diamond League and it was a bit disappointing. A thoughtful. Did not

:44:38. > :44:42.quite get the raw that day but we experienced its today. I have to

:44:43. > :44:49.say, the energy from the spectators is amazing. We're all want up, stage

:44:50. > :44:52.is set, a good couple of days of athletics and I am really excited.

:44:53. > :44:58.We have gone from the longest events in athletics, the marathon, the men

:44:59. > :45:03.and women's races, and now we have the 100m heats. If anything is to be

:45:04. > :45:12.taken from the Diamond League is that it is a fast track. We had

:45:13. > :45:18.personal bests and records. It is a fantastic venue and stadium.

:45:19. > :45:23.Athletes love to run and a stadium where they are going to be in the

:45:24. > :45:27.Championships. I am sure that is somewhat a vision for the Diamond

:45:28. > :45:31.League event. The 100m heard is wide open so we should see great

:45:32. > :45:35.competition, because they are not a lot of big names here. A lot are

:45:36. > :45:39.missing but the Commonwealth Games is an opportunity for young and

:45:40. > :45:42.up-and-coming athletes. It is your first experience of this place. It

:45:43. > :45:48.has hosted European Championship football finals, had as many as

:45:49. > :45:54.160,000 people here in the 1930s. Just over the 40,000 capacity. What

:45:55. > :45:58.a great model potentially this is converting stadiums are not having

:45:59. > :46:04.to spend ?120 million on a new stadium. Spending ten or 15 million

:46:05. > :46:06.to convert a stadium that exists. It is a very intimate venue which is

:46:07. > :46:12.great for athletics. There's nothing worse in athletics than to see a

:46:13. > :46:17.huge stadium half fill or even. This is a great, intimate setting here.

:46:18. > :46:24.You cannot even tell that there are 10,000 more seats. They are

:46:25. > :46:29.announcing the line-up for the first of their men's events. Let's get you

:46:30. > :46:36.down to the tracks. Thank you, and good afternoon. If

:46:37. > :46:39.you were not here for the marathons this morning, then welcome to

:46:40. > :46:45.Hampden Park in a blustery afternoon. It is pretty cool. Lovely

:46:46. > :46:50.marathon conditions, maybe Chile for the sprinters, but the 100m will set

:46:51. > :46:57.is underway in the track and field programme. Nine heats as Gary the --

:46:58. > :47:02.is Gabby Logan said. Bailey-Cole will be the favourite for Jamaica.

:47:03. > :47:15.He has been close to ten seconds this year. Two Kenyan sprinters in

:47:16. > :47:18.this event. From the inside, we were meant to have Adam of Cameroon in

:47:19. > :47:23.lane one but he is not meant to have Adam of Cameroon in

:47:24. > :47:26.lane starting. So it is the Canadian in lane two. Josh Hamilton from St

:47:27. > :47:47.Vincent and the Grenadines in three. The form book says it should be the

:47:48. > :47:59.Barbadian in lane five and the man next to him in lane six. Elliott in

:48:00. > :48:14.the year, good performances in Germany. Bailey Cole, fourth in the

:48:15. > :48:17.World Championships last year. Clean start. Excellent start for the

:48:18. > :48:25.Canadian. Right in the middle, striding away. Those two will go

:48:26. > :48:33.through. Lovely running there. 10.16. Did not need to go that fast.

:48:34. > :48:43.The form book certainly in this first heat goes to him. A good start

:48:44. > :48:50.and a good chance of getting through as a fastest loser. Welcome to the

:48:51. > :49:00.commentary box and the Commonwealth Games. Not a bad start from

:49:01. > :49:03.Bailey-Cole. May start indeed. The finish is crucial. If you remember

:49:04. > :49:08.last year, he was not a great starter because he is tall. It takes

:49:09. > :49:12.time to unwind. He trains with Usain Bolt so he is used to being pushed

:49:13. > :49:16.in training. He got up quickly here but there was no stress, to be

:49:17. > :49:20.honest. It is about the qualifications to him and to feel

:49:21. > :49:26.out the track. He changed his other way through the run. He got off the

:49:27. > :49:30.blocks and got off right, then he put his foot down and slowed down a

:49:31. > :49:34.bit, then went quicker. He's just getting the feel of this. It is a

:49:35. > :49:40.bit chilly, as you said. Conditions are not bad indeed.

:49:41. > :49:43.bit chilly, as you said. Conditions will not watching a couple of weeks

:49:44. > :49:46.ago, one of the comments was that this is a quick track. We would not

:49:47. > :49:50.normally expect that quickness in the first round of the 100m but

:49:51. > :49:56.maybe that is evidence that we might be in for some good times here.

:49:57. > :50:06.Bailey-Cole, 10.16 winning time. Those two definitely qualifying. The

:50:07. > :50:11.winner of the very first heat is now with Phil Jones.

:50:12. > :50:16.Congratulations on that comfortable victory. You have already won in the

:50:17. > :50:26.Diamond League meeting and have come here now. How quick is it? It is

:50:27. > :50:35.average, but still, it is very quick, because the Diamond League

:50:36. > :50:43.proved it. I ran 10.13. It is not that quick. We're are used to seeing

:50:44. > :50:46.the likes of Usain Bolt here and you're carrying the mantle for

:50:47. > :50:54.Jamaica. How does that sit on your shoulders? No pressure. I have come

:50:55. > :50:57.you to do my thing and run. He started off impressively. A much

:50:58. > :51:03.more is there to come from you? You just have to watch and see. We will

:51:04. > :51:06.watch and see tomorrow in the semifinals and hopefully the final.

:51:07. > :51:11.Thank you for talking to us. Thank you.

:51:12. > :51:14.He might be carrying the mantle for the Jamaican sprint team but he has

:51:15. > :51:19.not got that Usain Bolt charisma down to the fine arts just yet,

:51:20. > :51:23.Bailey-Cole. He was the fourth placed athlete in the 100 metres

:51:24. > :51:27.final last year in Moscow, the third Jamaican. That is a big step up to

:51:28. > :51:31.suddenly become the man. We have only taken ten minutes to mention

:51:32. > :51:34.Usain Bolt is not here in the individual. He will be here for the

:51:35. > :51:37.relay. This is the chance for him to get on the podium and have that

:51:38. > :51:43.attention and kind of experience and pressure. This is a great

:51:44. > :51:45.opportunity for him. He is one of those athletes for which the

:51:46. > :51:49.Commonwealth Games is a fantastic opportunity for him to go out there.

:51:50. > :51:53.If he can go out and win a Championship year, it bodes well for

:51:54. > :51:57.his chances going into the next two years of the World Championships and

:51:58. > :52:02.Olympic Games. Once you have won a gold medal at the Championship, it

:52:03. > :52:06.does not matter what it is, you know you can compete at Championship

:52:07. > :52:09.level. That is an incredible confidence booster and that is what

:52:10. > :52:13.the Commonwealth Games is all about for athletes at this calibre. Of

:52:14. > :52:17.course, it in training with Usain Bolt and his coach and that quick,

:52:18. > :52:22.that will give him confidence. But you have to ultimately produce

:52:23. > :52:26.Championship hardware and he has the opportunity here. As to not be in

:52:27. > :52:30.the shadow in these first few days. It is the heats today, semifinal

:52:31. > :52:34.tomorrow. Usain Bolt made his presence very clear when he came

:52:35. > :52:40.into town. We might see that later on. He is in Glasgow. Jamaican

:52:41. > :52:45.sprinting is looking to get out there and produce the goods.

:52:46. > :52:48.Absolutely. They have a great traditions printing and want to

:52:49. > :52:54.continue that. It is all well and good having such good athletes, but

:52:55. > :53:01.a discontinuity and depth and giving up the tradition. He is perfectly

:53:02. > :53:05.poised to do that. He is a tall guy and has a lot of experience on the

:53:06. > :53:08.socket. It is good to put out good times but like Michael said, it is

:53:09. > :53:12.about delivering when it matters at Championships. Let's see who the

:53:13. > :53:19.next athletes are to join him in those semifinals tomorrow. Nobody in

:53:20. > :53:25.the next heat has run some ten but we have a couple have come close. --

:53:26. > :53:32.below ten. Very different build to Bailey-Cole.

:53:33. > :53:37.Jason Livermore. He has gone 10.05 this season, personal best. The

:53:38. > :53:46.other member of the Jamaican team... Timothy Abeyie used to race

:53:47. > :53:56.for Great Britain. A winner in 2006 but now racing Fergana. -- racing

:53:57. > :54:02.for Dannatt. He will be looking for the top two automatic places. The

:54:03. > :54:09.Singaporean there, and Jason Rogers. They are the other to form

:54:10. > :54:11.men here and expect them to get the two automatic pleases if all goes to

:54:12. > :54:40.plan. The man with that here, Jason

:54:41. > :54:47.Livermore, in lane three. He might well be the man to catch. First to

:54:48. > :54:52.go through automatically, first six fastest losers go through as well.

:54:53. > :55:06.Second of the heats and the men's 100m. Now, looking at the man from

:55:07. > :55:24.Papua New Guinea in the red in lane five. A little twitch in Lane 1 from

:55:25. > :55:38.the contender from Fiji. Head bowed, he knew it was his blame and he may

:55:39. > :55:57.get the red card. The first false start of the Games. Before he has

:55:58. > :56:07.even run, he is out. A real shame. Hello! He looks to be going back to

:56:08. > :56:18.his starting blocks. That is the chief starter. On the computer, the

:56:19. > :56:28.reaction time... Came up as .194. Is that a let off? Yellow card, Colin

:56:29. > :56:35.Jackson. There was definitely movement. He left his blocks before.

:56:36. > :56:40.Yet, on the computers, it said statistically he did not react. It

:56:41. > :56:52.is making me scratch my head, that is a worry. It is the Friendly

:56:53. > :57:05.Games. As we were a couple of minutes ago. The contender from Fiji

:57:06. > :57:11.is still with us. Jason Levermore is in Lane 3. These heats are about

:57:12. > :57:25.avoiding pitfalls. -- Jason Livermore. Away cleanly this time

:57:26. > :57:35.and Jason Livermore goes well in deed and Jason Rogers as well. It is

:57:36. > :57:46.Jason Livermore getting through. The winner is Jason Livermore. Slightly

:57:47. > :57:48.slower than the first heat. Jason Livermore goes through, the

:57:49. > :57:55.automatic qualifier along with Jason Rogers. The others will wait and see

:57:56. > :58:00.if their time of getting through, including contender from Ghana, will

:58:01. > :58:09.be enough. Jamaica wins the second heat. An interesting race, a lot of

:58:10. > :58:15.action from the beginning. The sprinters are all raring to go. They

:58:16. > :58:19.have heard rumours of how quick it is. For me, this is about the

:58:20. > :58:28.athletes getting a nice is. For me, this is about the

:58:29. > :58:33.out. It is minimal headwind, it will not affect the runners at all. The

:58:34. > :58:39.most important thing is for them to stretch their legs and feet what the

:58:40. > :58:43.situation is. Were we talk about the Jamaican sprinters, they seem to

:58:44. > :58:50.come from one or two groups. -- when we talk. Jason Livermore does not

:58:51. > :58:57.belong to any of those groups. For him, it is the team he loves being

:58:58. > :59:03.involved with. No doubt, we will see him in the relay later. This is

:59:04. > :59:03.involved with. No doubt, we will see nice performance, early in the round

:59:04. > :59:13.and I think he will be happy just to qualify comfortably. Just to let you

:59:14. > :59:19.know, live on BBC Three there is an all England final in the men's

:59:20. > :59:25.double trap. Andrew French and Steve Scott contesting should you choose

:59:26. > :59:31.to dip in. We are staying with the 100-metre heats. The women will go

:59:32. > :59:38.later. We have had two already. No English printers yet. They are

:59:39. > :59:43.spread out through the later stages -- sprinters. It has been one of

:59:44. > :59:48.those seasons where we got quite excited about British sprinting. Had

:59:49. > :59:56.you been looking at how they have been doing? A little bit. It has

:59:57. > :00:00.been a strange year. The big names are out and it opens up the

:00:01. > :00:05.opportunity for some others to come through. We have been hearing over

:00:06. > :00:13.the last several years, it is all about the Jamaican sprinters. Usain

:00:14. > :00:18.Bolt isn't really competing, so that gives us an opportunity to see some

:00:19. > :00:24.of the young Jamaicans. They have quite a bit of talent coming up and

:00:25. > :00:30.it is worrying for the Americans to see who is coming through. There is

:00:31. > :00:36.tremendous talent. What about the British competitors? The three we

:00:37. > :00:50.will see today, including Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and four, they are

:00:51. > :00:59.producing the goods -- Adam Gemili. It will be interesting to see what

:01:00. > :01:06.he can do at the Championship level. We saw Adam Gemili handle himself

:01:07. > :01:12.well at the Olympics and his talent is obvious. He is technically

:01:13. > :01:16.amazing and it is time for him to ratchet it up. I will be

:01:17. > :01:24.disappointed if he does not get a medal, it is a great opportunity.

:01:25. > :01:28.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has been around for a long time and had

:01:29. > :01:32.injuries, but he has run a personal best this year which might see him

:01:33. > :01:37.start to come through. Adam Gemili is the one that you really look that

:01:38. > :01:42.as the possible future of British printing. You take these athletes

:01:43. > :01:52.and match them up against the new young Jamaicans, it is an even

:01:53. > :01:56.competition -- sprinting. We talk about Richard winning the indoor

:01:57. > :02:00.Championships, but we have not seen that transition taking place

:02:01. > :02:08.outdoors. You would think mentally he would be struggling. When you win

:02:09. > :02:14.something, it should give you that confidence. We have not seen that

:02:15. > :02:19.chance their outside, so that does speak to what kind of mental

:02:20. > :02:30.approach he has and who he is being coached by. We will talk more later.

:02:31. > :02:41.Here is the third heat. Richard Kilty comes up in Heat 7. Adam

:02:42. > :02:46.Gemili is in Heat 6. Richard Thompson, the number one ranked

:02:47. > :02:53.Commonwealth athlete. He is perhaps the favourite, but it will be

:02:54. > :02:58.difficult. Thompson has had great form, perhaps not at his best over

:02:59. > :03:20.the last couple of weeks. Here is the full line-up. Read from Northern

:03:21. > :03:33.Ireland. Warren Fraser, watch for him as well. As I said that, Walsh

:03:34. > :03:42.was off for a walk. What on earth was he doing there? That can only be

:03:43. > :03:51.nerds. He is 20 years old, but he is the Commonwealth youth champion --

:03:52. > :03:57.nerves. I do not know what happened, but he was coming into his set

:03:58. > :04:06.position and off he went. That is unusable. He has experience. --

:04:07. > :04:15.unusable -- unusual. There is a signal that he will enjoy. I have

:04:16. > :04:35.never seen anyone less disappointed to be disqualified. Walsh, he will

:04:36. > :04:42.have to stand and watch. Leon Reid running for Northern Ireland. He is

:04:43. > :05:05.from Northern Ireland. He looks a little nervous. We have got Nigeria,

:05:06. > :05:13.Thomson... Now, we think the guy from the Seychelles... I am not seen

:05:14. > :05:19.anything yet confirming that. This is interesting, we saw a clear false

:05:20. > :05:43.start and it was Leon Reid, wasn't it? That is a shame. Leon Reid has

:05:44. > :05:51.enough experience, but he did look nervous. Yes, earlier on, he looked

:05:52. > :05:56.buried anxious. Now, he will be wondering what the result is.

:05:57. > :06:05.Another disqualification! Qualification will be easier in this

:06:06. > :06:11.round! He is the second most least disappointed I have seen what off in

:06:12. > :06:16.this event. He enjoyed his moment and his better event is probably the

:06:17. > :06:27.200m. Richard Thompson is very experienced, he has been running

:06:28. > :06:38.under ten seconds. He is the man who finished ahead of CJ who did not get

:06:39. > :06:50.selected by England. Thompson in Lane 5, Fraser beside him. Jelks on

:06:51. > :06:54.the far side in the green. Cleanly away and Jelks has a good start. So

:06:55. > :06:57.does Fraser. Thomson getting away and Jelks has a good start. So

:06:58. > :07:05.his running. Thompson has some work to do. He might not get the top two.

:07:06. > :07:15.Did he know what was going on? He will go through as the fastest

:07:16. > :07:20.loser. What an earth is he doing? Jelks got a good start. Thompson did

:07:21. > :07:29.not get a great start. He looked like he was being very relaxed. I

:07:30. > :07:37.expected him to move on through. He did not move past Fraser. 10.33

:07:38. > :07:41.should be enough for him to get through. He did not react out of the

:07:42. > :07:52.blocks very well. His pick-up was laboured. I do not think he noticed

:07:53. > :08:06.what was going on around him. Jelks ran from gun to tape. Thompson came

:08:07. > :08:12.third. That surprised us, has apprised you not to be in the top

:08:13. > :08:17.two? I underestimated where the second place was. I wanted to be in

:08:18. > :08:22.the top two and automatically qualify. Hopefully I will be back

:08:23. > :08:27.tomorrow will stop the time probably will be good enough. You are coming

:08:28. > :08:36.in here as the man everyone has to beat. I feel good and I am ready to

:08:37. > :08:40.run fast tomorrow. Today was me underestimating the other guys in

:08:41. > :08:45.the field. I will be ready tomorrow. How difficult is it when you are the

:08:46. > :08:51.best in the field and there are lots of entries to get into that right

:08:52. > :08:55.mindset? It is about running around in a Championship, you cannot use

:08:56. > :09:00.too much energy in your first couple of rounds because you want to run

:09:01. > :09:03.fast in the final. It was about qualifying, getting into the next

:09:04. > :09:11.round and conserve as much energy as possible. Thank you for talking to

:09:12. > :09:15.us. He is pretty confident about coming back and he is probably

:09:16. > :09:21.right, but would you not want to make sure at qualification? Yes, and

:09:22. > :09:28.he is picking up his knees and making sure, you need to make sure

:09:29. > :09:31.you have that position correct. The underestimated his opponent --

:09:32. > :09:36.opponents and you cannot do that. We have seen people go out in the first

:09:37. > :09:42.round by taking it too easy. Let us hope that does not happen to him. We

:09:43. > :09:47.will tidy up the last couple of heats. Then we will see where he

:09:48. > :09:52.sets. The wind was in their face a bit. Jelks came in first, a good run

:09:53. > :10:05.from Fraser. We can tidy up Heat 2. bit. Jelks came in first, a good run

:10:06. > :10:18.from Fraser. We can tidy up Jason Rogers through as well. Timothy from

:10:19. > :10:21.Garner is through as well. Six fastest losers go through.

:10:22. > :10:36.Garner is through as well. Six fastest -- Gamu. Daschle Ghana. It

:10:37. > :10:41.looks as though everyone has got in, a few empty seats. The queues were

:10:42. > :10:47.very long. Everyone was patient and bank believed the rain held off and

:10:48. > :10:53.there is a great atmosphere here. -- thankfully. No one in the 100 metres

:10:54. > :11:02.for Scotland, but three competing for England and here is the first

:11:03. > :11:07.one. There is no guarantee that Harry Aikines-Aryeetey will go

:11:08. > :11:11.through automatically. There are a couple of other very good

:11:12. > :11:14.through automatically. There are a in here. Also, an interesting story

:11:15. > :11:21.about Jason Smyth from Northern Ireland, he is legally blind, he has

:11:22. > :11:23.dominated the sprinting in the Paralympics. Antoine Adams is one of

:11:24. > :11:31.the big guns. Paralympics. Antoine Adams is one of

:11:32. > :11:36.Nevis. We have seen Jason Rogers going through, in Kim Collins'

:11:37. > :11:50.absence. What a relay team they could have. Jason Smyth did the

:11:51. > :11:51.100/ 2000 -- 200 double at the last two Paralympics. He is the Northern

:11:52. > :12:04.Ireland record-holder. He has not gone that far this

:12:05. > :12:10.season. Another man to look out for, the man in Lane 1, 10.15 this

:12:11. > :12:16.season. He has gone below ten seconds before. Harry

:12:17. > :12:18.Aikines-Aryeetey has a fight on his hands to get into the top two, the

:12:19. > :12:58.automatic qualifiers. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey will have to

:12:59. > :13:04.wait and see. We knew it might be a struggle for him. So it proved, it

:13:05. > :13:10.goes down to the clock. It should be quick enough to go through, but a

:13:11. > :13:17.slight concern as we look at the winner. Since the 10.08 which he did

:13:18. > :13:21.a couple of months ago, he has tailed off, he has not gone below

:13:22. > :13:28.10.2 recently. His relative struggles go on. Harry

:13:29. > :13:34.Aikines-Aryeetey, 10.33. It was a good run from the winner. What we

:13:35. > :13:38.are going to see is new names that will blast us away with their

:13:39. > :13:46.performances. We have not seen him before that much on the circuit. You

:13:47. > :13:50.see Americans, Jamaicans, that makes the situation very difficult for the

:13:51. > :13:55.next tier of sprinters to get into the Diamond League races. But he ran

:13:56. > :14:04.a majestic grace, looking very comfortable indeed, a 1.1 tailwind.

:14:05. > :14:09.A word about Jason Smyth, six to 10% of normal vision, he finished fifth.

:14:10. > :14:15.He just tailed off in the last 20 metres, 10.66, so he probably will

:14:16. > :14:24.not go through, but it is good to see him competing. He was not far

:14:25. > :14:29.away from Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. Jason Smyth competing very

:14:30. > :14:35.strongly. He will not go through from the heats, I would not think.

:14:36. > :14:43.Jason, a piece of Commonwealth Games history today. How did you enjoy the

:14:44. > :14:49.experience? It is fantastic to be here. Representing Paralympic sport

:14:50. > :14:57.in mainstream competition. You can see for yourself, the atmosphere,

:14:58. > :14:59.how the people here have been supporting the whole competition, it

:15:00. > :15:09.is unbelievable and great to be here. How about your performance? I

:15:10. > :15:14.felt like I got out down the track, I don't know if I tightened up, I

:15:15. > :15:21.ran out of steam. It has been a first-rate India, but it is great to

:15:22. > :15:33.be here and feed off this whole experience. Harry, third place, no

:15:34. > :15:36.automatic altercation, at the same time as Richard Thompson in the

:15:37. > :15:44.previous heat, so it should be good enough to CD through. Obviously, I

:15:45. > :15:50.was hesitant at the start, given the numerous. Before me. I wanted to get

:15:51. > :15:55.through safely. I think that will get me through, but I did not

:15:56. > :15:58.execute my start well enough. I will prepare for tomorrow, make sure I

:15:59. > :16:06.come out firing. I wanted to win the heat, but I left the start somewhere

:16:07. > :16:15.else. But this is amazing, everybody on twitter, I missed out in London,

:16:16. > :16:20.so I am in awe. You said the key is consistency, that is what you have

:16:21. > :16:24.shown. I am in the shape of my life. That was not me, my start, when I

:16:25. > :16:30.get that right, I should be in the mix. Once I am competitive, that is

:16:31. > :16:36.when the medals will come. Thank you, everybody at home.

:16:37. > :16:42.I am pretty sure he will go through, 10.33. But he will have to find a

:16:43. > :16:56.bit of time to be in the mix. A very interesting heat here. Nickel

:16:57. > :17:27.Ashmeade is in fine form. Nickel Ashmeade was in that race in

:17:28. > :17:32.Monaco, the superfast 200 metre race, he went under 20 seconds, and

:17:33. > :17:41.he won the Diamond League 100 metres here in Glasgow a couple of weeks

:17:42. > :17:46.ago, so he must like this track. That is not the Kenyans, that is

:17:47. > :17:54.Nickel Ashmeade. Kenya have to sprinters. Keep an eye on Harris and

:17:55. > :18:18.Griffith, Lane 6 And Lane 8. There was a twitch in Lane 1, but he

:18:19. > :18:22.got away with it. Nickel Ashmeade cruises to the victory. Very tight

:18:23. > :18:32.for second place. That was a slow run, doing all he needed to do. He

:18:33. > :18:36.has been in super form. He did not do anything more than he had to. He

:18:37. > :18:40.was not put off by the twitch. He did not get out particular the well,

:18:41. > :18:46.but he did enough. He ambled through. These athletes will have a

:18:47. > :18:52.good look around at what is going on, I am sure he will be happy that

:18:53. > :18:56.he has done what he has done, and he is with Phil.

:18:57. > :19:06.Yes, how is the leg? It is getting there, taking time to get better,

:19:07. > :19:12.but it is doable. The cold and rainy conditions not helping today. I will

:19:13. > :19:19.live with it. Tomorrow will be better.

:19:20. > :19:27.Nickel Ashmeade, a strong 200 metre runner, he dropped down to 100

:19:28. > :19:31.metres to increase his speed. There is a parallel with the next race,

:19:32. > :19:36.because we will see Adam Gemili for the first time, who is looking like

:19:37. > :19:42.the 200 is his strength. He is not doubling up here or at the European

:19:43. > :19:48.Championships, I wonder why he would focus on just one sprint. It is the

:19:49. > :19:54.right choice for him, he is still very young, he has not won a medal

:19:55. > :19:59.at a championship yet. The 200 might come after the 100, but from a focus

:20:00. > :20:03.standpoint, you are thinking about both, preparing for both,

:20:04. > :20:09.preparation is everything, so you have your training, then preparation

:20:10. > :20:13.before competition. We do not talk about preparation enough, it is

:20:14. > :20:18.extremely important. It is those final days before the competition,

:20:19. > :20:25.what are you thinking about? If you have two different events, you have

:20:26. > :20:30.to do it twice. Given his build and technical prowess, he is good there,

:20:31. > :20:34.but one of the things he would need to improve on will be his speed in

:20:35. > :20:41.Joe Root, and running 200 would help him with that. I was going to say to

:20:42. > :20:43.Michael, putting the emphasis on preparing for two

:20:44. > :20:49.Michael, putting the emphasis on prepared for a cue more than that,

:20:50. > :20:54.Denise! But Adam Gemili seems to have a very clear plan, as to how

:20:55. > :20:59.his developers is going, he has got another year of full-time

:21:00. > :21:03.education, he is a first-class honours student the moment, two

:21:04. > :21:07.years since the Olympics, when he decided to give athletics ago.

:21:08. > :21:11.years since the Olympics, when he sport, we talk about physical

:21:12. > :21:17.prowess, but mental and sporting intelligence is something that is

:21:18. > :21:23.equally as important, how you approach the preparation, and he has

:21:24. > :21:30.that in abundance. He is a great guy, very likeable, he has changed

:21:31. > :21:34.his coach, and now he is really prepared and ready to do what we

:21:35. > :21:44.know he is capable of. He wants a big championships here, let's see

:21:45. > :21:48.how he gets underway. It is Steve Cram calling this one.

:21:49. > :22:00.Strike one! Adam Gemili's task has been made easier because the

:22:01. > :22:05.chinette daddy and does not start. He would have given him a good race

:22:06. > :22:17.and squeezed him further down the order. Adam Gemili really does have

:22:18. > :22:22.the form time here, with the removal of Darrel Brown. Another American

:22:23. > :22:26.convert to the Nigerian side in Lane 1, he would be a strong contender

:22:27. > :22:40.for the second automatic horrifying position. -- qualifying position.

:22:41. > :23:03.Nobody near him. Into a headwind. Impressive running from

:23:04. > :23:09.Adam Gemili. He is not doubling up, headwind. Impressive running from

:23:10. > :23:12.it is all in the 100. There headwind. Impressive running from

:23:13. > :23:18.smile again. He loves his running, and the crowd loves him. You are

:23:19. > :23:23.right, absolutely. A good, professional approach. He got out of

:23:24. > :23:26.the blocks very well, he got into the running and took the victory,

:23:27. > :23:34.that is what you want to see. He drove hard. He worked hard to get

:23:35. > :23:39.there. Once he got there, you can do that. A little glance to see where

:23:40. > :23:44.everybody else was, and he eased to the line, a brilliant performance.

:23:45. > :23:53.He will quit his teeth as he works hard, engaging the big muscle

:23:54. > :23:59.groups. Then, he gets going. The flowing action that he has. The one

:24:00. > :24:05.he uses so well in the 200 metres. He works all the way through to the

:24:06. > :24:08.line. He looks to see where his main rival is. He cruises beautifully to

:24:09. > :24:21.the line, with a great time. A tremendous start. You got the

:24:22. > :24:27.reception of dreams, you have experienced it in London, and now

:24:28. > :24:31.Glasgow. It is amazing, the cheer that I got was unbelievable, it

:24:32. > :24:36.makes you want to push harder and do well. I am grateful for the

:24:37. > :24:42.reception I received. Were you aware of what had happened in the previous

:24:43. > :24:46.heats, with Richard Thompson and Nickel Ashmeade not running out

:24:47. > :24:52.fast, and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey not getting into the first to? There are

:24:53. > :24:56.no results there, so I had no clue. I just came out here and try to

:24:57. > :25:02.execute the first half of my race, which I did, and relaxed as much as

:25:03. > :25:14.I could in the second half. On to the semifinals, I am buzzing. So,

:25:15. > :25:21.Adam Gemili securing his passage through to the semi-finals safely.

:25:22. > :25:26.I was not excited about his technique. He looks a little bit

:25:27. > :25:32.tight. I was impressed technique. He looks a little bit

:25:33. > :25:36.technical efficiency over the last couple of years. Now, he looks

:25:37. > :25:41.tighter. Denise said he had not run in a while and that might be

:25:42. > :25:46.something to do with it. He changed coaches as well. That might have

:25:47. > :25:56.something to do with that. I would like to see him finish the race and

:25:57. > :26:06.have a bit more of what I expected. Back in Rome, at the Diamond League,

:26:07. > :26:11.he was disappointed with his time. It was a good night, it was 24

:26:12. > :26:16.degrees, the temperature was perfect and the conditions were right. I do

:26:17. > :26:21.not know whether... I am not defending him, his personality, he

:26:22. > :26:26.is happy and positive, it is that it? What it was this time, there was

:26:27. > :26:35.nothing to be disappointed in, but the crowd was into me and that is

:26:36. > :26:41.great, but let us focus. He needs to be more focused and soak up the

:26:42. > :26:49.crowd when he is getting a medal, which she could get. That is noted.

:26:50. > :26:55.Let us see if Richard Kilty adopts that person.

:26:56. > :27:06.He is no string king Violet. He is confident athlete. -- shrinking. He

:27:07. > :27:17.built on a pretty good season last year. He has not come on from that.

:27:18. > :27:25.He needs to be in that shape, this will not be that easy. Just to let

:27:26. > :27:32.you know, around 10.84 would still get you through as fastest loser. He

:27:33. > :27:39.will not be thinking about that. Adam Gemili has run the quickest

:27:40. > :27:54.time so far. Edwards got the second automatic qualifying place. Can

:27:55. > :28:22.Richard Kilty follow suit. There is the line-up. There is this South

:28:23. > :28:27.African, Magakwe. He was in the South African championships. There

:28:28. > :28:34.is Daniel Bailey. He carried the flag for his country. Saw his young

:28:35. > :28:52.team-mate disqualified at the beginning of these heaps. There is

:28:53. > :29:05.Simon Magakwe. -- heats. Richard Kilty will have to be on his game

:29:06. > :29:12.here he has shown that he can produce the right performance at the

:29:13. > :29:19.right time. Wilson is next to him in lane nine. Daniel Bailey in Lane 3

:29:20. > :29:26.and Simon Magakwe there as well, they are the dangers for Richard

:29:27. > :29:32.Kilty. Pretty chilly here at Hampden Park. The wind has been moving

:29:33. > :29:53.around a little bit, sometimes behind, sometimes just with them.

:29:54. > :29:58.Heat 7, at the top two through. Magakwe starts well alongside Daniel

:29:59. > :30:03.Bailey. Daniel Bailey is going the best. Richard Kilty finishing

:30:04. > :30:10.quickly. Will he get the top two. --? He did not tip. I am not sure it

:30:11. > :30:18.will make much difference, because I think they are all running, anyone

:30:19. > :30:24.finishing third is could be fine. Richard Kilty, certainly, I thought

:30:25. > :30:30.he was coming on, but then did not quite get forward. Certainly, he

:30:31. > :30:38.thought he had second place. Just waiting for it to come up. What do

:30:39. > :30:42.you think? I think I will wait to see how it comes through. It will be

:30:43. > :30:56.frustrating for Richard, because he did so well indoors. He won the

:30:57. > :31:00.title and surprised everyone. Did he quite do it? It does not quite say

:31:01. > :31:06.yet. Let us look at the winner, Daniel Bailey, he has worked hard

:31:07. > :31:12.and he took the victory well. Another professional job done. I can

:31:13. > :31:17.tell you that they have made up their minds will stop they have been

:31:18. > :31:27.given, rather unusually, joint second. Three

:31:28. > :31:30.given, rather unusually, joint is that going to do to fastest

:31:31. > :31:33.losers? We have got nine lanes. I guess they can do that. We will have

:31:34. > :31:44.three men from this heat. I do not know if that has happened before.

:31:45. > :31:51.Has that ever happened? No, never. It was pretty close. A bit too close

:31:52. > :31:55.for my liking. I will have to step up in the final. That time was

:31:56. > :32:01.probably always going to get you through, it is wise

:32:02. > :32:02.probably always going to get you automatically. What do you do

:32:03. > :32:09.between now and tomorrow? I will go back and rest and get some sleep and

:32:10. > :32:13.hopefully wake up tomorrow feeling better and enjoy myself tomorrow and

:32:14. > :32:17.try and make it to the final. You were denied your moment in London,

:32:18. > :32:21.you were not selected, now you have had this introduction to the crowd,

:32:22. > :32:31.what was that like? The crowd is amazing. They cheered for us. It is

:32:32. > :32:38.home games us as well. It is a great crowd. It is electrifying. I am glad

:32:39. > :32:44.you're to enjoy it. Commiserations to my friend David who drowned a

:32:45. > :32:51.couple of days ago, so this Games will be dedicated to him. We are all

:32:52. > :33:05.gravy -- grieving for David, it is a very sad loss, this season is

:33:06. > :33:11.dedicated to him. Thank you. Nice words from him their about his

:33:12. > :33:19.friend. That is an unusual sight. All of those three will go through.

:33:20. > :33:31.I guess Lino will have to wait. It will not be quick enough -- Lionel.

:33:32. > :33:40.Normally they are able to put distance between them. It is

:33:41. > :33:46.interesting, this lack of transformation from indoor, where he

:33:47. > :33:53.surprised a lot of people with that win and then not really able to

:33:54. > :33:57.translated timewise on the track. People do not really understand how

:33:58. > :34:01.much of a difference it is between a 60-metre sprint and a 100 metres

:34:02. > :34:07.sprint, in doors, it is all about the start and if you are an

:34:08. > :34:11.explosive start, you do not need to be fast, you can have an explosive

:34:12. > :34:16.start and be very quick. Richard Kilty is explosive out of the

:34:17. > :34:20.blocks. He has that start where he gets himself into trouble here. He

:34:21. > :34:24.does not have that ability to transition smoothly into the rest of

:34:25. > :34:32.the race and he does not have the foot speed that takes over at 50 or

:34:33. > :34:37.60 metres. Adam Gemili has that. He does not have the start, but if he

:34:38. > :34:43.gets the leading he is unlikely to be found anywhere but upfront. It is

:34:44. > :34:49.like you take off again. It is like a second take-off when that person

:34:50. > :34:54.has that turnover. Adam Gemili has it in abundance and Richard does not

:34:55. > :35:10.quite have it. It is heat number eight.

:35:11. > :35:23.Mark Anderson has not broken 11 seconds this season. Adam Brown is

:35:24. > :35:32.very quick stop the South African is pretty good. We saw Magakwe going

:35:33. > :36:05.through in the last heat the Nigerian as well Simbine ran well in

:36:06. > :36:26.South Africa. There is Houston. There is Egwero from Nigeria. There

:36:27. > :36:51.is Sesay from Sierra Leone as well. Harold Houston from Bermuda. And

:36:52. > :36:55.away cleanly and Brown trying to get into the pace. Egwero is going well.

:36:56. > :37:01.The Canadian tried to get there but it is going to be Simbine alongside

:37:02. > :37:08.Egwero. Adam Brown will have to wait, I am sure he will go through,

:37:09. > :37:12.but, just clutching his leg a little bit, but Simbine highlighted his

:37:13. > :37:20.potential. He is 20 years old. Looking pretty good. Looking pretty

:37:21. > :37:27.good, but nothing to electrifying. You expect people to perform better.

:37:28. > :37:31.Look what happened in Lane 7, Houston struggled out of the blocks.

:37:32. > :37:36.From there on in, there was no chance. He is out of the running

:37:37. > :37:43.very early. The sub African, he took this picture. He took it come to

:37:44. > :37:51.bleed -- self African. Let us look at the Canadian to our left. --

:37:52. > :37:59.South African. You expect him to be up there. He seems to be struggling,

:38:00. > :38:04.trying to find himself here. Working hard, trying to push through, but he

:38:05. > :38:14.did not need anything electrifying to guarantee getting through. I am

:38:15. > :38:21.pretty sure he will be through. It is rather cool. You can see how dark

:38:22. > :38:22.it is, it will be warmer tomorrow. Simbine and Egwero go through

:38:23. > :38:37.automatically. You were a bit unimpressed. It was

:38:38. > :38:45.all a bit sluggish. Yes, I cannot quite put my finger on why everyone

:38:46. > :38:50.seems to be heavy, heavy legs, lacking Zep, sometimes we see in

:38:51. > :38:57.heaps, athletes come out hard and almost cruise. Everyone seems to be

:38:58. > :39:04.running hard. Is it tends an tight. This weather is not great for

:39:05. > :39:10.sprinting. It is not cold rainy, but it is not nice and sunny. There is

:39:11. > :39:18.not even any humidity. It has been incredible here. Last week, we were

:39:19. > :39:22.thinking it would be beautiful, but the grey clouds and rain have come

:39:23. > :39:29.in and perhaps that is causing the times to be slower. We were talking

:39:30. > :39:39.about the pre-race and the fast times. That sometimes comes with the

:39:40. > :39:45.track Championships are on, but those Bailey Coles said it was

:39:46. > :39:52.average. He said it was not that path of a track. Is it also the

:39:53. > :39:56.competition? We have a huge array of times. Yes, but it is the

:39:57. > :40:03.Championship, you should be motivated by that. I think we will

:40:04. > :40:08.see the times pick-up. There is a bit of rust to kick off because it

:40:09. > :40:13.is the first day of athletics. I think the times will pick up. I

:40:14. > :40:16.think sometimes it is the anticipation, sometimes you are

:40:17. > :40:21.thinking about performances, the competition, it might take you over

:40:22. > :40:27.the edge in terms of keeping that sharpness of focus, that you need to

:40:28. > :40:37.execute Europe base. It is early, they will go back, they will

:40:38. > :40:47.reassess -- your base. It was a quick track, and across a range of

:40:48. > :40:55.distances. There were lots of records. Let's go to the final heat

:40:56. > :41:01.of the 100 metres. Keston Bledman has run ten seconds Z this season,

:41:02. > :41:06.he has gone quicker previously, will he lead the charge? The track is

:41:07. > :41:09.getting warmed up. Steve Cram, do you think so?

:41:10. > :41:19.Possibly. I put a red mark next to athletes whose season's best was

:41:20. > :41:30.done in the national championships, as his was. I am not quite sure he

:41:31. > :41:38.is in super form. But this is one of the easiest heats.

:41:39. > :41:48.The athlete from the Bahamas in Lane 1 might be one to keep an eye on. It

:41:49. > :41:58.has been great to have three Kenyans in the 100 metres, marvellous. The

:41:59. > :42:20.Kenyans in Lane 6 has not got a time to his name this year.

:42:21. > :42:26.It is interesting, listening to the guys in the studio talking about the

:42:27. > :42:30.kinds and performances. Maybe the mentality early on is that you do

:42:31. > :42:39.not have to be that good to get through. Some of the bigger names, I

:42:40. > :42:44.wonder if they have come ready to run hard in these cool conditions.

:42:45. > :42:47.Keston Bledman should have the experience and ability to qualify

:42:48. > :43:03.shrug -- straightforwardly. The athlete in Lane 1 would have got

:43:04. > :43:06.good experience from the World Championships last year. Lawrence

:43:07. > :43:12.will be bat on home Championships last year. Lawrence

:43:13. > :43:26.the surprise bronze medallists in 2011. This is the final heat. We

:43:27. > :43:33.will have 25 athletes in the semifinals, rather than 24, so there

:43:34. > :43:39.will be three heats, one of them with nine athlete in, because of the

:43:40. > :43:44.will be three heats, one of them dead heat. At the moment, 10.46

:43:45. > :43:47.will be three heats, one of them get you through as a fastest loser

:43:48. > :43:59.if you are not in the top two. Or if you

:44:00. > :44:27.Keston Bledman twinset. -- wins it. A slight following wind. It is

:44:28. > :44:29.difficult after nine heats to see who was comfortable and who was

:44:30. > :44:40.going flat out and who was comfortable and who was

:44:41. > :44:44.of the better performances. Yes. That was quite a busy heat, nine

:44:45. > :44:49.runners in it. We will get used to that for the next round, because of

:44:50. > :44:58.the dead heat. We will use nine lanes at some stage. But Keston

:44:59. > :45:03.Bledman came out and did a good job. He was favourite to take this race.

:45:04. > :45:07.He worked hard for the first 20 or 30 metres, he got himself clear, and

:45:08. > :45:14.he could just focus on qualifying, no sweat, no problems. A bit of

:45:15. > :45:27.glancing here and there, but it was just routine for him. A bit more

:45:28. > :45:31.quality in this. I think there will be the third and fourth places going

:45:32. > :45:36.through as fastest losers. Keston Bledman and Richard Thompson, from

:45:37. > :45:44.Trinidad, coming here with very high hopes. As ever, the Caribbean

:45:45. > :45:53.nations will be hoping... There will be a scrap between them. Can Adam

:45:54. > :45:59.Gemili get in there and cause an upset? The semifinals will depend on

:46:00. > :46:03.the draw, because they will be really tight, I reckon. Not much to

:46:04. > :46:10.choose between who gets into the final. They will try to keep the

:46:11. > :46:16.nation 's separate, so they would not want to have Richard Thompson

:46:17. > :46:21.with Keston Bledman. It is important you get through well, and if you do,

:46:22. > :46:28.it means you can get a good semifinal draw, which will be

:46:29. > :46:32.important. The Bahamas athlete working hard out of the blocks,

:46:33. > :46:38.getting into position to make sure he can qualify. He got out well. He

:46:39. > :46:46.did not quite maintain as well as Keston Bledman, but he got himself

:46:47. > :46:49.through. The two athletes in third and fourth place will be pleased to

:46:50. > :46:54.hear they will go through as fastest losers. And Richard Thompson will go

:46:55. > :47:17.through after the lacklustre performance from him.

:47:18. > :47:28.Because of the dead heat for Richard Kilty, 25 men will go through. Kemar

:47:29. > :47:38.Bailey-Cole looked very comfortable. The Nigerian athlete had a very good

:47:39. > :47:57.start. Nickel Ashmeade nursing his problems

:47:58. > :48:05.through. That is the end of the men's 100 metres, and it is good

:48:06. > :48:14.afternoon to Steve Backley. Thank you. And we welcome some Para-sport.

:48:15. > :48:18.The women's long jump, mild to moderate paralysis to one side of

:48:19. > :48:26.the body, and the cerebral palsy class.

:48:27. > :48:37.She has a lifetime best of 3.79. It was a lifetime best.

:48:38. > :48:51.That was followed by Bethany It took the lead.

:48:52. > :48:55.That was followed by Bethany Woodward, a world gold medallist in

:48:56. > :48:59.the 400 metres, looking to put the speed into the long jump. She has

:49:00. > :49:07.never before gone beyond four metres. She knew it was good, a

:49:08. > :49:11.lifetime best of 3.92. That was buying gone four metres. This was

:49:12. > :49:22.the pre-event favourite, the Australian. A lifetime best of 4.22,

:49:23. > :49:32.she got a bronze in the relay in the Paralympic Games. She has dominated

:49:33. > :49:41.the event, she has jumped over four metres in every attempt. That was

:49:42. > :49:50.her best, 4.36. That is the standings. We are in the final

:49:51. > :50:00.round, it may change, but the Australian is way out in front.

:50:01. > :50:08.It could be blowing a bit more vibrantly, but it is not the kind of

:50:09. > :50:13.day we have grown to expect in Glasgow, which is rapidly being

:50:14. > :50:19.booked up by many people as a summer holiday destination, 28 degrees it

:50:20. > :50:24.was on Friday! Michael Johnson does not believe us! It is not the

:50:25. > :50:28.torrential rain, which was predicted. The crowds are not put

:50:29. > :50:34.off by the clouds, they are enjoying the athletics they have seen so far

:50:35. > :50:37.in these early stages. We saw what we have seen across these

:50:38. > :50:48.championships, the integration of Para-sport. We can talk a bit about

:50:49. > :50:50.what that means and how that can change perception and the way that

:50:51. > :50:55.Para-sport is represented, going forward. It is amazing that the

:50:56. > :51:01.Commonwealth Games have taken the step for inclusion. The long jump is

:51:02. > :51:06.a developing sport, the World Championship is dominated by the

:51:07. > :51:09.Europeans. It is part of a strategy of encouraging some of the

:51:10. > :51:14.developing nations to think about how they develop disabled sport for

:51:15. > :51:17.women. There are some events which are stronger than others, that is

:51:18. > :51:23.true across all the disciplines, but the field events need developing. Is

:51:24. > :51:30.it something that we will see more of? We will have six here. We also

:51:31. > :51:36.had Para-sport involved in the Diamond League. Or would you like to

:51:37. > :51:41.see them stay separate, and it is just something that happens

:51:42. > :51:45.occasionally at large events? It is good for the Olympics and

:51:46. > :51:51.Paralympics to be separate, but international federations are being

:51:52. > :51:56.completely inclusive, and athletics, after 2017, it could go down that

:51:57. > :52:00.route. We have had demonstration events in the past but never had

:52:01. > :52:06.full medal status. The international federations could do a bit more. The

:52:07. > :52:11.crowd appreciate it, because after London, there was a huge groundswell

:52:12. > :52:19.of support and appreciation of Para-sport. To the crowd, it will

:52:20. > :52:27.seem normal. Yes, that was a huge step forward after London. Even in

:52:28. > :52:33.the US, it started to get support, and we have been relatively behind.

:52:34. > :52:41.We are starting to see a lot more support. We will know we have

:52:42. > :52:47.cracked it when we get prime-time TV in the state. At the moment, it is a

:52:48. > :52:51.couple of weeks afterwards, but once we crack the American market, we

:52:52. > :52:55.will know we have made it. No American athletes here this week!

:52:56. > :53:01.Those nine hits we American athletes here this week!

:53:02. > :53:08.heat was the quickest overall, and the most relaxed looking. Yes, we

:53:09. > :53:11.heat was the quickest overall, and talked earlier about shaking the

:53:12. > :53:20.coat off, eating focused and being ready to race. It is not warm, but

:53:21. > :53:24.they have to think about tomorrow, we want to see the speed kicking in,

:53:25. > :53:32.the kind of athletics that people want to buy into, where it is

:53:33. > :53:34.competitive. Without Usain Bolt, there is every opportunity for

:53:35. > :53:38.somebody to make a name for themselves. It is always difficult

:53:39. > :53:45.to be able to assess in the early rounds. Colin mentioned it earlier,

:53:46. > :53:50.and Steve, who is running 100%, who is holding back? Keston Bledman

:53:51. > :53:54.looked the most impressive, but it will be tomorrow when we will see if

:53:55. > :54:02.people like Richard Thompson have any more, Adam Gemili, will they be

:54:03. > :54:10.able to bring more tomorrow? I am looking forward to that, we will

:54:11. > :54:14.start to see the separation. It is 5 degrees warmer tomorrow, so we never

:54:15. > :54:18.know, we might see some sunshine. The semifinals and finals are

:54:19. > :54:26.tomorrow, and we will see the women's heats later.

:54:27. > :54:32.It does not seem to be deterring the crowds, because we have got 40,000

:54:33. > :54:34.at Hampden Park, 50,000 at Ibrox for the rugby sevens, 350,000 tickets

:54:35. > :54:38.have been the rugby sevens, 350,000 tickets

:54:39. > :54:44.events. It has been the rugby sevens, 350,000 tickets

:54:45. > :54:49.uptake. I had the pleasure to pop my head in the door of the netball,

:54:50. > :54:51.judo and boxing, the crowds have been terrific. They are back for the

:54:52. > :55:00.boxing again, because we are the been terrific. They are back for the

:55:01. > :55:04.grabs. We will share with you a fight from some Maxwell, in the

:55:05. > :55:09.light welterweight contest. He is bidding for a place in the

:55:10. > :55:11.quarterfinals. He is ranked in the world's top 20, so he knows his way

:55:12. > :55:11.around the quarterfinals. He is ranked in the

:55:12. > :55:18.world's top 20, so he knows ring, but he has got a tough match against

:55:19. > :55:24.a Kenyan opponent. Let's see how he gets on.

:55:25. > :55:33.This is much number 74, the man in blue, England's representative in

:55:34. > :55:43.the light welterweight, and Maxwell has the advantage of having a

:55:44. > :55:48.contest under his belt. He stopped his Tongan opponent in the second

:55:49. > :55:54.round. His keen on opponent got a bye in the previous round. Sam

:55:55. > :56:00.Maxwell will be concentrating on the job in hand. He boxed well within

:56:01. > :56:05.himself last time. A good performance last time. He is against

:56:06. > :56:12.a danger man with good head movement. Maxwell has got to keep

:56:13. > :56:15.his punches nice and straight. When his man closes Big Apple, he must

:56:16. > :56:20.bring the right uppercut to the middle, but concentrate on straight

:56:21. > :56:27.jabs and right-hand and box at distance. That is better. Both men

:56:28. > :56:32.boxed at the World Championships last year, without much success. The

:56:33. > :56:34.Kenyans went out to a Turkish boxer, last year, without much success. The

:56:35. > :56:42.Kenyans went out to a Maxwell had a clash of heads against the Italian,

:56:43. > :56:58.he was disqualified, although the English team appealed, it was turned

:56:59. > :57:08.down. The canyon is chunky and solid looking. The Kenyans have sent a

:57:09. > :57:13.strong team here. Not getting it his own way, as he did in the first

:57:14. > :57:18.contest, Sam Maxwell. He is making a couple of little mistakes, Maxwell.

:57:19. > :57:22.He is holding his feet a little bit too long, he must hit them move. He

:57:23. > :57:32.does not need to hit and then falling to his opponent. This fella

:57:33. > :57:36.is hoping for to happen. So, Maxwell, as he is leading with the

:57:37. > :57:43.jab, has got to adjust his feet and create that room, ready to punch

:57:44. > :57:57.again. He has got caught a couple of times, Maxwell, and he is getting

:57:58. > :58:03.caught. Right into the ribs. Maxwell having a look at the referee. Good

:58:04. > :58:29.variation. The canyon is immensely strong.

:58:30. > :58:37.Well, that was too close to call. Yes, I think Maxwell won that round.

:58:38. > :58:45.They will be fairly pleased in the corner. It was not such a bad round.

:58:46. > :58:49.Maxwell himself just gets caught by that right hand. But he did some

:58:50. > :58:53.good stuff with his own straight left and straight right. There was a

:58:54. > :58:57.right hand from Maxwell. That is when he has got to move his feet,

:58:58. > :59:14.after that, Jim. After he has landed the shot. But this is a tough

:59:15. > :59:15.Kenyan. 25 years of age, born in Hackney, but boxes out of Liverpool

:59:16. > :59:29.now. There will be a certain amount of

:59:30. > :59:34.relief in the English corner, in the knowledge that Maxwell has won the

:59:35. > :59:38.opening round, on all three scores. He did not get it all his own way, I

:59:39. > :59:49.would not have been surprised had at least one judge gone for the Kenyan,

:59:50. > :59:55.. Denis Okoth I did think Maxwell won the round, but it was quite

:59:56. > :00:27.close. Keep your punches long and straight, and then move the feet.

:00:28. > :00:32.with the right. The jab is so important in this situation, it will

:00:33. > :00:36.just keep his opponent off balance. Okoth is trying to set for the

:00:37. > :00:40.attacks. While he is setting, it does not hurt for Maxwell to be

:00:41. > :00:48.sticking that jab into his face, just to upset his rhythm for the

:00:49. > :00:52.contest. JIM NEILLY: Good movement by Sam

:00:53. > :01:00.Maxwell, the quicker feet of the two. Uppercut with the right, and

:01:01. > :01:01.then body shop with the left Denning did well there, midway through the

:01:02. > :01:23.second. But is better. So important for

:01:24. > :01:30.Maxwell to use that left-hand. He has had a busy couple of years, Sam

:01:31. > :01:36.Maxwell, boxing all over the world. Tournaments in Finland, Bulgaria,

:01:37. > :01:41.Germany and Turkey. And he has been either first or second in all of

:01:42. > :01:57.them, so here's gaining experience. That was low Lee moved by Maxwell.

:01:58. > :02:08.He looks very relaxed now. A wonderful left-hand. Okoth seems to

:02:09. > :02:13.be running out of ideas, slightly. He is, when he is at range, because

:02:14. > :02:18.he cannot get past Maxwell's long reach. That is why it is so

:02:19. > :02:25.important that he keeps him at a distance. It is clever boxing. The

:02:26. > :02:31.feet are wonderful, from Maxwell. Much better second-round than the

:02:32. > :02:38.first. If we thought the first was close, I do not think the second one

:02:39. > :02:42.was remotely close. Nice little pat on the head there! Just keep it

:02:43. > :02:47.going! RICHIE WOODHALL: Yes, good work from

:02:48. > :02:53.Maxwell in this round. Lovely right hand, super little shot. And here is

:02:54. > :03:00.that left hook, a belting punch. Before that, there were two or three

:03:01. > :03:09.jobs. Around the side - bang! Lovely punch. This is a terrific division,

:03:10. > :03:12.the light welterweight division. Alaska mother top half of the draw

:03:13. > :03:28.has been loaded with all of the favourites.

:03:29. > :03:34.So, two rounds in the bag for the man in blue, the English light

:03:35. > :03:38.welterweight Sam Maxwell. This is the city for kilogram division. One

:03:39. > :03:43.more win after this, and you are into the medals. -- this is the 64

:03:44. > :03:58.kilogram division. He has to stay out of trouble and

:03:59. > :04:03.box sensibly. You are up against a dangerous man who is going to keep

:04:04. > :04:07.coming. There you go. So you certainly do not need to be on the

:04:08. > :04:14.ropes. But back to the centre. Oh, lovely. Double hook to the body, and

:04:15. > :04:19.then a hock to the head. Better by Maxwell. Stung a little bit by the

:04:20. > :04:34.rough house attack from the Kenyan, Okoth. How much more has Okoth got?

:04:35. > :04:40.We are about to find out. Not a bad left, and another one, from the

:04:41. > :04:46.Kenyan. He cannot get going, though, Jim, when he is boxing at range.

:04:47. > :04:47.That is why it is important for Maxwell to maintain his distance at

:04:48. > :04:54.all costs against this guy. Maxwell to maintain his distance at

:04:55. > :05:00.was shaken by that one. Still not recovered. It was the sweetest of

:05:01. > :05:07.shots, he just kept the left shoulder momentarily, and then the

:05:08. > :05:12.right was perfect. Into the final half of the last round, and some

:05:13. > :05:18.Maxwell is heading for a second victory here in this competitive

:05:19. > :05:23.division in Glasgow 2014. Now, what has gone on? Is there a cut? Maxwell

:05:24. > :05:28.has been told to go to the no, corner. There seems to be a cut.

:05:29. > :05:33.Well, that is the seventh or eighth we have seen. We have had four

:05:34. > :05:36.contests we have seen. We have had four

:05:37. > :05:40.which is more than the last two Commonwealth Games put together. A

:05:41. > :05:44.lot of Commonwealth Games put together. A

:05:45. > :05:50.clashes, that I think that was from a punch. He seems to be fine, the

:05:51. > :05:52.doctor has indicated that he is fit to continue. He knows he is, he

:05:53. > :05:55.knows he is behind, he will come to continue. He knows he is, he

:05:56. > :06:04.steaming forward to try to end this one. At Maxwell is too clever for

:06:05. > :06:08.that. He was on the receiving end of a couple of hard shots before that.

:06:09. > :06:13.Just gave him a few valuable seconds to recover, as the doctor looked at

:06:14. > :06:21.him. But Maxwell is now boxing superbly well at range.

:06:22. > :06:32.Nice balance by Maxwell, picked his man off, with a right to the body.

:06:33. > :06:35.Covers up well. Does he want a big finish, Maxwell, just to show

:06:36. > :06:40.everybody how good he is? He may well do. Okoth forced back into his

:06:41. > :06:45.own corner. Maxwell looking for a telling shot just to round off what

:06:46. > :06:53.has been a pretty good nine minutes' work. Maxwell covers up,

:06:54. > :06:58.and he knows he has won, another very good performance by the English

:06:59. > :07:04.light welterweight Sam Maxwell. And through to the quarterfinals. Pretty

:07:05. > :07:07.impressive, right from the start. Clever little display, that last 30

:07:08. > :07:13.seconds. He could have played to the crowd and tries to go for a

:07:14. > :07:18.stoppage, but no, he was sensible. Look at that ? want to the, one to

:07:19. > :07:33.the head. Good, long-range work from Maxwell.

:07:34. > :07:51.Boxed to his strengths, worthy winner. Pretty impressive.

:07:52. > :08:03.ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, or our judges are in agreement. The

:08:04. > :08:07.winner, by unanimous decision, progressing through to the 64

:08:08. > :08:15.kilograms quarterfinal, in the blue corner...! A nice little smile from

:08:16. > :08:24.some Maxwell, and a smile of relief as well. He has got the first two

:08:25. > :08:29.out of the way. We might be still talking about him in a few days'

:08:30. > :08:34.time. That first round looked quite tight, but from then on, it looked

:08:35. > :08:37.like you were in control? Yes, it took me awhile to with his strength,

:08:38. > :08:42.he was stronger than I thought. I thought I had a good second half,

:08:43. > :08:48.and then switched off a bit in the last. I looked a bit tired, but I

:08:49. > :08:52.knew I had more in my tank. But I knew I was winning the fight. Jim

:08:53. > :08:58.and Richie Woodhall was saying, you look best when you are at range?

:08:59. > :09:02.Definitely, that is my bread-and-butter, a lot of

:09:03. > :09:07.one-twos. But sometimes just try and land a harder shot. But against

:09:08. > :09:15.people who are just as strong as me, it is a bad thing to do. It might be

:09:16. > :09:17.in the next round that you have got the defending Commonwealth gold

:09:18. > :09:23.medallist, from India. If he wins now, it will be your next? Yes, I

:09:24. > :09:28.have seen him around the world a lot of times. But my friend Tom from

:09:29. > :09:29.Liverpool has beaten him twice, so I might give him a little phone call

:09:30. > :09:41.to get some tips. Great result. Yes, he boxes for the Salisbury club

:09:42. > :09:45.in Liverpool, and he is through to the quarterfinals. We are going to

:09:46. > :09:51.move to a sport which has been described as boxing with rackets. It

:09:52. > :09:54.is squash. It describes the pressures of being enclosed in a

:09:55. > :10:00.glass box, being watched by everyone, and doing battle over the

:10:01. > :10:02.best of five games. That is how it was described by Nicol David of

:10:03. > :10:07.Malaysia, the reigning world number one. And she has been marvellous so

:10:08. > :10:14.far, only dropping one game on her way to the semifinals. It is

:10:15. > :10:17.semifinals day in both the men's and the women's singles events down in

:10:18. > :10:21.Scotstoun. We are going to watch Nicol David now, up against Joelle

:10:22. > :11:08.King of New Zealand, going for a place in the final.

:11:09. > :11:14.shot, even though she is as good as she is, you will see her do that so

:11:15. > :11:19.often. She makes an error, she will practice again, just to make sure

:11:20. > :11:20.she has the feel of it. Rather than give herself a tough time.

:11:21. > :11:46.Absolutely. Well done. She looked as though she

:11:47. > :11:51.had that under control, but not a bit of it. It was a good counter

:11:52. > :11:56.drop from Joelle King. Nicol David on the back foot, and the counter

:11:57. > :11:58.drop works well when the player is potentially pushing away from the

:11:59. > :12:23.front corner. It is looking good again at the

:12:24. > :12:27.start of the game, but remember what happened in the last game. It must

:12:28. > :12:34.be in the back of her mind. But Joelle King have to press on. She

:12:35. > :12:38.started with the same game plan as the second game, she is trying to be

:12:39. > :12:42.more positive, she is in front, which is where she needs to be. She

:12:43. > :12:46.is looking for the volley opportunity a bit more. She is

:12:47. > :12:52.trying to take on the volley, and using height to get the ball to the

:12:53. > :12:53.back of the court. She is trying to get Nicol David deep, and then

:12:54. > :13:49.attack. Those shots always come in handy. I

:13:50. > :13:51.am not sure they are always played for, but they do come in handy. Even

:13:52. > :14:27.by the world number one! Absolutely. You can almost feel nickel David

:14:28. > :14:58.turning up the heat. She turns it on when she needs to.

:14:59. > :15:05.It is the first time I have watched Nicol David live, there is such a

:15:06. > :15:10.grace of movement, it is wonderful to watch. She is lovely to watch,

:15:11. > :15:15.she is very gracious on the court, for what she has achieved in her

:15:16. > :15:19.career, but only does she moved beautifully, she is such a lovely

:15:20. > :15:28.person on and off the court. She does great work. Four. Great

:15:29. > :15:43.ambassador for the sport, not only how to

:15:44. > :15:53.It might have been a stroke, but she is not pushing the point. You kind

:15:54. > :15:58.of know whether it is a stroke or a let. Sometimes, the players push it

:15:59. > :16:04.a bit, but she is such an honest player, if she thinks it is just a

:16:05. > :16:19.let, she will not make any bones about it.

:16:20. > :16:34.beautiful. It is so easy for her. Even when she is at full stretch,

:16:35. > :16:40.every sinew working to its maximum, she looks in control. Yes, she is in

:16:41. > :16:43.great condition, she is a very balanced player. When she plays the

:16:44. > :16:45.ball, she is very stable and still. balanced player. When she plays the

:16:46. > :16:49.You do not see too much movement balanced player. When she plays the

:16:50. > :16:51.when she is playing the ball. She plays the shot and then moves off

:16:52. > :17:17.the ball. Badminton is the number-1 sport for

:17:18. > :17:26.women her country, but she is a huge star in her country. Totally.

:17:27. > :17:30.Badminton has the superstars, but she is just as famous as the

:17:31. > :17:35.badminton stars. She deserves it. She has worked incredibly hard to

:17:36. > :17:40.get where she is in the game of squash. The fact that she does so

:17:41. > :17:46.much outside the game to support it, she is a great ambassador, huge

:17:47. > :17:51.involvement with the Olympic bid, and just doing great work around the

:17:52. > :18:30.game. She does thoroughly deserve the status, she has earned it.

:18:31. > :18:42.Again, mesmerising play from Nicol David. Joelle King shaking her head.

:18:43. > :18:49.I think she is possibly unsure about what she needs to do to try and get

:18:50. > :18:52.on top of this game. Do not think she is sure at all, she needs to get

:18:53. > :19:03.the ball further to the back of the court. It is too short.

:19:04. > :19:12.I see that her ambition is to play squash in the Olympics in 2020. If

:19:13. > :19:18.squash is a candidate, she wants to be there, and she wants to win the

:19:19. > :19:21.gold-medal. It is a great ambition. First things first, it would be

:19:22. > :19:27.fantastic to see squash in the Olympics. Right now, the

:19:28. > :19:32.Commonwealth Games is the pinnacle. But to see it in the Olympic Games

:19:33. > :19:36.would be superb. What a great ambition for Joelle King to have.

:19:37. > :20:02.Two points away from the final. That was too good. Pinpoint accuracy

:20:03. > :20:07.again. And again, Joelle King never on top of the point. Nicol David

:20:08. > :20:17.always in front, and she has been the key problem. There it is. A

:20:18. > :20:24.quite fabulous performance from Nicol David. Joelle King, the number

:20:25. > :20:29.four seed, not really in the match at any stage. Just for a fraction at

:20:30. > :20:33.the start of the second game, you thought it might possibly be a

:20:34. > :20:36.contest, then Nicol David raised the game, and from that moment, there

:20:37. > :20:43.was only ever going to be one winner. Absolutely. Nicol David

:20:44. > :20:48.playing some fantastic squash, very simple squash, but very effective.

:20:49. > :20:56.Yes, great skill and style, she will find out at 6:45pm who she will be

:20:57. > :21:06.facing tomorrow, and it will be an Englishwoman. The other semifinal

:21:07. > :21:12.will be all English. Our timings are slipping on this Sunday. That means

:21:13. > :21:16.that if you want to share the action from the velodrome, please be our

:21:17. > :21:21.guest, it will be there in its entirety on BBC Three. There is some

:21:22. > :21:29.good stuff happening. More good stuff happening in Hampden Park on

:21:30. > :21:34.the first day of track and field. That is the home of Scottish

:21:35. > :21:40.football, but it is the home to athletics for the next few days. We

:21:41. > :21:43.are going to see the women's 100 metres. There is no Shelly-Ann

:21:44. > :21:49.Fraser-Pryce, she has decided to just do the sprint relay. But we

:21:50. > :21:55.will see the Nicky Campbell Brown, from Jamaica -- raw Nicky Campbell

:21:56. > :22:07.Brown. She has had a torrid few months. She

:22:08. > :22:12.was tested positive last May, 2013, but in February this year, it was

:22:13. > :22:18.overruled, cos they said there was an environmental flaw in the testing

:22:19. > :22:26.of her B sample, so she is here, she is 32, she has won seven Olympic

:22:27. > :22:30.medals, including three gold medals, and she is going to be here to prove

:22:31. > :22:35.she is still at the top of her game. She said it was a devastating

:22:36. > :22:40.blow to her, not least financially, because she was out of the Diamond

:22:41. > :22:44.League last season. She already has proved a point. Despite not running

:22:45. > :22:48.much, she proved a point. Despite not running

:22:49. > :22:52.much, has run 10.86, which is not slow by any stretch of the

:22:53. > :22:56.imagination. She has done it all. She does not have a Commonwealth

:22:57. > :23:02.gold medal. She has been embraced back. She is married to a

:23:03. > :23:06.Commonwealth gold medallist, Omar Brown, but she is here to prove she

:23:07. > :23:10.is still at the top of her game come without Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

:23:11. > :23:18.Hopefully, we will see some high standards. I think we will. It will

:23:19. > :23:23.not be just given to her. Michelle-Lee Ahye has run very well,

:23:24. > :23:31.she is the new up and coming star. She will have something to say about

:23:32. > :23:35.Veronica Campbell-Brown. It is difficult, after you have had the

:23:36. > :23:38.time off, and you have gone through the emotional stress, and then

:23:39. > :23:43.coming back out, you do not know how you will be received, lots of drugs

:23:44. > :23:53.cases have gone on, and athletes coming back. So for an athlete

:23:54. > :23:58.coming back now, you do not understand how it will be received.

:23:59. > :24:02.Let's see how the women have got on and if the men have warmed the track

:24:03. > :24:11.up. Andrew Cotton is the commentator for the first heat.

:24:12. > :24:20.Veronica Campbell-Brown may be challenged by the Nigerian. The

:24:21. > :24:37.Barbados athlete is in good form. Three go through automatically.

:24:38. > :24:47.Veronica Campbell-Brown away cleanly.

:24:48. > :24:52.She powers down the engines, she is is across the line.

:24:53. > :24:58.She powers down the I think Jake Bailey came through in third place.

:24:59. > :25:09.Easy enough for Veronica Campbell-Brown.

:25:10. > :25:17.She is very low, and then she lifts up. She looks comfortable. We have

:25:18. > :25:22.but on the track, long stride, but on the track, long stride,

:25:23. > :25:32.looking impressive, easing home. Not a quick time, but plenty of running

:25:33. > :25:35.in the Roddick Campbell Brown. There is confirmation of that. A modest

:25:36. > :25:58.time by her standards. And this was how Heat 2 went. Amy

:25:59. > :26:23.Foster did really well to get through automatically as well.

:26:24. > :27:08.STEVE CRAM: We are back live now with Heat 4.

:27:09. > :27:36.though it is going to be the athlete from Nairu.

:27:37. > :27:57.Ahye was sixth in the World Indoors in Poland. She has been absolutely

:27:58. > :28:20.scintillating at times this season, she has been in great form. Sophie

:28:21. > :28:27.Papps, a former Commonwealth youth champion in this event, in 2011.

:28:28. > :28:39.First three guaranteed to get through to the semifinals tomorrow.

:28:40. > :28:47.Ahye gets a pretty good start. Number ten also gets away well. Ahye

:28:48. > :28:53.has got some work to do! It does not look as though she is firing on all

:28:54. > :28:59.cylinders. It will be quick enough, but Ahye, that strapping on her leg,

:29:00. > :29:04.she said it was cramped after that 200m race in Lucerne. I just wonder

:29:05. > :29:09.whether she was holding back there, and all of a sudden had to go

:29:10. > :29:15.faster. Being got out quickly. Sophie Papps ran a really strong

:29:16. > :29:22.race. Photo finish. Indeed, the Trinidad Tobago star has just

:29:23. > :29:32.pipped her on the line. Top three go through anyway. It was not great.

:29:33. > :29:39.Sophie Papps will be delighted. Colin, what did you make of that?

:29:40. > :29:43.COLIN JACKSON I am disappointed. As you know, we want to see the best

:29:44. > :29:51.athletes in the best shape, when you arrive at these big championships.

:29:52. > :29:56.She ran the best time in the Diamond League, and we expected her to come

:29:57. > :29:58.here and to be the one to watch. But unfortunately picking up that injury

:29:59. > :30:02.has cost her the unfortunately picking up that injury

:30:03. > :30:07.winning this title, I believe. But let's see, this is only the first

:30:08. > :30:11.round. She did go through the gears, testing that like to see how it

:30:12. > :30:14.would stand up. Sophie Papps, from England, brilliant to see this. She

:30:15. > :30:21.is still very young, still learning her trade. To come to this type of

:30:22. > :30:24.competition, knowing that there are lots of people around you who have

:30:25. > :30:29.run quicker than you, with far more experience than you, and to come out

:30:30. > :30:34.and perform so well, I think she will be very, very happy indeed. The

:30:35. > :30:38.crowd warmed to her. She sucked in the atmosphere, and as far as I am

:30:39. > :30:46.concerned, she has performed very, very well indeed.

:30:47. > :30:52.Sophie, congratulations, through to the next round. You were a late

:30:53. > :30:58.call-up to the team, but dealt with it wonderfully well? Thanks. I only

:30:59. > :31:02.got told I was running on Thursday. I have not had the preparation,

:31:03. > :31:07.obviously. But if somebody says to you, run in the Commonwealth Games

:31:08. > :31:14.if you want. I was like, OK, I will do it! Me and my coach were both

:31:15. > :31:22.really excited. This takes me back am talking about that, to the World

:31:23. > :31:26.Indoors earlier in the year, when you were on the big stage in a GB

:31:27. > :31:32.vest for the first time, and you dealt with the occasion so well -

:31:33. > :31:37.how much has that helped? So much. I have mature the lot, even since the

:31:38. > :31:42.indoors, but that was going from a girl to a lady. It is a lot easier,

:31:43. > :31:47.having had experience. Because I know that I can cope with this kind

:31:48. > :31:53.of arena. I came out, and I was, well, can I do this? I was just,

:31:54. > :31:57.calm down, I train every single day for this. And I am on the line, I

:31:58. > :32:06.just need to get on with it. Well done, we will see you tomorrow.

:32:07. > :32:14.STEVE CRAM: Yes, a very ladylike from Sophie Papps! I was forgetting

:32:15. > :32:24.that of course, it is the top three. At the minute, Pemberton will still

:32:25. > :32:39.be going through as a fastest loser. Moving onto Heat 5, and one of the

:32:40. > :32:53.contenders for a medal will be Okagbare, surely. And there she is.

:32:54. > :33:02.She won World Championship medals in both the 200m and in the long jump

:33:03. > :33:15.last year in Moscow. And there is Rachel Johncock. Asha Phillip will

:33:16. > :33:18.also get her hand and welcome. Very, very impressive early-season,

:33:19. > :33:26.perhaps has just tailed off a little bit. But still very, very capable of

:33:27. > :33:28.getting in the mix in the final. As to get their first of course. Has to

:33:29. > :34:05.get to the semifinal first. Clean start, Okagbare took no

:34:06. > :34:11.chances, but now she is going well. Okagbare strolling across the line,

:34:12. > :34:14.Asha Phillip gets there. And the Cypriot athlete gets the third

:34:15. > :34:18.automatic place. Rachel Johncock will have to wait and see if her

:34:19. > :34:26.time is quick enough. But the long, flowing locks is of Okagbare.

:34:27. > :34:33.Blessing Okagbare, making that look very comfortable.

:34:34. > :34:36.COLIN JACKSON It was a strong performance. We have seen her

:34:37. > :34:41.performing very well on the world level, both in the long jump, the

:34:42. > :34:50.100 and 200, and you can see why. A tall, rangy runner. Coached by Mr

:34:51. > :34:54.technique of the sprints, John Smith. We could list the athletes

:34:55. > :34:59.that he has been successful with. ANDREW COTTER: I think she wanted to

:35:00. > :35:05.work on getting a good start, and she did that. If she does that, she

:35:06. > :35:08.is a contender. That's right. But because she is such arranging

:35:09. > :35:18.runner, she can claw back many athletes. You just have to get more

:35:19. > :35:25.and more experience. Asha Phillip, certainly our number one this year,

:35:26. > :35:29.also qualified quite comfortable. The Welsh champion, to her right,

:35:30. > :35:35.Rachel Johncock. She will enjoy this kind of experience, representing

:35:36. > :35:48.Wales. And with some of the best athletes in the Commonwealth.

:35:49. > :35:54.Asha Phillip, well done, through safely. How were the

:35:55. > :35:57.nerves? Not that bad. When you have got a home crowd, it feels so nice.

:35:58. > :36:03.So, I have come got a home crowd, it feels so nice.

:36:04. > :36:09.sure I get to the final. Tell me what you hope to achieve from this

:36:10. > :36:12.particular event? Your season started wonderfully indoors, and

:36:13. > :36:19.there is more to come from you outdoors? Definitely. You can never

:36:20. > :36:22.put a time on it. Hopefully I will come out with a great personal best

:36:23. > :36:26.in this Championship, and you never know. You cannot help but get

:36:27. > :36:48.inspired by this, the noise is incredible. Yes, definitely. We will

:36:49. > :36:48.Rachel Johncock just run out of the see you tomorrow.

:36:49. > :36:59.Rachel Johncock just run out of the automatic places.

:37:00. > :37:00.Well, it is my first live rendition of 500 Miles, do you know this song?

:37:01. > :37:15.No, I don't. I like it, though! night at parties, and all the time,

:37:16. > :37:21.in Scotland. It is almost like a second anthem. It is nice, yes.

:37:22. > :37:25.Let's talk a little bit about those races, particularly that last one,

:37:26. > :37:40.because Asha Phillip, we know about her injury problems, and I am

:37:41. > :37:46.wondering, the selection process for these Championships is very early.

:37:47. > :37:54.Perhaps the times are tailing off a bit for some athletes, is that a

:37:55. > :37:57.product of the early selection process? I do not think so. You have

:37:58. > :38:03.to give the athletes time to prepare. You cannot do your

:38:04. > :38:05.selection on the fact that athletes may tail off. Hopefully they are

:38:06. > :38:13.professionals and they will only get to. Giving them that month or so to

:38:14. > :38:25.get ready is going to help them to tailor their actual competition

:38:26. > :38:29.schedule. Asha is making a very good comeback from that injury which she

:38:30. > :38:34.sustained. We could see two different races. The start was

:38:35. > :38:40.great, but once she gets up, it is short, choppy strides, as compared

:38:41. > :38:47.to Okagbare. Now, that is not a fair comparison, because she is just...!

:38:48. > :38:55.She was the most impressive we have seen today, including the men. The

:38:56. > :39:01.class of the field. We have spoken about Veronica Campbell Brown, but

:39:02. > :39:08.Okagbare will also have something to say. She is a 200m runner, but

:39:09. > :39:10.looking fantastic in that 100m. Let's see if there is anybody to

:39:11. > :39:26.match her in the remaining heat. STEVE CRAM: Well, a fantastic

:39:27. > :39:29.rendition of the proclaimers' second national anthem for Scotland, I

:39:30. > :39:44.guess you could call it. And here you can see Brier, the 16-year-old,

:39:45. > :39:48.who is waiting for her GCSE results. She has a huge opportunity. She was

:39:49. > :39:51.initially just selected for the relay. She has been given the chance

:39:52. > :39:59.to run the individual event. What a big day for her. Bianca Williams

:40:00. > :40:05.will also be going for England. Just 20 years of age herself. She has

:40:06. > :40:11.fallen away little bit in the last couple of weeks, the last couple of

:40:12. > :40:17.performances have not been great. But she did some good times at the

:40:18. > :40:20.beginning of the season. In between the two of them is Karen Stewart of

:40:21. > :41:01.Jamaica, world and Olympic silver medallist.

:41:02. > :41:05.from Kerron Stewart, and also from Bianca Williams, much better from

:41:06. > :41:09.her. Her last couple of races have not been that good. I am sure she

:41:10. > :41:21.will be delighted and relieved to have got through. A great experience

:41:22. > :41:28.for her, but not be able to get tend in terms of qualification. Big

:41:29. > :41:30.smiles from Bianca Williams. It has been a troubled preparation, but

:41:31. > :41:34.signs that she has something to look forward to, come the semifinal,

:41:35. > :41:40.Colin. Yes, a good performance from Bianca Williams. We know Kerron

:41:41. > :41:46.Stewart's reputation. This is a comfortable run for her. It is nice

:41:47. > :41:50.to see her coming back into form. She had been struggling with

:41:51. > :41:57.injuries. Any time you put on the Jamaican vest, huge expectation.

:41:58. > :42:00.When she put her foot down, she got up to Bianca Williams quite quickly

:42:01. > :42:07.and held it. A good, solid performance. From Bianca Williams,

:42:08. > :42:12.it was good to see, that is a massive confidence boost. That is

:42:13. > :42:17.really good to see. Kerron Stewart in the middle of the screen, when

:42:18. > :42:24.you talk about technique, she is always nice and relaxed, a rangy

:42:25. > :42:29.runner. It is nice to see. They are all happy to tick the boxes of

:42:30. > :42:33.qualification. Yes, really good and relaxed, a big confidence booster

:42:34. > :42:35.for Bianca Williams, alongside Kerron Stewart.

:42:36. > :42:37.for Bianca Williams, alongside Kerron Stewart.

:42:38. > :42:44.able able

:42:45. > :42:52.You say you do not like watching yourself back. Yes, the technique

:42:53. > :42:58.looks horrible! It is so different in my head! You are safely through,

:42:59. > :43:02.that was a Drummond is performance. Running more like we note you can,

:43:03. > :43:09.after a few disappointing races lately. I have been struggling for

:43:10. > :43:15.the past two races, with bad weather, little niggles. I was

:43:16. > :43:22.scared to come out. This is my first ever senior debut, I should call it,

:43:23. > :43:29.I saw the crowd and I thought, that is amazing, I can do this. You had

:43:30. > :43:37.all the crowd singing the Abdullah two proclaimers song at the start! I

:43:38. > :43:40.was dancing along. I am a nobody, but everybody was cheering for me!

:43:41. > :43:41.That is amazing. We will see you tomorrow.

:43:42. > :43:47.That is amazing. We will see you tomorrow.

:43:48. > :43:54.She has got a good career ahead of her. The women's 400 ahead, she may

:43:55. > :44:04.be looking at that in a few years to come.

:44:05. > :44:13.We will tidy up the fastest losers shortly.

:44:14. > :44:20.It was time for the big men to join the party. New Zealand's finest, he

:44:21. > :44:26.dropped a bomb in the first round. He is the Commonwealth leader.

:44:27. > :44:30.21.23. The improved it with a new Commonwealth Games record. Two

:44:31. > :44:37.groups of ten athletes in qualification. 19.90 the automatic

:44:38. > :44:48.altercation. He made that look very easy indeed. He goes in as favourite

:44:49. > :44:56.for tomorrow's final. The Jamaican, also looking to emulate that kind of

:44:57. > :45:00.performance. He nearly made it. Beyond the yellow line, which is the

:45:01. > :45:11.automatic altercation. John the 20 metres, which is the benchmark for

:45:12. > :45:15.world-class throwing. Looking to break the stranglehold of the New

:45:16. > :45:21.Zealanders, who have come strong in men's and women's shot put. A

:45:22. > :45:27.rotational shot at its best. Possibly even more to come. He may

:45:28. > :45:34.be unwound a bit quicker than he might have done, he will do some

:45:35. > :45:38.work on that overnight. He is automatically in the final, that is

:45:39. > :45:45.why his shoes are coming off. It is also good news for the jersey

:45:46. > :45:49.thrower. He improved on every attempt, and saved his best for the

:45:50. > :45:55.third round. Just shy of the automatic qualification. They might

:45:56. > :46:02.have hurt his back slightly. Hopefully, he is OK. I believe that

:46:03. > :46:11.will be enough to take him through to the final. It may be time to take

:46:12. > :46:26.some rest. One metre shy, but in eighth place, with a season's best.

:46:27. > :46:39.Three qualified automatically. None of the home nations there.

:46:40. > :46:46.The Englishman's coach will be cock-a-hoop with that. They will be

:46:47. > :46:47.looking forward to coming back tomorrow night and testing out for

:46:48. > :46:56.the medals. The women's hammer is about to kick

:46:57. > :47:01.off, we will see it throughout the afternoon. The women's 400 metre

:47:02. > :47:07.heat and the men's 5000 metres. Loads of athletics to come, but

:47:08. > :47:14.let's wrap up the women's heat for the 100 metres. A good showing from

:47:15. > :47:19.the one -- from the English girls. Yes, I was especially impressed by

:47:20. > :47:28.Bianca Williams. This experience is immense, she lapped it up. A great

:47:29. > :47:31.technique. It is very encouraging. Even the Reclaimers could not throw

:47:32. > :47:36.her off her stride! The Jamaicans coming through, as always. As

:47:37. > :47:42.expected, Kerron Stewart looked very good. But Veronica Campbell-Brown is

:47:43. > :47:49.still the class of the Jamaicans. There is no clear favourite,

:47:50. > :47:53.Blessing Okagbare looked very good, but it will open up in the

:47:54. > :47:58.semifinals. Let's head back to Hazel Irvine. We will be back here with

:47:59. > :48:04.more athletics later. Yes, the next stop on the journey is

:48:05. > :48:11.three miles west of us, down the river, at Scots sports, because that

:48:12. > :48:15.is where the squash is going on. We have already seen the Malaysian go

:48:16. > :48:22.through in the women's event, and this is the first men's semifinal.

:48:23. > :48:26.It is an all English match, a repeat of the semifinal from four years

:48:27. > :49:35.ago, Nick Matthew one and took the gold medal. They have history.

:49:36. > :49:41.I thought that was very odd, the head judge overruled. All three

:49:42. > :49:47.judges make a decision at the same time. The central referee makes the

:49:48. > :49:54.first position, and then the sideline referees. If an appeal is

:49:55. > :50:04.needed, they will come up with their decision.

:50:05. > :50:15.It is impressive to see the speed of Nick Matthew as he moves forward.

:50:16. > :50:30.Equally impressed by Peter Barker, he has kept his call.

:50:31. > :50:50.He missed out there, though. He should have made that.

:50:51. > :50:59.Just making mistakes now. For Nick Matthew, this is a reward for

:51:00. > :51:04.keeping on getting the ball back and returning the pressure in the second

:51:05. > :51:09.game. Peter Barker feels he has to go lower and lower. You have to hit

:51:10. > :51:16.a perfect shot to get a point against Nick Matthew at this stage.

:51:17. > :51:24.Again, winning the battle of the drop shots. Peter Barker has got to

:51:25. > :51:38.regroup, it is spinning away from him very rapidly. Another mistake.

:51:39. > :51:51.The body language of Peter Barker, he looks deflated.

:51:52. > :52:02.Will that give him the lift that he so obviously needs? Sometimes, when

:52:03. > :52:05.you relax enough, you accept that a loss may be inevitable, you can

:52:06. > :52:18.loosen up a bit, start hitting some nice shots.

:52:19. > :52:42.That is too good. He really worked him over, the Nick Matthew.

:52:43. > :52:56.A little bump as Matthew went for the ball.

:52:57. > :53:01.Too many errors from the back of the court, and also from the front. This

:53:02. > :53:24.is bread and butter for Nick Matthew.

:53:25. > :53:37.Exquisite way from Peter Barker. It is nice to see the crowd trying to

:53:38. > :53:38.live Peter Barker. He really needs something extra to make a

:53:39. > :53:59.challenge. This is much more like it. Peter

:54:00. > :54:06.Barker hit his drop shots on either side, hitting the right targets

:54:07. > :54:12.right now. And again. It is what you talked about, you relax a bit,

:54:13. > :54:14.almost accepting the fact that defeat looks likely, and now he is

:54:15. > :54:50.dangerous again. Easy in hindsight. That might have

:54:51. > :55:00.been Peter Barker's last stand. A great effort. Nick Matthew hitting a

:55:01. > :55:51.perfect length. Two points away from the final.

:55:52. > :56:01.Immediate stroke, and no arguments, it came straight out. A great rally,

:56:02. > :56:05.this is super squash. Absolutely, a couple more points for Peter Barker,

:56:06. > :57:24.the pressure will go on to Nick Matthew.

:57:25. > :57:32.The end of a terrific struggle from Peter Barker. It was an

:57:33. > :57:38.extraordinary contest. But in the end, Nick Matthew was too

:57:39. > :57:46.consistent, too good, and the number one seed, living up to his billing.

:57:47. > :57:51.Not long after having surgery on his knee, he has made it through to the

:57:52. > :57:57.Commonwealth Games final. Well played to Nick Matthew, who goes

:57:58. > :58:00.through to the final, where he will play either the Indian, or James

:58:01. > :58:06.Willstrop. It is interesting, because those two are actually best

:58:07. > :58:10.friends. So rad used to live in Pontefract, and used to train with

:58:11. > :58:14.them. There will be no peasantry is this evening however when they take

:58:15. > :58:23.to the court. We have got a change of channel, but before we go, some

:58:24. > :58:35.headlines. Adam Gemili was the fastest man in the 100m heats this

:58:36. > :58:41.afternoon. He did a time of 10.15. Australian Michael Shelley won gold

:58:42. > :58:49.in the men's marathon this morning, finishing 43 seconds ahead of

:58:50. > :59:00.Stephen Chemlany of Kenya. And the women's title went

:59:01. > :59:00.Stephen Chemlany of Kenya. And the Cheyech annual.

:59:01. > :59:01.Stephen Chemlany of Kenya. And the rugby sevens medal for the Home

:59:02. > :59:06.Nations. All of them have bowed out at the quarterfinal stage. The

:59:07. > :59:10.medals will be decided this evening. -- Flomena Cheyech Daniel. And as I

:59:11. > :59:13.say, we are heading over to BBC -- Flomena Cheyech Daniel. And as I

:59:14. > :59:16.so you can join us there. -- Flomena Cheyech Daniel. And as I

:59:17. > :59:23.leave you with a quick look down the river, as we look down towards the

:59:24. > :59:29.Riverside Museum. It was designed by the same designer as the Aquatics

:59:30. > :59:31.Centre in London. See you again in a couple of minutes.