Day 11 Highlights Olympics

It has been an amazing day here, and I will see you shortly for a

round-up of what has been a magnificent day for a boxing,

weightlifting and the women's football competition. Straight to

the Olympic Stadium. The action has already started

here and it's going to come Good evening to Denise and Michael

but you'll appreciate that we're Andrew Pozzi is going in the first

of the hurdles heats. Pozzi has the speed to make

the final and perhaps even challenge Only two go through

automatically here. Orlando Ortega is in this

first semifinal as well. This is the first of three

semifinals. Here it is: Andrew Pozzi

in between Deuce Carter, who suffered in the monsoon

and was given a re-run and managed Ronnie Ash was second in the US

trials behind Devon Allen and then Ortega in lane seven ran

a 13.04 this year to win at the Diamond League

meeting in Monaco. There he is in the new colours of

Spain. Instead coming through -

the two men to go through are He had the speed but

he simply didn't clear Andrew Pozzi, well,

you can see it in his face. He knows what a wretched run

by his standards he's put together there because he was still leading,

despite clipping the He was in front

and in that position. Colin will have a look

at it in a moment. That's a horrible run for Andrew

Pozzi. He'll be bitterly

disappointed with that. That's probably the worst run I've

seen him do all year. Got out of the blocks OK

but he made a mistake early on. That's the time you don't

want to make mistakes because, as you're accelerating,

you haven't got the speed to hit the hurdles right

so if you clip them, the top pulls you back and doesn't

through you forward and every single time that Andrew Pozzi was trying

to get into rhythm, he was clipping the barrier,

which was just putting him back. He'll be really

frustrated with that. Well, the barriers were flying

from a few athletes. Jeffrey Julmis exploded

into the first barrier there. But he caught that hurdle

and that was a problem. He hit it with his lead leg

because he was too short. Now acceleration comes in,

he can settle into rhythm but as he starts to pick up speed,

he clatters a hurdle again and that From there on in, he was trying

to catch up, trying to get his body in the right position,

right posture to clear Snake over them - that's the key

thing and he was always short. I think we know what Andrew

Pozzi's feelings will be. Andrew, I think it's fair to say

you've watched that replay back and it doesn't make

pleasant viewing. There are no other words

to describe it, really. Straight from the blocks,

I mean, you saw - I started hammering the first couple

of hurdles and there's not a lot I hit another one very heavily -

for what reason I can't really I just felt really out of sorts

but this isn't the place for that to happen so, yeah,

it's just... We rarely see you do

that kind of thing. I've run terribly and still run

better than that. We appreciate you

stopping anyway. There's never a need to apologise

when you've given your best. Nobody knows that more

than Andrew Pozzi. Orlando Ortega goes

through with Ronnie Ash. Two more of those 110m

semifinal hurdles to come. The men's high jump competition

promises to be very exciting. We've got qualification

for the javelin as well and the women's long jump

qualification is going with three And then it's the one-lap hurdlers,

both men's and women's semifinals, the 200m semifinals take place

at 2.00 in the morning and then it's the women's 1,500m final

with Lauras Muir and Weightman Then the men have to get dusted down

and back out here for the 110m hurdles final -

not long to get ready for that So Steve Backley will be taking

you through what promises what promises to be an exciting

men's high jump competition. Robbie Grabarz finishes

off his first attempt at 2.29m. Very, very good indeed

from Robbie Grabarz. It is bronze for Britain

and bronze for Grabarz. Look at that, the champion

of the world in 2013, Erik Kynard, Robbie Grabarz certainly

capable of getting in it. Perfect conditions here

in the Olympic Stadium, 2.20m, first attempt for Robbie

Grabarz. It's been a long road

to recovery after knee problems A world indoor silver earlier this

year and a European outdoor silver. He has a championship

temperament and he's just off Andrew Pozzi already has succumbed

to the Olympic atmosphere somewhat, rather bemused and Lawrence Clarke

gets the chance to repeat what he did in London

when he responded to the Olympic Many people didn't give him much

of a chance of getting to the final. You would look at that heat

there and say the same thing. It has an unpleasant odour,

or a stinker, if you like. Martinot-Lagarde, Devon Allen,

Omar McLeod are three He has a real challenge on his hands

here, Lawrence Clarke, to advance. McLeod 12.98 this year,

Devon Allen, this big new find from the USA,

he's 13.03 this year. Martinot-Lagarde is finally

beginning to find some form. He almost didn't get selected

for the French team. And then you can throw in Trabar

of Germany as well who has also run Martinot-Lagarde gets

a cracking start. Also Alkana of South

Africa on the far side. Omar McLeod starting

to come through. It's McLeod from Martinot-Lagarde,

just the top two to go through. Lawrence Clarke did

as well as he could Colin, this was a tough,

tough semifinal and Martinot-Lagarde - you go back to the beginning

of July, as we look at Devon Allen here, and they had

four hurdlers, France. One of them was sent

to the Europeans. And they said, no, we're

taking Martinot-Lagarde As you said, Steve, he has

a goorksd solid start. As you said, Steve,

he has a good solid start. He's a seven-strider,

so he doesn't look explosive but those seven

strides are powerful. Omar McLeod, a familiar

Jamaican strip. He's always bouncy and his range

over the barriers - the fastest on the flat,

no doubt, because his personal best We'd expect him to do that,

especially with his background. 12.98 was the fastest in the world

this year so you'd expect him to win that quite, quite

comfortably, which he did. Lawrence Clarke - well,

let's see how Lawrence is. He's really consistent

with his technique. That's one of the best

things about Lawrence. He always gets into a good position,

good posture, so he can If you watch his knee on this,

it always comes nice and straight, which means his leg

is following that knee, allows him to push down hard,

put the pressure on and run well. Look at his lane, virtually clear -

clips that one and it's a little bit He's got to charge off this barrier,

running hard but not enough Well, Lawrence, you said yesterday

you'd come with your game face on. I was up there with the world number

one. But you have to get

in the fastest-loser slot, so I pressed, took the risks,

hit two hurdles and, you know it's not to be but it's

been an amazing journey here and I can't thank people enough

who have got me here, particularly British Athletics

and all my sponsors. It's quite emotional

because it's the last But, yeah, I've come fourth at one

and semifinalist at the other. It's, it's obviously a difficult

thing when you have something like this and you have to think

about the future. Have you made any decision as soon

as it's World Championships next You know, athletics has been my life

for the last eight years and, you know, to represent my country

is a real privilege and an honour I love the stage and, you know,

I couldn't ask for any more. If I can go to London next year that

would be great but right now, Do that and we wish you all

the best going forward. Well, a new champion will be crowned

here in the men's high jump because the reigning

Olympic Champion, a Russian, with a blanket ban

across the Russians, Bondarenko is a contender and,

judging by that clearance, Eyes turn to Drouin of Canada,

World Champion from last year. He's just so stable under pressure,

slightly slower on the approach, Drouin stable under pressure

and a perfect card so far. Robbie Grabarz is looking to join

the clearances at 2.25m. The closest of shaves

across the bar. OK, something to think about,

but Grabarz in the early stages As I said, there'll be

a few nervous moments Lawrence Clarke, that last hurdle -

look at that time there, he may have lost as much as five

or six hundredths. 13.36 and 13.41

for third and fourth. At the minute, they're

the fastest loser spots. There's one more semi to come

but that was the more difficult So, sadly, no joy for

Lawrence Clarke or Andrew Pozzi from Great Britain and there was no

joy for Jeffrey Julmis of Haiti. He was on the far left,

there he is. But how about this

for Olympic spirit. He gets himself up and he decides

he was going to crawl through that one but he finished the race

if it was the last thing he did. I mean, we've seen some nasty falls

but that was pretty horrendous, I mean he's on the Olympic

track, you know. He's representing his country,

you know, that's... Echoes of Derek Redmond in 1992

and that kind of, you know, He got here and he got himself

across the line. It's symbolic as well and your coach

always tells you finish no matter And it's something that every

athlete knows and they understand that and I'm sure that that

had to be painful but, as he's lying there on the ground,

you remember that. No matter what you do,

you finish. Well, we have a third and final

semifinal heat and Andrew Cotter is calling this one and Andrew,

the significance of this one - we were discussing it with Colin

earlier - is that obviously if you run in the third heat,

you have a lot less time to get Although you want to get

in the final first. News from the first semifinal -

it doesn't really matter in the end of things, but Andrew Pozzi has

actually been disqualified as well. Dmitri Bascou - France has a rich

seam of hurdling talent Martinot-Lagarde is

already safely through. Andrew Riley, won the Commonwealth

title in Glasgow. Milan Trajkovic was just outside

the medals in Amsterdam And some noise inside

the Olympic Stadium He ran a season's best time of 13.61

in his heat to earn On the inside as well,

you have Antwon Hicks. Hicks runs for Nigeria,

a former American. Like Ortega, a transferee

from Cuba to Spain. So Hicks and Contreras,

Porter and Bascou alongside Andrew Riley, Douvalidis,

Trajkovic and Souza. The last of the semifinals

in the men's 110m hurdles. Bascou explodes away but it's Porter

to the first barrier Porter and Bascou alongside each

other and Riley has to get up. Bascou and Douvalidis coming

through to take second place. They were not quite as quick

as the second semifinal but Dimitri Bascou moves

through as Pascal Martinot-Lagarde did before him so France

will have a couple of representatives in the final

in a couple of hours' time Jeff Porter just began to recede

in the latter stages of the race We're going to have a real change

of the guard, aren't we? The World Champion can't be here,

because he's Russian. Parchment of Jamaica was runner-up

at the World Championships. So the French are

looking pretty strong. Omar McLeod from Jamaica

is looking pretty good. So this is really going to be

an exciting event which will only Drives in hard with every single

barrier, runs off them strongly. He swings his trail leg nice

and wide and that gives him more Jeff Porter is struggling,

wandering all over the place In a case of mistaken identity

I said Douvalidis went through. It was Milan Trajkovic beside him

from Cyprus - I don't know if it's Greek or Turkish Cyprus -

but he's through in a Cypriot Well, there's a medal ceremony

coming up in a few moments' time and I'm sure we're in for one

of the biggest cheers this stadium has heard to date

because of what happened Absolutely thrilling

pole vault final. The expectation of a nation,

a lifetime best for da Silva. The whole of Brazil

will be egging this man, Have you ever seen drama

such as this! Renaud Lavillenie,

the reigning champion - The jump of his life

and the place has gone wild! Look at the joy on that

little boy's face! We have been making football

analogies but not booing Which means Thiago Braz

da Silva is confirmed You know, it's always a lot

of things in it but, you know, when it's one of

the biggest competitions of your... I don't believe before that I can

win a medal and today I think it's my dream,

like I dream in my bed, I sleep and I dream of my

medal but the gold... Listen to that applause,

he was magnificent under There was a slight discrepancy,

let's say that, with the crowd. They almost had football chants

and things going on. Maybe they didn't get that

right, the crowd. I was talking to one of my friends,

a Brazilian lawyer, he was saying that that is

what they do at football games. But he said he's seen that

as tennis events as well, where they tried to do that

and they had to be shooshed and taught that you don't do that

at events outside of football. It obviously caused Lavillenie

to feel victimised. He didn't quite know

how to handle it. He goes around the world

and he's revered. You could see he was very

distressed last night. It will be interesting to see how

he reacts on the podium. Hopefully the crowd will give him

the adulation he deserves. And Steve will be calling this medal

presentation for you. I know you loved this

last night, didn't you, As we see the medals presented

in what was an unforgettable You heard his name there,

Sam Kendricks of the USA. Has to be said, a bit of a bit-part

player in what was a great drama. US champion Kendricks,

Olympic bronze. The look on Lavillenie's

face tells the story. He put all the pressure

on to the Brazilian. And that's not a great response

for a wonderful champion. The previous Olympic and world

record holder, of course. A silver medal for

Renault Lavillenie. But what a cheer we're about to hear

for the man taking gold. ANNOUNCER: Gold medallist

and Olympic champion, Well, champions over the years,

every gold medallist, But when you think Cathy Freeman

in Australia, Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill in London 2012,

and Tiago da Silva receive the ultimate prize in sport -

Olympic champion. He looks heartbroken,

with that silver medal. Well, we had Super Saturday

four years ago. And Tiago da Silva takes his gold

on what may be coined as Magic Well, that was a very emotional

medal ceremony there. And to see Renault Lavillenie

so distraught, with so many tears falling from his eyes

there in that very long version I'm sure we only got half a verse

of God Save The Queen when Mo Farah All kinds much stuff going on there,

with the boos at the beginning? That has very much to do

with the tears. I think all of us who know Renault,

he's not like that. I think he was really taken aback

by the level of the boos, The tears are not for losing

to an Olympic crowd? The tears are not for

losing an Olympic crown? I think booing at the start

of his final attempt at 6.03, And I think it's taken him to this

moment to just get it It also is, though,

the end of, you know, an era of dominance for him,

I guess in his mind. To win a silver, it's not

the gold he came here for. Would he be looking ahead thinking,

"Have I got another Those tears were tears

of disappointment in this crowd. That's just not how -

that's not what competition The fans, you know, support

the person that you want to support, but you don't boo someone else

simply because but you don't boo someone else simply

because they're competing They started that last night

during the competition. We've seen that in other situations

here, with the crowds not being quiet when they

should be quiet. And for them to then boo as he's

getting on the medal stand, for having not learned

from the lesson to begin with... I'm so surprised that the press

today, the Brazilian news didn't say, "Look,

this is not what we do, this is not how we behave

in this situation." There was not some kind of national

debate and conversation about it. I can imagine it would be in the UK,

if something like that happened. But some that I talked

to, they knew. They're like they're saying,

"That's not what you do." And these are Brazilians who have

said, "We've seen it before where we're at events

where we don't do that, and some of our people just don't

know to not do that." Strange, because it's

such a global event. I'm pretty sure they've seen medal

presentations and But that's not the way

to treat a great champion, Sadly not really with positivity,

because Britain have lost both their athletes there

in Lawrence Clarke and Andrew Pozzi. Some people said he could have

deliberately hit hurdles, He was getting pulled back

all the time. You get a groove, a rhythm, and he

was never making the distance. That was the reason he was hitting

it with his lead leg. He will have nightmares over this

race until he gets to next season and gets on that track at a major

championships again. And we've discussed it a lot,

though, that it's not the victories that can improve

you, it's defeats. And that's what he's got to draw on,

he's got to draw on today But he's arriving at these

championships with a healthy body. So, for him, he may not

have a great winter. This was a golden opportunity

that is going to pain We are expecting her to make it

through to the final She has to navigate the semifinals,

going off very soon It was actually far

from effort, actually. They had a decision

that they were going to just change the pattern a little bit,

to make it more comfortable Athletes always try to conserve

a little bit of energy this And when you're working

on your new stride pattern, you should really work

on that stride pattern. It doesn't matter what is around

or available to you. So, everything is going

really well now. But what happens, she adds

an extra stride here It may be uncomfortable

taking these barriers now. Every single time she's on the wrong

foot, going around the bend. Coming down the home straight,

she has to work a little bit. She sticks to the same plan that

she's put herself in, So, she throws in an extra stride

here again to put her on her strong leg so she can run

off the barrier well. Let's hope she only managed to do

that, just because she's If that's the reason,

we should see her go back to her normal stride pattern and be

close to that 54-second mark You think so much of what you do

is muscle memory and you try and make things as automatic

as possible, why does stride pattern Because presumably you're trying

to get the same speed in every race? You can go a little bit too far

with one stride and that throws you completely,

or you can land a little bit quicker, which shortens your

landing off a barrier, It's a very precise art,

getting this right. Best of luck to Doyle,

who's going in the next heat. Signs that the double world champion

was maybe showing some sort of form. She ran her 300 hurdle race

in the Czech Republic just She's done that each

of the last three seasons. It wasn't one of her fastest but it

just gave an indication, as she did in the heats,

that she might, still could be She's got a fairly -

I wouldn't say any of these semis are obviously easy -

but she's in lane four. You just saw Tracey of Jamaica,

who's in 5, outside of her. And then inside, she's got in lane

3, Noelle Montcalm of Canada. Yes, 17-year-old, and that was just

only a week ago, she turned 17. So, I'm really curious here to see

whether Hejnova can keep improving. If she goes under 55 here,

then we might start thinking But she hasn't come here

in the best of form. Only two races this year

over 400 hurdles. Tracey of Jamaica, who should be

going better, is in lane 5. And also the young American,

Sydney McLaughlin in lane 2. And going well through the first two

flights is Montcalm of Canada. And these three moving away a little

bit from the American Look at Hejnova starting

to come back into this now, at Montcalm checks down and watches

Hejnova move on and up to Tracey. Hejnova perhaps leading

this one at the moment. And the world champion

is starting to show some form. But if you've lost fitness,

this is where you're gonna lose it. The world champion beginning

to look good again. And this is a very impressive

performance from Hejnova. I said she's only done two races,

one of them was in the heats. And that, Colin, is

a massive season's best. Well, I was just thought,

you know, I was coming to this tonight on the bus and thinking

about Hejnova and I was just looking at that race that she ran,

the 300 hurdle race two weeks ago, I looked at the time and I thought,

"Uh-oh." And that's just

proven it, hasn't it? And I think yesterday,

Steve, in the heats, I think she went off a little bit

too hard, a little And I think now she's honed herself

back and she's reined And you know in the 400m hurdles

you only need to take your foot perhaps half a percent off the gas

and that will be enough for you to get the correct stride

pattern and have the right energy system working that you can tap

on when it's necessary. And I think Hejnova,

the fact that she's a world champion, she's been

at these big competitions Knows what she needs

to get her to the magic, isn't it? That real opportunity of climbing

on that rostrum again. And I think she may

even go quite quick. Yeah, that's gotta be a worry

for everybody, to be honest. And she looks very,

very good, indeed. So, Hejnova, the two-time world

champion, looking very close to getting back to the sort of form

where we could see her A little while ago we saw this

second attempt after that failure The first was a foul,

in what can be described So, that's how he should have done

it the first time, carry the foul. So, now we've caught up,

it's 2.29, the bar is at. Drouin jumping from

the opposite side at 29. Well, he's the world

champion from last year. And I know many fancy him to take

the title here. It's slightly slower, and a perfect

card so far for Drouin. Grabarz, then, looking to match

the Canadian. That's the height he

cleared in qualification. It's also the height that took him

to a bronze medal four years ago. As we see the back,

a familiar sight Well, made that look

fairly comfortable. So, all the main contenders

are involved in what is set up to be Barshim shared bronze

with Grabarz four years ago. Next up on the track,

it's the second of the 400m She has been running

really, really well. He stressed on areas

she could improve, Michael. That's what I was looking

at earlier today. This is the toughest field

of the three semifinal heats. She finds herself in there

with Russell from Jamaica and Ashley Both of those athletes have run

faster than her this year. She's methodical about

what she does. Just gets out there

and runs the race. Those adjustments that

Colin talked about, she's What she lacks in flat speed,

compared to the other two athletes that Michael just spoke about,

she gives in heart. If she can just nail that technique,

do enough, fingers crossed She's looking for a place

in the final. Plenty of other strong

contenders in this semifinal, though Doyle has two women

outside her who have run There's Doyle being

introduced to the crowd. It's the women outside her

who are the major factors, This is the start list

for this semifinal. Russell has a quicker

time this season. Not anywhere close to her

best at the moment. One quick time,

that was before June. She hasn't run or hadn't run

coming into Rio since June So, might be able to take her

out of the equation, Wasn't too impressive

in her first round. Has worked so hard

on her stride pattern. It's that strength that enables

you to keep that stride pattern. Russell, I mentioned

her injury problems. Then Nel, the South African,

has gone out quickly. A more steady pace from

Ashley Spencer, the American Eilidh Doyle in a very good position

at the moment. Doyle should just about lead them

around the bend. And Russell there, oh,

there's a stumble from the Jamaican. What ground Ashley

Spencer has made up. And suddenly Spencer

is all over the place. Spencer, we talked about her raw

speed. Even with that mistake

she came through at the end. Spencer was there, Russell finds

something, despite And Eilidh Doyle was caught

on the line, so she will look, But still, but still

a sign of what she's up against even if she were to go

through to the final, which she might well

do with that time. There is plenty of

competition for her. That was a bit of a shock

on the line for Eilidh Doyle. When someone makes a mistake

like that, you very rarely see them come back, because there's so much

fatigue that's in your legs. But she managed to do that,

didn't she? But what was good for me, Andrew,

is that Eilidh absolutely nailed her stride

pattern at that time. It was good to see she committed

herself and made it happen in a major championship,

which will fill her with a little An amazing run down

the home straight. She has that great speed

Incredible effort, as you said, when you lose that momentum.

I don't know if you remember me saying yesterday, she always

scrapes over the barrier, Ashley.

And I always worry that if she catches it with her toe,

as she does there, it will throw her off.

It will make it a really difficult thing.

So, every single time, as fatigue sets in, throw

these rounds, especially, just be more and more careful.

Because she just literally sneaks over the barriers.

When you've got the foot speed that she demonstrated

coming into the end, you can get over those issues.

But that time is in the fastest losers at the moment.

Spencer and Janieve Russell taking the automatic places.

But certainly Eilidh Doyle in third place.

She comits herself to this stride pattern now.

She has to work hard into this barrier.

She has to do the stride, manages to do that.

Most probably pats herself on the back and now

Two of the previously injured and struggling athletes,

Russell and another, have shown they're contenders here.

And Eilidh Doyle, well, she may still be in that final.

With that time, I think she might be all right.

Well, we're all fairly confident that time

Obviously I would have liked to have got the automatic qualification,

But I'm actually really happy with the way the race went.

I felt I gave it everything there, so I just hope it's enough

A certain amount of kudos to Ashley Spencer to respond

I was just trying to focus on my own race and try

to get to the finish line as soon as possible.

It just shows you nothing is easy on the Olympic stage.

There are so many out there, you're all in the mix.

Anything could happen come the final, should you make it?

There's a lot of us very close together.

So, yeah, I'm just hoping that's enough.

But I feel like I gave it a really good shot there.

Confirmation of that here, behind the automatic qualifiers.

Ashley Spencer - that was impressive from the American.

And Russell, 54.99 is the fastest of the losers.

One more semifinal to come, just a few moments away.

Women's long jump qualifying under way.

A Russian competing, a Court of Arbitration appeal

She lives in the United States and is drug-tested

in the United States, and therefore proves she wasn't part

And has been allowed to compete under appeal.

And it looks as though she may have just got herself into the final

based on what's happening in this first round of women's long

Well, we've seen two good stories, comeback stories.

And then we come to the third semifinal.

We've seen Muhammad, in lane 3, who has had

her own injury problems over the years as well.

And the other athletes in this, Watson, the Canadian,

She's right in the middle, in lane four, between Muhammad and Petersen.

Petersen has got faster in her races leading into Rio.

Nugent from Jamaica, disqualified this morning,

Muhammad, then, the American champion, coached by

Lawrence Johnson, same coach as Brianna Rollins,

A good technique, Muhammad, and 52.88 this year.

Petersen, the European champion, is in five.

Only two to go through, and that time we're looking at.

As long as two people don't go quicker than that.

If three and four dorks then she will be out.

If three and four do then she will be out.

There's Muhammad looking serene down through 200m.

So is Petersen, she's chasing the European champion

A lot of daylight between them and the rest of the field.

So, Muhammad, then, watch how she takes these last two hurdles.

Left leg lead, and Petersen under some pressure now from Nugent.

It's gonna be the expecteded one-two.

Watch the clock here.

I definitely think Nugent has a chance of fastest loser.

But fingers crossed the fourth-placed athlete I don't

See Eilidh watching that clock, like us all.

Because I've just seen what third place is, which is 54.98,

which means that Eilidh is definitely gonna be

But you can really tell, can't you, Steve, why Muhammad

She's so aggressive off these barriers.

A good runner, snappy over them all the time.

She's got a really nice, level, even paced stride pattern,

which allows her to use her biggest strength,

And she hurdles quite nicely off both legs as well.

That's why she's very aggressive into them all the time.

She feels, I think, that any hurdle that comes to her whatever leg

she reaches, is good enough and skilful enough

If you're gonna have that type of confidence, wowee.

As she runs in, she's gonna take a little glance.

And what a great, great, great race there.

For me, Steve, she starts in the clear favourite.

She's there, hopefully, having a chat with Phil.

Can we get a quick reaction from you?

I've got into the final and I apologise to my coach

and my family and my poor husband for putting them through that

but I'm delighted I've got there now and now that I'm in there,

hopefully I can go there and do something.

There was not a lot wrong in terms of her execution, Denise.

I mean, like she said, "I didn't put a foot

This is the kind of hurdling that we have come to expect

And she's making up good ground there and, you know, personally,

I think she really deserved to get through at this stage because she's

worked so hard, um, and, as I said, just a little bit of error in those

final stages nearly cost her getting through to the final.

Yeah, the execution was flawless and it looks like she made those...

Those adjustments that Colin talked about.

This is where Eilidh comes into her own, like...

Denise you were talking about it earlier, what she lax in speed,

Denise you were talking about it earlier, what she lacks in speed,

she's able to maintain that sort of strength and with that strength

Nobody is really going to catch her in the last 100m or so other

It must be disconcerting for the rest of the field

to see her stumble and recover the way she does.

Even with when she makes a mistake...

The good thing about Eilidh is she focuses on her own race,

which is what you need to do in this sort of setting.

Let's see how the high jump is going with Steve Backley.

Well, Bondarenko, the third best ever.

He is on the world list equal with Patrick Schoberg,

arguably the greatest, or most successful in terms

So, then, Grabarz looking to join Bondarenko, a height

that he has cleared in the past, not this year.

Well, I was just celebrating for him.

The white flag went up is what he's saying.

So let's have a look if we can see the official just to the left-hand

The white flag goes up, which means it's a successful jump.

He's celebrating and that's his reaction to the bar

It's come up as a cross on the system.

I don't think he's got much to argue about, unfortunately.

It's a failure at the first time of asking at 2.33m

He's got to go away and compose himself here because he's capable

of getting back in it if he can stay calm.

On to the men's 400m hurdles and the first of three semifinals,

Here's the start list for you: Jack Green is trying out

a new stride pattern we he tried in the Anniversary Games last month.

He said he didn't quite nail it but he finished quickly.

What a great run Nozawa had in the first round,

Jaheel Hyde, just 19 and twice world junior champion, enormous talent.

Sergio Fernandez has gone close to an age-old Spanish record

Outside Green you've got Lahoulou of Algeria, Bonn fast Mucheru

of Kenya, Eric Cray of the Philippines and Kerron Clement

The quickest man in the world came unstuck at the US trials.

So this is a very open event and it's an open semifinal here.

Two go through automatically and two fastest losers.

All behind Clement are pretty evenly matched.

Green in lane four with Lahoulou of Algeria outside him

It's a quick, quick start by Jaheel Hyde and Jack Green gets

He's got a lot to do as Nozawa comes alongside and passes him.

He's got great strength, Jack Green and he finishes strongly

but he's left himself an enormous amount to do

Clement now beginning to assert his authority alongside

Jack Green trying to work his way through into this.

Clement, of course, strong out in lane eight.

Just on the line from Sergio Fernandez.

The two go through, Clement, a distant winner and, well,

Jack Green didn't have a fast finish this time but it really went wrong.

And he will not be going through to the final.

He didn't deliver tonight.

He'll be really frustrated with that.

I know Jack well and he'll be quite irritated with the way his

performance has panned out because he was a little bit

sketchy at the beginning of the race as well.

He didn't really set himself up to get into this

And I think, from there on in, he was...

He was caught in the middle because he was thinking,

"Well, do I chase, race them and chase them?

Or do I settle into the groove of my rhythm?"

I think he lost his way a little bit in what he was going to do.

I thought he'd brought himself back into it but,

of course, clattering that barrier when you're exhausted

makes a huge difference, saps your energy and all he can see

is bodies all around him and that makes tension happen for you.

It wasn't a good start over the first barrier.

He was aggressive out of the blocks, which is what you want to see.

He sights his barrier well, takes it cleanly, sits back off it.

Now he's going to start about thinking that he's got over it

well and he needs to get into this pattern.

He was very nice around there and he comes into this home

straight and this is where he starts to get a little bit...

Unaware of what's going to go on and he's tried to go

But he's a strong athlete and Jack knows that the best part of his race

He's really strong usually coming down the home straight.

Unfortunately for him, he makes the mistake

Clatters this barrier - watch this now - bang and that

sends him out of the way and that is so much...

You want to talk about how strength-sapping it is.

It's incredible and you land heavily off the next hurdle.

I think he'll still have a part to play in this Olympic Games.

He's an outstanding relay runner but individually, in the hurdles,

he's not going through to Thursday's final and so, so frustrating

Well, Jack's just watched the race back with me down here.

It seemed like when you clipped the hurdle you were still

in contention and didn't quite get it right near the end.

Definitely the best I've run in seven but I missed a stride

going into hurdle eight and I lost everything.

You're never sure what will happen on any given night.

Yesterday you said you would give it everything.

Definitely the best I've committed to a race and I missed that

hurdle eight by half a stride and at this level,

you can't do that and, unfortunately, I did.

It's just part of it and obviously I'm going to be a bit

Well, eventually, he might play a part.

He's run 44.4 in legs in 4 X 400m so he may play a part in that

but down in eighth place in the semifinal.

Well, good news for Robbie Grabarz because we saw him being given

a foul for that jump across 2.33m that rattled and fell off,

but it's been reversed and it's a first-time clearance.

He's in it and the next height, 2.36m.

Before that height, there's a bit of tidying up to do, Barshim,

It was billed as a showdown between those two athletes.

I suspect there may be others who fancy their chances of getting

Fuzz Ahmed is offering advice to Grabarz there.

You'd never know that Fuzz has done a bit of acting in his time!

Van Zyl, a familiar figure, as is this man here, Javier Culson.

I wonder if it could be his time, finally, to win a big global title.

So wide open, the men's 400m hurdles.

Magi of Estonia had a great qualification run.

We're looking to Whyte, to Culson, to van Zy,

are also cheering Suguimati in lane nine.

Although Culson and Whyte are moving up, as is van Zyl,

they may come into it, particularly Copello who has skill

Former Cuban, now running for Turkey.

There are four with chances as they come into the home straight.

He was really rewarded by running the best kind of planned race,

Culson, as ever - we never quite know what we're going

But Whyte didn't panic, judged it well.

Magi finishing quickly and Copello surprising one or two as well.

Do you know - I was looking at this whole line-up before the start

tonight and I couldn't have called who would qualify from this,

But in the end, Whyte was dominant, wasn't he?

He got away well, kept a cool head, as you said.

A lot going on around him but he didn't worry, whatsoever.

Worked hard into the line and made sure - he guaranteed himself

Well, women's long jump qualification.

Difficult to see into the pit on those angles there.

Two parallel runways, loads of athletes involved,

19 in each, 38 in total, whittled down to 12 in the next 30

minutes or so to come back for tomorrow's final.

6.55m, an improvement for Lorraine Ugen in sixth place

in the pool on the cusp of making it into the final.

Proctor won silver at the worlds last year.

Slight deceleration there for me, ever so subtle.

Good height off that, way behind the board.

Maybe that's what it was that didn't give it the zest.

Shara Proctor, 6.34m - she's going to need more.

Not far away from the last of the semifinals of

As Steve was saying, it's a very open event.

We're not too far away from the start here.

Just general milling around and getting ready

So here's a look back at a jump from earlier,

And I'm just looking at the summary as we get towards the end of this

qualification and at the moment, Jazmin Sawyers is in 12th place.

So the Brits at the moment, two to qualify, and Jazmin Sawyers,

So to the last semifinal in the men's 400m hurdles.

Thomas Barr goes here, the 24-year-old from Waterford,

World Student Games champion last year.

A season blighted by a hip and then a groin injury.

So a great effort to get to the semifinal.

Andres Silva, from Uruguay, goes in lane eight.

He's served a drug ban in his recent past.

Inside him, Byron Robinson, something of a surprise

Hadn't broken 50 seconds before this year.

A different name, but he's the older brother of Nicholas Bett who won

the world title this year but has disappointed this season.

Karsten Warholm, former decathlete, has now found his event, it seems.

And there is Thomas Barr, 48.93, a season's best

He's struggled with hip and groin problems, as I mentioned.

Roxroy Cato in lane two, third at the Jamaican Championships.

Jaheel Hyde has gone out this evening.

Whyte looked good a few moments ago, though.

And Michael Bultheel, a doctor from just east of Brussels.

Five times the Belgian champion and Dr Bultheel goes in lane one.

Bultheel, Cato, Alejandro, Thomas Barr in four,

Karsten Warholm, 21-year-old Norwegian - he really is one

to watch for tonight and future - in five.

Haron Koech of Kenya in six, Byron Robinson of the United States

in seven and Andres Silva in lane eight.

Magi, the Estonian is hanging on as the second-fastest loser

Can Thomas Barr make it to the final?

Haron Koech, the Kenyan and Warholm has the power of a decathlete.

He's now committed to the hurdles and looking good here

Koech trying to keep pace and he's responded well, the Kenyan.

Thomas Barr in a decent position but there's a gap between him

Bultheel, the Belgian, is running strongly

Koech brings them into the home straight.

Byron Robinson is finishing strongly.

Thomas Barr, if he can win this barrier.

The smile of disbelief and celebration and celebration

He had the strength coming down the final stretch to keep it cool.

Keep the cool head and rely on the stride pattern.

You're in a groove and you've already got, of course,

your speed, your endurance, you know the work

I said it was a season's best time and it's a big Irish record as well,

That's an amazing run from Thomas Barr.

We have a visitor in the studio, none other than Thiago Braz da

Silva, the womener of the gold medal for the pole vault.

What's today been like for you today?

I just sleep one hour and a half and many interviews today.

We had difficult situations, rain, wind and this work.

Six metres was my dream and I'm really happy.

What were you thinking - obviously I'm sure you knew all year

long that the Olympics were coming to your home country.

What did you think your chances were?

For the Olympics - what was your goal?

What were you hoping for prior to the Olympics?

For the Olympics - what was your goal?

What were you hoping for prior to the Olympics?

Thinking before just to come to the competition, do our best,

I say just thank God because this for me is a surprise,

Hopefully we'll see you in London next year

We've got to get back outside because there is a very,

very hot men's high jump competition and the women's long jump,

The event is coming to a head, Gabi.

Derek Drouin of Canada gets first dibs at clearing this height.

He hasn't failed anything yet so far in this Olympic final.

Derek Drouin, as anticipated, solid under pressure.

He's amassing an impressive series of medals - gold last year

Grabarz then after that reinstated previous jump.

I don't think he's going to get that one reinstated, is he?

That wasn't quite the rhythm that we'd seen on previous attempts.

For me, he just needed to trust the curve.

And a failure at the first time of asking at this height of 2.36m.

Barshim, world leader, he's seen Drouin go clear.

Well, there's legs left in this competition.

Barshim, fourth last year in the World Championships,

third four years ago, shared that bronze medal

Second best ever, 2.43 is his lifetime best

Barshim, perfect sheet and a clearance at 2.36m.

So Jazmin Sawyers in 12th spot as it stands.

She will progress to tomorrow's final but she will maybe think

she needs more because some athletes can follow

Sawyers, well, that green line is the automatic

It's probably a jump of around a similar

She's such a great Champs competitor.

She loves the pressure and thrives when it matters most.

Squeezed everything out of that, as she always does.

That maybe gives her the breathing space.

So, then, great field event action, Brits involved at either side

Robbie Grabarz, second attempt, 2.36m.

His take-off foot spent longer on the floor than it should

We've seen two athletes go clear and it's a failure the second time.

He'll have one more attempt at 2.36m.

Next up on the track, it's the women's semifinals for the 200m,

three heats and Smith goes in the first and, Denise,

She'll have to come into her own in this semi and I think

There's one thing, Steve Cram, if there's so much talent in there,

it will be quick and it comes down to a fastest loser,

there's more chance of this heat being the quickest.

Obviously when she saw the draw, it's a long, hard swallow.

It's the Olympic Games and Dina, no matter

who is in your semifinal, it's tough.

Some are easier than others but you still have to run flat-out.

If she runs her personal best, which is obviously what she's

So Elaine Thompson and Dafne Schippers,

The fact that Okagbare beat Asher-Smith in that heat

They were both together in heat five.

So she has not only Okagbare, she nows that Thompson

Gaither of Bahamas inside her and the other is Mayer

Another 20-year-old, full of talent as well.

Get out as well as she did on the bend in the heats.

She ran a great bend and then seemed to kind of relax just a tad too much

So this time, it's the same bend and keep going, keep going,

Schippers, the world champion.

The new Olympic champion in Lane four.

Dina Asher-Smith gets out of the blocks quickly.

Elaine Thompson and Schippers are giving chase.

Stevens of the United States is coming up.

Thompson is second then Dina Asher-Smith.

Well, she just may have all but overcooked the bend a little bit

She had to go out hard and she had no choice.

She looks at the clock and she sees 22 point 13 for Thompson

If you get it perfect you finish strong but if you go a little bit

You only need to crank it up a couple of percent and the amount

of fatigue that is created in your legs is something you cannot

turn around and I think that is what happened to Dina.

But the quality of that meant that she had to commit.

She would not be able to chase them down.

When you look at the mark, perhaps she did not overcooked it.

She will see in her peripheral vision Dafne Schippers.

You can see she sways from side to side which is not unusual

- sorry, not usual for Dina Asher-Smith.

It is experience, an Olympic experience, and let us

keep our fingers crossed that she is healthy

Dina we know it is not over until it is over

but for now you are obviously a little bit disappointed.

I know I can do better than what I did right there.

The bend was good but then I got into the wrong body position

and it is difficult to correct and that makes you slow down quicker

I don't know if it is good enough to be in the final which is very

disappointing because I feel like I am in good shape.

Stephen said at the beginning of the race in the commentary

that there are no easy Olympic finals.

I saw the list of names and I thought it was more

And we will keep our fingers crossed.

You just think something around 22.1...

And she pointed out that the last 50 metres cost her time and a place.

Robbie Grabarz his final attempt he must now clear

That is the end of Robert Grabarz's bid to get back on the podium.

That does not look like any sort of improvement either.

Proctor, she has had her problems this year, but that does not look

as if she is able to reach the final.

21st place and disappointment for her.

Stevens is one of the two fastest loser positions.

The Ukrainian runner goes in lane five.

She pulled out of the semifinal and she needed a valid medical reason.

Angela Tenorio of Ecuador, 22.94 this season.

An outstanding junior who was unbeaten for five years.

As a 20-year-old she took silver in the Commonwealth Games.

But also has a few hamstring injuries which almost

Hackett was the one athlete we didn't see in lane eight.

Two will go through automatically to tomorrow's final.

Look out for Ta Lou and the Americans.

It is Lalova-Collio and they are being run out

Lalova-Collio and Ta Lou will go through.

And those times mean that Dina Asher-Smith, unfortunately,

will be out before the semifinal has even been run.

At the moment I am looking at the times.

At the moment, we have changed our minds and

Let us have a look at Jodie Williams here.

She is in the inside lane and she works hard around the term

but she will always be under a lot of pressure.

She is quite short and a little bit of a pocket rocket.

Good maintenance of speed which is always paramount

She struggled getting her fitness levels up and getting her speed work

These are the things you need to be a good 200 metre runner.

You do not want to spend time recovering, you want to work

on the bits and pieces of the race that you think will improve it.

Because, remember, just because you are injured

and you cannot put the work in does not mean you are a bad athlete.

She will get healthy and she will return,

back to the top of her sprinting best soon enough.

You cannot hide from a lack of training.

Ta Lou, not too far from the Ivory Coast record.

Those times as you see there, Ella Nelson is 22.50,

As we heard in an interview with Dina, no semifinals are easy

How would you assess the way that you went?

That is not what I wanted to come out and do bite,

That is not what I wanted to come out and do but,

you know, it is a semifinal and they will not be easy.

What will you take forward from the experience?

You have been through quite a lot to return to this point.

To be honest I feel quite lucky to even be here.

My coach told me before to remember that I have done it and I have

Only 24 people in the world every four years make a semifinal

so in hindsight I will be OK with it but right now I am disappointed.

Derek Drouin Of Canada, look at the face stop the Canadians

-- Derek Drouin Of Canada, look at the face.

The Canadians are celebrating already.

The way he goes over this bar has been a pleasure to watch.

Long jump qualifying is done and dusted.

Jazmin Sawyers also in 12th place and progressing to tomorrow's final.

Well, we saw this a little while ago.

This was the Qatari jumper's response.

Bondarenko took his Ukrainian flag of his head.

It looks as if he has got away with a silver medal

Bondarenko, however, it can push him because he has

He needs to go with the time allotted and he needs

Derek Drouin is in gold-medal spot at the moment and it is only

Bondarenko will be under pressure from the clock.

Pressure mounting upon capable

The smile on the face of Derek Drouin, the realisation

He has not failed across any height.

I think that means he doesn't want them.

It's gold for Canada and Derek Drouin.

And, um, that will be a popular win, Bondarenko with silver.

Sadly for Robbie Grabarz, joint fourth place.

So we move to the last semifinal of this 200m.

These are the ones you expect to contend -

of course we do - Michelle-Lee Ahye from Trinidad and Tobago,

better at the 100m really, but is still very good at 200m.

Murielle Ahoure, again best event is the 100m but,

of course, can run a good 200m, but can they run quick enough -

22.49 - Dina Ashwood hanging on to the fastest loser fast.

I expect Tori Bowie to win this one, the American champion this year.

Scipione, Elaine Thompson and this young lady,

Odiong, are expected to be the medals.

Germany got another young sprinter, Gina Lueckenkemper, 19-year-old.

Again, she would have to run a personal best here to go faster

And then Crystal Emmanuel on the inside.

So I think this is going to be about whether whoever comes third -

it's a massive assumption of course trying to give a result

before they've even run - but Bowie in lane four should be

the winner here, such a good 200m runner, and then Ahoure, Ahye -

Times haven't been super quick in the 200m tonight.

So the final semifinal, last one, first two...

And then the so important two fastest loser spots are available.

Ahoure starts quickly, as she always does.

Ahoure leading, Bowie out the top bend but the American coming

Ahye is trying to go with her and Ahoure trying to stay.

If these move away, the gap to the third one is important.

Facey finishing quickly nearest us, Bowie wins it, Ahye,

I think Facey got third, 22.13 is the winning time.

Dina Asher-Smith will be in the final!

Sadly, she'll be in lane one or two because of the fastest-loser spot.

They get the inside two lanes, but she does make the final, Colin,

so a little bit of good news to come out of what was not a good

No doubt about our winners, they are the big names,

the big contenders are safely through, Bowie,

That will be an epic final with quality athletes.

It wouldn't surprise me if three of those ladies ran at 22.

Ahye sets a national record in second place in 22.25.

Still, though, Steve, I was thinking that these times

are nowhere near as quick as we expected after

And Dina Asher-Smith is going to be part of it.

The winning time there had a slight following wind.

They have everything in their favour, really.

It's a new national record for Michelle-Lee Ahye.

A season's best for Simone Facey, but sadly it wasn't quite understood

enough, but that is good news for Dina Asher-Smith,

because she will be in an Olympic final, albeit it in one

of the tough inside lanes when the draw is eventually made.

That's the fate that befalls the two fastest losers.

Michelle-Lee Ahye might pick up the pieces if the top three falters.

Well done to Dina Asher-Smith getting in by the skin of her teeth.

We saw the same thing for Eilidh Doyle in her 400m hurdles

and Jazmin Sawyers qualifying in 12th for the long jump final.

There is something in the air today but they get to live

Up next is the two Lauras, Weightman and Muir, lining up.

For Laura Muir, it's been an interesting few years for her.

Earlier this summer at the Anniversary Games,

she broke Kelly Holmes's long-standing record.

Somebody clipped my heel and I couldn't get in my stride...

Probably one of the toughest moments of my year but I think

As much as I wish it didn't happen, the fact that it did happen

toughened me up a bit and, um, yeah, I'm ready

This really is punishing running from Laura Muir.

That's where it tends to slow down and dig in for the last little

I was so shocked when I crossed the line.

In a last race, to win like that on home soil with a record,

it's the best prep I could ask for Rio.

Before, people knew I was fast but not that I was a contender.

Now they'll watch it and look out for me.

The races will be slower and there'll be more bunched

It's a matter of positioning well so you're not running wide

Make sure you're in the top group at the front to

It's about saving energy and getting through the rounds.

Running the Olympics is something but to come away with proof, as it

I don't think you could really put into words what that

means for an athlete to get an Olympic medal.

It's the pinnacle of what you train for every day

She's come a long way in the last couple of years

and looks impressive, Paula.

She talked about navigating the heats and semifinals.

She's got to the final but, as she mentioned there,

She likes to run aggressively, how will she approach this?

She'll need to decide does she, basically, gamble everything and go

Or does she go to try and get a medal, which she's

She knows she's very capable of that, and then try

To lead an Olympic final from gun to tape is pretty much

So she really needs one of the other girls to decide to take it out hard

and then she could take it on after the first 600m

but she needs somebody to set that up for her.

You've looked at a few of her races this season for us and you've

I think the biggest thing is - she said herself how much she's

matured over the last couple of years, how much stronger

This is a race in Stockholm early in the season.

She'd come down from altitude, put in hard block of training

and you could see, how she's running, she looks

She's carrying a lot of hard work into that and this wasn't

She's still battling in the home straight.

You see there that the athlete who wasn't hasn't qualified

She didn't worry about that race, Laura.

She went away, put her head down, trained hard and did

outstanding training, ran personal bests in training

She was right behind the pacemaker, almost urging her on during the race

and what was so impressive was the way she took it

on after the pacemaker stepped aside and maintained her form, made Hassan

look like she was struggling and Sifan Hassan is one

She's also moved on since London so don't underestimate her.

Laura went back up and beat that personal best again so she knows

that she's in shape coming here today.

Steve Cram and Brendan Foster will call this one.

Well, this really is a mouth-watering 1,500m final.

Her coach, Andy Young, is just along here he's in the Radio

5 Live seats to get a better view down the home straight.

Laura Weightman, of course, making the final as well.

She had five stitches in her leg after the semifinal, um,

but her leg is OK I'm pleased to say.

So she's looking forward to this as well.

This might be one of the best final fields we've ever be one of the best

This might be one of the best final fields we've ever seen.

Eight of these women were After this season finishes,

Laura Muir has to do her placement in the Dog Trust in Darlington.

That can wait for now because she has a chance to make

Sado and Arafi are delighted to be in this final, I'm sure,

Jenny Simpson, won the world title in 2011, a silver medal

at the World Championships in 2013, doesn't have an Olympic medal.

A lot of these women have run well under four minutes.

I like Faith Kipyegon, a great little runner,

Commonwealth champion, still just 22 years of age.

Bahta chose to run the 1,500m rather than the 5,000m.

She's European champion he longer distance.

Former Ethiopian, running for Sweden.

Laura Weightman, European bronze medallist,

There's her sister and younger brother.

Sifan Hassan - there's no love lost between Sifan Hassan and Genzebe

She would love to beat this young lady here.

Dibaba, in many ways, a bit of a controversial figure.

Certainly some of the other 1,500m runners.

Her coach recently involved in a doping controversy.

Ennaoui of Poland - done very well to make it

Probably her team-mate was more fancied to do that,

Shannon Rowbury, former world bronze medallist.

And a world indoor bronze medallist at 3,000m.

World junior champion, world indoor silver medallist,

Seyaum, as if there wasn't enough quality already in this.

Quick word, Brendan, before the go?

It certainly is a field of champions.

World Championships this year and an interesting tactical approach.

Because it's all about tactics today.

The Olympic 1,500m final gets under way.

And the nerves, which I'm sure are being felt as much by those

watching, as though out there, can now disappear for

The one thing you can sure of - it won't be that quick early on.

The question, I think, is when will this catch fire?

At the World Championships last year, Dibaba,

who was in world-record shape, attacked with 800m to go,

destroyed the field pretty much, caught Hassan unawares,

ran 1:57 for the last 800m and nobody really caught them.

Laura Muir was in the second group, if you like, and came

through for a very good and a very credible fifth.

But they're jogging, Rowbury, Weightman,

Simpson but the big names - Kipyegon is just in the pack there.

This is a saunter, a real jog and, of course, 1,500m running is not

A lot of these women have fast times.

It's tactics and knowing what to do and when to do it and executing it

in a way which you hope will take you to the medals.

It's a 1,200m race and less now because they literally are jogging

and, quite sensibly and wisely, Laura Weightman goes to the front.

But she hasn't done anything about her pace.

Three of the favourites are in last, second last and third last place.

Laura Muir, Hassan, and Genzebe Dibaba and they're

going down the back straight with a very slow opening lap.

I said at the start this is about tactics.

Well, these athletes have run it as a distance race.

They're making it a short distance race and somebody - is it Dibaba?

- maybe Laura Muir has got something in her mind about going out

We've seen her do that before in Oslo in the Anniversary Games.

She's going to think about making a run for home.

But Laura Weightman, Steve, in the lead, a reluctant leader

I must say, looking anxiously around, looking up at the screen.

None of them are relaxed at this point and here comes

Laura Muir on the outside as they see the lap scorer,

She knows it will be a move from this far out and she knows

she's going to be it when they move.

Can she go as hard as she did last year?

She does not have the shock element that she achieved

This is not as fast nor as hard that it but it

This is not as fast nor as hard but it but it

She needs to get closer and Seyaum is trying to get around.

That was a fast 200 metres and I am not sure if Dibaba is as good

She needs to aim for higher than a bronze medal because that

Down the back straight goes the world record holder.

Is she on her way to be the champion?

Laura Muir needs to stick to her task.

She is going to chase down Laura Muir.

She burned hard to try and stay with Kipyegon.

Dibaba has been caught up from behind.

Laura Muir's race looks run and at the front it is Kipyegon

Kipyegon of Kenya is streaking away down the home straight.

This is a brilliant piece of running from the Commonwealth champion.

She will become the Olympic champion.

As scrap after that for the lower places.

These two are so good, they make you go so hard.

Poor Laura Muir gave everything and in so doing,

her chances of winning a medal disappeared with those of two

and others who sat off a little bit were able to come

Simpson being congratulated by Laura Muir.

And, you know, sometimes in going for gold, she went for gold.

She went for something she believed she could get but in so doing

she probably gave up her chance of hanging around and

Laura Muir has given it everything and put herself in the right place.

They have run an exceptional last 800 metres.

They have run 1.57 for the last 400 metres.

They have run 1.57 for the last 800 metres.

The world record holder not as good as she was last year.

She has attacked, Laura Muir, given herself every chance.

Hassan, not as good as she was last year.

The fading champion and world record holder coming in second place.

Looking down the field, Jenny Simpson of the United States

chasing down the world record holder.

She was happy that Dibaba tried to win it.

Kipyegon just working at it while Dibaba looking up at the screen.

A silver medal and then a bronze medal for the United States.

She tried to win it and sometimes if you go for gold you end up

You said at the start that you liked Kipyegon.

She has been running well and you were absolutely correct.

We were talking in the bus on the way down that sometimes

And you said that is how you run, you go for it.

And sometimes when you do that you give up your chance for a medal.

But just to sit back, that is what Simpson did.

She knew this push would come and she came through

Hassan just gave up her chance of a medal as she

Laura Muir gave it absolutely everything and she tried to stay

Jenny Simpson may have had a little bit more maturity just to sit

back in the semifinal and save a bit of energy.

Maybe that is what she had left in her tank.

Laura Muir, that is how tired she is because she gambled everything.

Laura, it was interesting listening link to Paula in commentary.

I knew I was in great shape to do everything.

But you were tracking two of the favourites.

I was expecting it to be slow and then for them to come around.

I was waiting for them and when they did I was

on the straightaway and I follow them around but I could not hold on.

Thank you to everybody at home for your support.

You need to be proud of what you achieved this season.

You are in contention and that shows how far you have come and how

Thank you to my school and my club who provide me with

The London marathon as well who funded my trips abroad.

And my coach who has been with me through thick and thin.

This is just a start for you, surely?

It is my first Olympics and I gave it everything I could

but that was just not enough there on the day.

What a year she has had on there will be more to come.

I know Andy will be feeling it a little bit more than Laura

because they obviously knew they had an opportunity

here and she could not have done anything more in terms

She ran so hard for the last 800 metres.

Dibaba not as good as last year, tried to do the same thing but had

And a brilliant bronze medal for Jenny Simpson.

But we salute both of them for flying the flag for

So slow when pedestrian in the early stages and for somebody with such

an aggressive runner that was quite frustrating.

She wanted to take it on and she should be commended

for that because she definitely put it all out there.

She can hold her head high full she has the speed for a slow race

and she could have reacted to that she could have run a race

But there is nothing you can do, no matter how much you want to keep

going, she could not will herself down the home straight.

She is very young and she has learnt from this.

wondering if that is the right approach to go for gold

If you have not won a World Championship medal,

if the opportunity is there if you take the opportunity to grab

a medal will build confidence and there is always a possibility

that that opportunity may never come again.

Not that she will never make a World Championship

or Olympic team again, but there was a door open

And that was a decision where she sat down with her coach

They decided to run this race no matter what.

And when Dibaba went, you had to decide like that.

I am not an expert at distance margin, but that is the margin

You make a decision and once you are committed,

I think she has had a phenomenal seas what she has shown over

I think she has had a phenomenal season, she has shown over

the last two seasons, her growth, it has been massive

I remember sitting outside, she was crying her eyes out.

The person who should be kicking themselves is Hassan.

She can see what is going on ahead that she is shadowing Dibaba

Kipyegon has been the world leader this year and has what it possesses

to defeat Dibaba when Dibaba is not fully on.

She has been struggling with an injury and other things

around her and keep guided her time, Laura Muir covered the move.

She looks as if she is comfortable and is feeling good.

She can feel Kipyegon on her shoulder.

Hassan is not even in the picture at this minute.

And by not reacting sooner or moving up quickly enough she probably gave

away the chance to go away with that as well.

The difference between running on the diamond league circuit

or places where there are pacemakers and competition element like this,

it is tactics and it is difficult to practise tactics

if you are running in a race with a pacemaker.

You can only practise tactics in a World Championship or Olympic final.

And that is what Laura Muir tried to do.

She knew she was up against Dibaba's time of last year.

She did not think Dibaba was capable of that, but Kipyegon was.

If she could have kept going, but she cannot because

And burned so much of her pace and speed to get to that point.

She really is treading water and hanging on.

You can feel athletes coming past you and you just desperately

What does that feel like physically?

Down your back, in your arms, you just really feel it.

That is why you see her fall to the line and why she had

an emotional interview afterwards because she is so exhausted.

Ronnie Ash, second at the US trials behind Devon Allen,

And Dimitri Bascou, the second of the French athletes.

Montreal, 1976, the only French winner of this title.

Orlando Ortega, a Cuban who now runs for Spain -

there's a great Cuban history at this event.

But Omar McLeod may well be the man to beat, the only man to go below

A couple of falls in the build-up to Rio, a sign of what can go wrong

in the hurledles, but we'll give you a full look

Cabral of Canada in two, then Devon Allen, Pascal

Martinot-Lagarde, Omar McLeod, Dimitri Bascou, Ortega,

Colin Jackson alongside me for this one.

He's a man who tried - and you know what can

You were a World Champion who was a chance in the Olympics.

We don't have the defending champion.

David Oliver, the World Champion, suffered an injury at the US trials

You're looking at five or six who could win here.

I was looking at your notes and you've got so many things lined

up because so many different things-and-could happen but I think

the favourite is there, Omar McLeod.

As long as he keeps his head - this is the most important thing,

because he's the fastest in his field.

He can absolutely run anybody down off that last hurdle.

He only needs to be even with the whole pack

and with his general leg speed, it will take him clear of the field.

Bascou from France, I think he's coming of age.

He's won a couple of championships now and he's getting more and more

confident in what he can do in these circumstances and I think

here at the Olympic Games, that will put him in good stead.

He's gone for a racy sawn-off sleeve number, Dimitri Bascou.

He's the European champion and, again, both he and Pascal

Martinot-Lagarde will present a serious threat for France.

A handshake and arm round the shoulder from

McLeod won in Doha in the Diamond League, in Shanghai,

and then fell in Monaco in the Diamond League meeting

His last two races into Rio were not confidence-boos terse.

His last two races into Rio were not confidence-boosters.

No, they weren't but, you know, for him, the most important thing

is not to make those mistakes in the training.

That's where you get your confidence.

The young Spaniard, Ortega, is one to watch too.

Johnathan Cabral took advantage when Lawrence Clarke hit the final

There's Devon Allen, 21-year-old US champion.

His first international meeting, the Olympic Games.

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, a history of not managing to live up

to his huge talent in major championships.

So McLeod flanked by the two French athletes and Orlando Ortega

wearing the vest of spab - he fell out with the Cuban

Think of all the American hurdlers who have won this

in Roger Kingdom and Alan Johnson, Merritt in London.

We will have a new Olympic Champion with Merritt not here.

We have Cabral and we have Devon Allen, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde,

Omar McLeod, Dimitri Bascou, there in lane six, Orlando Ortega,

And we are ready for the final of the men's 110m hurdles.

Cleanly away, Omar McLeod out so quickly.

Bascou alongside and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde trying to get

those long legs moving, clipping a barrier.

Omar McLeod rocked back but McLeod coming through now.

He has that speed and McLeod to the line and to the title ahead

But it's not about the time, it is about the gold

Ortega came through so quickly for the silver as well.

Omar McLeod the favourite and when the favourite

delivers you have to applaud because all the pressure,

all the things that can go wrong in the hurdles...

It's great to see him do that really.

He's been in the shadows of the runner-up last year

After all the injury problems he's had because he's had countless

When you get a season behind you of a good winter where you can

prepare properly with no real major issues...

And that's what happened to Omar this year and he's

Personal best in the sprint with that sub-10-second run,

the only sprint hurdlers to have done that, actually.

But for me, I'm kind of thinking I'm pleased that I see two

That is a real good sign for European sprint

hurdling which means we're in the mix now again.

Let's have a look at the race itself.

I was slightly anxious because he came off the first Hurd

well a bit of imbalance but he settled quickly.

He sinks down and then goes just stay there, no pressure.

There's no rush, no urgency with the hurdling and that's

what you want to do when you want to try and win a major title.

Bascou good enough for a bronze medal.

This is now the traditional way to finish a sprint.

The hurl across the line didn't quite work for Ronnie Ash there.

Oh, you see there - Omar skied that barrier

but he settles back into the rhythm quite quickly.

Because he's been unchallenged most of the year, he didn't have to test

Early on he had to decide what to do.

He got over the barriers nice and clean and won the gold.

It was the fifth barrier which did for Bascou actually.

That rocked him back and lost him a bit of momentum for the second

So it's McLeod with a victory, Ortega - you saw what it

meant to him to get the silver medal for Spain.

And Dimitri Bascou held on for the bronze