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Hello again. The cast list is completed tonight, with the

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appearance at long last of Usain Bolt and Shelly Ann Fraser Price.

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Between them, they hold eight Olympic titles, and 13 world

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titles. But they have never run at a common love games. They are expected

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to turn out in the sprint relay heats. There are seven finals in

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total. Let's remind you of the timetable tonight in the track and

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field. Well, last night we saw the sprint

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double from Blessing Okagbare. We mentioned that she is the fourth

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woman to complete that double. Boyle of Australia did it twice. Then

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there was Merlin Ottey of Jamaica, and there was also Debbie Ferguson

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of the Bahamas. So, she has joined a very select group. You can squirrel

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that one away for the pub quiz! Now, we are heading to Hampden. 500 Miles

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has been ringing out there, but Gabby, I think it will be the Kenyan

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national anthem tonight? Yes, and as you have pointed out, there are

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plenty of opportunities for Kenyan gold. A total of four, I think. It

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could be their night tonight, with the steeplechase, the 10k, the 800m,

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and the javelin. But we also have some 1500 heats coming up. And, as

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you mentioned, the relay. That means, of course, Usain Bolt, making

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his first appearance, which is why the sun has come out, obviously.

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Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe and Michael Johnson are with me. How

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dare the sun not come out when Usain Bolt comes to town? We have survived

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all week without him, but it will be good to see him on the track

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tonight, and Hampden is sold out, so no difference there, but I think it

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will be pretty special? Yes, absolutely. I think it will be

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interesting. Because this little thing which has been going around

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about him saying not so positive things about the Commonwealth

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Games, and Glasgow in particular, I am not sure about that. But the

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story was huge, so it will be interesting to see what the reaction

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will be here. I think he might have been talking about the weather. This

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is probably the warmest evening we have had so far, the knees, which is

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just as well for the hurdlers. The women's hurdles is the very last

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event, late in the evening. It is a long day, if you have woken up early

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in the morning. Absolutely, you have to decide when to take breakfast,

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when to take lunch, sorting out your appetite, when to start your warm

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up. It is a long old data be sitting around, keeping busy, not too busy,

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but busy enough that you do not feel fatigued by the time you get to the

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track. It is about endurance and distance, if are you excited, when

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you look at it and there is a lot of distance running tonight? Yes, I am

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nervous as well. I am nervous for the girls in the 800, as I think

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they have got a strong chance of coming through for a medal. But they

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have to run it right. We saw last night Lynsey Sharp struggling a

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little bit, but she kept going to the line, earning her place as a

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fastest loser, which was the smart thing to do last night. Hopefully

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she will have seen the reception that a lead child got last night,

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and hopefully they will get right behind her tonight. The first event

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on the track is the men's 1500m heats. In the first one, we have got

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Chris O'Hare of Scotland, and Nick Willis, the New Zealand athlete. So,

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it is a strong field, this first hit. Yes, it is. The heats are

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supposed to be evenly balanced, but to me, the first one looks tough. In

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the second heat, we have got a really exciting young 18-year-old,

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who finished third in Monaco. Let's get down to the commentary, and

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Steve Cram. STEVE CRAM: Chris O'Hare is

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competing for Scotland, and Jake Wightman, a great welcome for him as

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well. Two Englishmen, Richard Peters being one of them. This is James

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Magut, who won the silver medal last time. The Kenyans had some

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interesting selection questions to deal with. So, Magut will be a

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threat. Nick Willis, Olympic silver medallist at this distance, and the

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former Commonwealth champion - that was in Melbourne in 2006. He ran the

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5000 earlier in the week, I am not sure if that was a wise move on his

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behalf. The Tanzania athlete, and it was

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1974 when his compatriot won the gold medal and broke the world

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record, and a certain Brendan Foster was in that race. This Ugandan could

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be a threat. Well, we did not see Jake Wightman introduced. Young Jake

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has had a bit of a troubled time. He ran brilliantly here in the Diamond

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League. His dad is the announcer here in the stadium. Is mum and dad

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both competed in the Commonwealth Games. What a moment for Jake

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Wightman. Heat 1 of the men's 1500m. Top four to go through, plus four

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fastest losers. Jake picked up a hamstring injury a couple of days

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after running that race. Let's hope all is good for him.

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BRENDAN FOSTER: Robertson of New Zealand very sensibly takes up the

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pace. They were dawdling, and he has decided to take it on, after his

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really good performance in the 5,000m, where he won the bronze

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medal. That gives him an extra chance to qualify as a fastest

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loser. He needs to keep the pressure on, to increase his own chances. I

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was impressed with the way the New Zealand around about 5,000m. In

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there with his twin brother, who have both settled down to live in

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Kenya, and they are both reaping the benefits of training there. Pretty

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solid first 400m. There is Jake Wightman. Just moving through

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nicely, following Lee Emanuel through. Lee Emanuel deciding, this

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is a good pace, let's not let it drop. The field is reasonably well

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strung out. James Magut, the Kenyan, is sitting behind Jake Wightman.

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Behind him, Nick Willis. The Soho, happy to stay towards the back, as

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is Richard Peters. The one man I have not really mentioned, Jeff

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Riseley, in the green and gold of Australia, who ran really well in

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the 800m last night. He did, he finished fifth in the 800m final

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last night. And there is Chris O'Hare, who has decided that he is

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going to follow the experienced Nick Willis. Commonwealth champion,

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Olympic silver medallist. On the inside, young Jake Wightman, whose

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father is doing the announcing in the stadium. Robertson once again

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decides he is going to do it. And there is Chris O'Hare. Tracking him

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every step of the way. The Malawian athlete had a little dart at the

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front, and as I say that coming he goes backwards through the pack. The

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two New Zealanders working together. Chris O'Hare, perfectly placed. Jake

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Wightman, ready to strike. The dangerous Kenyan James Magut on the

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outside. But it is the two New Zealanders in the front, as they had

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the bell. The famous black vest of New Zealand in one and two. It is

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good to see. I love it, because my athletic history was up against the

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Black Forest of the New Zealanders. There is going to be an almighty

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burn up here. It is all about positioning, it is all about

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acceleration. Chris O'Hare ran a personal best here the other night

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in the Diamond League. Coming through on the inside. You will hear

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the roar as he comes alongside Nick Willis. Very comfortable. Nick

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Willis at the front. Chris O'Hare in a good position. Magut is there. The

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Tanzania and is there. The others are really scrapping for places.

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Jeff Riseley trying to get in on the act. Jeff Riseley just gets in to

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the top four. A fist in the air for Chris O'Hare. A well executed race,

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controlled by Willis. As expected, he will be a big threat for the

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medals. Chris O'Hare can be really pleased with the way he negotiated

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his way through that. Always going to be hard. Given that winning

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time, there will be chances. The next heat will no that they can go

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quicker. But it is not always easy to do. It was always going to be

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hard work, but didn't he do it well, Chris O'Hare, Brendan? He did very

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well indeed. Robertson on the inside, the 5,000m one, the two of

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them making it difficult for the others. Chris O'Hare has chosen that

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you'll, he has decided to go on the outside, and he was very aggressive.

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At this point, look at the 800m runner from Australia, Riesling. But

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there is Nick Willis, in the controlling position. He looks

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impressive. The 5,000m he ran the other day, clearly having no effect

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today at least. We will see if it catches up with him tomorrow. Jeff

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Riseley in coming from a long way back. Nick Willis, perfectly in

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control. The four of them, you will need a photo finish, but it does not

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matter, that is the four qualifiers. Nick Willis, fully aware of what is

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going on around him. A real stretch on the inside from Chris O'Hare.

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Coming down the outside is Riseley. That was a good qualification, easy

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by Nick Willis. Let's go down to Phil Jones. Both

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guys alongside me now. But of the Scottish athletes, who did admirably

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in that race, especially you, Chris, getting through. We saw you

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do it in the World Championships last year, and here you are again.

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Yes, we went through in 61, whatever it was, I knew it was going to be a

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case of me having to be in the top four. Did not feel all that great at

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the bell, but I have not waste since Glasgow here. I was a little bit

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blunt, but... I was happy with that. I cannot complain. Jake, I

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know this was a special moment for you, your dad is announcing, your

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mum and dad competed at the Commonwealths, you did not have

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ideal preparation, after that splendid personal best? Yes, it has

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been a pretty horrible couple of weeks, but a big thank you to the

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Scottish physios in the village, who did well to get me here. Sorry I

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could not do better. You gave it your best, as for the final, Chris,

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your hopes? I will think about that tonight. Today, this was a final for

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me, just to get through. I knew it would not be easy. Had to work hard.

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I am having fun. Enjoy it. STEVE CRAM: Well, a really good

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performance from Chris O'Hare. Jake Wightman gave it his best. But that

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time, with only four fastest losers, the other heats will know that they

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will have a good chance. But we will see. Richard Peters is definitely

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out, as is Lee Emanuel, and Daniel Mooney, from Northern Ireland.

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well, women's high jump final underway. Look out for Pooley of

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England and Nisbet of Scotland. Good conditions here this evening

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for height. Starting to get to the sort of height which might thin out

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the field. But Spencer of St Lucia, the 30-year-old bronze medallist in

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Delhi, making light work of 1.82. First attempt.

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Isobel Pooley, her first attempt at the same height. Well done, clean

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start therefore Pooley. The UK champion from a month or so ago.

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Clear at 1.82. Now, can Nisbet of Scotland also go

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clear? Just clicked it off with the heels,

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looks to be over. Just the final wriggling over, the beach just

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clipped it off, but she will have two more attempts.

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Your thoughts on that first 1500 metres race?

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It was a good run by Chris O'Hare, he realised he would have to make

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sure he was in the first four to guarantee that the second heat

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wouldn't go faster, but he looked smooth, I think it's good to going

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to be dangerous. I think Jake gave it his best shot, he has struggled

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with a hamstring injury since he did that phenomenal PB in the Diamond

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League, and he is still in there with a chance. The guys had to go

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out there and run faster in the second heat. One man who is only 18

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years old and can run fast, Kwemoi of Kenya, if he decides to take it

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on, this could be very tricky. He is a raw talent, I doubt he will go to

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the front and take it on but you never know, he is still a junior. He

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still, in essence, learning, especially about championship races

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but he really did impress in that race in Monaco, finishing third

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behind Kip Lagat. Nothing is guaranteed, you have to go out there

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and race it as a final, but heating good shape, run another personal

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best in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago. -- he is in good shape. David

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Bishop of Scotland as well, we have the Welsh athlete as well in this

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one, so more home interest to look at as well. Another 13 athletes

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here, four guaranteed to go through and the four fastest losers, we have

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Chris Bell of Wales. Charlie just needs to go out, keep his head, keep

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an eye on that clock, you have an advantage in the second heat, you

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know the times you are aiming for as fastest losers, so you have a better

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chance. There does seem to be a good crop of early 20s male distance

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runners coming through. It's nice to see, it was this year, coming into

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the Glasgow Diamond League, we were struggling. We had more for the

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Commonwealth Games but we didn't have that crop of guys around 3.35

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that we now have. Could be a big championship for a few of them.

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Taking the important step towards global competition as well. Let's

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see how they all do, home interest. A warm welcome from Hampton. He was

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a little bit disappointing in the Diamond League a couple of weeks

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ago. Gregson, the Australian record-holder from New South Wales.

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But really, all eyes in terms of international stars will be on

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Ronald Kwemoi. The South African, bronze medallist in the World

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Championships behind Kiprop. Chris Cowell, based in the US now, in

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Texas for much of the year. And there is the 18-year-old,

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extraordinary talent. Youngest man in the race, possibly favourite for

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gold, but championship races can become tactical and we don't know

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how he might handle that. Julian Matthews, second in the New Zealand

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Championships. But also, a lot of athletes in the second heat will

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feel encouraged by the lack of pace in the first, because four of the

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fastest losers go through and it wasn't blisteringly quick. Four go

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through automatically. Charlie Grice will certainly fancy his chances.

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Glorious evening now at Hampden Park. The second first-round heat of

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the men's 200 metres. -- 1500 metres. We were talking about how

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well Kwemoi has been doing in his first big races in Europe. He was

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third in the Monica Diamond League race, he ran a world junior record

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behind Asbel Kiprop and Kip Lagat. Just a few questions perhaps more

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than it gets down to the serious business in the final and things

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become tactical, how will the handle that?

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The two Kenyans look as if they are off for a training run. They only

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have to run about 3.42 to qualify as a fast loser so they are giving this

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field the opportunity. It should be a bit quicker than the first round.

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Interesting characters here, Gregson, settling down there. The

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crowd have been really responding to David Bishop when he was introduced.

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This now famous athletics stadium, Hampden Park. A second and a half

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quicker, bouncing along at an nice pace. Charlie Grice settling down in

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the middle there and David Bishop in fourth place at the moment. The two

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Kenyans, out in front, staying out of any trouble. Gregson just decides

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to get himself in a better position round the outside but they are

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moving at a strike a strike the brisker pace than the first heat.

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It's great when you look at the qualifying times and you see the

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Kenyans, setting a reasonably good pace. It means the other athletes

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artist following them, looking at the lap times, keeping an eye on it

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and knowing that they are already running faster than the first heat.

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David Bishop there, in a good position. Charlie Grice, right in

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the middle of that pack. This is the time in the race where you need to

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sort out your position. The four fastest losers could come from this

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heat. A few are just link for space here. -- just link.

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The Kenyans, so strong, and this is their rising star, Kwemoi. He has

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impressed everyone on the circuit. This is the first time we have seen

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him in a major championship, going down the back straight on the

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shoulder of Cronje, and Charlie Grice running impressively as well,

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giving themselves every chance. Now they are starting to accelerate.

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Kwemoi looking round and saying, this is what I have. Charlie Grice

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looking comfortable at the moment. It's a slightly quicker race.

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Gillian Matthews, the New Zealander is there as well. The other Kenyan,

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Manangoi, is struggling. The New Zealander, trying to get the fourth

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automatic place and he might get there. A good run from the Welshman

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down the home straight. Brisker pace than the first heat. I think it was

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a tight finish on the line, I think Gowell of Wales, even if he didn't

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make fourth, he will go through as a fastest loser, that was an

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impressive performance. Look how pleased he is. The Welsh vest there.

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He was only a semifinalist in Delhi in the 800 four years ago. He had a

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lot to do. An awful lot to do, coming right from the back. Look at

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Kwemoi, look at that acceleration. Tell you what, the rest of them will

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have to contend with this man in the final. Grice running well in the

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white vest of England. Here comes Gowell on the outside. Matthews of

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New Zealand, working hard. The other Kenyan is out of it, but Kwemoi,

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Grice, Matthews, Gowell they will go through. I think that Gowell was

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fourth side Matthews will go through as a fastest loser, Gregson under

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pressure. The young man from Kenya has obviously learnt his skills,

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coming here to fully develop them. Cronje, in a good place, but I was

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also impressed with Grice, he didn't do anything wrong. He has a good

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future ahead of him. Very good from Gowell, he deserved that. That was a

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good performance. A big full house here for a busy

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evening of athletics. Easy on the infield, we're looking down on the

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high jump. Basking in the sunshine. This is a look back at the previous

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height. The third attempt for this bit. -- Nisbet.

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Maybe it wasn't as good as her first attempt. She has jumped one

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centimetre higher this year. 1.83, her best. Unfortunately, that is the

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end of her Commonwealth Games. Always tough, taking that on the

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chin. She did OK, she came very close to completing at the very

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highest level, 1.82, when your PB is one foot 83. She will reflect

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something that nearly was, but not quite enough tonight.

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Getting off to the best possible start. First-time clearances are

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crucial. It means that you will do well on count back.

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Beyond the high jump, the large disk as cage, another field event, --

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discus cage. Here is the start list for the 12 contenders.

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Watch out for Dani Samuels, who looked absolutely incredible in the

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qualification. Hakeai, first attempt in the discus. A dry evening. And

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after last night, the throwers will be happy about that. Perfect

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conditions for discus. Maybe leaning into it a bit too much, for me. If

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we are getting into discus technique, might want to stand a bit

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That takes the lead. Now, then, Jade Lally, opening her account.

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Shaftesbury And Barnet Harriers. Sixth in the last Commonwealth

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Games. And that was a hell of a flight. Not a phrase we would

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normally use, but it was good hanging time! Good airtime. Good

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technique from Jade. Her coach will be happy with that I think. Held her

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form through the throwing position. Thumbs up. Second place at the

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moment. ANDREW COTTER: Confirmation of the

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results from the second heat of the men's 1500m. Ronald Kwemoi looking

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mighty impressive. And it was a great run from the Welshman Chris

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Gowell to go through automatically. Harvey Dixon, a national record for

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Gibraltar. STEVE CRAM: Yes, it meant that the

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fifth and sixth runners in both heats were the ones who went

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through. Unfortunately, Jake Wightman, not going through. So,

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this is how they will line up in the final. Nick Willis looked really

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good in qualification, he looks ready for this. Jeff Riseley making

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it through to another final. Magut, Chris O'Hare for Scotland, what a

:32:51.:32:55.

reception he will get. A really intriguing final. A new 18-year-old

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favourite, but does he have what it takes to take the gold medal?

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We can go and get some news from Hazel. When we come back, it will be

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the heats for the women's 4x400m relay. We can bring you pictures

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from the medal ceremonies over it in the Hydro. The high bar was won by

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18-year-old Leeds youngster Nile Wilson. It was his second gold of

:33:30.:33:33.

the Games, because he was a key member of the England team squad as

:33:34.:33:38.

well. They shared the same overall score, but he was given the gold

:33:39.:33:41.

because of higher execution marks. Nile Wilson, on Yorkshire Day, you

:33:42.:33:57.

are the Commonwealth champion again, how does that feel? To finish like

:33:58.:34:02.

that, it was the icing on the cake, it was amazing. I came here today, I

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had done amazing this week, all of my routines, I hit all of them, and

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I tried to do the same today, and I did. To finish with the gold medal,

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it is unbelievable. Not for the first time today, it was an

:34:20.:34:23.

agonising wait. What was it like watching everybody else? Yes, it was

:34:24.:34:32.

a bit of a weight. But I was just happy with how I performed. The

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scores were great. I was not too fussed, just to get the gold medal,

:34:37.:34:41.

it is an absolute bonus. I cannot believe I did it. We saw your dad

:34:42.:34:45.

when you got on the all-round podium, taking off his shirt and

:34:46.:34:50.

whipping it around his head - how do you think he will celebrate

:34:51.:34:54.

tonight? Probably worse than that. But at least he did not take his top

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off today. But I am sure it will be great celebrations all weekend.

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Congratulations, well deserved. Christian, it does not get much

:35:06.:35:09.

tighter than that, but congratulations anyway. Thank you

:35:10.:35:14.

very much. Yes, it was a great high bar final. Absolutely fantastic to

:35:15.:35:23.

be part of the competition. At least I lost it to an English team-mate.

:35:24.:35:27.

It was great to be up there, part of it. Really looking forward to future

:35:28.:35:32.

competitions. And three medals for you, 19 medals in total 14 England

:35:33.:35:38.

in the gymnastics - did you imagine such a thing? Not at all. The girls

:35:39.:35:44.

did fantastic. The men did fantastic as well. Just getting gold and

:35:45.:35:52.

silver in the high bar final, it brought everything to closure, to

:35:53.:35:56.

round off a great week of gymnastics, especially for British

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gymnastics. Just a word on this guy, what a way to step up from junior to

:36:01.:36:04.

senior, what has it been like having him in the camp? He is Albrighton! I

:36:05.:36:09.

have been sharing a with him all week. His first senior competition,

:36:10.:36:19.

to step in, and to do it the way he has done, collecting medal after

:36:20.:36:23.

medal, clean routine after clean routine, I take my hat off to him.

:36:24.:36:28.

One for the future, for definite. Present and future, both of you,

:36:29.:36:32.

congratulations. Yes, a sack full of medals for those

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boys. Some less happy news for you now. Teenage weightlifter Chica, and

:36:40.:36:46.

is facing a doping ban, and has been stripped of her gold medal. She is

:36:47.:36:51.

16, she claims the title in the women's 53 kilograms category. She

:36:52.:36:58.

tested positive is for diuretics and masking agents. She did not contest

:36:59.:37:03.

the findings, and the gold medal will now be awarded to the athlete

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from Papua New Guinea. I am going to pass the baton back to Gaby now.

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The 4x400m, traditionally, the baton gets around a bit easier than the

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4x100m would you say, Denise Lewis? Yes, there is a bit more grace, I

:37:26.:37:32.

guess, they are a bit more cautious. Obviously, the incoming runners know

:37:33.:37:41.

exactly where their team-mate is going to be. So it is usually

:37:42.:37:45.

civilised, it is usually the men, wouldn't we say, Michael, who tend

:37:46.:37:49.

to be a bit more ragged? The difference is, the 4x400m metres,

:37:50.:37:54.

you can actually see the incoming runner. In the 4x100m it is a blind

:37:55.:38:02.

handover, so it is much more difficult, and of course, it is

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faster. As you would expect, a fabulous reception for Scotland.

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Andrew Cotter is your commentator. It is a team without Eilidh Child,

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who has decided not to run in this relay. I think she said she wanted

:38:26.:38:37.

another athletes to have the chance to experience this stadium in these

:38:38.:38:46.

Commonwealth Games. Qualification should be comfortable for the

:38:47.:38:48.

Jamaican team, led off by Christine Day, the bronze medallist in the

:38:49.:38:54.

individual. Australia, a pretty strong quartet as well.

:38:55.:39:05.

And Trinidad Tobago, that is a fairly strong quartet as well. Three

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go through automatically. Uganda not starting in this one. So it is three

:39:22.:39:27.

from six. And then should the fastest qualifiers. It is a full

:39:28.:39:42.

hand in part for this one. Working forward to seeing the Scottish

:39:43.:39:46.

quartet, in particular. -- a full Hampden Park. To see it they can get

:39:47.:39:58.

into the top three automatic qualifiers. But it may be a bit of a

:39:59.:40:04.

battle for them. As we mentioned, Jamaica, Australia and Trinidad

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Tobago, all of them strong teams. Away they go. Kirsten McAslan, from

:40:14.:40:20.

sale Harriers. There is some youth in this Scottish quartet as well.

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Kirsten, just 20. And there is some promise in Scottish 400 metre

:40:35.:40:39.

running for the future. But they are running in an environment which they

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have not experienced before. Looking pretty strong at the moment,

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however. The elongated stager of the 4x400m metres, difficult to tell

:40:50.:40:52.

exactly where people are at this stage.

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STEVE CRAM: Christine Day, a class act. Let's not forget that Jamaica,

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we had the first ever world relay championships, and Jamaica were only

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beaten by the United States, so let's forget them. Australia, good

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team. Now, Scotland will have to really scrap to try and get third

:41:19.:41:28.

spot. Lee McConnell is sitting in front of me, in the commentary

:41:29.:41:31.

positions. I am sure she would love to be out there! No Eilidh Child, of

:41:32.:41:37.

course. But they have to get in the top three. I think they have got a

:41:38.:41:42.

chance. So far, so good. They have got to stay in the race. Jamaica,

:41:43.:41:49.

well out in front, as we expected. ANDREW COTTER: It may well be a

:41:50.:41:52.

fierce battle behind. Australia looking strong as well. For Scotland

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now, it will be Gemma Nicol, taking over from Diane Ramsay. She will

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feel the support of the crowd. Just in behind the Trinidad Tobago

:42:06.:42:13.

quartet. Gemma Nicol, just beginning to make a bit of a move. Sitting on

:42:14.:42:18.

the shoulder of the athlete behind, from Trinidad Tobago. But those

:42:19.:42:23.

two are both gaining on the Australian.

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Gemma Nicol first came to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in

:42:31.:42:34.

2002, as a precocious teenager. What an opportunity for her here. What's

:42:35.:42:39.

to say strong in the home straight. She will be handing to 19-year-olds

:42:40.:42:46.

Zoey Clark. She has got huge responsibility here. Gemma Nicol has

:42:47.:42:53.

done fantastically well. And the 19-year-old, being cheered on by

:42:54.:43:00.

this crowd. She goes off like a rocket, past the Australian, but she

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does not want to burn out to early. Jamaica are going to win this, with

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Williams well out in front. Zoey Clark, a little bit of adrenaline,

:43:11.:43:14.

and the noise of the crowd, carried her off so fast. The Australian

:43:15.:43:19.

behind her. Three go through automatically. The athlete from

:43:20.:43:27.

Trinidad Tobago will be hunting down Zoey Clark. Zoey Clark perhaps

:43:28.:43:31.

paying for that early explosion of pace. Zoey Clark holding on for a

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moment, but now she has been overtaken. Scotland in fourth. They

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will have to play the waiting game. Zoey Clark, her face, a picture of

:43:55.:43:58.

pain and despair. Not out of it yet.

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What a shame. Zoey Clark, she knows, of course, she is nervous, the crowd

:44:06.:44:20.

were roaring, they were going crazy. She really attacked it hard, but

:44:21.:44:25.

just too much. And she was running through treacle in the last 30-40

:44:26.:44:30.

metres. At least she kept going, and can hope for a fastest loser spot.

:44:31.:44:34.

Jamaica were always going to be out there, it was always going to be a

:44:35.:44:42.

scrap between the rest. Gemma Nicol ran a 52.7 third leg, within the

:44:43.:44:50.

19-year-old a chance. But that first 150 metres, yes, you want to get out

:44:51.:44:54.

of there, but really, you are burning up all your energy, and then

:44:55.:44:58.

it is really a case of survival almost from 200m out. The Australian

:44:59.:45:04.

girl comes past her, and then you start to worry. And then you are

:45:05.:45:16.

thinking, oh, no, here it comes. Zoey Clark does not give it up

:45:17.:45:20.

easily. She is trying to hang onto that third spot. But all she can do

:45:21.:45:29.

is hope that Scotland can get one of the two fastest losers spots.

:45:30.:45:42.

tremendous atmosphere, that must have inspired you. It was amazing, I

:45:43.:45:50.

was ready for the Hampden roar, it spurred me on at the start. The

:45:51.:45:57.

atmosphere pushed us on. You got the team furthermore in contention, what

:45:58.:46:03.

were your thoughts? I was trying to focus and not listen to the crowd,

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being out in lane seven made it even more noisy! You had a tremendous

:46:08.:46:16.

third leg. Yes, it was quite hard! She kicked out so I just tucked in

:46:17.:46:21.

and waited for my time and try to get a coming down the home straight,

:46:22.:46:26.

it was tough. As you took the battle, you went off fast, do you

:46:27.:46:30.

think he went off to fast? Maybe a little bit. I kind of ran out a bit

:46:31.:46:39.

of steam towards the end. But hopefully the time will bring us

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through. You are still in the mix you want to experience this again.

:46:46.:46:51.

Yes, we have Eilidh Child to come in, so the team will be stronger, we

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have six in the team with Lindsay Sharp as well, so we will have to

:46:57.:47:00.

wait and see. Hopefully we will come back tomorrow, will be determined.

:47:01.:47:04.

We wish you all well. They may, may still get through.

:47:05.:47:17.

They really were labouring down the home straight after going out so

:47:18.:47:21.

fast. Use even sometimes in the relay, just sitting on the shoulder,

:47:22.:47:28.

but the excitement and adrenaline... They may still go through, to the

:47:29.:47:32.

fastest losers go through over the heats, but there are some good wins

:47:33.:47:39.

in the next heat as well. Jamaica, while out in front, they will be

:47:40.:47:40.

strong favourites. -- way out. The first round for the Australian I

:47:41.:47:57.

mentioned in the line-up, Samuels, dominant in qualification, she threw

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over 64 metres, in the rain! What can she do in the sunshine? Just

:48:03.:48:10.

collapsed on that a little. Didn't quite hold her base. It's beyond the

:48:11.:48:15.

60 metres which may be out of the reach of the rest of the field,

:48:16.:48:23.

that's how good she is. Great shots there of the kind of strain going

:48:24.:48:28.

through the upper body is the one K discus... Just waiting for the

:48:29.:48:33.

distance. Does take the lead. Jade Lally, she was clean with the

:48:34.:48:48.

flight of the discus in the first round, got close to her season 's

:48:49.:48:52.

best, can she push on? This looks good! It looks like it is bang on

:48:53.:49:01.

the 60 metre line. And Jade Lally, with a season 's best of 58 metres,

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looks that she has extended that. She threw over 60 metres three years

:49:10.:49:15.

ago. She was in second place in the first round, she is still there, but

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a season 's best now. Scotland will be watching England in

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this second semifinal. Emily Diamond will be leading the team offer. --

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offer. Christine Ohuruogu will hopefully bring it home for England.

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Just to remind you, top three go through, it's a real mix, the

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Bahamas, a bit of experience, one or two youngsters as well. Nigeria,

:49:55.:50:02.

with the likes of Regina George, that is a good team, there are four

:50:03.:50:07.

good teams in this. Nigeria, Bahamas, Canada and England. This

:50:08.:50:18.

four times 400 metres qualification, with the top three and two fastest

:50:19.:50:25.

losers, the seeding may be did Scotland a bit of a favour but they

:50:26.:50:28.

took a risk with Eilidh Child and that is fair to her after all the

:50:29.:50:32.

excitement last night, she said she wanted to give the other team

:50:33.:50:35.

members chance to experience the atmosphere. Let's concentrate on the

:50:36.:50:41.

clock as much as the top three here. Always difficult on the first leg in

:50:42.:51:03.

Ray -- relays. It only unwinds after three bends for the team. Sometimes

:51:04.:51:09.

it can be a little bit disconcerting if you're not used to it. Emily

:51:10.:51:12.

Diamond having to do a good job here, and England have a strong

:51:13.:51:17.

team, they can run fairly conservatively, I think Christina

:51:18.:51:20.

Ohuruogu will be happy if they hadn't heard the pattern with a 15

:51:21.:51:25.

metre lead but Emily Diamond, performing well here. New Zealand is

:51:26.:51:33.

just starting to come back into this. But England take the lead.

:51:34.:51:41.

Looking fairly comfortable. Cox takes it on. Round the bend they

:51:42.:51:50.

will finally break. Henfield on the second leg for the Bahamas. The

:51:51.:51:58.

Canadians on the second leg, just acting head of the Bahamas and the

:51:59.:52:04.

Nigerians, you suspect they would have a strong enough team, trying to

:52:05.:52:08.

make up enough ground on the Bahamas to give rich -- Regina George

:52:09.:52:20.

chance. These are the four teams, the scrap the second, third and

:52:21.:52:27.

fourth will push the teams on. England have the luxury, and a real

:52:28.:52:39.

scrap now for second, third and fourth. Canada, Nigeria, Bahamas.

:52:40.:52:46.

Regina George will run well for Nigeria, I am sure. She is moving up

:52:47.:52:54.

alongside the Canadian. This battle for second, third and fourth is not

:52:55.:52:57.

go well for Scotland because the pace will be quick. A good run by

:52:58.:53:05.

the Nigerian, George, she is even beginning to close on England but

:53:06.:53:11.

Christine Ohuruogu is awaiting for the final leg, and England will be

:53:12.:53:16.

safely through. Canada and the Bahamas just beginning to lose

:53:17.:53:22.

ground. That is where we have to keep our eyes. Scotland were fourth,

:53:23.:53:26.

and their were two fastest loser spots available. We have a Scottish

:53:27.:53:36.

team presenting their nation in this relay tomorrow, it would be great.

:53:37.:53:43.

England, Nigeria and then the scrap behind them. It really doesn't

:53:44.:53:48.

matter in qualification that having a good run out here is something

:53:49.:53:52.

that Christine will want. She said she wanted to come here and run but

:53:53.:53:56.

she has been struggling individually with her form and when you are not

:53:57.:54:02.

in the best of shape, a lot of responsibility is on her shoulders.

:54:03.:54:07.

She extends her little bit to the delight of the crowd here,

:54:08.:54:12.

stretching away for England. Nigeria will finish in second, then it will

:54:13.:54:16.

be Canada and the Bahamas, just watching the clock for the first

:54:17.:54:25.

team. -- fifth team. I am sitting here thinking they were safe and all

:54:26.:54:29.

of a sudden out of nowhere, a big last leg, has it put paid to

:54:30.:54:36.

Scotland? No problem for England, absolutely safe roof. The times are

:54:37.:54:44.

coming up. The time to watch for is Scotland, 3.33.91. If the fifth team

:54:45.:54:50.

are faster than that, they are eliminated. Scotland were fourth in

:54:51.:55:01.

the first semifinal. The Bahamas will go through.

:55:02.:55:11.

No, is the answer to that. What a shame, it was that final leg for

:55:12.:55:20.

Scotland. The noise, we are sitting here, the noise you can hear, the

:55:21.:55:28.

adrenaline must be pumping through. Yes, and that is what at a young

:55:29.:55:32.

age, with inexperience, it's hard to handle that. She overcooked it a

:55:33.:55:43.

little bit too much. She went off too hard, basically and too much

:55:44.:55:49.

lactic acid at the end. It's not a really strong team, it's a young

:55:50.:55:53.

team, and I don't know that she necessarily made a mistake, I can

:55:54.:55:58.

she gave her best, but that Best was never going to be good enough for

:55:59.:56:01.

this group and they were in the tougher semifinal. They gave it

:56:02.:56:09.

their best, bodes well, it was good on Eilidh Child to allow them to

:56:10.:56:15.

have that opportunity. The men coming up very soon. We have a great

:56:16.:56:19.

agenda this evening of distance racing, the women's eight metres

:56:20.:56:23.

final, the men's 10,000 metres and the steeplechase all to come will

:56:24.:56:41.

Claudia Fragapane has become the first Englishwoman in 84 years to

:56:42.:56:47.

win four golds at a single games after claiming the title on floor.

:56:48.:56:55.

And plenty of success, not just for Claudia but for Dan Purvis,

:56:56.:56:59.

snatching the gold from the grasp of England's Nile Wilson, who got a

:57:00.:57:07.

gold of his own. It was Scotland's second gold medal in two days.

:57:08.:57:15.

England and Scotland finished with 11 out of the 14 gymnastics gold is

:57:16.:57:20.

on offer, remarkable stuff. Plenty more going on, at Kelvingrove, you

:57:21.:57:26.

have the bowls final, the men's singles there, and you have Darren

:57:27.:57:33.

Burnett of Scotland taking on the Canadians. Plenty of boxing as well.

:57:34.:57:45.

Five have come through to the finals tomorrow, 13 more will be going this

:57:46.:57:48.

evening, you can see that shortly on ABC three. Kerry is up next. The sun

:57:49.:57:56.

is shining at Hampden and shining on Usain Bolt.

:57:57.:58:02.

My name is Elfriede Kuhr. I have begun to write a war diary.

:58:03.:58:09.

that their own mothers would hardly recognise them.

:58:10.:58:13.

I just wanted to fight, like the rest of the country.

:58:14.:58:16.

We women are desperately needed to work in the factories.

:58:17.:58:20.

Together, they are the humans behind the history.

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