BBC Two: Day 8: 18:00 - 19:00 Commonwealth Games

Hello again, welcome back to what has been an absolutely pulsating

date. We have had a wonderful afternoon watching events at the

Hydro. We are just going to nip straight back. When we left it on

the BBC1, Becky Downie was in the gold medal position and could only

be denied by her team-mate. Absolutely the right decision to

come off. The rules of the competition have to go through the

difficult decision of awarding a score. It would be better not to do

it but there are rules and regulations that have to be abided

by. But this does not help the gymnast who is to come, Ruby Harold.

8.33 then for her. Now the last woman to go in this uneven bars

final. It is Ruby Harold. If she can deliver the same performance as she

did yesterday, it will get her a silver medal. Very difficult start.

Very unusual half term, feet up and into handstand. She makes the full

pirouette and straight up to the shoot up. She is getting her links.

This is important. Very well done. Spin, land. It is going to be close.

Very close. I am sure that she will meddle with that. She only needs

13.66 to knock any black out of the medals. I agree. I am sure she will

win a medal. I do not think she will challenge Becky's position. If her

difficulty is awarded as yesterday, she is not .1 up on Larissa Miller.

Very nice. Some original stuff. A flighted transfer to low bar. She

really did go for it. Plenty of risk. Technically, very sound

indeed. The half term. That is really good to see. A little bit of

original work. Lots and lots of work packed in. She certainly deserves a

medal. You can see her looking at the bar all the way through. Coaches

like to see that. She will be delighted. And you can see it.

Finalist last year at the Europeans and the World Championship on bars.

Ruby Harrold gets a bronze medal. Rebecca Downie is Commonwealth

champion. Larissa Miller from Australia takes the silver medal.

Ruby Harrold from England takes a bronze. STUDIO: Fantastic stuff.

There is one more event to come and that is the rings final which you

can watch on the red button. It is all happening over at Hampden. Some

are saying that this could be the best night at the track. David

Ruisha is going. But let's get going in the women's 200 metres. Andrew

Cotter is your commentator. The first of these semifinals might be

the hardest to get out of. Jodie Williams getting her wonderful

welcome from the crowd. Kimberly Hyacinth is going as well. Okagbare

The freshly crowned 100 metres champion. Veronica Parreira is only

17 years old. From Swaziland in lane one. Okagbare might just be a blur

in the distance for her. A little bit of drizzle falling at the

moment. Blessing Okagbare in lane three. Jodie Williams in lane five

and Kimberly Hyacinth in six. Only to go through automatically to the

final late at night. So easy to spot the tall blond figure of Blessing

Okagbare. Williams with a bit of work to do. Kimberly Hyacinth

outside of her. Blessing Okagbare is storming around the bend. Jodie

Williams has to try to get into second place to get automatic

qualifying. She passes McLaughlin. Blessing Okagbare was imperious

again. A time of 22.43. That is quick enough. A well timed run by

Jodie Williams to take second place. A very good run by Jodie Williams.

It is a semifinal and they are all tricky. For her to run just outside

her best with all the pressure and things around her is a very good

performance. Look at the woman in lane three, in the Greenham,

Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria. She comes into the home straight with a

clear lead. She has that lovely bouncing stride which tells is that

she is not fatigued at all. Jodie had to work very hard but one she

got past the Jamaican she was relieved to be clear in second

place. You have to run hard for the line because you want to make sure

that you get a good lane. The important thing is to win it because

the winners get the preferred lane draws. That is the most important

thing. Time just outside her personal best that she got in the

Diamond league. She is flying at the moment. Behind Blessing Okagbare.

Jodie Williams is down there with Phil now. Well done. Close to your

personal best. I wasn't expecting it to be that fast. I felt relaxed and

tried to concentrate on running my race. I have never done this kind of

racing before. I have never had a final and semifinal so close. It is

going to be interesting. It is just about who can recover the most. Well

done. All the best for the final. Blessing Okagbare looking fairly

comfortable. Well done to Jodie Williams. She got that automatic

qualification. The first of three semifinals in the women's 200

metres. Denise, Paul and Michael are with me. A quick line on her form?

Her form looked good. I was a bit confused by the strategy. She didn't

really attack the bend and came late. I would like to see her do the

opposite. It is hard work doing it that way. Would she have had the

final in mind with the way she approached it? It doesn't matter if

she is the final in mind or if you are running like a final, you have

two attack the bend. Having not done that, I don't really understand what

she has done. She said she didn't expected to be that fast. Maybe she

thought it wasn't going to be so fast and she could run more easily.

It takes more energy to kick at the end. If you hours to rest and

recuperate and go again. The final of the men's and women's. Let's go

with the second semifinal. We also have British interest. Earlier the

sun was out in Glasgow but we have had one or two heavy showers that

have passed. A slightly easier heat, I think, for Onoura. Shocking

pink in line 74 Jamaica. Onoura from Liverpool. The first time I saw her

was in 2006. A great year last year but not quite as fast this. Calvert

of Jamaica won her heat comfortably. 23 14. Inside her, the tall figure

of Alexander. From St Vincent and the Grenadines. I think this is

going to be a tight heat. Emmanuelle from Canada. King from the British

Virgin Islands. On the inside, finished fourth in Delhi, Wisil from

Papua New Guinea. 100 metres is her better event. This stadium has been

fantastic all the way through the athletics programme. One or two

empty seeds that will fill up through the evening. Let's hope the

rain holds off. The 200 metre final for the women is at 8:45pm. The two

winners and the two fastest losers from the three races will go

through. Onoura gets a pretty good start and so does Calvert.

Emmanuelle of Canada started quickly in Lane 3. It is Calvert of Jamaica.

Onoura needs to stay strong. She is going to come under pressure from

Emmanuelle but not enough. She is looking really good. Calvert wins

it. 22.97. Around about 23 seconds in this race was all that she needed

to do. She has been around that this season. It was a pretty good

performance. She was pretty season. It was a pretty good

performance. strong coming down the last 50. We have seen her on many

occasions blast around the turn and have zero left in the tank with 30

metres left. I think she controlled that race a lot better. It was a

really good performance from her. There is Anyika Onuora. Third from

the left. She comes down this home straight pretty strong. She will

have studied the form of all of the athletes very well. This will have

given her confidence but she can work hard right the way through.

Great performance. She is working hard towards an excellent

performance. I think she will be pleased she is in the final and now

she can recover. But let's hear from her. Colin Jackson talking about how

much confidence that it will give you going into the final? It does,

I'm looking forward to it. I am taking it one race at a time.

Remembering everything my coach has told me throughout the season.

Making use of the opportunities I have got. The crowd are good and the

track is quick. Looking forward to the final. What about doing a double

duty tonight with the semifinal and the final to come? I did 400 now, so

it is no different I have been putting in the work. There will be

more to come in the final, so I am looking forward to that. That final

at 845 p.m.. One more semifinal to come.

Discus final about to start. Brett Morse gets the competition underway.

Look out that the Indian, the lead qualifier.

Gowda was second last time the Commonwealth Games were held in

Delhi. He would like to go one better this time around. That looked

like a tentative start. The athletes got absolutely drenched during their

warm up. The circle has been mopped up between throws. Gowda looks like

the first athlete to go beyond 60 metres. Carl Myerscough, the black

tall tower, as he is known. -- Blackpool Tower. His feet seemed to

place them down. That would tell me he is a bit nervous about slipping.

That left arm may be just leading a little bit too early. What opens his

account with 58.17. That is what is happening in the east end of Hampton

Park. To the west, we find the start of the 200 metres and third

semifinal of the women's 200 metres. Final is at 8:45pm so it

semifinal of the women's 200 metres. turnaround for these women. Samantha

Henry-Robinson in lane five. There is Bianca Williams. She was sixth in

the final of the 100 metres. Another young talent coming through. Jade

Bailey in lane three from Barbados. Papaioannou from Cyprus. Ashleigh

Whittaker. Just two who go through automatically plus the two fastest

losers. As Steve was saying, that last semifinal was quick. Look out

also for Janet Amponsah in lane six. Shai-Anne Davis in lane seven is a

contender for the automatic qualifying. The first semifinal was

very, very quick. Have not seen a false start for some time in the 200

metres. Oh dear. That is Janet Amponsah, I think. She may be

heading for the exit. Stare straight ahead. Pretend all is still fine.

She is not making it obvious, but I think they will come looking for

her, these bad men. Alan Bell on the left. Just having a word. The only

way she can be excused if it is a technical fault. Showing the

reaction times, it is not the low attendance of a second from Janet

Amponsah. It may well be a fault. It could be the case, I was chatting

with Alan Bell yesterday about the circumstances about the starts, and

he explained it all to me. They are looking at the gun, so there could

be something wrong with the equipment. Janet Amponsah is OK. It

is a green card, which means a technical fault so everyone lives to

run another day. Crowd are cheering. And indeed Janet Amponsah. Ashleigh

Whittaker from Australia. Papaioannou. Jade Bailey, Bianca

Williams, Samantha Henry-Robinson. Janet Amponsah, Shai-Anne Davis,

Ashley Kelly in lane eight. Two go through automatically to the final

later this evening. And then the two fastest losers out of all of the

semifinals. Cleanly away this time. Bianca Williams off to a decent

start. Samantha Henry-Robinson is motoring around the bend. Can Bianca

Williams hanged on? Shai-Anne Davis running well. Samantha

Henry-Robinson is looking comfortable. 23.17. You try and get

is quick time as possible. It is a good for Bianca Williams. Very

strong performance from Bianca Williams. No doubt she has heard the

other English ladies going through. They have all made it through. Let's

look at the centre of the field. Bianca Williams drives out the

blocks. When she gets to about 80 metres she realises I have gone past

the Jamaican. Now the home straight. This is important, the transition

off the bend is where you can make a huge impact on your opponents. She

made the transition very well. She is relaxing into the line, which is

great to see. She is saving a bit of that energy. You heard Michael

Johnson saying it before, saving energy is important. As the winner

she will get a good blame in the semifinal. But this was impressive

from Bianca Williams. Absolutely. It is important. It makes a difference

in the draw. It is a great performance by her. The English

girls looking good so far. There is the confirmation. Y Williams was

looking at the replay as well. Safely along.

STUDIO: Well done to the English girls. They are British as well. It

is a point we have been making through the season, how well British

sprinting has been going. To get them through to the final tonight,

it is important to cement that and keep the progress growing? When you

are in shape, it means you are fit and healthy. New have got the

background in your legs and it is important you deliver what you are

expected to do. All three women safely through. Actually running

really well and commanding those semifinals. It is great. All young,

especially Jodie Williams. Bianca Williams has been a great junior,

but making the step up to the senior rankings is so important for the

next stage in her career. Going back to what you said about Jodie

Williams, she did it back to front and did not attack the ban. Bianca

Williams appeared to do just that? She did exactly that. Just analysing

this race. It is almost perfect execution. Great start and Colin

Jackson was talking about the transition. But can be difficult but

some athletes and how you do that will dictate how quickly you run the

race in some cases. Now she is able to relax. Jodie Williams was the

opposite at this point, she was still having to really work hard.

This sets herself up well for the final. The technique is really nice.

She has got the build. She is not a powerful runner but she has great

technique and great Fort speed. That comes from the 100 metres. -- foot

speed. That was a great race. Commonwealth games for an athlete

like Bianca Williams, she could get a medal here and that would be

fantastic, imagine her confidence? She has doubled up here, which is a

challenge. Blessing Cabrera would only be the fourth woman in

commonwealth games history if she did the double. To get a medal and

get on the podium for those English girls has got to be the aim? It has

got to be. What Jodie Williams alluded to having to do two lots of

200 back-to-back tonight will not be deep -- easy. They have got to get

their head into gear. Let's turn our attention to the men coming up.

Three semifinals for them. Jason Livermore, Jason Livermore in the

oriented James Ellington the other day. They were kept apart in the

semifinals. I would like to see them again later in the final. Liked the

comments afterwards when he said, James Ellington said you don't want

to do that, it will only make me run faster. There is a clear favourite,

the Jamaicans are running well. The English, you have three in there as

well. Let's get down there and get Steve Cram to bring us up to speed.

Gavin Smellie in lane six. Jason Livermore is in lane five. I think

the danger will be the man in lane number four. Ncincilili Titi. Danny

Talbot, European bronze-medallist. Teray Smith from the Bahamas. 19

years of age. On the inside, Joel Redhead. He has seen his national

200-metre record disappear to Kirani James who won gold last night.

Winston George on the outside in seven with Daniel Bailey. First two

and the two fastest losers. Danny Talbot, looking at the three

contenders in lanes outside him. Livermore was a little bit slow out

of the blocks. Smellie gets a really good start. It is Gavin Smellie

leading at the moment. Livermore packing away right on the outside.

It is going to be close. Well, well, well. Livermore, Bailey and Tolbert

in a photo finish. The others faded away. It was a bit of a scrap. 40,

30, 20 to go, it was all still to play for. It is going to be hard to

make it through as the fastest loser. It is Danny Talbot. You can

hear the cheer from the crowd. He ran a good bend. He gave himself a

really good chance. He put himself in a good place. You can see how

tight that is. I wouldn't want to separate them. Danny, third from the

right on the screen. He drives out of the blocks. He was being very

aggressive in his preparations. Looking at the conditions and saying

it doesn't matter. I can make this final. He worked really hard around

the turn and he was going to race from gun to tape. No messing about,

eyes focused, pumping hard. I am glad he found the energy just to

give others that extra lean which makes a huge difference. If he had

stayed upright he would have missed the final. We knew this was going to

be a quality race. That is interesting for various reasons.

Bailey is out in Lane 8 and ran quite a big personal best. From

Antigua. He almost caused an upset. Danny Talbot very close to his

personal best making it through to the 200 metre final at 9:10pm. The

discus throw final continues. This is the Jamaican record holder,

31-year-old Jason Morgan. I was watching this guy warm up. He looked

very good. If the competition was for height of the discus, he would

win hands down. Creates such height. Absolutely jumps out of the throwing

position. The height of the discus travelling way beyond 60 metres. He

has taken the lead. We are now in the second round. We are chasing a

lead of 62 metres from that throw by Morgan. It looks as though he has

gone beyond it. A 63 metre season's best. He is right up against that in

what are difficult conditions for discus throwing. Wet underfoot and

the discus wet in hand. He takes the lead. Gowda the favourite, that

won't challenge for the lead. The Cypriot looks as though he will stay

in the lead in these early stages of the second round. Gowda trying to

play catch up. These are the qualifiers for the women's 200

metres final. We move onto the second of three

semifinals in the 200 metres. Warren Weir is the standout star for

Jamaica in Lane 6. We are looking at two to go through automatically.

This is Rodney from Canada in Lane 7. This is Warren Weir's moment.

Bronze in London at the Olympics. Silver in the European

Championships. Lehata from Lesotho in Lane 5. Chris Clarke had a great

career as a 400 metre record. The in Lane 5. Chris Clarke had a great

runner from Fiji runs in Lane 2. Sorilla from Trinidad and the. Van

Niekirk was a good silver medal behind James. This will be hard for

Chris Clarke. Six men have gone faster than him this season in this

race. I am not sure that anybody rose. Is that another technical

problem? Maybe a bit different this time. It looks as though it is Lane

2. He did this in the 100 metres and he was spared. I'm not sure that he

will be spared this time. He did exactly the same in the 100 metres.

I'm not sure whether it was early meeting generosity. There you go,

that is remarkably quick or illegal. Anything under half a second is

considered to be inhuman. It is a guide to say farewell. It is a shame

because he did very well to reach this stage. His personal best is

just outside 21 seconds. That is nice, a brotherly chat with the

official. It is a shame. He got a second chance in the 100 metres. No

second chance here. The Fijian leaves ours.

Away this time. A roar from the crowd. Chris Clarke losing some

already. But moving nicely around the bend. Warren Weir and Sorilla

are the two. Lehata is making ground as well. A bit too quick and fast

for Chris Clarke. Warren Weir states his credentials as possibly the

favourite for this title. It is not as smooth as I have seen him run

earlier in the year. I was watching his preparations for the race and I

wasn't sure he was thinking too much about it. He works hard around the

turn. Far more aggressive than I see in the heats. Comes off into the

bend and he has this silky stride as well which is lovely to watch. We

have seen him push on stronger than that in the past. Looking like to on

his feet. But he has qualified and when you have his credentials, you

have been on 20 seconds as many times as he has, then he is allowed

to take it a little bit easy. Unfortunately Chris Clarke was

struggling in this company. He is not going to make it but Warren Weir

running nicely and looking at the times, Daniel Bailey and Smellie are

looking good from the first semifinal. Warren Weir will go

through to the final later this evening. The other name to look for

is van Niekirk, perhaps more than one event was a stretch too far. To

reiterate the point. The two fastest losers came from the other heat.

Round two of the discus, Jason Morgan, looking to put some distance

between himself and the rest of the competitors. Really attacked that.

Looks as though he might be less than his first round. It is always

an opportunity in a field event. You get in front and you want to impose

yourself and let rip. He certainly did that. Really committed to that.

A slight improvement. The third attempt of Gowda, six tall. He

snatched at that. It is long. Finally the man who led in

qualifying has dropped a big throw. One of the tallest in the

competition now becomes the longest. Yes, he has taken the lead. It was a

very difficult semifinal for James Ellington. He looked pretty good

against Livermore but the question is whether he can step up here. A

bunch of men in this heat have run quicker than him. In fact, have run

quicker than his lifetime best. That is Leon Reid. He is into. He runs

for the Bristol club. He had his 20th birthday later in the week. I

think the guy outside him is interesting. I wasn't very good in

tipping the young South African but the Canadian looked good yesterday.

Just 19 years of age. He has improved four tenths this year

already. 20.56 and qualification yesterday. This is another good

youngster on the outside. Just 20 years of age. It might not be bad

for Ellington to work off him. But it is a really tall order. All he

can do is run his best race. All he can do is hope that one or two

others are not performing at that level. This Kenyan young man. Kenya

starting to throw up 400 metre runners, sprinters and field event

is. That is quick but Adams is even quicker than that. A new personal

best for him. He carried the flag for his country. Made the final of

the 100 metres. Ashley Dwyer, the more familiar name. -- Rashid Dwyer.

The Canadian. Not a big guy. Neither is Leon Reid. The Canadians are very

excited. Andre de Grasse is still learning his craft. That is where

you can get it a bit wrong. Rashid Dwyer, the experienced Jamaican.

Carvin Nkanata in six and James Ellington in seven. The third

semifinal. The fastest losers will have to run under 20.5 to get

through is the fastest losers. Antoine Adams started quickly. James

Ellington had a very good bend. Look at Rashid Dwyer, the experience

beginning to tell. After the build-up and the ability and their

times, some of them ran pretty average. James Ellington ran

solidly, it was at the end when you wanted him to come on a little bit,

he would have had a chance of sneaking through is the fastest

loser. He did not do it. Everybody else looked like they were fighting

for that? There was a lot of tension, too much energy around the

turn, perhaps. Look at Rashid Dwyer will stop he opens the gap without

any effort. He does that beautiful transition. He can go to an

extension and that is why he broke clear so quickly, using very little

effort indeed. Good performance by the Jamaican, but everybody else

seemed to be struggling. James Ellington in fourth. 20.66 and is

talking to Philip now. That was a tough semifinal and you

were in contention, what happened in the home straight? I think I ran a

pretty strong bend. Coming down the home straight, my legs had nothing

and I felt tired. I don't know what to say, really. Obviously I would

like to have formed a lot better than that and I know I can perform

better than that. No excuses, I did not execute the race I wanted. It

happens. You said to me you are not a very good morning Runner, but you

are sharper then? I was a little bit. I should have taken a couple of

breaths and gone again. Sometimes you get caught up in the race. I am

annoyed. Thanks the talking to others. -- was.

Rashid Dwyer and Akani Simbine has gone through. The two fastest losers

will come from the first heat. STUDIO: Having three English women,

just Danny Talbot for the home nations. James Ellington will be

disappointed, I think he expected more of himself? It is so hard. You

don't want to be overcritical, but that is as good as he had. He is

very consistent but he does not have another gear to go to and that is

the way some athletes are. Look at Danny Talbot, he pumped himself

before the race because he knows there is an opportunity to sneak

into the finals, maybe come away with a medal, but at least give

yourself the opportunity. You have got to raise your game. Apart from

Warren Weir, there are no really big names, everybody else is in the

melting pot. Jason Livermore was a fraction quicker and Danny Talbot,

do you see it between those three? I think Rashid Dwyer looked the best.

He looked the most relaxed, in control of the race and able to shut

it down about 20 metres from the finish. I think there is a lot

more. Warren Weir, the bronze-medallist at 200 metres and

the class of the field did not look very comfortable. He did not look

very sharp and did not relax in the race. He has run really fast this

ear, but I am not sure what shape he is in because he has not brought

that 19 seconds into this Championship. The 800 metres,

semifinal. Before we go to commentary, it is loaded. Jenny

Meadows. They read through the heats because they use season's best

coming into the year. I think this heat is tougher, wise words. Andrew

Cotter. There is a really loud noise for Lynsey Sharp. Affection transfer

from Ian your two Lynsey Sharp and they will for Eilidh Child who runs

later on. Melissa Bishop runs the Callan -- Canada. Eunice Sonne, the

overwhelming favourite. World favourite last year. Jenny Meadows,

it bit of a hint she is getting her times back. The young woman from

Hollywood, student at Queens University in Belfast, Katie Kirk.

Said she felt sick with nerves before her first race, but looked

good. Marilyn Okoro. World finalist in Berlin five years ago. Not quite

in the same form of appeal years ago. We did not see Angela Smit in

the outside lane. Three go through automatically. Two semifinals

tomorrow. Lynsey Sharp, free from the outside sets of added recent

days. Eunice Sum will take the lead as they break. Sum settles down in

the position we expect. Her attack digs in this event will be

significant. the position we expect. Her attack

digs in Athletes will bump into each other and struggle. Jenny Meadows on

the shoulder of Sum. Lynsey Sharp running in a good position on the

outside. Crowd responding. It is a wonderful response. Pretty decent

pacemaking. Lynsey Sharp awaiting. Hopefully Jenny Meadows will get her

form back and she will be a contender here. This will unfold in

the next few metres. Jenny Meadows making an effort. Lynsey Sharp looks

to be in trouble. The crowd is willing her on but her face is a

mask of pain. Three go through only automatically. The New Zealander now

beginning to make a move. You can see how Lynsey Sharp is struggling.

She will not make it unless she can do something miraculous. Sum in the

front, Jenny Meadows. Lynsey Sharp is coming but it is too late. It

will be Eunice Sum, Melissa Bishop and Angela Smit. The rest will have

two C the time. Marilyn Okoro judges across the line. Lynsey Sharp will

feel the despair, but she was never in the race. Bit of a strange run by

Lynsey Sharp. She looked to be out of it completely. Eunice Sum was

comfortable. Jenny Meadows struggling. Bishop of Canada on the

inside. Lynsey Sharp foolish in quickly, I don't know why she left

it as late as she did. -- finishing quickly. Eunice Sum control this

event. She is the world champion and we expect more from her in the

final. Let me remind you of some of the

headlines so far of what has been a wondrous afternoon in the gymnastics

today. There was a third gold medal for Max Whitlock is he added the

floor title to his individual. Golden hat-trick for the new star of

gymnastics, Claudia Fragapane E after the 16-year-old vaulted to

victory. Daniel Keatings has made history with Scotland's second only

gymnastics gold medal. Louis Smith was in bronze, and he said he will

continue in the sport. In the last hour, Rebecca Downie's long wait for

a major medal is over. So much to look forward to. We have Shelly

Woods and David Weir. Eilidh Child, the poster girl for Scottish

athletics in the 400 metres hurdles. We are waiting to see if Lessing

Ockham Burke can be the fourth athlete to do the 100 metres and 200

metres double. Hope you are enjoying this. Bye for now.