BBC Two: Day 4: 16:50 - 18:30 Commonwealth Games

Hello again on Day 4 of the Games and it's been a busy one already.

A lot of the cycling is going on right now on BBC Three. There we go,

there are medals being claimed. The last five on the track, so feel free

to enjoy that if you please. We will be going very shortly back to

Hampden, around the Games there is a lot happening. There are

quarterfinal spots being claimed in nine divisions in the boxing.

England hoping to respond positively after an agonising 1-0 loss to

the Aussie Diamonds yesterday. Later on, Northern Ireland will take

on the defending champions, the silver ferns of New Zealand.

So, Hampden here we come. Women's 400m first and in this is an athlete

who is a national heroine in Botswana, a former world champ and

reigning Commonwealth Champion, Amantle Montsho.

Gabby, just a pity she won't be renewing a pretty tasty rivalry here

in Glasgow? Amantle Montsho is here. Christine

has eased off this season. Is it inevitable off the back of a season

like that, if she is looking at a four-year cycle and wants to make

Rio, there will be one season where she takes her foot off the gas?

Absolutely. It is the right decision. I talked to Christine a

few weeks ago. And she was looking forward to running the relay here.

She said she had taken it easy this year and you must as you get older.

She wants to go through to 2016, to Rio. I would have loved to have seen

the match-up of Amantle Montsho and Christine Ohuruogu. It was an

exciting race to watch. They have a nice rivalry. Christine is doing the

right thing. A lot of people will be disappointed when they say the Men's

5000m Final that Mo Farah isn't lining up for that as well.

Different reasons for him. For Christine, a world-class athlete,

she's won Olympic Games, World Championships, she wants to keep

going on that cycle. She is here as part of that team spirit. We know

how important she was for the British team as the captain in

Moscow. She's here in that relay. Her experience and her wisdom will

still be something that the athletes in the English team can tap into?

Absolutely. She is a great motivator. She is very well

respected. And her presence brings something and especially that

Women's 4X400m team. Of course, Jamaica has a couple of nifty 400

metre runners. So let's see how they get on in the heats. Let's hand you

down to our commentary team. The first of six heats in the

Women's 400m. The name that stands out here in this first line-up is

Regina George of Nigeria. There is Regina George. She was a

World Junior relay competitor for the United States in 2010.

Not far inside her, we have Samantha Edwards and Wendy Dorr.

Away they go. And George into her running well. She can be

inconsistent. She is capable of going below 51 seconds. She ran a

sub-50 split in the IAAF relay a couple of months ago. Samantha

Edwards in lane three is pushing hard and dragging along Wendy Dorr.

At the moment, it is Regina George well out in front. She comes round

into the home straight and the crowd here has been wonderful at Hampden

and the noise tomorrow for the semifinals and final will be superb.

Regina George is tying up slightly. Here comes Poovamma Machettira.

Regina George almost had a stand-still as Poovamma Machettira

came through to take the victory. Regina George went off strong -

perhaps too quickly - and was caught on the line by Poovamma Machettira.

Like many of the Indian athletes, she has not been racing outside

India this season. Here, it was Regina George paying for her earlier

pace. She ran here, as you said in the Glasgow Diamond League. It

looked as though she ran a bit scared through the first 200. Then

she starts treading water and is run down by the two athletes outside

her. Poovamm a and Mudiyanselage. The top three go through. You don't

want to qualify this way. You don't want to be really fading so badly in

the last 50 metres. My apologies to Chandrika Subashini Rasnayaka

Mudiyanselage who came through to take it in lane eight. It is those

three who go through automatically. It was Subashini finishing very

strongly. She timed it very well. You see Regina George in the

background, she was almost at a stand-still. She will learn a bit

from that because she does go through safely enough in second

place with Poovamma Machettira going through in third. Earlier on we saw

the Women's 100m heats. In Heat 2 Amy Foster was running. Amy Foster

of Northern Ireland, she got the recent record, ran really well in

lane seven and qualified by rights, coming through. Amy Foster ran a

really strong race there and may have been a bit worried about

qualifying. She made it through to tomorrow's semifinal. Afterwards,

she spoke to Phil. Well done. Tremendous performance. Safe ly

through to the next round. -- Safely through to the next round. The main

aim was to get a decent qualification. I have done that. The

times seemed a bit slow. It is not about the times here. It is a bit

cold and windy. I am happy to be through to tomorrow. Did you get any

tips from Jason Smith about the track, did you get chance? I was

speaking to him briefly. I was lucky enough to be here a couple of weeks

ago. I had already been out on the track. I knew it wasn't the hottest

day today. I wasn't too worried about it. Tremendous performance. We

will see you tomorrow. Great, thanks, Phil.

STEVE CRAM: Amy Foster a really good performance. Asha Philip is through

and Bianca Williams looked pretty good to me. Melissa Breen looked

pretty good for Australia as well. There were six fastest loser spots.

Two Welsh athletes not going through. Yes.

Women's hammer qualification, first round. Sophie Hitchin of England. 65

metres is automatic! Yes! Yes! Yes! round. Sophie Hitchin of England. 65

The yellow line is that automatic qualification. She knows it. She

knows that's beyond. The final is tomorrow night. Work done! Not much

to spare, but minimum energy expended. Save your best for the

final! Good balance at the end there. Always look for that in the

hammer. The athlete looks well-balanced. There is the

confirmation. Wow! That's spot on for Sophie. Well done. Things

warming up nicely here in this Hampden Park arena. A capacity crowd

enjoying the first afternoon of athletics. There's the line-up for

Heat 2 in the Women's 400m. Kelly Massey goes for England. There's

Kelly Massey. A funny story - she goes out with one of our top

athletes, Rick Yates, and he was embarrassed when his profile on the

England website had Kelly's picture on it! Christine

Shaunae Miller are two to watch out for here. This is a tough heat for

Kelly Massey. The top three will go through.

Miller, a former World Junior Champion at this distance, having a

bit of a difficult year. Miller looks heavily strapped again for me.

She is a fantastic talent, but has not been in great form. Kelly Massey

starts fast. Anneliese Rubie will go past Shaunae Miller down that back

straight, but Kelly Massey has started quickly here, Shawna Fermin

is going well, as Christine Day starts to move up on the English

athlete. Kelly Massey has gone well through this first 230 metres.

Christine Day, as expected, starting to surge past her on that top bend

and Kelly Massey doesn't need to panic here. She is well clear, she

has a glance on her inside. She will expect Miller to come back and

Shaunae Miller and Anneliese Rubie - this could be tight for the third

spot. Day is starting to tire a little bit and Miller has judged

this really well. Kelly Massey and Miller are the other two to qualify.

Anneliese Rubie finishes fourth. Christine Day took that out pretty

hard and was looking a little tired over the last 50 metres. Miller

looked as though she eased herself into it. Shaunae Miller is a huge

talent. And she did a good job, along with Kelly Massey to make sure

she got through there. I was impressed with the way Massey

came through in the end there. She held on. She didn't tie up at all. I

thought when she was in this position here - Day was going to be

looking strong - on the inside in lanes two and three - not just

Miller, the Australian athlete as well. Kelly Massey responded well

and looked to have some running coming to the end. They were all

closing down on Day towards the end. Christine Day just hung on for the

win there, but Kelly Massey safely through. Just fairly relaxed there

at this point. I like the way she had a little glance, she knew what

she was going to have to do. You don't get medals for being brilliant

in qualification. This Women's 400m isn't stacked with lots of talent. A

good performance from Kelly Massey to go through. She is with Phil.

Steve, it is great we can watch back the replays, the isolated images -

you had that look to your side. Explain why? I spent most of the

time down the home straight looking to the side! I wanted to make sure I

qualified. I didn't use too much energy. You did it. You looked so

relaxed coming down the home straight? I was surprised it

relaxed coming down the home straight? I was surprised was that

fast. I had a bit of problem with my pacing this week. I kind of relaxed.

When you are in that run down to get a qualifying place, you have a

couple of women alongside you and the cheers are all for you? That was

so brilliant. Normally, I can't hear anything, but I heard it all down

that straight, down the back, and around the bend it was brilliant.

Well done again. Thank you. Back to the women's hammer. It was

silver four years ago for Parry. Tremendous height on that. Could

just be shy of automatic altercation. Carys Parry, at 33, had

another season's best of 66.18m. It would be great to see her in the

final tomorrow. That looks very likely. 17 athletes in qualification

this afternoon, with 12 places to go. Julia Ratcliffe of New Zealand.

She is looking to qualify. That looks very good, comfortably beyond

automatic. She put herself up there as a contender for medals. She is a

70 metre throw at her best. At 21 years of age, she will have come

with high hopes of medals. It will be interesting to see how

this woman gets on in lane two. She is the captain of the national

football team, but decided to give running a go. She has run only a

hundred other second slower than Ohuruogu has run this year. -- a

hundredth of a second. You don't see many 200m talents from

Kenya. But Maiyo has had a history of being disqualified. False starts

and all sorts of fun and games, but very talented. Mupopo is just 21.

She has said, I am confident that I will record 48 seconds in Glasgow,

which is a tall order. If she does that, she will win by a street.

Three go through automatically. She did the flag carrying at the opening

ceremony in Beijing, London and Glasgow. Still quite cool out here

compared to the last few days. That did not really help the shorter

sprinters, the 100m men and women. Supposed to be pleasant conditions

tomorrow. The third heat of this first round.

Mupopo in lane two. Does she tactically know how to run a 400m?

She is still playing for the Zambian national football team. But she is

going very fast, breezing past Suma of Sierra Leone. Three go through

automatically. Mupopo has gone off very quickly indeed. Alexander is in

lane four, a tall figure, but fairly even with Mupopo at the moment. A

languid style in lane eight from the Kenyan athlete. She is in third

place at the moment. Mupopo is beginning to seize up a bit. And

Maiyo might sneak into second place. The winner is Alexander of St

Vincent and the Grenadines, but it is fairly clear who are the three

automatic call fires from that one. -- automatic qualifiers. Watching

Mupopo, she went off as though she was in the 100m, and then finished

as though she was in the 800m. But that is what happens. She will learn

from that experience. She looks like a bit of a watercolour, needs

coaching around how to judge the event properly -- she is a raw

Thailand. -- a raw talent. She went storming through. Then she started

to struggle a bit. Much more controlled from Alexander. At this

point, the arms are going all over the place, lactic starting to build.

But she is strong. If someone can give her a bit of coaching, who

knows? That football career might be something she needs to think about,

because she has obviously got talent. Naivety and raw talent, and

she has run half a dozen races at most so fastens moving from

football. -- since converting. She may learn with each and every race.

Semifinal and final to come. Trying to look as though she is not

bothered, but the header goes back and it is showing, but a big talent.

Maybe she was fooling us all there. The face said, I'm fine, the legs

did not. Still a decent finish. We have seen two athletes already

qualify in this women's hammer competition. This is the Canadian.

She is looking to join them. And she does. As you would expect, she took

gold in Delhi four years ago and won that competition by over three

metres. We saw Sophie Hitchon earlier. She

will be looking to push her all the way. But Frizell was looking very

comfortable. She will not need the further two throws, because she has

automatically qualified. One of the best feelings in field

events is that if you have got the automatic altercation, you get to

leave the site and get something to eat and get ready for the final. The

first athlete to do that was Sophie Hitchon, who has joined up with

Phil. Sophie, that was an accomplished

throw. Yeah, definitely what I wanted. Qualifying can be the

hardest thing. If you take it lightly, things can go wrong. So I

came here wanting to throw well. I am glad I got it out of the way on

the first attempt. You have had a taste of this atmosphere before in

London. Did you Get Inspired? Yeah, it is the same as London. I thought

it would be dialled down a bit, but how wrong was I? It was amazing. And

as for the final tomorrow, you have a strong medal chance. If I come

away with a medal, I will be really pleased. It is my first Commonwealth

Games. We wish you well. Yes, well done to Sophie. The

women's 400m heat four now. We have athletes from these

countries. The Nigerian is in the middle. 21

years of age, but she started serving a drugs ban when she was 15

years old for two years. She is chasing down McPherson. Williams of

Trinidad and Tobago is having a battle with Beckles in lane two.

McPherson, as expected, is dominating this race. Omotosho in

second place. McPherson can relax here. She can see how far she is

ahead. She can see on the big screen, and she is using all of her

experience. Omotosho in second. And Williams takes third ahead of

Beckles. If you did not know already, that was a very controlled,

very easy qualification. It may be that McPherson is bringing the best

format the right time these Commonwealth Games. Very controlled,

very impressive. That was quite a lonely race for McPherson in lane

eight. And that brings its own difficulties, especially with the

athlete from the Isle of Man who was left behind. But McPherson did not

see anybody until she looked at the big screen to check where everybody

was. The strongest relay squad will no doubt come from Jamaica.

McPherson was looking very strong. If you look at the other athletes

from Jamaica, they will certainly be the team to beat in the 4 x 400. But

McPherson may be the one to beat in the individual.

Coming up in the next heat, a Montsho, who we saw last time. The

last battle was that World Championships final, four tenths of

a second, she ended up being beaten by. She's not stepping off the gas

this season, Michael. She is going for it and wants to get another

Commonwealth gold. She said that after 2016, she wants to go to her

first love, basketball. So she's getting the most of her last two

years of athletics. Yes, and after last year, she ran a great race

until the last few metres. So you want to come back and win another

championship. She has the opposite situation from Christine Ohuruogu.

Montsho will want to go into the next two Championships with some

hardware to prove to everyone and herself. I think it was a mistake

she made last year to give the race away at the end. It is always

difficult to live that down and prove to yourself that you are a

champion. More importantly, she is an amazing ambassador for Botswana.

People look up to her. She leads the way for women's athletics. So for

her to be here is more about her country and defending the title she

has worked so hard to achieve. There she is. We will also see Shana Cox,

who has run 58.4 in her time. We have seen Kelly Massey already

qualify as well. Cox will be hoping she can push Montsho and make it

through. Absolutely. This should be comfortable for

through. Absolutely. This should be comfortable Shana Cox. She has just

got to run her own race. We tend to see the best of her in relays. I

think she has so much more to give. She has a pace issue within the 400.

Maybe having Montsho right in front of her, I don't know whether that

will help her gauge a better race. I think it is. She hasn't been able

to establish her own pace. She seems to have struggled this year. That

50.84 - that was only a few years ago. This is an opportunity but

given that situation, you would want to come in - I would come into this

race saying I'm going to run this like the final. My objective is to

beat Montsho. Absolutely. Let's see if she can step up to the plate.

Andrew Cotter. Amantle Montsho - that was a seminal

moment in the World Championships in Moscow last year when Christine

Ohuruogu took it. There is confirmation of the line-up. Shana

Cox will be looking to lead the way home here with three going through.

The applause inside Hampden is for Amantle Montsho and Shana Cox, she

has run 50.84 but a fair few years ago now and not near that at the

moment. Trying to find that form somehow, just to get close to that.

There is Folashade Abugan. We were talking about the quality of the

Nigerian team - we have seen Regina George go through and Omotosho has

qualified as well. This is the leading Nigerian of the year. Lanece

Clarke in six, Audrey Jean-Baptiste in 7, Afia Charles in lane eight and

we didn't mention Rebecca Ansumana in lane four.

This year, Montsho has not been so impressive. A bit of rain inside

Hampden for the start of Heat 5. Very, very slow start for Abugan of

Nigeria. We see Amantle Montsho trying to close down on Shana Cox,

lanes two and three. Already, the athlete from Botswana easing

alongside her. It is a powerful start by Amantle Montsho and after

her slow start, Folashade Abugan is running well for Nigeria in lane

five. Three go through automatically. Lanece Clarke in lane

six, she is the threat to Shana Cox. She is starting to hit the

accelerator now, Shana Cox. A long way behind Amantle Montsho, who is

looking very strong here. Very impressive from the defending

Commonwealth Games champion. She breaks the tape - 51.89. Perhaps a

statement from Amantle Montsho, yes, my form has not been great, but I

have still got plenty in the tank. That was a very comfortable win.

Interesting, isn't it, you talk about an athlete not being in such

great shape. Her standards are extremely high. She has been

struggling with her judgment in her races this year, which is unusual

for somebody of her calibre, when she is up against the really top

women, it is much easier to control a race like this where you know you

can win it, you are just qualifying. That might give her a bit of

confidence as well. She is just watching here, well clear of Abugan,

Shana Cox, she executed her race pretty well and qualified with ease.

I think this is going to be a really good race - Montsho, the Jamaicans -

it will be very difficult to predict who is going to win. I still think

Montsho is working pretty hard. The old Montsho, this sort of

qualification, high 51 seconds, would be easier than this. Both of

them are through and Amantle Montsho is through, Shana Cox joining her

and the two of them are with Phil. They are, indeed, Steve. A quick

word with you, Amantle, how comfortable was that for you? That

particular race? How comfortable did you feel? Today is nothing special.

We just have to run easily so you can have go through the three

rounds, I think the more important thing is tomorrow. Today, I was just

doing more light. As for being the defending champion here, everyone is

looking at you to successfully defend that title, win the gold

again. How does that is it with you? I think I have to - I know it is not

easy. For sure, everyone wants to win the Commonwealth Games. I have

to see what will happen. All the very best tomorrow. Thank you for

talking to us. Shana, how was it for you out there today? A comfortable

qualification? Yes, it was comfortable. The first round is

always tricky. You have been in the village for a little while. It seems

like it's been forever since you have competed. Blowing the cobwebs

off. Trying to get through comfortably and that is what I tried

to do. To get the reception you received at the start, what does

that do to your mindset? You get used to it as you go through the

Games, you get used to it. This is something special, though, isn't it?

The reception here has been so, so good and so amazing and kind of

fires you up to get ready to go out. I was pleasantly surprised. We will

see you tomorrow. Thanks. STUDIO: We haven't seen an abundance

of Scottish athletes yet. Such generous support from this home

crowd. It is not just made up of Scots here. There is that real

support for athletes across-the-board. I think they are

excited about hosting the Championships and having the

Commonwealth Games here in Glasgow. This stadium has been great today.

Sometimes on the first day, they are blowing the cobwebs off as well!

They have gone after it right away. They were chomping at the bit to get

going on the athletics, people were talking about town waiting for the

athletics to get started. The women are stepping it up a bit. What have

you made of the 400 so for? Montsho looked easy. She hasn't raced as

quickly as we come to expect her. She is normally heading the

rankings. She's looking good, she is sounding confident, but she is not

going to have it all her own way. It will be tough. She does want to

defend that title. Always, it looks effortless when she is running, you

know. She is strong, she is powerful. She is usually able to

back up 50. -something every time she comes out. She also has

deceiving speed. In that race, what happened was about 150 metres in,

she was in lane two, Shana Cox was in lane three, they noticed that the

field had gotten away from them. Montsho was able to turn it on

quickly. Cox didn't do that. That was the result at the end when you

saw with 120 metres or so to go coming off the curve. Shana Cox was

back in third or fourth place. That is deceptive speed that she has. How

can she be such a great 400m runner? She is not as powerful as a

Christine Ohuruogu. She's got deceptive speed. Absolutely. You

have not seen anything special today, she said. She will be turning

it on more tomorrow. Let's go to this final heat of the Women's 400m.

You have Williams-Mills of Jamaica. Steve Cram? Margaret Adeoye of

England also goes in this heat. The last heat, the first three to go

through. Williams-Mills in lane four. She was in that epic race in

2007 when she was pipped at the line by Nicola Sanders and Christine

Ohuruogu. She has had a good season this year. On the outside, the new

Australian champion Morgan Mitchell, just finding Eke of Sierra Leone

going past her. Adeoye with a bit of work to do. This could be tight. No

problem about Williams-Mills. There is going to be a scrap on behind her

for second, third and fourth. Look at the distance. Morgan Mitchell is

finishing strongly. Williams-Mills winning it. Then Adeoye, and

Mitchell. They are the top three to go through. I guess the tactic

always is when you are as dominant, or you could be as dominant, is get

out there, hard over the first 300 metres, then you can sit back. She

had so much to spare. Margaret Adeoye was a long way back but she

qualified safely in second place, Andrew. That was a cracking race 20

metres behind Williams-Mills. She went out, she was the favourite,

she's made her break here and she is holding on a bit at the end. Again,

a bit of a statement saying she's seen her team-mates Christine Day

and Stephanie McPherson qualifying well. Look at that gap already. It

is a bit of a statement. Safeguarding your qualification and

seeing what you have got in the tank as well. Seeing how this track

feels. What a gap it was. An easy win for the Jamaican. Looks nice and

relaxed there at this point. Just checking up on the screen, as most

of them have done. Well, as with the others, the winner of that heat

spoke to Phil after her race. That looked so impressive. Obviously, a

massive margin of victory. You are way ahead in the Commonwealth coming

in and people expect big things of you. I come in here, I know there

will be some great competition. I am looking forward to the challenge to

do what I need to do to win the gold medal. Tell me about the mentality

you need to adopt for the first round? I mean, the first round, you

get running, and make the run as easy as possible. You looked so

impressive. Which wish you well. I can bring in Margaret here as well

for a word. You timed your run to perfection? Yes. I wasn't quite sure

if I was going to. I think it was too slow down the back straight.

That gave me a lot more coming home. I don't know. I thought I - I kind

of looked up and thought I'm in fourth place and it is top three, or

top two? I worked it a little bit. As I felt the momentum going past, I

switched off and came home. Great to get that one out of the way. You

have semifinals tomorrow. What will you do between now and then? I have

to speak to my coach and see where we have got to improve because he's

not here and I know he is watching at home. He said get the round out

of the way, qualify and he will tell me what I need to do to get through

the next round. We are not talking of the great Linford Christie? We

are! Hi. Your expectations when you come to an event like this? You are

still fairly new, aren't you? I am. Even like through warm-up, I'm like

do I warm up like a sprinter? Or do I take things slower? So I am still

working on my warm-up, let alone my race and so I am coming out here, do

I come out of the blocks like a sprinter and pray I get to the

finish line or do I take things a notch slower? Again, it is another

thing I'm thinking about. I am still learning. I have

thing I'm thinking about. I am still year. I have tried different things.

I have got too much coming home or I die at 300. There is so much to

learn. I know it will take a couple of years. I am hoping things will

speed up and I will get used to it. This will help. Thanks for talking

to us today. Thank you. She certainly had to warm up! It is

chilly at the moment! We are hoping it will be more --

warmer tomorrow. I am sure most of those athletes and

the 100m runners will be hoping the temperatures do go up five or 6

degrees tomorrow as predicted. But the next race, the men's 5K, will be

happy that it is about 17 degrees and a light shower at the moment,

ideal for those longer distances. You started the day early with the

marathon. No complaints from these guys? No, I think they will be happy

with these conditions. A bit of drizzle, not a lot of wind. They are

looking for a good 5000m race. It does not mean conditions will be

perfect. It depends how they choose to attack the race. There has been

speculation that the man who won the Kenyan trials is now better act as a

pacemaker for the others to make sure it is not a slow race. He may

have originally been there to make sure it was not a slow race when Mo

was controlling it. I am glad you brought him up. We do not want to

talk about those who are not here, but Noel was a late announcement

that he was not going to run. He pulled out last week -- Mo Farah. It

has disappointed many that he is not running here, because he is such a

popular character. He has been training in the Pyrenees. What is

the word on what is wrong with him and how long it'll to recover? I

think there is actually nothing wrong with him right now, but he did

miss some preparation, and he felt like he was not ready to come here

and race. We were hoping he could make it to the 10,000 metres, but he

has decided to concentrate on being ready for the European

Championships. Well, it is still a strong field and I am sure Stephen

Crabb and Brendan Foster will pick out those to keep our eye on over

the next 40 minutes or so. Well, there is one of them. He is

somebody Mo Farah and other world-class runners will know well.

He finished fifth in the Olympic Games and was a bronze medallist

behind Farah in the World Championships last year.

Nick Willis is an interesting character. This is his first ever

5000m major championship attempt. He says, I think I can cause a bit of

an upset. Andy Burnham started -- Andy Vernon started the season in

good shape but has been struggling lately. It will be interesting to

see how he goes here. But I think the man they have all got to beat is

this man, Ndiku. And here's a bit of a character as well. He is the world

indoor champion of 3000m. Two very good Kenyans. There is another who

we do not know much about. It will be interesting to see what role he

plays in this 5000m final. Andy Vernon, Tom Farrell, Birmingham of

Australia, Nick Willis of New Zealand. Men's 5000m final. 12 and a

half laps of the track, as usual. Don't expect many fireworks early

on. But the likes of Koech, who has had his fingers burned on more than

one occasion by leaving things late. Caleb Ndiku has the confidence to

sit and use his pace. Then you have the likes of Nick Willis of New

Zealand, who is an interesting, spicy addition to this 5000m field.

I said no one would go off to crazy. Hopefully, they will settle

down. The athlete from list to two has gone off a little quick through

these first 400m. In the absence of Mo Farah, who we all hoped would be

here today to contest his 5000m, the favourite is probably Caleb Ndiku.

He has settled down at the back, in the traditional place where the

great Kenyan athletes often drift in races by relaxing in the early

stages. There is Nick Willis and Tom Farrell of England, who has a great

future ahead of him. Andy Vernon just ahead of him. But behind them

all, with his golden coloured hair at the back, is Caleb Ndiku. I

wonder if he got his hair dyed before he realised that Mo Farah was

not going to be running, because it is indicative of the man with the

golden hair wanting to win the gold medal. There was the tall figure of

the world indoor champion, Caleb Ndiku. When you look at his early

pace, he was a world junior champion of the 1500m. When you watch the

young athletes come through, you often find a great one. This could

be the next great Kenyan distance runner. This first lap is not what

the likes of some of them would have wanted. Koech has decided that now

they have started fast, they may as well keep going. A few years ago, we

would have put Koech in the same category as Ndiku. But in the big

races, he has not done anything to suggest that he knows how to win the

big races. He is slowing things down a tad. The temperature is 17

degrees, ideal for 5000m running. We would have expected this race to be

a tactical affair. Do bring in the likes of Nick Willis, with his great

pace, and hope that someone like Tom Farrell could keep in close contact

for as long as possible, who knows what position he could finish up

with. But Koech is keeping a decent pace. As you said, Caleb Ndiku is

happy to be further back. You are talking about Koech's performance.

He has not quite made it in the Olympics. He has been close, but in

the last laps of those races, he has been unable to sprint like Mo Farah.

Well, nobody has been able to sprint like Mo Farah, but this man today is

using a different tactic to what we have seen in the past. We have

using a different tactic to what we him sit and wait and wait. Now, we

are quickly him sit and wait and wait. Now, we

stretching the field out. Andy Vernon is at

stretching the field out. Andy Young Farrell is right in amongst

them, so they are running a strong race, but they are being driven

along by probably the second ranked Kenyan, Koech. This is a bit of a

surprise. There was a hint that the Kenyans might work together a bit.

The Kenyan who won the Championships has not been anywhere near the front

at this point. Koech has been happy to lead, but is slowing down a bit.

Andy Vernon was struggling for a while but has got himself at the

back of the big group now. I am interested to see what Nick Willis

can do. He is based in America now. When he ran the sub 3.30 in Monaco,

he said that he ran too hard. The couple of weeks ago, he said, I am

going to Monaco and I will prepare for the Commonwealth Games.

going to Monaco and I will prepare for It was not bad preparation.

going to Monaco and I will prepare for It He has still got to contest

the 1500m here, and it was a brave effort to come into the 5000 final

as well. But he did not have to run heats for the 5000, so I think he

will be fine in the 1500. Nick Willis is on the shoulder of Caleb

Ndiku. There are the three black vested New Zealanders. Here comes

Birmingham, a good, honest runner. In the yellow and green of

Australia. They were inspired by that marathon this morning.

Birmingham decided he did not want any more 65 second laps. He wants to

go quicker. He has been accelerating through the field, but he has

slipped behind Koech. He could have gone past him if he wanted.

Cunningham's best race was in the 5000 -- Birmingham's best race.

This pace is starting to hurt them a bit. They keep surging and settling

down. The Solomon Islands athlete has been passed. At the back, the

two Ugandans. The brothers have based themselves in the place where

all the Kenyans train. And they have had great results, the Robertsons

from New Zealand. They have put themselves into world-class distance

running. The main contenders we thought of beforehand, apart from

Koech, are happy to sit at the back. The two Englishmen are running well.

Andy Vernon running well. You will not get many more 65 second laps,

because the race is starting to gather momentum. It will be faster

in the second part of the race than in the first part. If the Kenyan

pacemaker does nothing about it, I am sure Birmingham will want to do

something about it. Loitering with intent on the outside, the golden

haired figure of Caleb Ndiku, just watching and looking across, right

next to Nick Willis, who has had a pretty easy ride. If they get an

easy ride in the first part of the race, it lays to their strengths.

They get to show off their speed and stamina over the second part of the

race. He has not been tested yet. In fact, the race has not really begun

yet. It is a deceptive race. It looks as though it is surging. The

atmosphere is fantastic. But to be honest, the lap times have been

pretty much the same. It is not easy to run lap times of 65 when you go

hard and slow down and Doha and slow down.

Farrell's mum and dad are in the stadium to watch him tonight. This

is a big push early on. Nick Willis is starting to get closer to the

front. And Zane Robertson is still in the pack. Three New Zealanders,

one from Australia, couple of Englishmen, two Kenyans. This is

building up nicely. Good to see the New Zealanders. When I was growing

up, they were the great athletes in the famous black vest of New

Zealand. It always sent a shiver down your spine when you were

running and you were joined by an athlete in the famous black vest.

running and you were joined by an athlete in the Here are the

Robertsons wins in New Zealand. Now the three Kenyans are running as a

team, just behind the Robertsons brothers. All five of those train in

the same area. But let's not forget the reigning champion. He has not

done anything yet. Also in the group, Luke Caldwell of

Scotland, working hard with Andy Vernon as the pace starts to pick

up. Luke Caldwell doing well here as the pace just begins to really wind

up. They are cranking this up. Jake Robertson now and Zane Robertson at

the front, Nick Willis is on the kerb. This hasn't been too fast, but

it will pick up and Ndiku is looking around saying, are we ready to go -

he is looking for his team-mate and the pre-race favourite Caleb

Mwangangi Ndiku moves to the front. He wants to control this, maybe he's

taken a leaf out of the Farah book! Nick Willis is at the back of the

group in a good place, and down goes Robertson. He's lost the momentum.

Two laps to go in the Men's 5000m Final and the pre-race favourite, a

hot favourite in this event, he is strong on the last lap. But he will

have to be extremely strong to fight them off. Nick Willis is close up

and in contention. The gap begins to open. The three Kenyans and the

other Robertson brother are there. There is Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku

holding his position. They are joined by Mohammed Ahmed of Canada.

Zane Robertson is having a brilliant race here. Three Kenyans and these

five have pulled clear. There's Farrell, who has given up the ghost.

They come round to take the bell... The champion is beaten, he is out of

it, Moses Kipsiro. We have seen him win races from the front, we have

seen him win races on the last lap and the young New Zealander in third

place is running well, but here comes the competitive rush. Can

Ndiku hold it? That acceleration looks fierce. Now, he's got to hold

it. He might not have this won yet. What a great performance from

Robertson of New Zealand in third. He looks clear for the bronze. But

the pre-race favourite has made his big run for home and it looks as

though it is going to take him to the gold medal. Caleb Mwangangi

Ndiku stretching away into the last 50 metres. He continues to go away

from the field. It will be a gold for Kenya. Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku is

the Commonwealth champion, Koech takes the silver and Robertson, a

brilliant bronze medal for the New Zealander. A 54.1 last lap from

Ndiku. Andy Vernon is the first of the two English athletes. They

couldn't really find anything to beat this young man. He is a real

character. We saw that in the World Indoors, he likes to wear his floppy

hat as well. It was a golden performance from Ndiku. Koech,

Brendan, was beaten. This man, had Mo Farah been here, they know all

about Ndiku. When you have got 1,500 metre pace, you come into a 5,000

metre race and they leave it to the last couple of laps and maybe there

is only one result. The World Indoor Champion becomes the Commonwealth

Champion. This will be a great Kenyan athlete. That was a superb

performance. The last couple of laps - 60 seconds, 57 seconds and 26

seconds for the last 200 metres. I am really pleased for young

Robertson from New Zealand, he ran a really good race. I prefer it, Steve

- I know you don't - I like it when the 5,000 metres runners run the

finish out of the 1,500 metre runners. Nick Willis wasn't able to

stay with the big boys. This man is extremely good, extremely powerful,

extremely strong and a worthy winner. I know Paula Radcliffe would

have enjoyed the effort of the Robertsons - they are almost Kenyans

themselves, they live there! Paula, what did you make of that? They are

very used to getting in there and racing it and training amongst the

Kenyans. They showed that they plong in there today. It was such a shame

to see Jake go down. Zane Robertson committed and it was great to see

Andy Vernon and Thomas Farrell have good runs. They are getting more at

home in these kind of surroundings. Ndiku had a lot of pace at the end.

It would have been nice to see a race between himself and Mo Farah

and see is what would have been the outcome then. He controlled that

race and the Kenyans between them controlled it and he ran out the

strongest winner there. Off he goes on his lap of honour. That's Kenya's

second gold medal, having won the Women's Marathon earlier on today.

He was very much the favourite. They were favourites to win the Women's

Marathon. I don't think Kenya would have accepted anything else. Caleb

Mwangangi Ndiku, a great run. New Zealanders are very, very proud -

and so they should be. Zane Robertson, his brother, Jake, fell.

You can probably hear this big crowd cheering for Siosi, from the Solomon

Islands. They are on their feet! This is what the Commonwealth Games

is about. You come here to compete in one of the tougher events and

well done to him. He was voted the sportsman of the

year in the Solomon Islands and there is his bid to be the sportsman

of the year in 2014! This crowd have seen a great race today. They have

seen a great future champion. It would have been wonderful for us,

Steve, if Mo Farah had been here today. It would have been a terrific

race. He would have had to have been at his very best to beat this man,

who is getting better. He is only 21. He is a character, as well as a

great runner. That was a performance to go alongside some of the best.

There they are, down the back straight. Suddenly, Ndiku stretches,

Koech is under pressure. And Zane Robertson of New Zealand fighting

for that bronze medal. He wants it, he's gone to live in Kenya to try to

train for it. We are looking at the man with the golden hair on his way

to a gold medal. A terrific performance. Junior champion at the

cross-country. He had to work for this one. Impressive distance

running from a man who, I'm sure, we will hear a lot about in the future.

He will be absolutely delighted to have done that performance in a

stadium with a response like this. What a great day it's been in

Glasgow today and what a great performance they have witnessed here

today, too. Another great distance gold medal for Kenya. I have always

liked watching this guy. I like them with a bit of character. They bring

it out on to the track, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku has always done

that. He has talked about how he wants to be a great champion. He's

now got two gold medals - World Indoor Champion and now the

Commonwealth Champion. Poor Koech having to settle for a silver. That

was a good race in second place. Good performance by Koech. Ndiku,

remember, has already run 3.29 for 1,500 metres as well. This man will

win more gold medals in the future. His last lap is powerful. 2.26 for

the last 1,000 metres. Nick Willis, it was a brave effort, wasn't it? He

said, "I think I can come and do some danger." If they are going to

run a 54 last lap, he said he could contend with that. The trouble is,

you have to be with them when they start that last lap! Well done to

Ndiku. We will see Willis again in the 1,500 metres. A dance of delight

for Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku. Well done.

STUDIO: That race had everything. If this is the Games where a few of the

stars are missing, it is time for others to step up to the plate and

say, "I'm going to be a star of this sport." Ndiku, not only can he

produce the goods on the track, he has the moves, and he has the

charisma, the way he is with the crowd. He enjoys the performance and

he is a racer? He is. He gets fired up for the race. He wanted to come

here and show what he could do in the Commonwealth Games. It was a

title that mattered to him. He talked a lot about getting ready for

this race. He's come here very ready to attack and to control that race

and his last lap was very, very impressive. The change of gear was

very impressive. It would have been an interesting head-to-head had Mo

Farah been fit to see what damage they could do to that last lap and

the times they could achieve. At the other end, Denise - I know you were

particularly warmed by the reception for Siosi - he was two laps behind

everybody else at the end. The man from the Solomon Islands was given

just the most beautiful reception by this crowd? Beautiful to watch. A

standing ovation. They were shouting, clapping, screaming for

him. Just cheering him on, willing him on, embracing him for his great

efforts and he didn't quite have the moves... Like Jagger there! His

little face when he crossed the line, appreciating how much the

crowd welcomed him home. If you are under any doubts that Ndiku wants

more attention, you don't dye your hair that shade, do you? He

delivered today and you can do that when you deliver. He was one of

those athletes that stepped up here at the Games. This Championship will

bode well for him in the future. He has a bright future ahead of him.

There's a lot more to come. It was a race that was looking like it was

going to be slow at the start, it looked like it would revolve around

the fast finishers and the Robertson brothers who have been based in

Kenya, they had to jostle and in the end, poor Jake... They worked as a

team. We talk about the Kenyans working as a team. The New

Zealanders try to do that. His brother went down, it is nice to see

them being able to share that bronze medal together. You can hear in the

background, of course, the anthem for Australia, Jody Elkington has

won the gold in the long jump. Let's wrap up with what we have seen

today. We started with the marathon. We got on to the track with the

shortest distance of all, the Men's 100m heats. Nine of those. Who were

you impressed with today? The Jamaicans were strong. Richard

Thompson comes here with the fastest time of all of the Commonwealth

athletes. He had to qualify on time. A lot of those athletes will go to

sleep tonight, they will be happy to have only a semifinal and a final

because normally you are going through four rounds. We should see

some fast times tomorrow in the semifinals. As for the women, there

was one lady who looked to be in the kind of form that's going to see her

on to the podium? For me, she was in a class of her own in that 100m.

Effortless running. She coasted home after 40m. The 100m looks like it is

good. We finish with a classic 5K, and a star that's been born at the

front of that race? Yes, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku showed the promise

that he's shown in the junior ranks. He earned that victory there today.

It was impressive. Thank you very much. We have so much more to look

forward to over the next few days, not least tomorrow, those semifinals

and the finals for the Men's 100m and the Women's 100m. The 1,500m

also starts tomorrow. Right now, we will hand you book to Hazel.

What a character, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku. He was terrific. That was

Kenya's second gold of the Games and in fact second gold of

Kenya's second gold of the Games and in fact second gold the day after

their victory in the Men's Marathon. It is slightly sad to say that this

is the final day of the track cycling from Sir Chris' Velodrome.

It is. We are going to show you some of the highlights from what has been

a stunning afternoon. Let's show you some of the key moments from what

has been the great watchable events of the last few weeks.

events in the Para-sport, with Neil Fachie and MacLean winning twice.

events in the Para-sport, with Neil Fachie and MacLean winning And in

the women's events, it is the tandem time trial. These two took silver in

their sprint behind Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott, who took the gold

for England. So would there be a reversal of fortunes this time? All

eyes on the velodrome. There is a hush around the

velodrome. That looked to be a very clean start from the Scottish pair.

So important not to fight against each other. But there is a long way

to go. Only four laps in total, which does not sound much, but it

feels a lot further when you are on the track. Louise following a

beautiful line. They are going really well here. Can they keep it

going? And the world goes up around the arena. They are nearly a second

and a half quicker than that this time so far. Everyone will be up on

their feet for McGlynn. A superb ride from Aileen McGlynn

and Louise Haston. What is it about the Scottish tandems? I have got

goose bumps! Unbelievable. That was such a well paced ride by the

Scottish pair. They were very composed out of the gate. They took

some time-out of the Australian tandem in the first couple of laps,

but they saved the best till the end. They looked good all the way.

They were smoothly out of the gate and quickly into their stride. That

was superb tandem riding from the pair of them. Aileen is a very good

Stokoe, very steady on the back. A very smooth pedal. And Louise worked

hard on making sure the bike is staying on the bottom of the track.

She did a great job. Piloted tandems on the road as well as on the track,

and used that experience today for a superb time. We have two more

tandems still to come, but there is a threat to this first place,

because O'Connor from Australia, with Hargrave, and Sophie Thorn from

England, piloted by Helen Scott, are still to go out. They will be

putting for some time as they recover, the Scottish pair. A 1:

09.7, they are delighted, because that is a superb time to achieve at

sea level. That time could be good enough to win. Look at Louise

Haston, she is in bits. She could barely raise her arm to acknowledge

the crowd. They put so much into it. There has been a lot to cheer about

over the last couple of days. Four laps of the track for this

Australian pairing. Very clean start by the Australians. They have lost a

couple of tenths of a second. The Australian pair don't look as

composed as the Scottish pair before them. The pilot is already rocking

and rolling a bit on the front of the bike, and that is only at half

the distance. They will have to pull something out of the bag. Unless it

is a stupendous final lap, it looks as if Aileen McGlynn will remain in

the lead, with just ?1 to go. - -- one tandem to go.

They are still recovering from that ride. You could see the difference

in the composure of the Australians, compared to the Scottish pair. They

were losing their four on the back of the bike, the more fatigue they

felt as the laps went on. And that told in their final time. It is a

good time. It will definitely guarantee them bronze. Technically,

it was not as good as the Scottish tandem. The Scottish tandem were

almost glued to the black line. The Australians were much close to the

red line. They were travelling much further up, and that meant they

would have done much more than a kilometre. We have got one tandem to

go. The Scottish pair lead the way. Do you think the English pair are

the favourites? Or do you think we have already seen the winning team?

It is a nervous wait. Helen Scott and Sophie Thornhill are on form.

They qualified well on Thursday. They are probably just the

favourites with this crowd, but they are in patient to see another gold

medal. You can see Aileen, being congratulated by her team-mates, who

are warming down. Helen Scott was impressive in the sprint competition

on the front of that tandem. She is clearly very focused, and she was

decisive in what she did on the track. Helen is a superb sprint

pilot. Very experienced on a solo bike. She has got some cheeky moves.

She nicked inside on the final. And she and Sophie have a good

partnership. The big thing for Sophie Thornhill is Rio in a couple

of years' time. But at 18, she is already a double world champion and

the time trial world record holder. As we mentioned earlier, she would

normally be partnered by Rachel James, as was the case earlier this

year. There were some trials for the pilot for Sophie earlier this year.

Helen Scott and Rachel James went head to head for that. Rachel James

was chosen on that occasion. head to head for that. Rachel James

was chosen But since the World Championships, Helen and

head to head for that. Rachel James was chosen But since the Sophie have

been working as a partnership and we will see what the fruits of that

Labour are. 1: 09 is the time to beat. Helen

Scott it at the front of the tandem, out of the saddle as they

get on top of the gear and start to power around the bottom of the

track. Already up on the Scottish pair. But they will know that the

time set by the Scottish pair is incredibly good. It is no foregone

conclusion that they will go quicker. They are flying. At the

halfway mark, they are quicker. For sprinters like Helen and Sophie,

this is where they have to try and clean onto that speed. -- cling on.

This should be a last lap to glory and a second gold medal at these

games for the English tandem, we have to wait and see. It really

hurts, but the time is really good. One of the half seconds faster than

the Scottish tandem of Aileen McGlynn. The gold medal goes to

England and to Sophie Thornhill, piloted by Helen Scott. The English

tandem wins for the second time this week. A superb ride by the English

pair. Helen Scott shaking her head. I don't believe they -- I don't

think they can believe how fast they have ridden. Stunningly quick all

the way through that right. -- ride. They were well up on the time set by

the Scottish tandem on the first time check. There was never any

doubt about it. Sophie Thornhill, what a star of para- cycling she

already is and will be over the years to come. Superbly executed by

the English pair. Those first few heads, trying to get the tandem up

to speed, really takes it out of the legs. But they work hard on that in

their training. Helen Scott piloted it right on the black line around

every single banking. They did not need to dip, they were well in the

lead. Iain Dyer celebrating their, the English track coach. Soon, the

riders will be extricated off the tandem and can their celebration.

Sophie Thornhill with the gold, Aileen McGlynn with silver and a

bronze for Australia. Yes, they have done a Neil Fachie

and MacLean for England. The Scots got the medal rush on the go on

Thursday in the sprint. We are now going to see the women's points

race. This is the race of 100 laps. Very strong home nations

representation in this. We join it with 20 laps to go in the company of

Simon Brotherton and Rob Hayles. Laura Trott, reasonably well

positioned. Amy Cure leads the way. Buchanan of New Zealand is in third.

Now Laura Trott makes a move on the outside. Here comes Laura Trott,

into the finishing straight. Laura Trott takes five. An Amy Cure, who

was second, has only managed to take one point. Laura Trott is the new

leader Oval. She now leads from four points. She got herself extremely

well positioned and made the most of it. She put a lot of effort into

that, as she needed to. A British, world, Olympic champion. Now, is

Laura Trott honing in on becoming a Commonwealth Games champion as well?

We have got 18 laps to go. There is a lot of looking around here among

the riders. With ten points left on offer, anybody in the top seven

could still win this race. It is so open. Georgia Williams, the

20-year-old from New Zealand, at the front at the moment. She has a bit

of a gap, but does not seem keen on trying to make it count. She just

waits for the pack to catch up. Now on the front is King with Laura

Trott on her wheel and Wales and Scotland up to the front as well.

For Team England it is Laura Trott on the wheel of Dani King. The

English coach is getting a bit anxious. Laura Trott is moving too

far back for his liking. She is boxed in as well. If anyone can

unbox themselves, Laura Trott is the one to do it. I would like to see

her further up as the danger group, these three Australians, they have

got themselves in an extremely good position here, three laps out from

the next sprint. Laura has herself on the wheel of Katie Archibald. Amy

Cure is in a great position. Katie Archibald is further back. You are

right, Laura Trott will have to go a long way around the outside. She is

about three-quarters of the way back in this peloton. I don't think she

will be contesting this sprint. She will save it for the final one,

which is a gamble. Dani King is the one who is there. It is the wrong

English rider. Elinor Barker will have to go for this one here for

Wales. That is what she is going to do. Elinor Barker hits the front

now. She goes over the top of Edmondson and Amy Cure goes chasing

after her. Katie Archibald is in third place. Dani King is fourth.

Can Elinor Barker hang on and get the five points in yes, she can! --

get the five points? Yes, she can! Elinor Barker is now in the gold

medal position. What a thrilling finish and Amy Cure is only two

points behind Laura Trott in third place. Well, this is so open now. It

is all going to come down to this final sprint. Elinor Barker, 35

points, that rider, she has taken the lead from Laura Trott. Elinor

Barker has been consistent throughout this race. Here is an

attack, Lauren Ellis, there is confirmation of the overall

standings in the race at this particular moment in time. One

sprint to come. Lauren Ellis, if she wins this final sprint, it will make

no difference whatsoever to the final overall medals. But if they

allow her to take a lap, she will nip herself up an extra 20 points

and take the win. I don't think the peloton will allow this New Zealand

rider to go too much further. They will be winding it up as we go into

the last half dozen laps here. It is the British circuit race champion on

the front of the peloton, Lauren Ellis out in front by the best part

of a length of the straight. I don't think she is going to be a factor

here in this race. The chase is very much on. All eyes on the leading

riders in the field. The catch is made. It's all back

together now. This is going to be a big lead now for this final sprint.

Lydia Boylan making a move for Northern Ireland. Inside the last

four laps of the race. Laura Trott beginning to move up in the peloton.

Boylan on the front. There is a little gap back to Laura Brown,

Katie Archibald, followed by Elinor Barker, making sure she is up

towards the front. Laura Trott there, too. And Jo Rowsell is

getting involved. She needs to get involved. I don't think she's -

she's run out of gas now. Laura Trott is making her move. Here we

go, the last lap. What a final lap it is going to be. As Katie

Archibald goes around the outside of Lydia Boylan. Elinor Barker is on

her wheel. Coming around on the outside it is Laura Trott for

England. Scotland lead the way with Katie Archibald, she is trying to

hang on. It is Laura Trott who gets ahead of Katie Archibald on the

line! Rushlee Buchanan takes one, what a race, what a finish! And

Laura Trott delivered again when it mattered at the end. Katie Archibald

taking that final sprint. Another crowd-pleaser there for the Scottish

rider. A photofinish between Katie Archibald and Laura Trott at the

end. Laura Trott has won that race. Oh, Laura Trott and Elinor Barker

finishing on 37 points. And Katie Archibald up into third on 33 with

that finish right at the end. Laura Trott takes the Commonwealth title.

REPORTER: Congratulations, Commonwealth champion? I can't

believe it. After the week I have had, my training was going really

well and the morning of the IP, the evening before, I didn't feel very

well and I went to the doctor and said I felt a bit weird. He said

nothing was wrong. I woke him up saying something is wrong with my

kidneys, it turned out I had a kidney infection. The IP was

horrendous. Looking back, I don't think I should have done it. I got

stuck into it. If anything, it opened me up for that race. I had

nothing to lose, did I? I gave it my best shot. When I saw that Elinor

was one point ahead of me, I thought I'm dying, but there is no way I'm

losing this race! You had the luxury of not having to contest the

penultimate sprint? Yes, well, if I had the legs, I would have gone for

that sprint and tried to win it so I didn't have to do the last one. That

is the way bike racing goes. I was in the wrong position and I didn't

get any points. I needed one point at the end and I got it. We love to

see you race. You do animate a race. at the end and I got it. We love to

How special would it be to get on that podium with your team-mates?

How special would it be to get on Unbelievable. What are the chances

that we get one, two, three? Katie Archibald was disappointed that she

hadn't got a medal and she had to ride another IP to get fourth. I was

gutted for her. I am close with Katie. I was happy when I saw we got

one, two, three. A great ride from Elinor Barker as well, a real mature

ride? She is unbelievable at the minute, like. She is on fire. In a

race like that, she would be going for laps, and she can sprint but she

is not a sprinter. Congratulations. STUDIO: Stunning racing. For Laura

Trott, a double gold medallist at London 2012, she is a multiple World

Champion and now a Commonwealth champion. Brilliant home

representation - Elinor Barker, she took a bronze in the scratch and

Katie Archibald, she was so close in the individual pursuit with that

fourth and she had a fifth in the scratch race and I know everybody in

a little town about five miles north of here will be delighted with that.

Sadly, that brings the curtain down on events at the Sir Chris Hoy

Velodrome. There is still the road racing to come and the mountain

biking. A lot to look forward to tonight with Gary - swimming finals

to come. I will catch you tomorrow. Bye for now.