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to take the lead. Richard Colman is the one they seem to want at the

front. He is a dangerous athlete. He does have a devastating pick-up and

sprint finish. I think they are trying to tire him out and make it

more difficult for him to think about qualifying. I think Joss

Cassidy has decided to step it up a bit.

disks and Josh is probably watching to make sure he stays in control of

the race and Richard Colman has come to the front. David Weir can win

from anywhere. He won the Paris Diamond League, where he sat a at

the back and stormed through. He was trying to find what pace he has. But

he is in third at the moment behind Cassidy. A lot of chat was going on

in that first lap about people wondering if others would take it

on, or what the pace might be. Richard Colman is in front. He is

the only T53 in the race, which involves s. David Weir is going out

wide around the bend and Colman and Cassidy and David Weir looking to

hit the front. He dips his head and gets those shoulders pumping and

opens up a gap. Again perhaps sending out a message to the rest,

saying, this is what I have and you will do well to catch me in the

final. It is a good battle for the three automatic qualifying places.

Nicholson is almost on the wheel of Richard Colman. David Weir will

coast across the line in a quick time. It is very close between the

Australians for the two automatic places. David Weir, well, he will be

a very hard man to beat on Thursday. There was little doubt about that

beforehand. But that has been confirmed. What a turn of speed? Yes

a fantastic pick up. The time was quicker than I expected considering

the first two laps were sedate. Josh Cassidy and Richard Colman had

nothing to offer when Dave picked it up. You see his hand speed. To come

into lane 3, he is having to push probably ten or 11 metres further,

because the chair takes up almost the whole lane. You can see how high

his elbows lift and he starts to relax a bit more. He is still work

hard, but there is plenty more to come from David. I imagine he

probably has a quick look at the screens as he comes off the bend

into the straight and knows he is so far clear he can take it easy. I'm

not sure I would have the confidence to not push through line like that.

A brave man. But they were nowhere near him. Now actually Bryant

slightly under par for the first couple of throws. Can he improve? He

needs to. It might be a bit better. I was hoping he might do what he did

in the long jump and come really good in the third round. He has had

such a scruffy decathlon so far. His left foot comes away and he can't

such a scruffy decathlon so far. His get the force into the discus. But

saying that, it is scruffy, but it is his best throw and he is still in

fifth with a strong javelin to come. We were talking about the rivalry

with the Swiss athlete, David Weir bgs and of course the Swiss athlete

is not here. I wonder who will challenge him on Thursday. David

Weir is talking to Phil. How was that for an experience? You wapted a

long time to wear the England vest. It was good. A bit of a long time

waiting about for an athlete had a puncture or something. But it was a

good atmosphere, a lot of English support, which was great to hear. We

had heard one had to change chairs, is that something you have heard of?

I'm not sure, but it was a bit long waiting. But things happen and we

want all the racers to line up. So they asked us if we would wait and

we said yes. That was an impressive performance and that turn of speed

at the end? Yes it wasn't too bad. I would have liked to go quicker. But

it was a good race. This is the one missing from your collection? Yes it

is going to be tough. You never know. It will be an interesting

final on Thursday. Well done. Thank you. Shades of Tour de France, where

they change the race if somebody has a mechanical. Does it happen often?

No, but the athletes can demand the race goes on and leave the one with

the puncture on the side looivens. It -- sidelines. It has happened to

me once and it is very hard to change a tyre and you're not allowed

help. But that is a decent thing to do. The athlete that was left

competes nationally and doesn't compete internationally and to

travel all the way and not compete would be a shame. We talked about

the cost of wheelchairs, you said ?5,000. As terms of barriers to

entry, how difficult is it for the smaller nations? There are more

standardised chairs that about ?500, but they're not custom made, the

tyres aren't as good. The biggest barrier is the cost of the tyres,

your looking at ?150 for some of the back tyres, they're thin and they

don't last. So you have to train in good conditions and the back wheels

are ?1,000 each. So it is not a cheap sport to get into at this

level. For this next heat you have got Fearnely, who may be the guy who

could push Dave Weir? Yes, they have been rivals for years. He is in the

past sort of sat back and watched and waited and let Dave take

control. I think maybe in the last year or so he hasn't done that so

much. I think the gold will between them. But we have Will Smith a young

athlete, 18, his first international games. He needs to get up there and

get in with the pack and I am keeping my fingers crossed. It is a

big deal for Will. Crammy, it is all yours. STEVE CRAM: There he is, just

18 years of age, Wilf Smith, from the City of Norwich club. What a

great moment for him. Multiple world junior champion. Here at the

Commonwealth Games, trying to follow his hero, he say, David Weir is the

man he wants to emulate in his career. And if he could do half of

what he has done, he will have done well. DuPont sets off in the lead.

Fearnely behind him and then Smith. Just three to go through and we have

got the two Ghanaian athletes who competed in the Commonwealth Games

T54 in Delhi. That race was won by Fearnely on that occasion. The Delhi

games were held in October and it was a wee bit warmer than it is this

morning in Hampden Park. But for the athletes, I don't think it is too

bad. It is about 18 degrees and a bit of a breeze. A much quicker race

and DuPont started off fast and hard and didn't want to get caught in

trouble. They're starting the guys on the bend, that is difficult. A

lot of races they move everyone across a few lanes and start opt

straight. -- on the straight. Once you have had a few pushes, it can

cause a problem and in other Championships it has caused crashes.

The pace has slowed. One thing you can do, because it is very smooth f

you have screens at either end, you can take a quick look to see where

other people are in the pack. Will Smith is at the front, 18 years old,

this is a great race for Will. He has to almost perform a personal

best to make it to the final and he is not afraid to take it on. His

stint at the front, Will Smith, lets DuPont, Fearnely move through and

Obeng is a danger. Only the first three will go through. Given the

times of the fastest losers from the first heat, I'm sure these four are

going quickly enough to ensure their qualify xags. DuPont at the bell in

the lead. Will Smith, has he been able to develop much speed and

strength? It has been hard for Will. He has a fast PB from this season of

303. But he hasn't had a chance to conSol Tait that -- consolidate

that. It was in a pace race. Having to come out and work at the front

will change it for him. Oh! Oh my goodness. That was Obeng going. He

caught DuPont or Fearnely's wheel. We saw that in Beijing in the

women's 5,000 metres. But Fearnely comes through to take the win.

Fearnely, DuPont and then Smith who had to negotiate round Obeng. Well,

the Ghanaian has got back into his chair and he is getting a rowing

reception to -- rousing reception to come through the line. That time

will still be enough for him to go through, despite that crash. Sorry

that was his team mate, Frimpong. And that time will not be quick

enough. A shake of the head. He was going well. I don't know if we can

see what happened. This happens, Tanni. What is the process? Because

going back to that crash in Beijing, they re-ran the whole race? Yes

Beijing was tough on Shelley Woods, she went from silver to bronze. It

looked like he clipped the kerb with the back wheat. Maybe -- wheel.

Maybe his come pet say iter -- compensator was not set. It is about

experience in racing. Knowing how close you can get to the back wheel

of an athlete and in training we spent a lot of time with my husband

drafting an inch off his back wheel at 25mph. But you have to do that

repeatedly to safely do nit a race. But Fearnely is looking very strong

and it will be a good final between him and David Weir. 18-year-old Will

Smith. That was an anxious moment for him. He had to negotiate his way

past Obeng. But he did that and waved too the crowd and we will see

him in the final on Thursday night. JONATHAN EDWARDS: Tanni, you have

got just over 24 hours to get ready for Jade in the women's final. If

you were nervous, and you were, for Galfi casing -- qualification, you

will be a night mare in the final? Yes, it probably good I don't come

near here. I would say to her sprint fast. Did we learn anything from

those heats? I don't think so. I think we learned that Dave still has

got a turn of speed think we learned that Dave still has

got a turn and he is looking strong. I don't think we have seen the best

from Fearnely. The same in the women's race. It was very gentle and

it will be a very different final. Will Smith was in that last heat and

he is with Phil. It is tremendous that you got through to the final.

You rose to the occasion. That was my main target. I am young, still

getting experience. To qualify for the final is fantastic. You saw the

crash, nobody likes to see that. I am really pleased. He had to

negotiate the crash, but you did well. Yes, I had to get around.

Nobody likes to see that. I have to keep up my head, stay out of

trouble, and, fortunately, I did that. We know you look up to David

Weir. How much inspiration does he give you? It is brilliant. We shared

this shame -- shared the same coach, Jenny Archer. She is a fantastic

lady. To train with him gives me invaluable experience. To be

alongside someone like him in my first Commonwealth final is

fantastic. Well done. Thank you very much.

Well done, indeed. You can see there that Patrick Obeng, despite getting

back in his chair, he will not be quick enough to go through as a

fastest loser. So, William Smith will join David Weir in the final.

We are going to say goodbye to Tanni Grey-Thompson. Thank you for your

insights. Next up on track is the poster girl of these games, Eilidh

Child. Let's go and quickly catch up with Michelle.

It has been looking fantastic at Hampden Park, absolutely packed.

First an update on the men's hockey. That match took place earlier. A

late goal by Simon child give New Zealand fit tree over England. --

the win over England. England are likely to meet Australia in the

semifinals. On BBC Three, the return of mountain biking to the

Commonwealth Games. The women's cross country event is underway. The

men will be going for gold later this afternoon. On the red button,

gymnastics. Two golds are on offer today in the team event. Men are

going first. Online, plenty more options, including the Badminton and

more lawn bowls. Back now to Jonathan in Hampden Park.

Yesterday it was called for a Libby Clegg for Scotland and the gold. All

the pressure in the world on her shoulders now for Eilidh Child.

I have two sisters and one brother. We were all brought up to do

different sports. My brother played that role, my mum slammed for

Scotland, my dad did everything, football, athletics. We were all

really into sport. I joined the cross country team at

school. My sister did the same. She won the primary school

cross-country. I went along and did that and is one it as well. I tried

the hurdles. What is the secret to running good hurdles? It is all your

stride pattern. You always want to attack it. If you have one blip it

can affect the whole race. It is about having a very smooth the

race. You got your first British title. How does it feel to be the

favourite? Although I have always wanted to go in and win the race I

have never had that kind of expectation. I knew if I ran a good

race I should win it. Especially in the hurdles, things can happen. I

wanted to put on a good solid performance. London was very

overwhelming. I didn't feel like I could enjoy it. Rather than step

away and look at it from a distance, I didn't really see it as

mail home Olympics. I want to go to Glasgow and just enjoy the whole

experience. I hope I will get good support. It will be my home crowd.

They will cheer me on. You will feel special in comparison to the other

athletes. I hope I will be more relaxed, knowing that I have good

support. 2009 was when I made my first senior championship. I was a

youngster, my first experience. In Delhi, I went there with my hopes of

a medal. I was there to content and be somebody who should win a medal.

Eilidh Childs is coming on strong! Eilidh Child is closing down. Eilidh

Child in second. To be able to do the lap of honour with the Scottish

flag, it was an amazing feeling. That kick-started things for me. Can

you imagine doing that lap of honour in Glasgow? Have you allowed

yourself to think? I have tried not to, to be honest. It would be the

best moment in my life to be able to do that. Rather than think about

that, I have been trying to focus on what I need to do to hopefully get

to that stage. If that happens, it happens.

Ellie Childs has already run at the stadium in the diamond lead. She ran

really well. She would have felt the pressure there, even though it was

only the diamond lead. Absolutely. She raised her game then. It was a

flawless hurdles race. We saw as scrappy trials from her in

Birmingham, where it just wasn't flowing. She had some difficulties

at the top end of the hurdles. To come here in Glasgow and run really

well, it elevated her and she got used to the atmosphere that she will

expect here. It is a packed house. They want to see their girl going

out and contending. There is this poster of her standing mocked up on

top of Hampden Park, Scottish flag proud. That is a completely new

thing for her. It is. It is also a huge boost. That pressure that is on

you when you are the home favourites and there are so many hopes resting

on you, when you are in shape it is a good thing. It can give you a huge

boost. She will know that most of the stadium is behind her today. It

will push on to a great performance. If you come in with a niggle, that

pressure feels like a huge weight. Michael Jamieson was in shape. Yes,

that is a good point. You are right. Eilidh Child is a different

character. You just never know. He was the absolute favourite coming

into the championships, feel a bit silver-medallist, and we saw the

other affect. The pressure. It happens and you just can't call it.

Kylie Spencer, the Jamaican, he is the favourite, is almost the second

fastest this year. She went into Moscow in form and then got

disqualified! Her leg came around the hurdle and got disqualified.

Things can happen. On paper, Spencer is the faster athlete. Eilidh Child

is out on the track. She has dreams about this moment, I would imagine.

It has been at the forefront of her mind. She will have visualising,

kept working on this. To then come out and race as well as she did in

the diamond out and race as well as she did in

lead would have been a huge boost. Coming in is not the outright

favourite, but the peoples favourite behind Spencer, that can work on her

advantage. She knows she is in shape. Royalty there, and I am not

talking about Sebastian Coates! Prince William is alongside the

chief executive of Glasgow 2014. There is Prince Harry, as well. I

guess for Eilidh Child, the thing to focus on, Steve, is just a focus on

her race. Absolutely, Jonathan. She ran such a

brilliant raised here in the diamond lead a couple of weeks ago. On her

behalf, she said I did go on top of the stadium for that victory you

were talking about. He says, people don't believe me! She is getting a

great reception. Images everywhere around the city of her. Huge she

should be OK. Only the first for some of the athletes it is it is a

pretty brittle qualification. Tracy was third in the Jamaican

Championships. Ese Okoro, her best this year by 6.67. -- 50 6.67.

So, the Commonwealth silver-medallist, can she go one

better? She will be up against Kaliese Spencer in the final. She

just needs to get through without any problems. The top two and the

two fastest losers from these three heats.

I am afraid that constitutes a false start. Lucas holds her head and

knows what she has done. Remember in the do yesterday we saw the young

Australian do such blatant false starts. Yes. She will be very upset.

She is on her way home. Shona Richards won a silver medal in a

brilliant performance in the world Junior Championships and beat the

British record. Eilidh Child might have somebody

else then to content within the British ranks. For now, she is

representing Scotland, looking to get to the final.

So, one athlete less for Eilidh Child to worry about. She has been

working on her stride pattern all year. She started her season so

well, then had won two bits of inconsistency. Today she is showing

the of form that she showed at the Diamond league a couple of weeks

ago. Eilidh Child is being roared on by this huge crowd. Ese Okoro will

be trying to get involved. Eilidh Child, as expected, well clear.

That is a solid run for Eilidh Child. It is always difficult, I

think, 400 metres hurdles, there is not a lot you can do to take it

easy, until the home straight. You don't want to risk not attacking the

hurdles properly. It is not the sort of events where you can cruise in

from 280 metres. I was watching her stride pattern the whole way. I was

impressed. I think she stuttered into this final hurdle because she

was relaxing. There was no stress at this stage. She could easily afford

to just chopped down. -- chopped down. Hard out of the blocks. Even

at the beginning of the race, you just want to get into the rhythm.

She had a strategy of going to 15 for hurdle six and seven. Once you

can achieve that, it did see a huge sense of confidence because you are

saving your energy for the real deal, the back-end of race. She just

made sure she had the 15 stride pattern. She changes down to 16

here. She will go back to her left leg here. She will come into the

home straight more comfortable on her left leg. There it is, giving us

the sign she is hitting their stride pattern accurately. She is just

going to do a little bit of a stutter into that barrier and cruise

into the finish. I think she will be very pleased. It made pleasing

viewing to you that, Eilidh, this crowd as well, they make pleasing

listening. How much of a relief was that after the build up and the

poster girl and all that went with it? I have been watching it and I

have have been dying to get out and get that first round out of the way

and get a feel for the atmosphere. It was a bit nerve racking. All the

Scottish stoem teams have done well. Yes, everybody is in a good mood.

That made pleasing viewing to you, because you can't take your foot off

the gas in your event? No, you have got to get your stride pattern. I

took my foot off the gas in the home straight and I worked harder doing

that. You have to go for it and get the strides in and you can op ease

off after the last hurdle. It is good I have a day off tomorrow. As

for the xroud, how much more can they boost your performance? Yeah,

definitely, the louder they are the better. More for that home straight

when the helpings are going, it is great to have that boost. You have

done them well, we wsh you well for the final. STEVE CRAM: I think the

main emotion is relief. She is safely through. She is safely

through. Lucas as we said disqualified for that false start.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: The anthem for the games has been 500 Miles and Eilidh

was speaking at 500mph! She has been in the athletes village and she is

sounding more Scottish than normal. But really buzzing. Yes, and rightly

so. She has worked so hard and it is coming together nicely. That was a

great opening race. She looked easy and she is in the right mental

state. What we have looked at with Eilidh in the recent times is her

ability to start attacking these hurdles. Sometimes she is hesitant,

but the Glasgow Diamond League we saw a new Eilidh. Everything seemed

to be perfect and she looked good. Paula, she seemed to be embracing

this? Yes, she has asked Laura about the atmosphere, but you want to get

a feel for it yourself. Andrew Cotter, this one is yours.

COMMENTATOR: We are ready for the second of three heats. Hayley McLean

is 19 and the European junior champion last year. And this is the

third quickest in the Commonwealth. Abubakar of Ghana, she is 17 years

old. Montcalm won her second Canadian title this year. And

Kwarula from Papua New Guinea. The athletes we didn't see. There is

Christine McMann in lane 8. Just inside her is the other athlete who

you would expect to go through. She is the South African champion. Two

to go through automatically. Only the two fastest losers. Expect

Russell in lane 4, the Jamaican and Theron, the South African, to come

clear from the rest. A strong run also on the inside from Montcalm. At

the moment, the Canadian champion. But she may be chasing a quickest

loser time. But hanging on to Russell. McMann is -- McMahon is

going well. But these three are Coombing away and Russell looking

comfortable outside Theron. Those two go through automatically.

Russell and Theron and Montcalm relying on their times. For Russell

it is 56. 19. Not as quick as the run of Eilidh Child. The winner here

is rul set. She is a multi-talented athlete. She has had a couple of

heptathlons and Jessica Ennis-Hill is listening and you know, I would

love to see you doing this event. But there is our winner of the

second semi final. She is not as smooth as Eilidh. Eilidh's

experience is telling. Especially when the pressure is on at the time

final barriers. Landing over these barriers, you can be very heavy and

you want to keep as smooth as you can all the way. You want to save

energy. That is always key. The heptathlon with Theisen-Eaton. A

huge favourite to take the title. This is our helping attempt. A bit

of a stutter, but a good clearance. She has had to wait a full hour. She

sat patiently. Maybe just used that attempt to warm herself in. Is in is

Zelinka, the lead in the heptathlon overall.

Oh, that is not so good. Zelinka, yeah, not quite sure what she is

saying to herself there. But that is disappointing. She has got a best of

1.79. So 1.68 way shy. Men's decathlon is coming to its climax.

We are about two thirds of the way through after seven events of ten.

Damian Warner way out in front. The two English are third and fourth.

Ashley Bryant is strong in the javelin. And John Lane is strong in

the pole vault. It may all come down to the final 1,500 metres. JONATHAN

EDWARDS: No fun to run in, they hate that 15 hundred metres. No and pole

vault is such a tricky event. Conditions are not warm. You request

see the rain is starting to come down. That will play a big part and

affects the better pole vaulters. All to go for. It is coming down

heavily. It is miserable. It wouldn't have been a Glasgow

Commonwealth Games without a wee bit of the wet stuff. Listen, it has

been great so far in all the arenas. A bit of rain doesn't hurt. Paula,

you are worried, in case I ask you about the decathlon. We have David

Warner clear, but you have a opportunity for two English athletes

that you wouldn't normally see to get among the medals. Yes and both

will be aware of that going into the last vent and into the 1,500. If you

look at that as a straight race, it is different to the way they have to

look at it coming in, every half a second counts for points and that is

important and something they will be aware of and it affects how they

will race. But great to have two young guys fighting for medals in an

vent which we have been so dominant over the years. We have had Dean

Macey at the Olympics and World Championship, but it has been quiet

for a few years. We would like to see a resurgence in that event. It

is interesting are, because you say you have Dean and Daley and there

hasn't been the legacy as there has been from the likes of you going

back to others and that kind of heritage has continued? Yes I don't

know why that is. We have got great coaches in Mike Holmes, and Tony who

guided Jessica. But in the decathlon, I wonder if there is a

sense of them being hesitant. And the other event is the javelin with

Steve Blackley and Mick Hill and it has not continued. There is Kylie

Spencer, the favourite for the gold medal, you would say s Steve Cram?

STEVE CRAM: Yes she could become the most unpopular athlete in Glasgow,

she is the one who stands between Eilidh Child and a gold. That is

Bellille, who is having a great season. Lauren Wells. Just missed a

medal four years ago in Delhi. The two time Nigerian champion,

Ogoegbunam. And Spencer is in lane 1, with a draw that is not easy. She

has had trail leg issues and you're in lane 1 as well. It shouldn't be a

problem. These hurdles are not an issue in terms of height. So she

needs to conSen trachlt Laura Wake is -- concentrate. Laura Wake is in

lane 5 and the top two will go through. The third of the three

heats here. At the moment, I'm just checking on fastest loser spots,

around 56 and a half seconds would get you. Spencer unbeaten since the

Doha Diamond League back in the start of May. Sips then she has been

-- since then she has been dominant in the 400 m hurdles. Laura Wake

going well. Bellille also started quickly. Spencer on the inside, the

favourite to go through here. Just checking into that one. Looked as

though she is not really attacking the hurdles. She might think she

doesn't have to. But with Lauren Wells and she is going well and

Spencer with some room to make up. She should be able to do that in the

home straight. This looks more like her. She checks into that one. Looks

as though she is trying to take this very comfortably and easily. Now,

Spencer and Wells can just relax as they cross the line first and second

and a 5. 46 run. I was thinking that first 200 and around the bend, what

did you make of that? She is the world No 1. A good performance. But

that is about the same time as Eilidh Child. But a very different

performance. COLIN JACKSON: I think she was thinking about

disqualification and just taking this race careful. Because her

stride patterns were nowhere near normal. Her aggression was not the

same as we have seen. I believe she was taking her time to make sure

that she made it through to the final. These athletes, they are all

experienced. Kaliese Spencer is three, even though she took her

time! I think that we will find her running about two seconds faster

than that in the final. I think there is a lot left in the locker

for Kaliese Spencer. She wins it. Lauren Wells takes a good second

spot. Ogoegbunam will get into the final as a fastest loser.

I think the final is well set up for the big head-to-head between Jamaica

and Scotland! A nice easy qualification for Kaliese Spencer.

We will be back shortly for the men's 800 metres and David Rhodesia

-- David Rudisha. At Cathkin Braes Country Park, just

south of Glasgow, it is the mountain biking. Over on the red button you

can see the gymnastics. Two golds on offer today in the team event.

Online you can see table tennis and all the other live sport, including

long balls and badminton. -- long that is it for me for today. Back to

Hampden Park. If you are with us earlier on you

would've seen Sebastian Coates in the crowd. I think he is probably

here to see this man! David Rudisha, already the world

champion, striding away to become the Olympic champion! Unbelievable!

The greatest ever 800-metre race anyone has ever run. What a

privilege to be here. That was my greatest moment in my

career. I prepared for that were so many years. Usain Bolt was good,

David Rudisha was majestic. You might dare to dream about getting

over the line first, the sky was so sure he was going to win, let's go

and win in a world record and be the first man under 1.41. It doesn't get

any better than that. The only Championships... It'll be

in Glasgow. This is quick! David Rudisha is back on top form. I have

dedicated myself for all these years. It has been my main

priority, work. I am looking forward to a good race I hope in the next

few weeks I hope to be at that top level again.

Thinking back to that, it gives you goose bumps. It was incredible. I

have never seen anything quite like it. We talk about Usain Bolt and he

is great, but to see someone run from gun to tape, an electrifying

first lap, it had everyone on their feet. It was such a stunning race.

You know how much the medal meant to him, his country, after all the

disappointments. Everyone who had been watching him for years, he had

not quite delivered. Fantastic. People do not break world records

like that in those kind of events. That is the point. When something

like the 800 metres, it is different for Usain Bolt, you are racing in

your only come in the 800 metres you are just thinking about winning and

what you need to do tactically. To go out with a plan to attack with no

pacemaker from the gun, that is a very brave, competent team to do. It

came off for him. I think that is what was so amazing. For him it has

been difficult since then with his injury. He has missed a lot of time.

In February he was not sure if he was going to be here, even though he

really wanted to be here. He has missed a lot of training. Nigel Amos

was second behind him in London. Yes, and beat him quite convincingly

recently. It is looking to be a great match today. Let's handover to

the man who holds the Commonwealth Games record, back in 1986. World

records survive, Steve Cram? I don't think it has got a lot of

chants of this guy fancies it! Qualification here is

straightforward. Only 27 athletes. There are three rounds. I think

David Rudisha will be happy about that. I was chatting to his camp the

other night, and they were saying the more he races the better he will

get this year. David Rudisha will probably be

concentrating on Nigel Amos. It is a great chance for Learmonth from

Scotland to qualify, though he probably won't enjoy running beside

David Rudisha! Bagina from Rwanda. I think the

danger in this heat is Brandon M Rider. He can run under 47 seconds

in the 400 metres. He is the Canadian champion. I think he will

give the two British athletes something to think about. So, the

first three to go through. As I said, just 27 athletes in this

round. More people will go through them all not out. -- knocked out.

David Rudisha talks about the fact that he loves to run from the front.

As always, he will choose where he runs. In 2009 he didn't qualify for

the championships running from behind. He realised then that he

performs better from the lead. He is cruising today, looking majestic. He

looks much better when he is going quicker. That is pretty quick for

the first round. When you get athletes of this calibre, you don't

often see them running in Glasgow, but when they do come here, they

really get a response. A great crowd appreciating this man, David

Rudisha. David Rudisha has slowed it down. He is looking comfortable on

the curve. The Canadian not able to go with

it. David Rudisha will be very comfortable. Learmonth finishing

quickly. Cunningham and Rimmer will join David Rudisha. A solid run by

Learmonth, he should be OK. Bagina went hard and he pushed the first

lap quite quickly. David Rudisha has so much in the tank. David Rudisha

is so comfortable running at the front. When you establish that that

is the way you're going to run, you front. When you establish that that

is the way can do take everything. He wants to run from the front. He

was cruising down the back straight. You just switched off. 28 seconds

for the last 200 metres. But, there he goes! David Rudisha in full flow.

Looking strong, powerful. Another acceleration just on the bend.

Rimmer running well in second place. Learmonth getting a great cheer from

the crowd. Michael Rimmer will be happy in second place. David

Rudisha, looking at the television! We will see him again in the

semifinal. It will be a good final, great final. It could be the final

of the games. So, so comfortable for David

Rudisha. We need to talk about Bagina of Rwanda. I think he wanted

to get himself on television excavation and think he wanted the

chance just to run alongside David Rudisha. He was running way too

fast, ruined his own race, but he got the chance to do that. He went

backwards and everybody had to go round him. You expect that. David

Rudisha almost did a double-take! You didn't expect them to be up

there! You are thinking ahead that you will end up having to go round

him. Learmonth had a check as he went into the home straight. A good

performance by Michael Rimmer, making it through to the semifinals.

Greg Rutherford qualified in the long jump. Now, the news.