:00:44. > :00:51.Hello. Welcome to Melbourne. One of the world's most famous sporting
:00:52. > :00:54.cities, home to the Australian Grand Prix, the iconic MCG and the
:00:55. > :01:03.Australian Open, which only last week saw the crowning of superstar
:01:04. > :01:10.Serena Williams and Roger Federer. The biggest star of world sport
:01:11. > :01:14.arrived, as Usain Bolt arrived Down Under, to spearhead Nitro Athletics.
:01:15. > :01:22.Today, next Saturday and Sunday on the BBC we'll have highlights of
:01:23. > :01:26.this trail blazing event, which Seb Coe said could revolutionise the
:01:27. > :01:29.sport. It is a high energy competition and it is a bit
:01:30. > :01:34.different. In a moment our commentators will explain how it
:01:35. > :01:37.works. Six teams, made up of 24 athletes go head-to-head over three
:01:38. > :01:42.evening's competition, with the overall winner crowned in a grand
:01:43. > :01:46.final. The teams are Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, England and
:01:47. > :01:51.the Bolt All-Stars. The three sessions of competitions are a
:01:52. > :01:56.mixture of traditional and not so traditional track and field events,
:01:57. > :02:00.like an elimination mile. 150 metres, a mixed four by 100-metre
:02:01. > :02:04.relay. A hurdles relay and a three-minute run. So, a lot to look
:02:05. > :02:13.forward to and a lot of stars in town.
:02:14. > :02:18.Former Olympic 400-metre, Christine Ohuruogu will captain a youthful
:02:19. > :02:21.England team. Australia's former world and world indoor champion will
:02:22. > :02:28.be looking to score big points for the home side. And as for the Bolt
:02:29. > :02:32.All-Stars, they have a wealth of talent including Kerron Clement and
:02:33. > :02:37.of course the main man himself - the legend that is Usain Bolt.
:02:38. > :02:43.The athletes are set. So get ready for track and field as you've never
:02:44. > :02:48.seen it before. Hello, everyone, welcome to Lakeside in Melbourne.
:02:49. > :02:54.For the very first Nitro Athletics event. Each team has 12 men and 12
:02:55. > :02:59.women. There are six teams competing. Japan, New Zealand,
:03:00. > :03:05.captained by Matthew Wyatt. The England team will be guided by
:03:06. > :03:08.Beijing gold-medallist Christine Ohuruogu. Michael Rimmer is also one
:03:09. > :03:19.to watch. China will field a young squad.
:03:20. > :03:23.Spear the hem team, Australia is captained by 1500-metre specialist
:03:24. > :03:31.Ryan Gregson. Finally, the Bolt All-Stars, it is a team dripping
:03:32. > :03:36.with talent. In the men's Asafa Powell, Olympic champion, Kerron
:03:37. > :03:41.Clement and rising American long jumper Jarrion Lawson are on show.
:03:42. > :03:44.Here is a look of the Line-up of events for night one. We kick off
:03:45. > :04:15.with a mixed medley. Power takes priority in the men and
:04:16. > :04:19.women's 60-metre sprints. There are 2 Para 100-metre races.
:04:20. > :04:28.Finally a mixed 4x100 metres relay. Teams are rewarded points for their
:04:29. > :04:33.placing, ranging from 100 to the first, down to 40 points for sixth.
:04:34. > :04:36.Teams attract double points for power plays. There are bonus points
:04:37. > :04:40.on offer in the field. The team with the most points at the end of the
:04:41. > :04:44.night is the winner. The first event is the ideal way to
:04:45. > :04:50.kick off such a unique competition - it is the mixed medley relay,
:04:51. > :04:52.covering distances from 200 to 800 metres. Here is your commentary team
:04:53. > :05:02.for the night. 200 metres followed by a 400, 600
:05:03. > :05:08.and 800. England start favourite, do you reckon? I think the English have
:05:09. > :05:14.the team to look for. What do you do in distance medley medleys is look
:05:15. > :05:19.at the distance. They have Michael Rimmer bringing that home. He's a
:05:20. > :05:25.three-time Olympian. The Bolt all stars are long.
:05:26. > :05:28.Mitchell looking to pass Stevens. They come from the athletics club.
:05:29. > :05:47.They will look to change together. It is a good draw for Australia. A
:05:48. > :05:55.good draw for the Bolt All-Stars. It is 200, 400, 600, 800. It's
:05:56. > :06:02.female, male, female, male. We are about to go. Nitro Athletics is
:06:03. > :06:15.about to explode. The medley relay. Mitchell, two from the top.
:06:16. > :06:20.They are away, Nitro athletics gets on its bike. Mitchell has a good
:06:21. > :06:35.start. He she'll be strong. Morgan has come up on to it. This is
:06:36. > :06:41.the first change. This is the 200. We go to the 400. Morgan gives to
:06:42. > :06:45.Stevens. He was sick ond in the National Championships last year.
:06:46. > :06:51.The bolt all stars are up there. Wilson is interesting here. Gave
:06:52. > :06:57.Luke a leg. Luke's cutting in here, which is a unique cut-in zone. Rien
:06:58. > :07:04.rien will be the one person, Ryan Gregson will not be liking, Bolt at
:07:05. > :07:08.the moment. He's 36 years of age. Wilson is tying up. So the Bolt
:07:09. > :07:15.All-Stars are way back. This 400-metre leg is about to conclude.
:07:16. > :07:22.Luke Stevens is going strong. A big call from Bolt. I reckon it will
:07:23. > :07:27.backfire. Stevens to Rubie. This is a good distance for Anneliese Rubie.
:07:28. > :07:31.600 is her perfect distance. She's stepping up to 800 and 600 is where
:07:32. > :07:37.she's at with her training. It will be tough. She'll have to judge the
:07:38. > :07:43.pace. And Alex Bell is a two-flat runner. She's a powerful runner,
:07:44. > :07:49.Bell. She's doing a great job for England. China in third place. Rubie
:07:50. > :07:55.looks to be pacing herself well. Gregson, the final runner for
:07:56. > :08:00.Australia. Rimmer for England. China, Japan, New Zealand and Bolt
:08:01. > :08:04.All-Stars back in sixth place. So, Rubie, on this 600-metre leg, she
:08:05. > :08:08.was at the Olympic Games last year. Semi-finals and the 200. She did
:08:09. > :08:12.well at the world champs the year before. One to watch in Australian
:08:13. > :08:18.athletics. Anneliese Rubie is picking up. She's taking distance
:08:19. > :08:23.off Alex Bell. She fed off the vibe. She's struggling now. And Anneliese
:08:24. > :08:28.Rubie is kicks home. A great start for the Aussies.
:08:29. > :08:31.Rubie is actually away. Now the New Zealanders get a power play here.
:08:32. > :08:34.They will get double their points, wherever they might finish. So,
:08:35. > :08:40.important for them. Listen to this roar! This Grandstand fall in front
:08:41. > :08:45.of us. Usain Bolt cannot believe it! He's saying, what have I done here,
:08:46. > :08:52.I might have picked the wrong bloke. Rubie is away. The Australian
:08:53. > :09:02.cocaptain, along with his partner. Alex Bell to Michael Rimmer. Japan
:09:03. > :09:08.has moved to third. For the Bolt All-Stars, when they
:09:09. > :09:12.arrive, Williams, who is an Aussie. Gregson broke some new ground last
:09:13. > :09:16.year. It has been donkey's ages since we had an Australian make the
:09:17. > :09:22.final of the 1500. He's within in good shape this season. He's a fit
:09:23. > :09:28.athlete. He knows that Michael Rimmer is coming up from behind.
:09:29. > :09:36.He's a 143 man, Michael Rimmer. I think there's enough of a gap.
:09:37. > :09:42.It is breaking barriers this and I love it! They know each other pretty
:09:43. > :09:45.well. Partners, the glamour couple of
:09:46. > :09:49.Australian athletics. Rimmer in second place. A terrific record over
:09:50. > :09:54.the stretch. Semi-finals and Olympics twice.
:09:55. > :09:58.China and Japan battling for third and fourth.
:09:59. > :10:02.We can see Ryan Gregson, who is stretching out on the back straight.
:10:03. > :10:07.Michael Rimmer, he has to be content with second place. Australia are
:10:08. > :10:12.flying away. Set up with Mitchell's great leg. A terrific run by Luke
:10:13. > :10:18.Stephens. Now Gregson floating away from them.
:10:19. > :10:22.The beauty of this concept is it is about points.
:10:23. > :10:27.It is really important that the bolt all star runs through the line and
:10:28. > :10:35.takes the Japanese and Chinese in front of him. Wow! 100 points coming
:10:36. > :10:40.up. It is the best start possible in the Nitro series. Gregson and
:10:41. > :10:51.Australia collect 100. Rimmer second. So, England get 80.
:10:52. > :10:57.China coming through. 70. 60 points for Japan. New Zealand past Bolt
:10:58. > :11:02.All-Stars again. So, Usain Bolt and his team have a little bit to do.
:11:03. > :11:08.For Australia, it was brilliant! A perfect start to the Nitro series
:11:09. > :11:14.for the home sun. Australia taking out the mixed medley relay from
:11:15. > :11:21.England and China. Next up 150-metre sprints. Men, followed by women.
:11:22. > :11:28.You guys are bottom of the ladder. You have to win this to get 100
:11:29. > :11:33.points. Your captain is stressing a little bit. We didn't expect such a
:11:34. > :11:44.slow start. I like pressure. Going out there and do it. Go and get
:11:45. > :11:51.them, mate! Frit frat and Powell with all -- Frater and Powell with
:11:52. > :12:02.all the championships. Nagata, Millar from New Zealand.
:12:03. > :12:15.Here's Michael Frater. A clean start. Hartmann goes up
:12:16. > :12:20.early. Nagata away quickly. Millar running well.
:12:21. > :12:25.Millar inside. Hartmann coming home hard. This will
:12:26. > :12:32.be a surprise, a big one for the Kiwis. New Zealand, Japan, Australia
:12:33. > :12:41.and Michael Frater out of the placings. The women's 150, Jenna
:12:42. > :12:46.Prandini the favourite here. Day, from Australia. She skipped school
:12:47. > :12:52.for two weeks to run at Nitro series. And Sally Pearson ran
:12:53. > :13:01.against her a couple of weeks ago. She went flat out. She broke Pearson
:13:02. > :13:06.and Hewit's record. It is phenomenal for a 16-year-old. She is a talent.
:13:07. > :13:12.You have to be very excited watching her coming through the ranks. With
:13:13. > :13:15.the 150 metres it is combined, so the men and women come together. We
:13:16. > :13:21.don't have a running total at the moment. Michael Frater back in
:13:22. > :13:25.fourth. That means not much if they fall away in interest. What about
:13:26. > :13:36.Day, in line number five? Hobbs in two.
:13:37. > :13:50.Nagano in five four. Na of China outside. So Prandini...
:13:51. > :13:54.The favourite a. Way they go. Day got a good start, Hobbs got a good
:13:55. > :13:56.start as well. Hobbs going through.
:13:57. > :14:07.Day hanging on strongly. The 16-year-old. Oh, big strobs for
:14:08. > :14:12.Williams. -- problems for Williams. It is way back for England. So, the
:14:13. > :14:18.very good Australian story continues. Bolt will be smiling
:14:19. > :14:23.tonight. Prandini has saved a sinking ship. Jenna Prandini gets
:14:24. > :14:28.the first win of the night for the Bolt All-Stars. New Zealand takes
:14:29. > :14:36.the honours in the men's. In the men's pot vault each competitor has
:14:37. > :14:40.four attempts. Vaulters have just one shot to nominate their preferred
:14:41. > :14:45.height. Next is Marschall. Three clearances
:14:46. > :14:50.so far. OK, he needs your support, ladies
:14:51. > :14:59.and gentlemen. Here he goes. He's 19 years of age. Lifetime best of 5.70.
:15:00. > :15:02.He wears lucky undis! Let's hope they are lucky for him here. In he
:15:03. > :15:22.comes... That was a very close leap at 5.6
:15:23. > :15:32.zero. A brave choice. Now the competitor from China. He was clear
:15:33. > :15:39.at 5.4 zero. He has already got equal first, but he could push
:15:40. > :15:49.Kurtis Marschall back into second. No count back. Xiue is a very
:15:50. > :16:02.serious pole vault. Six in Rio, the Asian champion. This is a serious
:16:03. > :16:08.jump, at 5.6 zero. Here he goes. 5.60 is on his way. He goes up and
:16:09. > :16:15.down. He did not have a clearance at the final height and team Australia
:16:16. > :16:20.and team China will show the points in the pole vault. Australia and
:16:21. > :16:23.China show the points, next it is the three-minute distance challenge,
:16:24. > :16:24.a race with no finish line. The team that covers the greatest distance is
:16:25. > :16:38.the winner. And here is the line-up. Luke Matthews to come home and then
:16:39. > :16:43.China. You know what it is all about. Officials getting ready to
:16:44. > :16:48.stop the athletes after three minutes. It is a weird feeling. How
:16:49. > :16:54.do you know how fast to go out? You would hope that someone is counting
:16:55. > :17:05.you down. Those 25-metre increments are at the back, there is LaCaze.
:17:06. > :17:14.There is a real mix. Thomas is a 15-metre runner. Keown ran a
:17:15. > :17:19.personal best this year. The Chinese competitor is also a 50-metre
:17:20. > :17:24.runner. They are about to run for three minutes, as far as they
:17:25. > :17:33.possibly can. LaCaze was in such brilliant form. The key is here,
:17:34. > :17:38.just how hard do you go out? How do you place set? There is Thomas,
:17:39. > :17:53.followed by 22-macro. -- Buscomb. They are looking at
:17:54. > :17:58.about 2.5 lengths after three minutes. They will be looking to
:17:59. > :18:05.finish with 1.52 ago. They will be struggling to do that. Buscomb, the
:18:06. > :18:12.girl on the right with the Long blonde ponytail, in the dark,
:18:13. > :18:20.representing the Bolt All-Stars, she has just won a ten kilometres race.
:18:21. > :18:27.Charlene Thomas from England is a really tough cookie. She has won the
:18:28. > :18:36.European Championships. LaCaze will have to watch her. That clock
:18:37. > :18:43.winding down. They have done about a minute and a quarter. Such a bunched
:18:44. > :18:47.field. Where you finish, you move up to the next spot. You can finish
:18:48. > :18:51.within 15 minutes of someone and probably get the same result. The
:18:52. > :18:57.men will come on within about half a minute to a minute and then they go
:18:58. > :19:02.as well. It is Thomas of England leading from Buscomb from New
:19:03. > :19:11.Zealand, sorry, the Bolt All-Stars. She is a kiwi. Keown of New Zealand,
:19:12. > :19:20.LaCaze, her co-captain and then the Chinese competitor. The Japanese
:19:21. > :19:26.competitor may be struggling. Is she powerful enough to assert herself?
:19:27. > :19:31.There is your answer. LaCaze has gone. It was a slow pace and LaCaze
:19:32. > :19:37.has gone hard. She obviously had her tactic that she was going to spread
:19:38. > :19:42.it down with one minute to go. After three minutes, when the clock gets
:19:43. > :19:48.to zero, they stop. Can LaCaze get far enough away? Good response here
:19:49. > :19:56.from the Chinese competitor. Then Buscomb. She knows she has to quit
:19:57. > :20:08.her tape. Three minutes of torture. The last-minute has been so hard.
:20:09. > :20:13.She has done a great job. Buscomb behind her. Thomas has dropped off
:20:14. > :20:21.from England. LaCaze is almost there. This is going to be close.
:20:22. > :20:26.China coming up, Australia have done it. Well done, LaCaze. They got to
:20:27. > :20:30.about where you said. Just about spot on. Here is Luke Matthews, the
:20:31. > :20:48.Australian who had the slight lead. Kiptoo is in third place. He will be
:20:49. > :20:53.hard to hold out. Matthews is leading. Then we have Kiptoo,
:20:54. > :21:09.Richard Wear from England, Tim Cornish by New Zealand. He is going
:21:10. > :21:12.to be tactical. It is a tough one to lead a three minute challenge the
:21:13. > :21:22.whole way so the tactic for Luke Matthews has been to take it easy,
:21:23. > :21:29.use the lead that LaCaze gave him. Kiptoo was interesting, he took off
:21:30. > :21:35.so fast. He is taking off, he does not have a very fast kick, but
:21:36. > :21:40.Kiptoo is the one to watch. I think Matthews is in the right spot. The
:21:41. > :21:46.Chinese runner, he is a steeplechaser. He does not really
:21:47. > :21:50.have it. Kiptoo, as long as Matthews does not get caught, they are
:21:51. > :21:54.halfway through their run right now. You can see that Luke Matthews is
:21:55. > :21:59.boxed in a little bit and he gave Kiptoo and a little shove. Richard
:22:00. > :22:06.Wear comes to the outside. There is still a long time to go, one minute
:22:07. > :22:11.and 19 to go. If I were Kiptoo, I would not go anywhere. He has let
:22:12. > :22:17.Matthew Selt, that is a mistake. He could have kept him in. Luke
:22:18. > :22:25.Matthews has a really good chance. Kiptoo is from West Kenny. I would
:22:26. > :22:35.have thought if Luke Matthews is in top shape, he could run him down. He
:22:36. > :22:42.does not have their kick of Matthews. Kiptoo has had to go
:22:43. > :22:56.early. Richards Wear is in third. Can Luke Matthews run down Kiptoo?
:22:57. > :23:00.30 seconds to go. Luke Matthews gets one little kick. Look at the captain
:23:01. > :23:07.roaring him on. Bolt All-Stars have been vanquished again. Matthews
:23:08. > :23:13.coming away. He made a big market in Melbourne last March. Tonight, even
:23:14. > :23:20.better. May is going to bring home a 100 points for the Australian team.
:23:21. > :23:30.Matthews and LaCaze collect a lot. How good is that? What a team.
:23:31. > :23:41.Kiptoo in second place thing. What a team. What a run and he was 100% and
:23:42. > :23:43.so was LaCaze. Another great result for the Australians, winning the
:23:44. > :23:48.three-minute challenge which sends them to the top of the leaderboard.
:23:49. > :23:52.New Zealand, the surprise package in second, China in third and the Bolt
:23:53. > :23:57.All-Stars banking on their big names, still to come. Up next, the
:23:58. > :24:08.mixed two by 300 m relay, women to men. Morgan Mitchell and Luke
:24:09. > :24:12.Stevens, we have already seen them. This is an even better distance for
:24:13. > :24:21.Morgan Mitchell. She was very good in the 200 and of course, the
:24:22. > :24:27.Commonwealth champion their Christine Oduruogu. I spoke to her
:24:28. > :24:31.on Thursday night and she was excited about this concept and she
:24:32. > :24:33.is supporting it and she is an Olympic gold-medallist and the
:24:34. > :24:43.silver-medallist and bronze-medallist. We are about to
:24:44. > :24:48.go. No staggers. This will be very important. Can Mitchell get across?
:24:49. > :24:55.She has got good speed. She does cross over. The competitor from New
:24:56. > :25:00.Zealand mix-up. You would expect Christine Day to be very good.
:25:01. > :25:06.Oduruogu in third place. So important to get the in running, the
:25:07. > :25:11.first runners in the women have two bends and this changeover will be
:25:12. > :25:19.carnage. Morgan wants to be cleared to change the pattern with Luke
:25:20. > :25:26.Stevens. Stephen is about to go. Clement is in a good spot. He is the
:25:27. > :25:31.hurdle champion from the Olympics. Theo Campbell is third. In fourth
:25:32. > :25:40.place is Josef Miller from New Zealand. Can Stevens hold of
:25:41. > :25:44.Clement? He is doing a pretty good job. Clement has not got him.
:25:45. > :25:51.Stevens is two metres in front and holding on. The Olympic champion
:25:52. > :25:56.will not get to him and Stevens has done it again. The Bolt All-Stars
:25:57. > :26:02.have been upstaged and England get third. Can you believe it? It gets
:26:03. > :26:09.better by the minute. Another upset in the relay. Australia Street in
:26:10. > :26:14.the field ahead of Bolt All-Stars. Up next, the men's long jump and we
:26:15. > :26:18.join the final round with bonus points available for jumpers to get
:26:19. > :26:24.close to the personal best. His personal best is eight .58 and he
:26:25. > :26:33.should have won the Olympic gold medal and to say he was filthy, was
:26:34. > :26:39.an understatement. He was very upset but let us hope that has turned into
:26:40. > :26:45.fire in his belly. He has got a good wind, let's get going. Get behind
:26:46. > :27:00.him. Do we want to see eight metres? Here he comes. The wind is still. 25
:27:01. > :27:08.seconds to go. He needs to take off. Launch! Here he goes. Eight metres
:27:09. > :27:15.is required distance. That might be close. Fowl. The red flag goes up.
:27:16. > :27:20.It is a foul but he still leads. This is the power play for the Bolt
:27:21. > :27:33.All-Stars. Jarrion Lawson is it a good position. Burberrys Lapierre is
:27:34. > :27:45.up next. The team manager. -- 65-macro.
:27:46. > :27:57.-- LaPierre. He has got 7.94 for the win. His best so far is 7.7 four.
:27:58. > :28:11.I have another statistic, he is capable of doing it. Get behind him,
:28:12. > :28:19.here he comes. Put up that white flag. There it is! 7.89. It was very
:28:20. > :28:25.close, great final jump from LaPierre. Look at the height.
:28:26. > :28:42.Outrageous. Air traffic control needed to be alerted. Zhang. He can
:28:43. > :28:46.do this. Not quite. Not quite. Some big news here, Bruce, because
:28:47. > :28:50.Jarrion Lawson with the terrible charge for the Bolt All-Stars has
:28:51. > :28:55.collected 200 points, 200 points, that will elevate them up the
:28:56. > :29:04.standings in spectacular fashion. Zhang from China. It is 7.80! Do my
:29:05. > :29:15.eyes deceive me? No they didn't. He gets the 15 bonus points. And here,
:29:16. > :29:21.the Australian, Natasha Morrison, we heard Usain Bolt say he had great
:29:22. > :29:26.confidence in her. Berryman on the right, she is 25 years old today.
:29:27. > :29:36.Hannah Williams for England, double points important. She is probably
:29:37. > :29:40.more a 14 -- 15-metre runner. There is Hannah Williams. She is coming
:29:41. > :29:48.into the relay later because Bianca Poulter hamstring. She is 18 years
:29:49. > :29:56.of age. There is Natasha Morrison. She is based in Texas now, the
:29:57. > :30:02.Jamaican, 24 years old, she is a gold-medallist from the World
:30:03. > :30:15.Championships in 2015. The 29-year-old Australian next to her.
:30:16. > :30:30.So Morrison got a fairly good start. She stumbled. She's in trouble.
:30:31. > :30:36.Berryman hanging on. Oh, what a shock! The New Zealander on her
:30:37. > :30:43.birthday has won from Morrison, who seemed to stumble after the start.
:30:44. > :30:49.What a strange old race. You can see Morrison on race, tapping her head.
:30:50. > :30:54.She knew she stuffed that start up. She nearly fell over. She wanted to
:30:55. > :30:59.get back. To get back into second was a great effort. Watch her in
:31:00. > :31:06.black. Sprinters concentrate being low on the blocks. She was brilliant
:31:07. > :31:12.at the back. What an upset. Kelsey Berryman, known as a long
:31:13. > :31:21.jumper. She's a backof all trades. She's -- jack of all trades. She's a
:31:22. > :31:25.very fast sprinter. At the moment, that is where they
:31:26. > :31:31.stand. No points have been decided. It is the men power play.
:31:32. > :31:39.If we combine the two events here, the men and the women's to the final
:31:40. > :31:45.point. Gill, Showler-Davis, Oseto, Powell and then Aaron Stubbs and
:31:46. > :31:50.Renkeng Lin of China. Asafa Powell, three from the left
:31:51. > :31:58.when we look at them in a moment. What will Stubbs be thinking? A
:31:59. > :32:03.clean start. Powell got away well. Stubbs in about fourth place.
:32:04. > :32:11.Powell does brilliantly. Close for second and third.
:32:12. > :32:18.Probably Showler-Davis second. The great man! It is great to have him
:32:19. > :32:23.back. 11 years ago he was the toast of the Commonwealth Games. The all
:32:24. > :32:28.stars are making their move. The All stars needed a big performance and
:32:29. > :32:33.you came through. Definitely. We have the greatest team here. We want
:32:34. > :32:37.to make sure we get back on top. You are a little bit behind if you are
:32:38. > :32:46.the greatest team. We are way behind! Sshh!
:32:47. > :32:49.You seem to have time to look around, see where everyone else was,
:32:50. > :32:55.that must have been comfortable? Having fun. My team is behind, so I
:32:56. > :33:00.put on a little show to get up everyone's spirit. You put on a
:33:01. > :33:05.great show for the crowd. Well done. The Bolt All skaf stars are leading
:33:06. > :33:07.the standardsing with Asafa Powell winning the 60-metres sprint from
:33:08. > :33:12.Kazuma Oseto and Kieran Showler-Davis. Another All Star
:33:13. > :33:19.finished second behind Kelsey Berryman in the women's. So it is
:33:20. > :33:27.Usain Bolt and co in the lead. Up next the women's 100-metre hurdles.
:33:28. > :33:46.Michelle and Abbie know each other really well. Abbie today call the
:33:47. > :33:51.call up for the All Stars. MacKenzie Keenan of New Zealand, from
:33:52. > :33:56.Christchurch. She runs for Melbourne. She's based here now. The
:33:57. > :34:02.400 hurdles. Drew of England.
:34:03. > :34:10.This is an important event for Australia in the overall cop tent.
:34:11. > :34:17.Slightly different look for all of us. They are about to go. And
:34:18. > :34:27.Jenneke got a good start. Just let her out T Aussies are in front.
:34:28. > :34:35.Jenneke kicks away. Michelle will get the job done. A little bit of a
:34:36. > :34:38.mishap late for her. She just paused and cost herself some ground.
:34:39. > :34:40.Tonight it doesn't matter. It matters where you finish. She gets
:34:41. > :34:51.the 400. Riez riez You looked like you wanted
:34:52. > :34:56.it so badly -- Get the points for Australia. That is really all I can
:34:57. > :35:01.ask for tonight! Another 100 points. We heard in the lead-up maybe sore
:35:02. > :35:07.in the hamstrings and not going 100%. How was it for you tonight? It
:35:08. > :35:12.wasn't actually too bad. I torn it seven weeks ago. I have
:35:13. > :35:18.done a lot of work getting back and actually very silly in the gym the
:35:19. > :35:22.other day, a jump and I sprained my ankle. A bit of taping going on
:35:23. > :35:28.here. Held up in the race. That's all I need. I think we better put
:35:29. > :35:32.you in cotton wool. Go and celebrate with the crowd. Well done! Thank you
:35:33. > :35:38.very much. Michelle Jenneke taking the win, with China second. The home
:35:39. > :35:48.side now edges closer to Team Bolt at the top of the table.
:35:49. > :35:56.The first to cross the finish line grabs maximum points.
:35:57. > :36:04.They all have a classification here. It is a staggered start.
:36:05. > :36:09.James Arnott, England, Mikiyo Ikeda, Japan. Jarryd Wallace for the Bolt
:36:10. > :36:14.All-Stars. Scott Reardon, and Chad Perris of China.
:36:15. > :36:34.So Reardon got a good start. Then Ikeda. Will O'Neill, a big lead.
:36:35. > :36:43.Coming home Perris and the New Zealander wins it. Reardon gets
:36:44. > :36:48.second. Perris, third for China. So, Will O'Neill, the holder in the ACT.
:36:49. > :36:52.What do they say in the professional ranks? He'll get pulled for next
:36:53. > :36:57.week, I think. A yard or two or three. Definitely. Go to the women's
:36:58. > :37:02.100 metres. And Grimaldi of New Zealand. We talked about Anna
:37:03. > :37:08.earlier, she's the champion from Rio in the long jump. A great sprinter
:37:09. > :37:11.as well. Ella Pardy for Western Australia,
:37:12. > :37:23.the 26-year-old. Pardy has a lot of ground to make
:37:24. > :37:32.up. I think Japan will do well here.
:37:33. > :37:39.Sasaki... Coming through Grimaldi in third place. Next elimination miles
:37:40. > :37:44.for men and women. Six runners start and one is eliminated at the end of
:37:45. > :37:48.each lap. Matthew Ramsden, the best young
:37:49. > :37:53.talent in Australia, younging for the Bolt All-Stars. How does it
:37:54. > :37:58.unfold? We've had the explanation. So the standings into this race for
:37:59. > :38:03.the Nitro Athletics on night one, the Bolt All-Stars still leading.
:38:04. > :38:12.Australia not star away. -- far away.
:38:13. > :38:18.Just for the record the Bolt All-Stars pinched a margin there.
:38:19. > :38:21.They got inside Japan at the start. We will not worry about it, will we?
:38:22. > :38:26.No. Everything is a bit lose tonight. Everything is different.
:38:27. > :38:31.This elimination mile is one of the most different events. After 400
:38:32. > :38:36.metres you hear the explanation that the final person will be eliminator.
:38:37. > :38:44.Jeff Riseley is sitting back. He looks to be comfortable. Matthew
:38:45. > :38:51.Ramsden is about to move up. Jamie Webb of England.
:38:52. > :38:54.Musson of New Zealand. 120 metres to Government
:38:55. > :38:59.Riseley sitting back. The pace will be interesting, too. Do they run
:39:00. > :39:04.flat out? They look like they do. Riseley has moved up alongside the
:39:05. > :39:10.Japanese runner. Gets himself into the right spot.
:39:11. > :39:16.I think shi no might be going. Yes, so China's gone. So Gao has gone.
:39:17. > :39:21.Now, this is where it is weird, isn't it? This is fantastic. None of
:39:22. > :39:28.us knew how the tactics would play out. Speaking to Geoff he thought it
:39:29. > :39:33.would be OK. Others are more like five K types. They went out fast,
:39:34. > :39:38.no-one wants to be eliminated so fast. Going so fast in the first lap
:39:39. > :39:48.they have to conceive energy, if they are to finish the race off.
:39:49. > :39:51.The young Aussie Matthew Ramsden, running for the Bolt All-Stars goes
:39:52. > :39:59.past Riseley. So Riseley again doing what he did. He's playing a little
:40:00. > :40:05.cat and mouse game here. They've taken the numbers. Musson here.
:40:06. > :40:15.Riseley looks comfortable enough. He's moved up. Riseley is going to
:40:16. > :40:22.push, push, push. He does. China went and now Japan goes. We are down
:40:23. > :40:30.to four. So, one more to be eliminate and then the dash for
:40:31. > :40:33.home. Well done. He's earned his keep with an 800-medley and now
:40:34. > :40:37.this. Matthew Ramsden of the Bolt
:40:38. > :40:39.All-Stars. The 19-year-old Jeff Riseley, the 30-year-old Victorian
:40:40. > :40:45.and then we get to Jamie Webb and Ben Musson. I am not sure if those
:40:46. > :40:50.guy guys at the back have another kick in them. I am not sure if they
:40:51. > :40:57.want another kick in them. Obviously surging is not the way to run fast,
:40:58. > :41:01.you pay for it later in the race. Musson coming back with Webb. They
:41:02. > :41:04.have to be up closer to Riseley and Ramsden. They are probably a step
:41:05. > :41:09.above the other two. They should be save. Ramsden looks comfortable out
:41:10. > :41:14.there in front. It is a group of youngsters. You have the 19-year-old
:41:15. > :41:18.Ramsden and then the 22-year-old, and 22-year-old Musson. Musson will
:41:19. > :41:22.be the one to go, surely. New Zealand will be out. We get to the
:41:23. > :41:28.last lap. What happens here? Do they keep running hard, or do they play
:41:29. > :41:35.cat and mouse? I Musson has gone. It has come down to the Bolt All-Stars.
:41:36. > :41:43.There is Ben Musson. He's gone. He's earnt some points. He's got 60
:41:44. > :41:48.points for the Kiwis. Ramsden, of the Bolt All-Stars. In the finals of
:41:49. > :41:54.the juniors. Jeff Riseley, sitting on him at the moment. Who gets the
:41:55. > :41:59.100, and who gets the 80? Jamie Webb is in the background. Ramsden, a bit
:42:00. > :42:03.of a chance here for the 1-year-old. Some bragging rights. Riseley starts
:42:04. > :42:07.to go. He's about a metre behind him. Ramsden leads into the
:42:08. > :42:15.straight. He'll be hard to beat, I reckon. Look at Usain Bolt and the
:42:16. > :42:22.All-Stars shouting him on! This is a huge win. It is an Aussie for the
:42:23. > :42:27.All-Stars. What a future he's got. Jeff Riseley, second. I am not sure
:42:28. > :42:34.whether Jamie Webb is with us? He is about 150 metres away. He is a star,
:42:35. > :42:39.this young fella. Unfortunately he's knocked off an Aussie. Jeff Riseley
:42:40. > :42:46.gave it a great shot. And Matthew was able to pull away from Geoff. It
:42:47. > :42:52.is such a tactical race. Let's go from the elimination mile, Dave to
:42:53. > :42:58.the javelin. The target javelin land the spear inside the V. 45 metres.
:42:59. > :43:03.It spreads out, the further you throw the spear, the wider the V. Up
:43:04. > :43:10.next Jo Blair. Po years of age. -- 30 years of age.
:43:11. > :43:16.The British champion. Will it land? It's gone wide.
:43:17. > :43:21.It was a slice. She launched herself 46, 26 for Jo
:43:22. > :43:28.Blair from England. She's in sixth spot at the moment. I'm cheering for
:43:29. > :43:32.Kara Winger. Leading, 21. 16. I think she can find the V. This is
:43:33. > :43:36.her first time ever throwing in a hat. For me, this is what Nitro is
:43:37. > :43:40.all about. Give it up for Kara Winger. She is throwing in a hat.
:43:41. > :43:43.She deserves our appreciation just for that. In she comes! Out it goes!
:43:44. > :43:57.Out it goes! Well, she's wearing the hat. She's
:43:58. > :44:02.got 15 bonus points, which means currently as things stand, 115
:44:03. > :44:06.points. That's what it's all about tonight. This is super fun. I never
:44:07. > :44:11.hit the target before. I'm terrible at that game! Here we go for Kara
:44:12. > :44:17.Winger. She's nailed the target. Gets 15 bonus points. Distance
:44:18. > :44:21.60-43. Leading and got the bonus points. The Bolt All-Stars back in
:44:22. > :44:31.business. Morgan Mitchell on the runway. Run
:44:32. > :44:41.-- Kathryn Mitchell on the runway. It looks straight - it's in there!
:44:42. > :44:45.All right! 15 bonus points. Was it previous than your other throw? I
:44:46. > :44:53.think my shoulder is Maxed out for distance. I needed the accuracy. You
:44:54. > :44:58.have nailed the bonus points. I will work on a few things this week and
:44:59. > :45:02.come back next Saturday. Hopefully there are a few metres extra. That
:45:03. > :45:07.shoulder is held together with gaffer tape. The 34-year-old from
:45:08. > :45:12.Victoria, sixth in the Olympic Games.
:45:13. > :45:19.This is power play. For the Chinese team, currently in second place,
:45:20. > :45:21.with 60.94. If she can launch 61. 17 and get the target, it's all
:45:22. > :45:36.happening! It flies! It flies! That was a big build-up. A massive
:45:37. > :45:45.build-up. That is 180 points for China. Finishing in second place.
:45:46. > :45:52.Big points for China. Not a bad launch, too close to the foul line.
:45:53. > :45:59.She went high as well. It was a storm chaser. It was up in the
:46:00. > :46:04.clouds. It is not going to improve her score. Bolt All-Stars, Usain
:46:05. > :46:12.Bolt, a very proficient javelin thrower. He threw it in Rio. 54
:46:13. > :46:16.point 17. The Chinese athlete will finish in second place, Catherine
:46:17. > :46:26.Mitchell third, there is your winner. Kara Winger from the Bolt
:46:27. > :46:36.All-Stars. Linden Hall of Australia there.
:46:37. > :46:47.Selah Jepleting Busienei there from the Bolt All-Stars. We sort of know
:46:48. > :46:58.how it works with what happened previously. Away they go in the
:46:59. > :47:01.women's elimination mile. Laura Nagle from New Zealand pushing up
:47:02. > :47:07.and in front of her is Alison Leonard. Li from China has gone
:47:08. > :47:17.forward. Selah Jepleting Busienei getting around her. Nagel there.
:47:18. > :47:24.Linden Hall will drop back to second last. Nagel has worked hard, she is
:47:25. > :47:30.at the front. She was the New Zealand 10,000 metres champion last
:47:31. > :47:34.year. If you are a distance runner, you want to be towards the front so
:47:35. > :47:38.it does not come down to the last spread. It is interesting to see,
:47:39. > :47:42.the first lap seems to be crazy and then they slow down. Linden Hall has
:47:43. > :47:47.got herself into a good position. She was told that the best place to
:47:48. > :47:51.be would-be where everyone wants to be coming into the final kick down
:47:52. > :47:59.and looks like she will make it through quite comfortably. It is
:48:00. > :48:06.pretty tight behind her. I think Li... She has gone out. Linden Hall.
:48:07. > :48:09.China will have to leave. It is Alison Leonard of a man, Linden
:48:10. > :48:18.Hall, Selah Jepleting Busienei from Bolt All-Stars and then a big gap to
:48:19. > :48:22.Laura Nagel. The Chinese runner now told that she was the background.
:48:23. > :48:31.The front runners will probably slow, but you would think that 46
:48:32. > :48:45.mackerel -- 46 aggro, she is in trouble... A little bit of
:48:46. > :48:50.inexperience. -- Urabe. England have employed and interesting tactic
:48:51. > :48:57.putting Alison Leonard in the team. I am sure Usain Bolt has explained
:48:58. > :49:01.to her what works and what does not. Kurtis Marschall is there. It is a
:49:02. > :49:05.fantastic environment having the athletes out there cheering. These
:49:06. > :49:13.three know that they are safe. They are cruising a little bit more.
:49:14. > :49:19.LaCaze, what a captain she has been. We get down to four now. Urabe will
:49:20. > :49:23.miss out. Nagel assay for the moment. You could not see her
:49:24. > :49:30.catching the top three. Such a different race for the men. It was
:49:31. > :49:33.so tense. The top three have sorted themselves out. Laura Nagel, you
:49:34. > :49:39.would think she has a forlorn hope of getting back into the picture.
:49:40. > :49:44.What does Linden do and what does Selah Jepleting Busienei do and
:49:45. > :49:51.Alison Leonard. They could really turn it off for a bit here. Has
:49:52. > :49:55.Linden Hall got the pace? She is not scared to lead from a long way out.
:49:56. > :50:01.She was speaking about maybe leading from the front. She will be OK here.
:50:02. > :50:05.She knows that she is safe not get eliminated. She wants to win the
:50:06. > :50:16.race and she knows that team needs to the race. She will want to make
:50:17. > :50:20.sure that she has a bit of a lead and she kicks the legs out of Alison
:50:21. > :50:27.Leonard who is dropping back. We know she is a flat 800 runner. This
:50:28. > :50:30.is a combined men's and women's and the Bolt All-Stars beat the
:50:31. > :50:35.Australians in the men's elimination mile. Into the last lap, frustrated
:50:36. > :50:42.to shared the points with the Bolt All-Stars here. We have a power play
:50:43. > :50:48.in the 4x100. It is important that Linden Hall can win. The captain is
:50:49. > :50:54.verging on Selah Jepleting Busienei. Linden Hall is away. She is six or
:50:55. > :50:57.seven metres in front of Selah Jepleting Busienei. Alison Leonard
:50:58. > :51:05.is consigned to third place. Linden Hall looks great. She missed the
:51:06. > :51:10.Olympic final by two tenths of a second. This young woman has a huge
:51:11. > :51:15.future, she is 25, she has so much to look forward to. This has been
:51:16. > :51:20.really impressive. She is a fantastic athlete. She also got
:51:21. > :51:30.engaged last year. Look at her go, she is pulling away, she is going to
:51:31. > :51:33.do the job for her team. The 25-year-old, the Rio Olympian, she
:51:34. > :51:37.comes away with a big win in the elimination mile, Linden Hall, a
:51:38. > :51:41.great result for Australia, Selah Jepleting Busienei in second place
:51:42. > :51:50.and third will be Alison Leonard. Good result there. This is quite an
:51:51. > :52:03.historical moment in track and field. Where are you going? This is
:52:04. > :52:09.a very historical moment for track and field work mail takes on a
:52:10. > :52:15.female. Did you think that this would ever happen one day. No, I was
:52:16. > :52:24.kind of dreading it. I will just try my best. Is that trash talk? Same
:52:25. > :52:34.Australia can take the wind? Hopefully you can hold on to get it.
:52:35. > :52:39.To Paris is first and then the two powerhouses with the ladies, we have
:52:40. > :52:46.got that covered, it is easy. We do not play games, we are here to win.
:52:47. > :52:48.Good luck, guys. That is the leaderboard for Nitro Athletics.
:52:49. > :53:08.Team at the all China, Australia. The 4x100 coming up and here are the
:53:09. > :53:17.lane draws. Australia can get double points here. If Australia could get
:53:18. > :53:22.second, they would get 60 more points than the All-Stars. It is a
:53:23. > :53:27.tough ask when the greatest athlete of all time is running. Stranger
:53:28. > :53:33.things have happened. Powell must be begin I have done a lot, this is
:53:34. > :53:41.very different. He is running against five women here. He is the
:53:42. > :53:47.only male on the opening leg. What price him being first to Bolt? It is
:53:48. > :53:54.Black Caviar, isn't it? You would probably put your house on it. The
:53:55. > :54:00.Jamaicans are well rehearsed when it comes to realise. Would he be
:54:01. > :54:05.nervous? What to say? I think so. If you watch the movie of Bolt, you
:54:06. > :54:09.think he is never nervous, but he says he always gets nervous. This is
:54:10. > :54:27.his first race of the season. We are about to go. Powell to Bolt. Henry
:54:28. > :54:37.to Day. Let's see. Powell will gobble up the lead early. Powell to
:54:38. > :54:42.Bolt. Riley Dave. He flies the back straight. Riley Day is in third
:54:43. > :54:48.place. The fastest man of all-time hands of the battered. I reckon she
:54:49. > :55:00.got out. Job done. Day passes the Batham. Prandini. The All-Stars are
:55:01. > :55:06.just out there. Where are the Australians? Fourth or fifth place.
:55:07. > :55:20.Tarmoh brings them home. That was something. The Australian
:55:21. > :55:28.team with two teenagers involved with a flying finish. Here was Jack
:55:29. > :55:37.Hale, two from the left. Tarmoh was safely there. He is an 18-year-old,
:55:38. > :55:40.he has always had a high profile, he is the Australian under 18 and under
:55:41. > :55:50.20 record holder, fastest teenager we have ever had. Tarmoh there,
:55:51. > :55:54.getting the points. Usain Bolt, he was just himself. You did it, you
:55:55. > :55:58.seem to always find a way to get the win. You make us panic but you got
:55:59. > :56:04.the victory. I told you, from the start, I told you I would win. We
:56:05. > :56:08.let you guys win earlier, so you had hoped and then we took a back. That
:56:09. > :56:12.was the strategy the whole time. Yes. Sometimes you have to give
:56:13. > :56:17.people hope and then take it back. We are here to win and that is what
:56:18. > :56:20.they did. We have two more days to go, so they better come better than
:56:21. > :56:27.this. What are you going to change for Thursday night. This is a trend
:56:28. > :56:33.we will expect. No, tonight, there was a lot of trash talk, but we are
:56:34. > :56:38.winning and you are losing. From the get go, on Thursday, the hammer is
:56:39. > :56:42.going to be down. Describe it. Awesome. The crowd was great, I
:56:43. > :56:53.enjoyed it, it was different. This is exactly what I expected. Thank
:56:54. > :56:59.you for coming out. We have a number Macklemore, Conrad and supporters.
:57:00. > :57:05.Thanks a lot, Australia. In no way, we get bragging rights. The Bolt
:57:06. > :57:10.All-Stars, over Japan and Australia and those were enormous points. His
:57:11. > :57:16.team did come through but not without a heck of a fight. This was
:57:17. > :57:21.so close. In both the power play and the long jump, that made such a
:57:22. > :57:25.difference. What a first night! Thanks to that, we also want to hear
:57:26. > :57:31.what you think. Let us know. We would love to know your thoughts.
:57:32. > :57:34.Our next instalment is Saturday at 1:15pm and this time it is on BBC
:57:35. > :57:41.One and the third and final highlights from Melbourne, will be
:57:42. > :57:45.at one o'clock here on BBC Two. The athletics keeps coming and next
:57:46. > :57:48.weekend we will have the British indoor Championships live on the BBC
:57:49. > :58:01.sport website. All the details are online.
:58:02. > :58:07.Lots to look forward to, we will be back with more Nitro Athletics next
:58:08. > :58:18.Saturday on BBC One. Until then, goodbye.