Day 9 Highlights

:00:53. > :01:01.Hello and welcome to Rio Replay, highlights of day nine.

:01:02. > :01:05.We will see Usain Bolt in the 100 metres final.

:01:06. > :01:11.First, tennis, Andy Murray defending his Olympic crown he won in London

:01:12. > :01:51.2012 in the gold medal match, against Juan Martin Del Potro.

:01:52. > :01:55.One thing occurs to me, I think Murray and Rafael Nadal

:01:56. > :01:58.who have this nine o'clock flight booked, the driver is

:01:59. > :02:37.Unlike for you and me, he will.

:02:38. > :02:41.Murray sensing that Del Potro is going through a bit of a lull,

:02:42. > :02:43.that was a wounding break of serve and he is trying

:02:44. > :03:21.Just the right tactic for Del Potro, he got Murray so far back.

:03:22. > :03:24.Phenomenally fit, Murray, absolutely was.

:03:25. > :03:30.Weather the storm from that bone-crushing forehand again

:03:31. > :03:33.and came out on top this time, there is a real

:03:34. > :04:51.resilience in defence from Murray, great skills.

:04:52. > :05:03.Blistering pace, you never tire of watching him do this,

:05:04. > :05:35.No challenge from Del Potro and Murray has a three-game

:05:36. > :05:40.Three games in a row for Andy Murray, real strong

:05:41. > :05:52.We thought it would be an afternoon match!

:05:53. > :05:54.It is after ten o'clock in the evening.

:05:55. > :06:24.You still feel that it has a long way to run.

:06:25. > :06:37.Do not know quite what signal Pascal gave him, but it was enough

:06:38. > :07:03.Another one drifts on, it is getting to be a pattern.

:07:04. > :07:06.There are more lulls in the concentration of Del Potro

:07:07. > :07:30.at the moment, Murray has had some timely resurgent tennis.

:07:31. > :08:26.Three set points for Andy Murray.

:08:27. > :08:34.And on this quite extraordinary day for British sport,

:08:35. > :08:47.Andy Murray is one set away from his second Olympic gold medal.

:08:48. > :08:54.It was beautiful, a spike through the heart of Del Potro,

:08:55. > :09:00.metaphorically speaking, a wonderful forehand return strike

:09:01. > :09:02.from Murray, brilliant, 2-1 sets up and Murray

:09:03. > :10:51.COMMENTATOR: Andy Murray in a bit of trouble, dropped the opening two

:10:52. > :10:53.points of this first game of the fourth set.

:10:54. > :11:24.It is exactly what happened at the start of the second set.

:11:25. > :11:28.He worked so hard to take the first, there was a little dip,

:11:29. > :11:31.and it seems it is happening again here, two break

:11:32. > :11:38.Here's having a howler of a game, Andy Murray.

:11:39. > :11:53.It isn't reflecting quite right at the moment.

:11:54. > :12:03.Difficult to fathom, and maybe Murray is struggling

:12:04. > :12:07.to find out exactly why that happened, but it happened.

:12:08. > :12:13.And Del Potro, to be honest, didn't have to do an awful lot.

:12:14. > :12:17.A very limp away to concede his service game, he will be frustrated

:12:18. > :12:19.with that, but Del Potro delighted, as you say, he didn't

:12:20. > :12:22.have to do much at all, he has the early break

:12:23. > :12:36.Just when it was looking really grim for Del Potro,

:12:37. > :13:17.Well, the speed gun is broken, so we can't tell you how

:13:18. > :14:02.I hope you didn't pick it up at home.

:14:03. > :14:05.There is a renewed intensity in Del Potro that we

:14:06. > :14:08.haven't seen for a while, and that is because he has been

:14:09. > :14:19.These things happen over the course of a long match.

:14:20. > :14:44.And because of the gravitas of the situation, you often ask

:14:45. > :14:47.yourself, I wonder how these athletes slept last night?

:14:48. > :14:50.With having to play for the gold medal, with it all at stake,

:14:51. > :14:52.how much rest they got, the adulation Del Potro

:14:53. > :15:01.will have received, having beaten Nadal.

:15:02. > :15:04.On the other hand, he might have been so shattered

:15:05. > :15:45.That's what he did on the set point, that kind of forehand return.

:15:46. > :15:49.He could do with another one right now.

:15:50. > :16:05.Break back point for Murray.

:16:06. > :16:59.We couldn't see what the problem was.

:17:00. > :17:25.Maybe you picked something up at home, but it is so noisy here.

:17:26. > :17:28.The mis-timed forehand from Murray brought Del Potro in,

:17:29. > :17:40.Yes, Del Potro unable to stabilise the wrist and make the volley.

:17:41. > :17:43.Look at this, he gets down and secures it, well done.

:17:44. > :18:44.A mouthwatering shot to break back there from Andy Murray.

:18:45. > :18:51.Look at this, just perfectly weighted, it was carving

:18:52. > :18:55.underneath the ball, beautiful to watch.

:18:56. > :19:01.And he has broken Del Potro three times in a row.

:19:02. > :19:09.When you think that Del Potro is serving still at 74%

:19:10. > :19:41.Sorry for the lip readers amongst you!

:19:42. > :20:13.Well, he did it in the game before, didn't he?

:20:14. > :20:19.Not so now, but he still finds himself 0-30 down.

:20:20. > :20:24.Looking tired, but he still seems as if he has got plenty left.

:20:25. > :20:51.If he can break here, he will be given a big lift.

:20:52. > :21:21.Del Potro can't believe it, he looks across but

:21:22. > :21:28.And he is a very fair man, Del Potro, just

:21:29. > :21:32.It was a beautiful height and weight from Andy Murray,

:21:33. > :22:14.Just when he's trying to close the door on the Argentinian,

:22:15. > :22:59.Well, it wasn't cleanly hit from Del Potro, and Murray actually

:23:00. > :23:03.had a more difficult task, to dig that one up, then he might have.

:23:04. > :23:17.Del Potro gets the break, three successive breaks, he leads 2-1.

:23:18. > :23:19.STUDIO: So, we are staying with this match.

:23:20. > :23:26.Andy Murray looking to defend the title he won in London 2012,

:23:27. > :23:28.but that is the scene at the athletics stadium,

:23:29. > :23:35.Usain Bolt aiming for the treble treble here in Rio,

:23:36. > :23:43.following a double treble success in London.

:23:44. > :23:45.Tonight the eyes of the world will be watching to see

:23:46. > :24:10.Before the start, measured, composed, ready, set, and then bang.

:24:11. > :24:14.That overwhelming tension is broken in an explosion of action.

:24:15. > :24:25.2.25am, set your alarm, stay with us.

:24:26. > :24:30.His main rival for gold is Justin Gatlin, some casting him

:24:31. > :24:32.as track and field's archvillain, having served two

:24:33. > :24:39.He will be lining up, and one thing is for certain,

:24:40. > :24:46.Back to the gold medal match, Andy Murray taking

:24:47. > :24:53.on Juan Martin Del Potro for the gold medal.

:24:54. > :24:56.COMMENTATOR: Who is going to hold serve first in this set?

:24:57. > :25:51.Yes, the change of the point of attack worked a treat.

:25:52. > :25:54.We appreciate it is gone midnight at home, coming up

:25:55. > :26:37.Those of you working tomorrow, hope you've got an understanding boss!

:26:38. > :26:41.It has been a familiar pattern in this set, the 0-30.

:26:42. > :26:45.Now, can Del Potro wriggle out of jail?

:26:46. > :27:33.They are both terrific servers, they just haven't been in this set.

:27:34. > :27:46.He is rubbing his left thigh like it just might be beginning to cramp up.

:27:47. > :27:52.There is a lot of grimacing going down, and doubling over.

:27:53. > :28:00.Murray looking right down the court at him, and saw all of that,

:28:01. > :28:02.and that will be like manna from heaven.

:28:03. > :28:23.To the credit of Andy Murray, he gets the forehand

:28:24. > :28:26.through the court a lot faster over the last 18 months or so,

:28:27. > :29:01.The torture is increasing on Del Potro.

:29:02. > :29:04.Murray breaks but it was not just the break, it was that

:29:05. > :29:10.Murray is using the slice effectively, the ball staying low

:29:11. > :29:30.and Del Potro hating getting down low and it all became too much.

:29:31. > :29:32.Well, he looks close to exhaustion, he is difficult to read

:29:33. > :30:26.but when he was massaging his leg, that told us.

:30:27. > :30:29.The hammer blows are not having the same effect at the moment

:30:30. > :30:32.and he is extended slightly out of his comfort zone,

:30:33. > :30:34.he is struggling and buckling physically.

:30:35. > :30:36.Losing control of that end-range volley, earlier

:30:37. > :31:25.A much-needed rally from Del Potro, but it took a lot out of him.

:31:26. > :31:28.That right arm is working pretty well.

:31:29. > :31:37.He keeps an ever menacing presence in the set,

:31:38. > :32:11.there is a nonchalance about it but he still presses for a winner.

:32:12. > :32:13.They have been flowing thick and fast, the errors,

:32:14. > :32:34.from the man in the light blue shirt.

:32:35. > :32:44.Murray moves in front in this fourth set for the first time.

:32:45. > :32:49.Murray is a keen boxing fan and in the boxing parlance,

:32:50. > :32:57.this is like a fighter going into the tenth or 11th

:32:58. > :33:00.round and he has taken most of the blows and sees

:33:01. > :33:08.It seems that way now, we will see, he leads 3-2.

:33:09. > :33:11.Can he land a knockout blow on Del Potro?

:33:12. > :33:18.You're watching the men's singles gold medal match.

:33:19. > :33:25.Andy Murray looking to defend the title that he won in 2016.

:33:26. > :33:28.Very hot day here in Rio and you can see what it is doing

:33:29. > :33:35.to Juan Martin Del Potro who has been terrific in this competition.

:33:36. > :33:38.Straight after this gold medal match, he is loving it,

:33:39. > :33:41.we will be crossing live to the Olympic Stadium

:33:42. > :33:46.because it is a massive night, 2:25am, the 100 metre final,

:33:47. > :33:50.Usain Bolt versus Justin Gatlin and on BBC Four, if you want

:33:51. > :33:56.the build-up, look at that scene, beautiful stadium, cross to BBC Four

:33:57. > :33:59.now if you want to hear from Gabby Logan and Michael

:34:00. > :34:05.Here on BBC One, we are staying with his gold medal match.

:34:06. > :34:19.He had the physio on rubbing his leg, he is not allowed

:34:20. > :34:22.to have a time-out for cramp but he is allowed to have the physio

:34:23. > :34:26.He was rubbing his legs furiously.

:34:27. > :34:46.You wonder what else the physio gave him!

:34:47. > :35:36.An injection of energy from Del Potro.

:35:37. > :35:39.Still given the short ball, and it is invariably good night,

:35:40. > :35:41.but he is getting less and less short balls.

:35:42. > :36:43.Murray challenging him, that is a huge game for Del Potro.

:36:44. > :36:45.A love service game, it is 3-3, and the crowd

:36:46. > :37:07.He is trying to dance on his feet, Del Potro, as the crowd

:37:08. > :37:56.He is in one of those lights-out unplayable phases right now.

:37:57. > :38:02.They sense they can help carry him home here.

:38:03. > :38:34.Well, it was interesting that point, Murray played it well but Del Potro

:38:35. > :39:16.Murray carving around the outside angle beautifully.

:39:17. > :39:37.He has got one challenge left for the rest of this set.

:39:38. > :40:15.He will be feeling a little bit more vulnerable.

:40:16. > :40:21.Down the line looked the better option, but not to be.

:40:22. > :40:36.The atmosphere has become raucous again.

:40:37. > :41:12.The lob nowhere near good enough and out of nowhere,

:41:13. > :41:41.When you least expect it, and that is part of the problem,

:41:42. > :41:44.when he least expects it, suddenly, sometimes it goes adrift

:41:45. > :41:48.Full credit to Del Potro, he was smacking it,

:41:49. > :41:52.The untimely double fault makes you wonder

:41:53. > :42:03.Simultaneously coupled with the fact that Del Potro made some good balls

:42:04. > :42:06.there and another break of serve on Murray and it is frustrating

:42:07. > :42:09.for British fans because he has looked in control and suddenly

:42:10. > :42:16.We had that analogy about petrol and it seems he is running out

:42:17. > :42:19.of petrol and if you looked at the petrol gauge,

:42:20. > :42:30.But that gives him more fuel, what happened in that last game.

:42:31. > :42:35.A little pit stop for him, favourably.

:42:36. > :42:48.Concern for those men, in the Murray camp.

:42:49. > :42:57.Whether or not he wins or loses this, because it was a titanic

:42:58. > :43:15.We have seen some great wigs and masks!

:43:16. > :44:02.Every time he has broken this set, Murray has broken straight back.

:44:03. > :44:07.Sure enough, he is on his case again.

:44:08. > :44:13.The tactic that has become prevalent for Murray is the drop shot.

:44:14. > :44:15.But also staying very low to Del Potro, does not

:44:16. > :44:33.Great return, maybe earlier in the match, Del Potro

:44:34. > :44:37.He was a step slow, did not quite get his legs behind that.

:44:38. > :45:18.He served so well tonight, Del Potro, 75% first serves in, Andy

:45:19. > :45:45.Murray only 50%, it has kept him afloat, or certainly helped to.

:45:46. > :45:52.That is not the shot that you would expect from Murray. Normally, a bit

:45:53. > :46:06.more conservative in nature, and a steadier type of choice.

:46:07. > :46:52.Murray will have to serve now to stay in the set.

:46:53. > :46:54.Yeah, you would have to take your hat off

:46:55. > :47:01.He's shown such attitude and application and he's been

:47:02. > :47:24.Certainly there are Argentines everywhere.

:47:25. > :48:06.Terrific injection of pace there from Murray.

:48:07. > :48:44.We are losing it more and more, but still anything within range,

:48:45. > :48:49.I think he would be foolish to step off the pedal as regards

:48:50. > :49:07.going after the forehand because it has served him so well.

:49:08. > :49:10.That shot has normally been a gimme for Murray, but not

:49:11. > :49:54.Murray holds and Del Potro will have to serve out for this fourth set.

:49:55. > :49:57.Getting a few tweets in saying, "Hurry up, Murray.

:49:58. > :50:02.Believe me, it is not for want of trying.

:50:03. > :50:22.Very rarely in matches that are not Davis Cup do you get

:50:23. > :50:28.Yes, they have been so vocal throughout, haven't they?

:50:29. > :50:36.Any opportunity just jumping around.

:50:37. > :50:38.It doesn't seem alcohol-fuelled

:50:39. > :50:44.Just fun-loving, really encouraging their man on and enjoying

:50:45. > :50:58.Murray is probably thinking about the next point,

:50:59. > :51:00.the first point off the Del Potro serve that he wants

:51:01. > :51:30.So after three hours and 25 minutes Del Potro serves to take us

:51:31. > :52:14.And how often you heard Andy Murray's racquet

:52:15. > :52:16.clattering on the floor, almost as a stabiliser

:52:17. > :53:10.I may have been looking too closely at it, but it was a very tired shot.

:53:11. > :53:13.It was a lazy address to the ball, wasn't it?

:53:14. > :54:22.Yes, it was the sledgehammer forehand approach that came

:54:23. > :54:33.A couple of those lobs went up so high they needed

:54:34. > :54:50.They are always tough to take out of the air.

:54:51. > :55:02.Pinning him on the backhand side and then playing down the forehand.

:55:03. > :55:40.Just a giant strike to his right.

:55:41. > :58:00.Del Potro was hanging onto the net as if it was supporting him.

:58:01. > :58:35.Robust Andy Murray all the hard yards run serving him well.

:58:36. > :59:18.Again, it was amazing that Del Potro got to that drop shot,

:59:19. > :59:22.but Murray stayed composed and just having the foresight to move forward

:59:23. > :59:25.on that was just brilliant for Murray.

:59:26. > :59:28.It was an exquisitely weighted drop shot but Del Potro will be saying,

:59:29. > :00:57.Well, it has been drama to the full, unfolding incredibly.

:00:58. > :01:00.Murray had to work so hard for the break and now he's got it.

:01:01. > :01:41.It just went off like a gun.

:01:42. > :02:26.What an engaging character he is, Del Potro.

:02:27. > :03:21.It is interesting, if he misses this, he is out of challenges.

:03:22. > :03:27.It is a long way down, but - it is in.

:03:28. > :03:36.Until and if we go for a tie break where he gets one more,

:03:37. > :03:41.but right now he's got to rely on the officials.

:03:42. > :04:18.A credit to Pascal Maria then for intervening.

:04:19. > :05:01.It looked a fair decision for Murray to come in on that.

:05:02. > :05:13.It was a wonderful approach from Andy Murray.

:05:14. > :05:17.He actually hit it very, very well, reasonable depth.

:05:18. > :05:58.Terrific, inspired range from Del Potro.

:05:59. > :06:07.He wants the same ball back.

:06:08. > :06:58.None were as important as that one.

:06:59. > :07:07.Suddenly the racquet becomes a wand.

:07:08. > :08:32.He is a game away from the gold medal.

:08:33. > :08:39.I understand in Andy's home he's got this stair machine.

:08:40. > :08:43.You know the ones that just go on and on up the stairs

:08:44. > :08:45.and he drives himself until he is almost ill.

:08:46. > :08:51.It is for moments like this that he does that.

:08:52. > :09:42.Over on BBC Four the athletics is starting.

:09:43. > :09:53.I think in about an hour and 25 minutes Usain Bolt will be going.

:09:54. > :10:01.So a fantastic night of athletics coming up.

:10:02. > :10:04.But, we will stay right here with this gold medal match

:10:05. > :10:17.and Andy Murray is a game away from his second Olympic title.

:10:18. > :12:01.Didn't do quite enough, really, with the overhead.

:12:02. > :12:03.Always strikes me as quite remarkable how this man can live

:12:04. > :12:06.at this tempo when he is quite tired as well.

:12:07. > :12:53.He is shaking his head because he was onto his serve.

:12:54. > :13:40.Well, he is claiming someone in the crowd put him off.

:13:41. > :13:45.Some for the person who might have done that and some

:13:46. > :14:24.Wouldn't Murray love to finish it right here,

:14:25. > :14:26.rather than having to go through the torture

:14:27. > :15:29.I think that someone's been asked to leave.

:15:30. > :15:42.Are they booing because he's a hero or because he's a villain?

:15:43. > :16:44.After four hours exactly it's the gold medal point for Murray.

:16:45. > :17:32.That was as tension-riddled forehand return.

:17:33. > :18:58.Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold medallist.

:18:59. > :19:01.But they'll have a special bond after what's happened

:19:02. > :19:36.It's almost the same as four years ago in

:19:37. > :19:52.Words can barely contextualise what is happening over here.

:19:53. > :19:56.It's overwhelmingly emotional, but another landmark moment

:19:57. > :20:05.And now, both Argentines and Brazilians, the

:20:06. > :20:32.I'm amazed he lasted at the level he was going for.

:20:33. > :20:44.But after last night, three and a quarter hours against Nadal,

:20:45. > :20:46.the tennis of the unbelievable standard, to produce what he did

:20:47. > :20:50.Having gone through the trenches, all the years with the wrist issues,

:20:51. > :20:54.the multiple surgeries, and that gives him time to think

:20:55. > :20:59.about himself and what he wants to do and just to be out here,

:21:00. > :21:08.It means so much to him, and for Andy...

:21:09. > :21:10.Murray comes over to a little band of English supporters

:21:11. > :21:26.And he's going to do an interview for the host broadcaster.

:21:27. > :21:35.We'll be talking to Andy later on, that's for sure.

:21:36. > :21:57.Even the Brazilians are waving him goodbye.

:21:58. > :21:59.He played arguably better than when he was

:22:00. > :22:23.Del Potro has had a fantastic Olympics, bronze medallist in 2012,

:22:24. > :22:27.London, now he is a silver medallist, well done Andy Murray,

:22:28. > :23:09.don't go to bed, the 100 metre final is coming up featuring Usain Bolt.

:23:10. > :23:14.Potentially the world champion, the world was looking to see if Goodwood

:23:15. > :23:19.conquer evil, it was pantomime proportions, not so much this time,

:23:20. > :23:23.it does not feel like it has a theatrical edge to it. Is that

:23:24. > :23:29.because Usain Bolt looks in better shape this time? Yes, the situation

:23:30. > :23:32.is different this time. Last year, Justin Gatlin was running the

:23:33. > :23:41.fastest times he's ever done in his career. Also last year, Usain Bolt

:23:42. > :23:47.had been injured throughout the entire season, he kept having starts

:23:48. > :23:51.and stops to his training, he was trying to get himself ready for the

:23:52. > :23:55.championship. It even to the two athletes out, making it more even.

:23:56. > :23:58.Usain Bolt not running as well, Justin Gatlin running well. This

:23:59. > :24:04.should be the opposite, Justin Gatlin is not doing as well, Bolt

:24:05. > :24:09.did not have the injuries. His decision not to run in the trial

:24:10. > :24:16.finals was more precautionary, and he was able to train throughout the

:24:17. > :24:20.entire time. Without these starts and stops. He is in a better

:24:21. > :24:26.position, Usain Bolt at this point, Van he was at this point last year.

:24:27. > :24:35.-- than he was. The issue is, with this talk of rivalry between Bolt

:24:36. > :24:40.and gallon, it is 74 Usain Bolt and one for Justin Gatlin -- Justin

:24:41. > :24:47.Gatlin. He is the only person to get close and challenge Usain Bolt, then

:24:48. > :24:55.we have two adding that way, in the media, we built this narrative and

:24:56. > :24:59.had to take responsibility. Good versus evil, allowing it to be

:25:00. > :25:04.perpetuated... That is not quite so politically? I think you are right,

:25:05. > :25:10.we have a genuine rivalry, Jamaica against the USA, two dominance

:25:11. > :25:16.printed nations, they want to have a title but I think that there is an

:25:17. > :25:25.air of, he really feels... He is in such imperious form, does Justin

:25:26. > :25:30.Gatlin really stand a chance? We feel more confident about this match

:25:31. > :25:35.and head-to-head, then I think last year. The stadium is absolutely

:25:36. > :25:39.packed, people have brought their own Saronic effigies of the great

:25:40. > :25:49.man, I don't know how that got through security! -- ceramic. As he

:25:50. > :25:56.does his victory lap, he will run right past! Do you enjoy watching

:25:57. > :26:02.Usain Bolt race? You pleased be here tonight? He is such a vibrant

:26:03. > :26:06.personality. A lot of people here come to see him, they are truly

:26:07. > :26:11.excited by seeing him and people enjoy it. There are not that many

:26:12. > :26:17.people in athletics who truly create that kind of drama and interest.

:26:18. > :26:23.And, sheer joy. Your last Jessica Ennis-Hill does. She has given us so

:26:24. > :26:27.much joy in the last few years. She was quite hesitant and cagey to

:26:28. > :26:32.commit to her long-term future last night, understandably in the heat of

:26:33. > :26:37.the moment, I would say 60-40, she is thinking about hanging up her

:26:38. > :26:42.spikes... She said stop it, don't make me cry, don't ask me! As he

:26:43. > :26:48.does, Phil Jones kept asking and eventually some tears came. But she

:26:49. > :26:53.seemed to have a moment where she said she needed time to think about

:26:54. > :26:57.it. Have you had this a head of Rio? It was all is going to be a

:26:58. > :27:00.watershed moment, I know you have London next year, but the Olympic

:27:01. > :27:06.Games is the end of a four-year cycle. And you want to make a

:27:07. > :27:10.decision. We have said, you want to judge it after the moment, find out

:27:11. > :27:16.what middle you have one, if you finish fifth or sixth, you make a

:27:17. > :27:20.decision, but remember athletes seldom get to choose when they

:27:21. > :27:23.retire. Often it is forced upon them through injury or UCI athletes

:27:24. > :27:29.staying in the sport for a little too long. OK, the athletes are

:27:30. > :27:34.getting ready for the first of the 100 metres semifinals, Ashmead is

:27:35. > :27:43.going in this one, Marlon Brazier of the USA, Jimmy Mico as well.

:27:44. > :27:48.This will be a good one, kicking off what is all about the fastest men in

:27:49. > :27:54.the world, ending at 2:25am with the 100 metre final. But first, the

:27:55. > :27:59.semifinals. COMMENTATOR: Thank you. The first

:28:00. > :28:04.semifinal already out there, they get the first semifinal already out

:28:05. > :28:55.there, they get the first early, a few moments to

:28:56. > :29:09.The South African record holder here.

:29:10. > :29:18.Xie. A very good young Chinese athlete.

:29:19. > :29:25.He could be a danger here, Meite, from the ivory coast.

:29:26. > :29:38.And a real case -- test for Marvin Bracy.

:29:39. > :30:00.A good starter. Harvey, now running for Turkey.

:30:01. > :30:12.Normally, this is the stage, semifinal stage where we start to

:30:13. > :30:19.see the time is being run. The top two and two fastest losers. Bolt

:30:20. > :30:38.macro is up next, Gatlin in the third. -- bolt. It is warm, still,

:30:39. > :30:52.perfect sprinting conditions. A very even start. Jimmy Vicaut for the

:30:53. > :30:57.win. That is better. He only came through as the fastest loser, the

:30:58. > :31:08.Frenchman. Very tight for the second. Very close on the line.

:31:09. > :31:19.Dicko was really good in the first 30 metres. -- Vicaut.

:31:20. > :31:25.He switched himself on for the race committee was guaranteed in the top

:31:26. > :31:31.two positions. In the semifinals, he could really shine. It was uneven

:31:32. > :31:35.field, as you mentioned. Vicaut did what was necessary, coming out the

:31:36. > :31:44.blocks well. I think Ashmead came out so strongly. And Vicaut just

:31:45. > :31:46.tapped on on him. Such a strong finisher, good frequency on the

:31:47. > :31:53.floor, holding form through to the line. Stopping the clock at 9.95, a

:31:54. > :32:05.great performance, and through to the final. A great performance.

:32:06. > :32:17.Usain Bolt is out for these semifinals, CJ Ujah goes in this one

:32:18. > :32:22.as well. Is it good or bad for him to be in the lane next to him, are

:32:23. > :32:26.you happy with that? Yes, you want to be where the action is, and where

:32:27. > :32:30.the guys are running fast, and hope you can hang on with the fast guys

:32:31. > :32:37.so they can pull you flew falls -- pull you through. CJ will try to get

:32:38. > :32:43.a faster and quicker start out of the box, Usain Bolt will go past in

:32:44. > :32:48.the first 30 but will hang on committee wants to run his own race.

:32:49. > :32:53.At least in the first 30-60, and hang on. Stay as close to Usain Bolt

:32:54. > :32:56.as possible. You mentioned conditions earlier on committee

:32:57. > :33:01.niece, it is very warm here tonight, these guys have another hour and a

:33:02. > :33:07.half or so, they have to get themselves into the physical and

:33:08. > :33:09.mental state, what do you do with yourself physically, so you don't

:33:10. > :33:20.get exhausted? You possibly don't have too warm up

:33:21. > :33:25.as intensely. When time is so short it is about

:33:26. > :33:32.staying relaxed in the mind, visualising, thinking about what you

:33:33. > :33:42.are doing. Staying in that moment. This is a tough draw for CJ Ujah. He

:33:43. > :33:49.has said so much the World Championships helped him last year

:33:50. > :33:53.and he will use that. He is growing in maturity. As

:33:54. > :33:57.Michael said, having the fast guys will pull him through.

:33:58. > :34:01.And one of the old guys, Kim Collins, 40 years old, in a

:34:02. > :34:06.semifinal of the 100 metres Olympics.

:34:07. > :34:10.He has kept themselves in great shape and uses his experience. He is

:34:11. > :34:15.still having fun and in a great position.

:34:16. > :34:22.There is no pressure. He has been running well.

:34:23. > :34:27.There was a Fandango in London where he ended up pulling out because he

:34:28. > :34:31.felt out with his Olympic organisation. He did not compete in

:34:32. > :34:34.London. He thought that might be the last time he would have a shot at

:34:35. > :34:40.this. Here he is lining up in the

:34:41. > :34:50.semifinal alongside Usain Bolt. Let Oscar to Steve Cram. -- let us

:34:51. > :34:57.go. The first semifinal was very tight.

:34:58. > :35:13.At the moment as a fastest loser you would have to run under ten seconds.

:35:14. > :35:23.To make the semifinals at 40 years old is astonishing.

:35:24. > :35:28.He did run 9.93 earlier, in Germany. He hasn't come close to that again.

:35:29. > :35:32.This Jamaican is my honest about transferring to Bahrain, saying it

:35:33. > :35:43.was hard to fulfil his ambition of running at the highest level.

:35:44. > :35:46.De Grasse, bronze last year in championships.

:35:47. > :35:51.And there is a cheerful perhaps the greatest sprinter there has ever

:35:52. > :35:57.been. He might never match those

:35:58. > :36:01.astonishing times of 2008, and 2009. He is still the man to beat, the man

:36:02. > :36:09.they come to see. CJ Ujah said he might perhaps be

:36:10. > :36:10.able to relax now reaching this semifinal. Standing alongside Usain

:36:11. > :36:26.Bolt. And outside, the man who shared

:36:27. > :36:36.bronze with Andre de Grasse in Beijing with exactly the same time,

:36:37. > :36:40.Trayvon Bromell. Nothing is guaranteed in sport but

:36:41. > :36:43.everyone here expects Usain Bolt to make the final.

:36:44. > :36:50.But things can go wrong. And how does CJ Ujah feel in these

:36:51. > :37:09.moments? The second semifinal, two to go

:37:10. > :37:23.through automatically. Oh, it is a false start, Andrew

:37:24. > :37:43.Fisher is gone. He knows, we know...

:37:44. > :37:49.Yes, this is very clear. Fisher, well before the gun. As you

:37:50. > :37:54.mentioned, he wants to fulfil his ambition and be great.

:37:55. > :38:04.Unfortunately, he will be out of this race, I believe.

:38:05. > :38:14.He was halfway up the track. A rueful smile.

:38:15. > :38:21.Must be the first false start we have had, I can't remember any

:38:22. > :38:28.others in this meeting. There might have been one. Usain

:38:29. > :38:37.Bolt has seen it all before, he has done it before.

:38:38. > :39:02.And he asks the stadium to fall silent and they do.

:39:03. > :39:06.Cleanly away this time, not a bad start from Usain Bolt already moving

:39:07. > :39:25.away from CJ Ujah. An easy 9.84 from Usain Bolt. I

:39:26. > :39:27.think it is going to be very quick in the final and Usain Bolt will be

:39:28. > :39:34.there. What makes you think it will be

:39:35. > :39:39.quick! A majestic performance from Usain Bolt. We knew he would have to

:39:40. > :39:45.work hard for 40 metres because the talent in this field alongside him

:39:46. > :39:51.could produce that themselves. He had to get out very well indeed and

:39:52. > :40:00.work hard for that first 40 metres. Once he unleashes that massive

:40:01. > :40:05.stride, it is long and fast, he pulls the gap so easily. You can see

:40:06. > :40:12.the moves away and start to look around. He will shut down, look at

:40:13. > :40:15.the clock 9.80 six. We can look forward to something really

:40:16. > :40:19.sensational. He will go back into the warm room,

:40:20. > :40:33.have a quick chat with his coach, discuss what they think he need to

:40:34. > :40:35.improve on. He is in great shape because conditions are virtually

:40:36. > :40:42.perfect. A good one by CJ Ujah.

:40:43. > :40:45.Usain Bolt's time has been rounded up.

:40:46. > :40:52.In terms of semifinals, that is as quick as he has run in a major

:40:53. > :41:06.championships. In Beijing, 9.85. Trayvon Bromell alongside CJ Ujah,

:41:07. > :41:17.the Graz has run a personal best. -- De Grasse.

:41:18. > :41:22.That was very quick indeed. Bolt sensationally through with his

:41:23. > :41:27.almost quickest ever semifinal. What responsible we see from Justin

:41:28. > :41:34.Gatlin? One nonstarter, Daniel Bailey is not there.

:41:35. > :41:41.James Dasaolu for Great Britain on the far side. The first two grow

:41:42. > :41:47.through to the final later tonight. And two of the fastest losers.

:41:48. > :41:51.CJ Ujah has just lost out on that fastest loser spot.

:41:52. > :42:03.Watch out for Yohan Blake, Kemarley Brown next to Gatling -- Jacklin.

:42:04. > :42:14.Justin Gatlin gets a powerful start. Yohan Blake started to come through.

:42:15. > :42:18.It will be Yohan Blake joining Justin Gatlin. Not as quick as Usain

:42:19. > :42:25.Bolt but pretty good. The way he goes, get ready for the

:42:26. > :42:32.final. It is on, everybody, Justin Gatlin versus Usain Bolt.

:42:33. > :42:36.It is all bubbling up very. Nicely That was the slower of the three

:42:37. > :42:42.semifinals. I don't know whether we can read

:42:43. > :42:52.much into that. Justin Gatlin, it all looked very

:42:53. > :42:57.straightforward and simple. He is very methodical in the way he

:42:58. > :43:02.approaches this race, always so accurate with every strike.

:43:03. > :43:09.Technically, he is nearly flawless. He is so powerful. Every time he

:43:10. > :43:14.strikes the floor, pulls back on the tarmac, push him forward. The power

:43:15. > :43:21.propels him in front. It looks pretty comfortable but I

:43:22. > :43:29.think he has defined two more metres to challenge Usain Bolt later on. --

:43:30. > :43:34.he had to find. The semifinals can be a great

:43:35. > :43:42.indicator. Last time, he looked pretty good.

:43:43. > :43:49.But Usain Bolt looks so good. Justin Gatlin isn't flat out, he backs off,

:43:50. > :43:55.already looking at the clock. James Dasaolu in sixth place, no

:43:56. > :43:57.British sprinters in the final. Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt and

:43:58. > :44:10.Yohan Blake are there. Let us tidy all of that up.

:44:11. > :44:16.The other semifinals, both qualifiers by Bates went under ten

:44:17. > :44:22.seconds. Gotch by rights. I can tell you in

:44:23. > :44:32.terms of fastest losers, it will be Trayvon Bromell and Simbine.

:44:33. > :44:40.It's a shame that CJ missed out. He was the person we were lucking for.

:44:41. > :44:44.Let's have a look, this man can take three consecutive 100 metre medals

:44:45. > :44:50.committee will do that tonight. These are the finalists for this

:44:51. > :44:54.evening. Usain Bolt qualified fastest, and that involved a couple

:44:55. > :45:10.of head turns, and very relaxed running from him. Andre de Grasse,

:45:11. > :45:14.Justin Gatlin, and these are the rest of your finalists. That goes

:45:15. > :45:22.out to 20 5am. What did you make of those and that line-up? Not as good

:45:23. > :45:30.as last year, Justin Gatlin is not running as fast as last year. Mole

:45:31. > :45:37.hardly got in, he was 9.92 last year, running fast. Andre de Grasse

:45:38. > :45:43.of Canada... He was a bronze medallist? Yes, and Johann Blake is

:45:44. > :45:54.staying back. He was one of the athletes, another Jamaican who did

:45:55. > :45:57.that back in 2009. But, I thought Usain Bolt looks like what we

:45:58. > :46:03.expected from him, when he is healthy. He had all those injury

:46:04. > :46:07.issues over the past three years, when he is healthy he is unbeatable,

:46:08. > :46:14.no doubt of that, I don't expect that there will be any hiccups, he

:46:15. > :46:18.will do what he expects. Let's talk about the 1500 metres, that normally

:46:19. > :46:23.involves more hiccups, Paula Radcliffe joins us, qualifying for

:46:24. > :46:33.these is so tough? Hopefully it will not involve pick-ups... Smooth

:46:34. > :46:36.running for both of the girls, the second with a slightly easier

:46:37. > :46:52.semifinal, her form has been brilliant.

:46:53. > :46:54.Hopefully, it won't involve hiccups and hopefully,

:46:55. > :46:58.Possibly slightly easy semi, the second.

:46:59. > :47:05.The form she's showing, she does have gene Simpson in there.

:47:06. > :47:07.The form she's showing, she does have Jean Simpson in there.

:47:08. > :47:10.She is up again, she has got Shannon in there.

:47:11. > :47:17.Ideal for her, she's beaten a lot of the people in the semifinal,

:47:18. > :47:19.I think she's pretty comfortable there.

:47:20. > :47:24.She wants to walk off knowing she's given it her best shot.

:47:25. > :47:26.She got through a one of the fastest losers.

:47:27. > :47:28.She'll want this race to be more straightforward for her.

:47:29. > :47:30.She's in great shape, according to her coach.

:47:31. > :47:32.We know that Laura Weightman is in good shape.

:47:33. > :47:57.Some Kenyan champion, the Commonwealth champion.

:47:58. > :48:32.Bronze over 800m in Moscow, through years ago.

:48:33. > :49:04.The next 2 fastest losers to Tuesday's final.

:49:05. > :49:06.They'll want to be quick, not knowing how the second

:49:07. > :49:09.And already, a fairly brisk and taking it out.

:49:10. > :49:28.And already, a fairly brisk and taking it out.

:49:29. > :49:38.Always a bit of a surging to the front and then it

:49:39. > :49:51.They set off at a brisk place and then they settle down

:49:52. > :49:54.and concertina and then they have to be careful.

:49:55. > :49:58.They are not invested in a fast time.

:49:59. > :50:02.Laura Weightman is definitely not having that.

:50:03. > :50:04.I spoke to her coach and if it goes slow,

:50:05. > :50:33.I like to see an athlete on the big occasion see what is happening,

:50:34. > :50:36.realise it is not going her way and move to the front

:50:37. > :50:39.This is good running by Laura Weightman.

:50:40. > :50:41.She salvaged the fist lap as they jogged for

:50:42. > :50:44.Shannon Rowbury, look out for the Moroccan athlete who sits

:50:45. > :50:47.The tall German comes running on the outside

:50:48. > :50:49.and still Laura Weightman is the pacemaker for

:50:50. > :50:53.At the back of the field we are looking for two athletes -

:50:54. > :50:56.the last time they ran in a semifinal was in

:50:57. > :51:08.She was fouled for punching her team mate for being so competitive.

:51:09. > :51:10.They are both very, very good, indeed.

:51:11. > :51:29.Moving through now Shannon Rowbury on the outside, alongside Mageean.

:51:30. > :51:34.Brenda Martinez is there, two Americans.

:51:35. > :51:37.Still out in front Laura Weightman and the pace is beginning to

:51:38. > :51:42.Laura can relax, don't get herself in a bad place.

:51:43. > :51:50.She was a finalist of the Olympic Games in London.

:51:51. > :51:56.She knows her way around and knows what to do.

:51:57. > :52:01.She is running strongly and competitively.

:52:02. > :52:04.If she just stays there and doesn't get too concerned about it,

:52:05. > :52:06.she will find herself in a reasonable

:52:07. > :52:15.It is still bunching and arms waving and a little bit of clipping and

:52:16. > :52:28.Laura Weightman is handing on the outside.

:52:29. > :52:31.Laura Weightman is in a good position as they come up with 300

:52:32. > :52:34.metres to go and now it will be all the way over

:52:35. > :52:47.Shannon Rowbury is running well on the outside.

:52:48. > :52:50.Still at this point it is about time for Laura to be competitive

:52:51. > :52:54.She is hanging on in the inside but just hanging on.

:52:55. > :52:57.Ciara Mageean she is trying to get around.

:52:58. > :52:59.The effort on the face of Laura Weightman.

:53:00. > :53:02.Shannon Rowbury and Weightman just looking around and Arafi

:53:03. > :53:16.The fast-finishing - Weightman tried to hold on and just

:53:17. > :53:19.on the line she makes it for fifth and for qualification for the final

:53:20. > :53:28.What a brave effort to take it out in front and then after doing

:53:29. > :53:31.all of the work for everyone else to hold on and make it

:53:32. > :53:38.Well, that was a very, very good performance by Laura Weightman.

:53:39. > :53:51.Looks like she has got a spike down the front of your foot.

:53:52. > :53:54.You can live with that if it is only a spike.

:53:55. > :54:03.Let's be honest, it doesn't matter if it is only a scratch.

:54:04. > :54:06.She looks anxious, but I tell you what, that was a very good

:54:07. > :54:09.Her experience told there and what he did

:54:10. > :54:13.She moves into fifth place but Seyaum is away.

:54:14. > :54:15.Shannon Rowbury running powerfully into the finishing straight.

:54:16. > :54:23.Here comes Laura Weightman and pressure on the outside

:54:24. > :54:25.but the fighter that she is and always has been,

:54:26. > :54:30.She is determined to be in the final.

:54:31. > :54:33.She battles on through and makes her way to the final.

:54:34. > :54:36.You can see the blood pouring down her leg.

:54:37. > :54:41.Hopefully it is more a cosmetic problem than it is a real wound,

:54:42. > :54:43.but at the end of the day the fastest in the world

:54:44. > :54:57.That is what it means to be in the Olympic final and that is how

:54:58. > :55:02.But you see the battle scars of Weightman.

:55:03. > :55:04.That is the confrontation of nature sometimes in

:55:05. > :55:09.What an effort that was from Weightman to make it

:55:10. > :55:11.through and we can confirm that for you.

:55:12. > :55:18.The noise inside the stadium is enormous at the moment.

:55:19. > :55:21.Dawit Seyaum is through and Shannon Rowbury

:55:22. > :55:27.Laura Weightman goes through in fifth place.

:55:28. > :55:31.Laura, we have just seen you through.

:55:32. > :55:34.You have got a bad gash on your shin there.

:55:35. > :55:38.Just your reaction to make the Olympic final?

:55:39. > :55:41.I was so nervous coming into this, I didn't think

:55:42. > :55:57.Nobody was going to stop you coming down the home straight?

:55:58. > :56:01.I am pleased I took the chance and I am so happy

:56:02. > :56:12.A final with an athlete who is a huge favourite.

:56:13. > :56:15.She said she is only here to take gold.

:56:16. > :56:50.She goes into the lead in the second round.

:56:51. > :56:54.There is Laura Muir who got herself an incredible British record

:56:55. > :56:57.at the Anniversary Games eclipsing the win by kely.

:56:58. > :57:00.What a run to do, her last race, heading into these Olympic Games.

:57:01. > :57:11.What a gutsy run from the other Laura.

:57:12. > :57:13.She was not going to be beaten into fifth place, was she?

:57:14. > :57:18.She was going to get herself in the final.

:57:19. > :57:19.She was definitely getting into the final.

:57:20. > :57:22.She went out there and she got badly spiked.

:57:23. > :57:25.I am not sure if that was at the bell or when she

:57:26. > :57:32.She rallied from that and she fought hard.

:57:33. > :57:35.The Polish girl finished really, really fast.

:57:36. > :57:44.This is a girl who had a semifinal place ripped away from her last year

:57:45. > :57:48.when she tripped and crossed the line qualifying

:57:49. > :57:52.So to come back from all of the difficulties that she had

:57:53. > :57:54.getting over that concussion there and to get herself

:57:55. > :57:56.into the final here, she knows she's in good

:57:57. > :57:59.shape and I think that will give her the confidence boost

:58:00. > :58:02.to let the form she's in to come out a bit.

:58:03. > :58:04.She's been trying a little bit too hard so far this season.

:58:05. > :58:07.It didn't go the way she wanted early on.

:58:08. > :58:10.It was pedestrian slow, the first 250m and then she took it

:58:11. > :58:12.on and she wound it up from there and turned it

:58:13. > :58:20.Laura Muir, as I say, the new British record holder.

:58:21. > :58:22.Steve Cram congratulations on the other Laura and

:58:23. > :58:27.How will she want this 1,500 metre race to be run?

:58:28. > :58:35.She is in the enviable position of not really

:58:36. > :58:40.If it goes out hard she can cope with that.

:58:41. > :58:42.Her coach, Andy Young have done a great job.

:58:43. > :58:45.The two of them have got her in fantastic shape.

:58:46. > :58:49.You see how she runs aggressively and attacks in races.

:58:50. > :58:56.As you saw with Laura, Seyaum, the two Ethiopians, this one again,

:58:57. > :58:58.this is an event women's 1,500 metre full of talent including

:58:59. > :59:17.Laura Muir can absolutely qualify here.

:59:18. > :59:22.She said, "I won't take anything for granted.

:59:23. > :59:35.There is the medallist of 2013 Jenny Simpson of the USA.

:59:36. > :59:45.Around about 25.6 if you are not in the top five here.

:59:46. > :59:51.A troubled season for her that began so well.

:59:52. > :00:01.injury problems and her coach caught up in a controversy -

:00:02. > :00:05.his own controversy of his own making.

:00:06. > :00:08.The squad he looks after in Spain at the time that is where Dibaba

:00:09. > :00:29.She did run 3.599 in shoes because foot problems have

:00:30. > :00:39.caused her not to be able to wear spikes early on.

:00:40. > :00:47.She had real hamstring problems and after winning the world title

:00:48. > :00:52.she said she was in great shape and looking forward to Rio.

:00:53. > :00:55.She had ten weeks out not being able to run.

:00:56. > :00:58.She could do cross training and then started to do normal running.

:00:59. > :01:01.She's really only been doing track work for six or seven weeks.

:01:02. > :01:05.She has got into good shape pretty quickly.

:01:06. > :01:08.You are looking at Hassan and Dibaba.

:01:09. > :01:12.Both we know what outstanding athletes they are.

:01:13. > :01:15.World-record holder and world champion.

:01:16. > :01:17.Like any athlete, you have got to transgress through

:01:18. > :01:27.They are both here with difficulty, but let's see what happens.

:01:28. > :01:30.Jenny Simpson, former world champion, and in front of the them,

:01:31. > :01:36.It has gone perfectly well for Laura.

:01:37. > :01:38.Breaking Kelly's record was a huge boost psychologically

:01:39. > :01:42.and physically, but to do that at the Anniversary Games

:01:43. > :01:46.was a wonderful performance and the confidence she's got these days.

:01:47. > :01:49.You can see the confidence oozing from Laura Muir from the position

:01:50. > :01:57.Her coach, Andy, will be nervously watching this.

:01:58. > :02:04.He's not the best spectator, as many of us aren't.

:02:05. > :02:07.I don't think he will have too much to worry about here.

:02:08. > :02:18.Being in the second semifinal I am curious as to why

:02:19. > :02:20.Jenny Simpson feels as though she wants to take this out.

:02:21. > :02:22.She's got good pace, Jenny Simpson, and she's decided

:02:23. > :02:28.Maybe she's thinking, a bit like Laura Weightman,

:02:29. > :02:30.let's make it steady and get it in the right zone.

:02:31. > :02:33."If I do mess up, I have got a chance."

:02:34. > :02:37.There is Laura Muir deciding she wants to be competitive there.

:02:38. > :02:40.Two minutes there and two laps to go in the women's 1,500

:02:41. > :02:43.Laura Muir has been outstanding this year.

:02:44. > :02:45.All year she's been threatening, promising.

:02:46. > :02:47.This is the arena she wants to be in.

:02:48. > :02:53.She is in the right place, perfectly poised

:02:54. > :03:01.She is prepared to be a brave runner and maybe she will run

:03:02. > :03:03.bravely here to show how good she is.

:03:04. > :03:06.She is doing it convincingly and comfortably.

:03:07. > :03:09.She is not trying to break away from them.

:03:10. > :03:14.I don't know if she needs to do that today, but she looks good tonight.

:03:15. > :03:21.Dibaba just moving up a little bit in the green vest and red shorts.

:03:22. > :03:33.The Polish athlete who won the European title,

:03:34. > :03:44.It will be a big burn on the last lap.

:03:45. > :03:55.They are already opening up a gap here.

:03:56. > :04:06.Both of them have been great athletes in the past.

:04:07. > :04:09.Look at Laura Muir matching them down the back straight.

:04:10. > :04:11.She looks equally classy as those two athletes -

:04:12. > :04:14.we know how good they are - but she could be the

:04:15. > :04:18.She is running powerfully around the bend.

:04:19. > :04:22.She might want to show them she can stay with them,

:04:23. > :04:28.Hassan and Dibaba are having their own battle.

:04:29. > :04:31.She can stride down and it looks like she's got this well in control.

:04:32. > :04:33.Jenny Simpson moves clear into fourth place.

:04:34. > :04:38.That is probably the result we would have expected.

:04:39. > :04:57.A big kick from the big three, if you like.

:04:58. > :04:59.For me before this, there were four people

:05:00. > :05:08.Laura Muir has done nothing there to suggest

:05:09. > :05:16.I tell you what, you have got the world-record holder and world

:05:17. > :05:19.champion Dibaba and Hassan the world indoor champion and Laura Muir,

:05:20. > :05:23.she's absolutely in the same class as those two.

:05:24. > :05:25.She is matching them stride for stride.

:05:26. > :05:31.They ran 57.5 for the last lap and I tell you she's

:05:32. > :05:35.When you look at the way she is running, she is completely

:05:36. > :05:37.world-class and I can't wait for the final.

:05:38. > :05:43.I think Laura Muir is going to be a sensation in that final.

:05:44. > :05:46.Don't take it that the two that beat her today will

:05:47. > :05:52.Dibaba is straining, Hassan is straining and Laura Muir,

:05:53. > :05:55.for me, the temperature is rising, the confidence is rising.

:05:56. > :06:03.Her commitment has been seen before, but today that was a step

:06:04. > :06:06.in to real world-class by Laura Muir and I'll tell

:06:07. > :06:11.Laura has done a great job and the final is just going to be

:06:12. > :06:14.a fantastic opportunity for Laura Muir to move to the very,

:06:15. > :06:25.That was a tremendous performance, Laura.

:06:26. > :06:26.You are through to the Olympic final.

:06:27. > :06:31.I just knew to stay out of trouble basically and come

:06:32. > :06:34.through and I didn't want to give up that spot.

:06:35. > :06:39.I wanted to save everything for the final.

:06:40. > :06:43.We saw the three big medal favourites, yourself included there.

:06:44. > :06:46.Were you trying to make a point you could live with those girls?

:06:47. > :06:50.I just wanted to qualify comfortably.

:06:51. > :07:01.There is no point using all my energy in the semi.

:07:02. > :07:05.It shows what sort of shape you are in and have been all year

:07:06. > :07:08.you are rubbing shoulders with these kind of people and come finals time,

:07:09. > :07:11.all of the talk of medals is not foolish.

:07:12. > :07:14.Anything can happen with the Olympic final.

:07:15. > :07:17.I know I have done as much as I can to get there and saved

:07:18. > :07:32.So Dibaba, Hassan, Laura Muir, Jenny Simpson and Bahta

:07:33. > :07:37.That is probably the result we expected.

:07:38. > :07:39.Not any of the big names becoming a casualty in either

:07:40. > :07:45.We can look at the qualifiers for the final and the good news

:07:46. > :07:49.for Great Britain is that both Lauras are through to the final.

:07:50. > :07:51.The two fastest winners will, indeed, come from the first

:07:52. > :07:57.There were bigger gaps in that semifinal.

:07:58. > :07:59.Here are all of the names, certainly five or six

:08:00. > :08:05.who will consider themselves in with a good chance.

:08:06. > :08:13.Laura Weightman off to get a couple of stitches in that injury.

:08:14. > :08:15.Arafi as well goes through as fastest losers.

:08:16. > :08:18.Great support for this triple jump final because of the two athletes

:08:19. > :08:53.The two countries of course are bordering Brazil

:08:54. > :08:55.on the northern coast, south of the Caribbean Sea.

:08:56. > :09:12.The young Rojas looking to stop the silver medallist.

:09:13. > :09:15.To their left at the top of the stadium, Chris Baker

:09:16. > :09:32.Slightest of wobbles, but Baker goes clear

:09:33. > :09:36.He will need 2.31 to be auto qualifying,

:09:37. > :09:41.It is taking forever this high jump competition.

:09:42. > :09:43.It has been on for over an hour already.

:09:44. > :09:50.So Laura Weightman and Laura Muir through to the 1,500

:09:51. > :09:55.Laura Muir the British record holder showing she can hack

:09:56. > :10:00.Paula, you were saying she didn't need

:10:01. > :10:09.That is just Dibaba trying to throw down the challenge.

:10:10. > :10:21.I was glad to see Laura look up at the screen finally.

:10:22. > :10:24.I would have liked her to do that down the back straight

:10:25. > :10:29.Jenny Simpson isn't in as good shape as Laura Muir, but she looked up

:10:30. > :10:33.that screen and knew she was clear and conserved a bit of energy.

:10:34. > :10:37.At the Anniversary Games, we know she's in fantastic form.

:10:38. > :10:39.She is clearly not afraid of anybody in that field.

:10:40. > :10:42.Is there a type of race that will suit her or will she go

:10:43. > :10:44.with whatever they throw down at her?

:10:45. > :10:46.Is she genuinely going to with whatever they

:10:47. > :10:53.When you take a step forward and beat a British record that

:10:54. > :10:56.stands to Kelly Holmes, you are coming set up.

:10:57. > :11:01.She knows whichever way the race goes she can handle it.

:11:02. > :11:08.Mentally, she's much, much stronger than the athlete

:11:09. > :11:12.we saw going out frustrated indoors or even falling?

:11:13. > :11:24.She's really moved on from that and she believes she can beat these

:11:25. > :11:28.Even a year on from the Commonwealth Games,

:11:29. > :11:31.she was basically the first athlete after the African runners.

:11:32. > :11:33.She beat the Americans in Beijing which was a big psychologically

:11:34. > :11:37.I think when an athlete is in straight and can run

:11:38. > :11:39.a race any which way, and she has proved that,

:11:40. > :11:43.she takes her time and decides her tactics and how she can respond.

:11:44. > :11:46.I have loved watching her grow over the last few years and I think

:11:47. > :11:48.there is a sneaky chance, isn't there, it is tough.

:11:49. > :11:53.She's got Dibaba in there and Hassan, OK who had an injury,

:11:54. > :11:59.It will be tough, but she can mix it with them and we saw

:12:00. > :12:02.She didn't put it all out there tonight.

:12:03. > :12:07.I can't believe we are only half an hour away from Usain Bolt

:12:08. > :12:09.entering the arena once more for the blue riband event,

:12:10. > :12:24.You can see that as this stadium is packed.

:12:25. > :12:28.There are a few seats up the top there spare.

:12:29. > :12:30.Obviously some people have to go to work in the morning.

:12:31. > :12:34.They really have become very vocal this crowd, haven't they,

:12:35. > :12:42.They understand the Jamaican brand as well.

:12:43. > :12:44.We have seen that from the other Jamaican athletes.

:12:45. > :12:52.This is as full as it has been and it is good to see that

:12:53. > :12:55.and we will expect to hear that roar again when Usain Bolt comes out this

:12:56. > :13:06.Before that we have the men's 400 metre final, Michael.

:13:07. > :13:08.That promises to be as equally exciting and was possibly the most

:13:09. > :13:19.exciting moment of last year's World Championship.

:13:20. > :13:21.The similar protagonists are on the podium and we expect them

:13:22. > :13:30.LaShawn Merritt was Olympic champion but then had

:13:31. > :13:34.Where do you see him fitting into this narrative tonight?

:13:35. > :13:37.I think many people might see him as the favourite because he's got

:13:38. > :13:40.the fastest time in the 400 metres this year and he has the fastest

:13:41. > :13:45.He ran 19.74 in the semifinals of the US championships

:13:46. > :13:52.I meant Kirani James when I say Olympic champion.

:13:53. > :14:09.After he won in 2012 LaShawn Merritt beat him in the World Championship

:14:10. > :14:12.in 2013 and then James got it back in 2015 so those guys have been

:14:13. > :14:16.going back and forth and it is a true rivalry.

:14:17. > :14:19.The advantage that Kirani James has is he is tall and rangey.

:14:20. > :14:28.Many people don't know that Usain Bolt held the world junior

:14:29. > :14:31.record and Karani James broke that, I believe, as a 15-year-old.

:14:32. > :14:33.That is when we first started to see him.

:14:34. > :14:39.Many of the times we see with stride and rangey.

:14:40. > :14:45.Many of the times we see with him stride and rangey.

:14:46. > :14:47.Arms and legs going everywhere and not holding that form

:14:48. > :14:49.as you would like and being symmetrical coming

:14:50. > :14:52.People have asked could he back the world record?

:14:53. > :14:55.If he cleaned up his form it could be possible.

:14:56. > :14:59.Merritt is more composed and has upper-body strength and holds it

:15:00. > :15:05.What we saw was impressive, this time in these championships

:15:06. > :15:11.in the semifinal yesterday I saw Kirani James hold his line.

:15:12. > :15:13.Maybe that has been worked on this year so that could bode

:15:14. > :15:33.You see that left foot continuing to come outside of the plain.

:15:34. > :15:35.Doing something completely different from what the

:15:36. > :15:38.What that does is flicks you off balance.

:15:39. > :15:48.energy than that that takes more

:15:49. > :15:49.when everything is going symmetrical.

:15:50. > :15:52.We spoke to him a year ago when he came into the studio.

:15:53. > :15:56.He's done very well to get into this final?

:15:57. > :15:59.He is a great athlete, a great young man who has started

:16:00. > :16:03.He had a great semifinal and he was so excited.

:16:04. > :16:06.What that has done is given him a lot of confidence.

:16:07. > :16:09.I think he was helped here by the fact he was running

:16:10. > :16:12.He didn't have to worry about running with anyone else

:16:13. > :16:14.and whether I respond to the other athletes.

:16:15. > :16:17.I am sure his coach would have said, Matthew, go out and run

:16:18. > :16:31.He made a mistake from 100 to 200, but made a great adjustment and that

:16:32. > :16:34.shows that he has studied the event and figured out how to make

:16:35. > :16:37.the right adjustments and he put himself in position to come off

:16:38. > :16:41.with a lot left so he could look at how much he has to make up,

:16:42. > :16:44.but he has that ability to make that up because he didn't continue

:16:45. > :16:46.to push from 200 metres to 300 metres around the bend,

:16:47. > :16:51.He will need to run this race tonight and he's in a

:16:52. > :16:57.He won't want to be doing this because these guys will not come

:16:58. > :17:02.They are fatigued and he is able to come through.

:17:03. > :17:04.LaShawn Merritt, Kirani James, those guys will be

:17:05. > :17:14.It is fantastic to see when you see an athlete

:17:15. > :17:25.It is a big opportunity for him to take his career forward.

:17:26. > :17:34.What a line-up, what a final to come.

:17:35. > :17:48.Eric Liddle in 1924 won from that lane.

:17:49. > :17:50.Inside him surrounded by some of the greatest runners

:17:51. > :18:02.A big personal best, took him not too far

:18:03. > :18:14.The man inside him has seen the last two grand finals

:18:15. > :18:17.Can he retain the Olympic title

:18:18. > :18:23.LaShawn Merritt, the world champion in Moscow three years ago.

:18:24. > :18:37.Grenada with a population of 200,000 two men.

:18:38. > :18:40.Grenada with a population of 100,000 - two men in this final.

:18:41. > :18:45.He anchored Trinidad and Tobago to silver as a 19-year-old.

:18:46. > :19:01.And he only ran a couple of races in Bulgaria before an extraordinary

:19:02. > :19:11.And comfortably the youngest in this line-up.

:19:12. > :19:28.Hacked a huge chunk off his PB in his semifinal.

:19:29. > :19:31.They came in their thousands to see Usain Bolt later on.

:19:32. > :19:35.But this race, promises to be one of the very best.

:19:36. > :19:43.Kirani James looks to the skies and LaShawn Merritt takes his position.

:19:44. > :19:46.Merritt and James and Van Niekerk in 5, 6 and 8.

:19:47. > :19:59.Events going on elsewhere, but the ripple will die away.

:20:00. > :20:19.So LaShawn Merritt will look at the men outside him.

:20:20. > :20:21.He'll steer them down and hunt them down.

:20:22. > :20:23.And Kirani James with that loose limb style.

:20:24. > :20:25.Already, and Van Niekerk on the far extremes,

:20:26. > :20:28.no-one outside him except for the roar of the crowd.

:20:29. > :20:29.And LaShawn Merritt, LaShawn Merritt so close

:20:30. > :20:39.Matthew Hudson-Smith at a long way back with the rest.

:20:40. > :20:41.But it's these 3 men, 3 abreast, Wayde van Niekerk

:20:42. > :20:49.Three men and the gold medal waiting for one.

:20:50. > :20:51.But Wayde van Niekerk is going further clear.

:20:52. > :20:56.And it's a new world record!

:20:57. > :21:04.Inside the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro,

:21:05. > :21:07.and Michael Johnson's record has gone!

:21:08. > :21:14.Olympic gold and the fastest 400m of all time!

:21:15. > :21:19.And the crowd realise it now and the roar gross.

:21:20. > :21:25.And Wayde van Niekerk has done something astonishing, incredible.

:21:26. > :21:30.He left the likes of LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James so far behind.

:21:31. > :21:33.He beats the best that history had to offer in Michael Johnson,

:21:34. > :21:36.and that was something, very, very special.

:21:37. > :21:39.One of the greatest runs you'll ever see.

:21:40. > :21:53.And I've never seen from 200 to 400, anything like that.

:21:54. > :21:57.What we want to see, is what his splits were.

:21:58. > :21:59.He could have well run negative splits, meaning he ran

:22:00. > :22:04.faster in the second 200 than he ran in the first 200,

:22:05. > :22:06.which would make this even more amazing.

:22:07. > :22:15.This guy has gone under 10 second, under 20 seconds.

:22:16. > :22:19.Under 44 seconds and now a world record.

:22:20. > :22:27.That was a massacre from Wayde van Niekerk.

:22:28. > :22:29.I mean, he just put those guys away.

:22:30. > :22:32.Last year, he was dead at this point.

:22:33. > :22:38.LaShawn Merritt is shaking his head, going, I can't do anything

:22:39. > :22:58.That is something that I thought I could do, didn't get a chance

:22:59. > :23:00.to do it, but this young man has done something

:23:01. > :23:09.And you were saying, you were saying...

:23:10. > :23:12.Usain Bolt will be retiring out of this sport soon.

:23:13. > :23:18.Let's take a look at this and analyse it.

:23:19. > :23:20.He took a little bit out of Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt

:23:21. > :23:23.at the very beginning, as you see there.

:23:24. > :23:30.Now coming into the home stretch, he's got a lead that he is just able

:23:31. > :23:37.Look at Van Niekerk in comparison to Merritt and James.

:23:38. > :23:41.He is just pulling away from them at this point.

:23:42. > :23:44.And I was saying, when I saw him about ten metres from the finish

:23:45. > :23:49.line, this is a world record, this is a world record.

:23:50. > :23:53.And sure enough, he breaks that world record.

:23:54. > :24:07.Maybe he knew based on the way he finished that, so far

:24:08. > :24:09.ahead of them, maybe he knew that he actually

:24:10. > :24:19.He said, or he suspected, because, he said, that he had that

:24:20. > :24:24.I was chatting to Martin Rooney at the training track.

:24:25. > :24:28.He said, Van Niekerk told me, he is going to run 42 something.

:24:29. > :24:43.A question back to Michael, he ran 43.03 the lane 8.

:24:44. > :24:45.Why should we knock him back for 43.03.

:24:46. > :24:52.At least he is not lying on the ground this time.

:24:53. > :24:55.I wonder, had he been in another lane, he could have gone faster.

:24:56. > :25:02.Yeah, being out in lane 8 actually helped him.

:25:03. > :25:11.He was able to run his race and run the race that he knew he had to run.

:25:12. > :25:18.Versus become in the middle of the track with Merritt

:25:19. > :25:32.He would've been responding to them and maybe making as adjustments.

:25:33. > :25:35.He would've been responding to them and maybe making adjustments.

:25:36. > :25:40.Out in lane 8, there are no adjustments to make.

:25:41. > :25:42.You execute the race how you feel you need to do it.

:25:43. > :25:45.And you produce your fastest time, regardless of what the other

:25:46. > :25:53.The speed endurance, the ability to hold the speed

:25:54. > :25:57.that he took off, at the very beginning of the race,

:25:58. > :26:04.and what we would say, the long way around in lane 8.

:26:05. > :26:08.Far from a bad run from Matthew Hudson-Smith.

:26:09. > :26:12.A long way distant behind Wayde van Niekerk, about you that world record

:26:13. > :26:14.of Michael's goes back to Seville, 1999.

:26:15. > :26:37.I was privileged enough to be in the stadium that night,

:26:38. > :26:44.For it to come with a world record, such as that,

:26:45. > :26:51.And Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt were so far behind.

:26:52. > :26:56.A gold medal winning run and something extraordinary

:26:57. > :27:02.It was going to take something extraordinary to break

:27:03. > :27:13.Wayde van Niekerk, he blew us all away last year in Beijing.

:27:14. > :27:16.We didn't know he had quite some magic in the locker for tonight.

:27:17. > :27:24.He is coached by a 74-year-old great grandmother.

:27:25. > :27:29.She has something pretty impressive going on.

:27:30. > :27:31.I don't know what drills she is doing.

:27:32. > :27:33.Congratulations for holding it for so long.

:27:34. > :27:42.When I walked into the studio in Beijing when Usain Bolt

:27:43. > :27:50.And I remember you asking me if I was OK.

:27:51. > :27:52.And I was OK for a few years and I'm still OK.

:27:53. > :27:57.Being a fan of the sport now, it's incredible to see,

:27:58. > :28:06.it's incredible to watch and I think I'll be OK tomorrow.

:28:07. > :28:09.I think I'll wake up again and life will go on.

:28:10. > :28:12.But he'll wake up tomorrow feeling that, wow, I've done it.

:28:13. > :28:18.Working on and how do you break the record.

:28:19. > :28:21.Where can I take off a little time here and there.

:28:22. > :28:24.Always knowing that your major opportunity to break a world record

:28:25. > :28:26.is going to come what you're under pressure and it's

:28:27. > :28:32.He was under tremendous pressure and that helped him as well.

:28:33. > :28:34.Knowing that LaShawn Merritt, Kirani James, the big

:28:35. > :28:36.guys, Olympic champions, they were going to put him under

:28:37. > :28:42.Number one, for him to win for his country, win the gold medal

:28:43. > :28:48.at the Olympic level, it was going to take a fast time.

:28:49. > :28:52.When we came into these championships, you know what,

:28:53. > :28:56.I wonder if this is going to be one of our greatest Olympics.

:28:57. > :28:59.But that performance for me was incredible.

:29:00. > :29:01.I was in Seville, I watched Michael run, and there

:29:02. > :29:11.And we had a record on day one, in the 10,000m.

:29:12. > :29:20.And this record has stood for a long time.

:29:21. > :29:26.And we've seen a rich crop of runners come.

:29:27. > :29:30.This was a generation that could challenge that.

:29:31. > :29:41.He is going to get under the 43 second.

:29:42. > :29:49.He goes in always as the guy with the target on his back.

:29:50. > :29:51.And he is going to want to protect that.

:29:52. > :29:58.Last year, when we saw all three medallists at the world championship

:29:59. > :30:01.go under 44 seconds, this is now a crop of athletes that

:30:02. > :30:03.will create an environment that allows someone to break

:30:04. > :30:05.And we've seen that with Van Niekerk.

:30:06. > :30:28.He's grown up and around that environment.

:30:29. > :30:30.A 74-year-old great grandmother is coaching him.

:30:31. > :30:32.You've got years left in the business, mate!

:30:33. > :30:37.That's all I'm going to say about that!

:30:38. > :30:47.To run under that, you're running 10.5 all the way around.

:30:48. > :30:52.He wanted to ease the pressure on his hamstrings.

:30:53. > :31:13.But he can go back to 200 and contest for championships once

:31:14. > :31:19.Bolt, it's funny you mention him, he's done some training with him,

:31:20. > :31:22.and even Bolt said, this guy is seriously quick.

:31:23. > :31:28.It's totally blown this stadium into a fit of hysteria.

:31:29. > :31:35.And that's before Usain Bolt comes out.

:31:36. > :31:38.What a starter to what we thought was the main course.

:31:39. > :31:47.We may see our dinner in reverse tonight.

:31:48. > :31:49.This was Michael's reaction when Wayde went through

:31:50. > :31:58.If that was your reaction, you weren't even watching him!

:31:59. > :32:06.I glanced across and thought, this could be awkward!

:32:07. > :32:15.Just as a fan of the sport, you want to see this sort of thing.

:32:16. > :32:18.People ask all the time, how long do you think

:32:19. > :32:25.That could last another 19 years, 20 years, it could be broken next

:32:26. > :32:35.You never know when you're going to get one.

:32:36. > :32:39.Always a joy and a surprise to see a world record broken.

:32:40. > :32:41.In these championships, that was one that this

:32:42. > :32:46.To get people sort of going, get this championships really going.

:32:47. > :32:55.We saw the first day, the 10,000m world record,

:32:56. > :32:55.we saw a great long jump, and tonight, I said this

:32:56. > :33:00.You can see on your screen, Jessica Ennis-Hill is out

:33:01. > :33:02.in the stadium and enjoying this atmosphere as she gets ready

:33:03. > :33:24.She got very, very close to retaining her Olympic title.

:33:25. > :33:28.As a coach, you think, could I have done

:33:29. > :33:51.We have seen a coach do an awesome job with an athlete.

:33:52. > :33:53.Brianne's husband, Ashton Eaton, the current Olympic

:33:54. > :34:03.We thought she was going to be the interloper and

:34:04. > :34:07.And again, her name was there this year.

:34:08. > :34:16.She had a bit a slow start but came out for the bronze medal.

:34:17. > :34:19.I enjoyed the 800m, but the man who called most of this

:34:20. > :34:22.This is a special moment for Jessica Ennis-Hill.

:34:23. > :34:30.Jessica Ennis-Hill, gold four years ago.

:34:31. > :34:37.She really gave the Belgian a run for her money.

:34:38. > :34:48.A silver medal to take home to her son Reggie.

:34:49. > :34:51.Only Christine Ohuruogu has done the gold and silver.

:34:52. > :35:10.No-one as ever matched Jessica Ennis-Hill.

:35:11. > :35:15.A big roar for a wonderful performance.

:35:16. > :35:17.Five lifetime bests and what a performance

:35:18. > :35:29.Equalled the best ever in the high jump, 1.98.

:35:30. > :35:32.She said she came here, just happy to be in the top eight.

:35:33. > :35:36.But there she is, in the top spot, the young Belgian.

:35:37. > :35:52.Absolutely brilliant performance and an Olympic gold medal.

:35:53. > :36:54.And you have to think at 21 years of age, it's just the start

:36:55. > :37:01.of her journey, and maybe, many, many more titles to come.

:37:02. > :37:04.And a great performance and a fond farewell from an Olympic

:37:05. > :37:14.point of view, at least, for Jessica Ennis-Hill.

:37:15. > :37:16.What a birthday present for young Thiam, who will be

:37:17. > :37:18.celebrating her birthday in a couple of days' time.

:37:19. > :37:21.I don't think she would have believed this would be happening

:37:22. > :37:34.I can't help but look at Jess and wonder what she's thinking.

:37:35. > :37:36.I think she said to me she is satisfied

:37:37. > :37:42.She wanted to come to an Olympics and get another medal.

:37:43. > :37:47.Leading into London, she was first and foremost

:37:48. > :37:49.an athlete, but after Reggie was born, she was first and fore

:37:50. > :38:07.If you had to put your money on it, will we see her next in London?

:38:08. > :38:10.I'm not going to enter that in that direct a fashion.

:38:11. > :38:14.And would you like to coach her in London?

:38:15. > :38:18.I think we both have to make decisions.

:38:19. > :38:20.To see if there's anything she wants to do.

:38:21. > :38:39.You don't get bored with a two-year-old running around.

:38:40. > :38:42.It's up to her for making those decisions and search yourself

:38:43. > :38:47.That's what you call non-committal in terms of an answer.

:38:48. > :38:59.We thought this was the big show of the night.

:39:00. > :39:08.The new introductions, introduced in Beijing.

:39:09. > :39:19.They are coming out one by one into the gladdatoral arena.

:39:20. > :39:21.They are not coming out in the lanes they're in.

:39:22. > :39:22.Which is very confusing for commentators.

:39:23. > :39:32.Second to Justin Gatlin in the American championships.

:39:33. > :39:41.Having a saunter out here and seeing, which way do I go?

:39:42. > :39:51.Well, this place is packed to the rafters.

:39:52. > :39:53.De Grasse, two bronze medals at the world

:39:54. > :40:15.Just a word on Chijindu Ujah, he missed out by a couple

:40:16. > :40:18.And a fastest loser, just outside 10 seconds,

:40:19. > :40:21.everyone else running sub-10 to make it through.

:40:22. > :40:25.Blake was just outside, actually.

:40:26. > :40:32.Well, audible boos for Justin Gatlin.

:40:33. > :40:35.I'm not sure the last time I heard that happen.

:40:36. > :40:39.Normally, he is reasonably well received.

:40:40. > :40:42.Certainly the bad boy of last year, probably the team of Russia have

:40:43. > :40:46.taken that spotlight away from him in 2016.

:40:47. > :40:48.Vicaut, the European or joint European record holder,

:40:49. > :41:22.He walks out into this cauldron.

:41:23. > :41:31.As we look down at the dark of the Rio de Janeiro night.

:41:32. > :41:40.But it feels as though the action is really just about to get going.

:41:41. > :41:43.But after Van Niekerk's world record, I'm sure that Usain Bolt

:41:44. > :41:47.will not want anybody to steal any of his thunder.

:41:48. > :41:50.When you think back to this man, he only ran his first 200m in 2011.

:41:51. > :41:57.Six foot five inches at the age of 15.

:41:58. > :42:07.Maybe he thought he could've been the man.

:42:08. > :42:10.He asked Glen Mills if he could run the 100, and yep, they said,

:42:11. > :42:20.He continued to get quicker and continued

:42:21. > :42:35.That semifinal we saw, the quickest since Beijing in 2008

:42:36. > :42:37.when he went on the break what was then the world record

:42:38. > :42:51.in the final and win his first Olympic gold medal.

:42:52. > :43:18.It's incredible that he's in this moment,

:43:19. > :43:21.on the precipice of history, about to potentially win a third

:43:22. > :43:23.Olympic gold and he has time for all of this.

:43:24. > :43:27.This crowd has really gotten into it.

:43:28. > :43:32.They are excited after of that world record in the 400m.

:43:33. > :43:34.Bolt, unprecedented success up to this point.

:43:35. > :43:36.Darren Campbell asked me earlier if I thought that Bolt

:43:37. > :43:38.would get nervous about this, as his last Olympics.

:43:39. > :43:41.And I responded that I think that we'll expect even more.

:43:42. > :43:43.Because he's the type of person who will approach this

:43:44. > :43:48.This is my last Olympics, I'm going to really put on a show

:43:49. > :43:57.When he's healthy, he is basically unbeatable.

:43:58. > :44:01.The other guys will try to spoil it if they can.

:44:02. > :44:05.The smart thing for all the other competitors to do

:44:06. > :44:21.The world indoor champion, Trayvon Bromell.

:44:22. > :44:27.The South African record holder, 9.89.

:44:28. > :44:31.The former Olympic champion, more than a decade ago.

:44:32. > :44:41.Jimmy Vicaut, the European record holder.

:44:42. > :44:52.Usain Bolt, the defending champion, trying to become the first athlete

:44:53. > :45:04.to win 3 consecutive medals in the same event.

:45:05. > :45:09.The African 100m champion, 9.97 this year.

:45:10. > :45:24.Says he doesn't want to be known as the beast anymore,

:45:25. > :45:27.but he's still a formidable character and 1 who's coming back.

:45:28. > :45:35.But can anybody, can anybody stop Bolt?

:45:36. > :46:18.And Bolt has left a little bit in the blocks.

:46:19. > :46:40.Listen to the noise in Rio de Janeiro!

:46:41. > :46:58.And then, Bolt, as ever, gets those legs moving.

:46:59. > :47:12.The talent recognised at such a young age, still in the legs,

:47:13. > :47:22.I said last year at the world championships, he may

:47:23. > :47:29.Well, I thought, many of us thought, coming into these Olympics,

:47:30. > :47:31.he may have to give it the kiss of life.

:47:32. > :47:36.But we've had a fantastic night in the stadium.

:47:37. > :47:42.And Bolt has just added to it in his own inintimable style.

:47:43. > :47:46.No world records, no superfast times.

:47:47. > :48:20.Pleasing this whole stadium with the incredible performance.

:48:21. > :48:32.They wanted to see this man take the victory.

:48:33. > :48:36.How many times has Gatlin been running up to Usain Bolt?

:48:37. > :48:39.I think he'll be happy with that performance.

:48:40. > :48:43.But this whole stadium is ecstatic that this man has taken the victory.

:48:44. > :48:48.Steve, what do you think is left for him?

:48:49. > :48:51.Well, he got two more gold medals to win, for sure.

:48:52. > :48:53.And what I love with him is he is still looks

:48:54. > :49:01.You could excuse a man who's doing everything, thinking,

:49:02. > :49:03.I can get myself in the best shape I can.

:49:04. > :49:13.He lives and breathes competing at a level which nobody else

:49:14. > :49:19.Winning Olympic titles, gathering them up, as though

:49:20. > :49:29.Unbelievable and you know, for me, we often say this, Colin, I said it,

:49:30. > :49:32.I used the words earlier on about privilege to sit and watch.

:49:33. > :49:42.When it's at its purest, you see a talented young person,

:49:43. > :49:45.who at the age of 15 was running great times, and the physicality

:49:46. > :49:48.that this man has, coupled with the attitude, and this

:49:49. > :49:54.And this is what the sport can still deliver.

:49:55. > :50:01.We shouldn't forget this is what can be done.

:50:02. > :50:13.This is what can be achieved and look at the impact it has here,

:50:14. > :50:15.and look at the impact around the world.

:50:16. > :50:17.You mention around the world, this man is just a Jamaican.

:50:18. > :50:20.And making three million people on the island of Jamaica so proud

:50:21. > :50:24.As a nation, they truly believe they are the fastest.

:50:25. > :50:32.And I can assure you, once again, here at these championships,

:50:33. > :50:59.In ancient Greek times, they would put him on man to Olympus.

:51:00. > :51:01.They would name him the God of Speed or something.

:51:02. > :51:03.It is difficult to explain to people.

:51:04. > :51:05.Colin, he does carry the expectations on his

:51:06. > :51:09.We are sitting here and it is rammed because even sometimes the media,

:51:10. > :51:13.They all want to come and watch and be here tonight because this

:51:14. > :51:17.He epitomises it more than anything else.

:51:18. > :51:31.On and off the track, he is the main man.

:51:32. > :51:36.As you said, this crowd gets pleased with everything that he does.

:51:37. > :51:38.Whatever he chooses to do, he has followers.

:51:39. > :51:41.We are so lucky in this world to have this man

:51:42. > :51:44.who transcends our sport and pulls in fans that you never ever believe

:51:45. > :51:50.Every time he steps on that track, he proves it time and time and time

:51:51. > :51:52.again that he is great for many reasons, but this

:51:53. > :51:59.Out of the blocks and not as sharp as in the semifinal.

:52:00. > :52:04.He hauls himself through and he takes that victory with,

:52:05. > :52:07.I think, what is a very iconically, when he touches his chest,

:52:08. > :52:09.that kind of says, "All right, guys.

:52:10. > :52:19.He crosses that line and that little pat on his chest.

:52:20. > :52:22.You still have some time to take me out."

:52:23. > :52:41.Do you think at any point Gatlin thought he was going to win this?

:52:42. > :52:44.You know that he knows what is happening and he ran 9.8

:52:45. > :52:46.which is what he ran in the American trials.

:52:47. > :52:48.It would have been even closer than this.

:52:49. > :52:52.I think now if I am honest he doesn't believe he can beat

:52:53. > :52:57.There was a time when he thought he could just have it on him

:52:58. > :53:01.Usain has proved time and time again.

:53:02. > :53:07.In the warm-up zone, the runners are like peacocks.

:53:08. > :53:09.They are always showing their wares and this man will be

:53:10. > :53:13.He will be showing absolutely everything and saying to everybody,

:53:14. > :53:19.Michael Johnson is upstairs and I am sure you appreciate

:53:20. > :53:28.That was a fantastic performance by Usain Bolt.

:53:29. > :53:30.He slowed down and said, "I have got this."

:53:31. > :53:43.It is only about winning his third consecutive Olympic 100 metre crown

:53:44. > :53:46.and going out on top, finishing off my 100 metre Olympic

:53:47. > :53:51.I thought as well that I didn't expect the race to unfold

:53:52. > :53:57.Bolt, I expected to see a bit of the older Bolt which by 30-40

:53:58. > :54:01.metres have already caught up and he was down significantly.

:54:02. > :54:06.Gatlin got a great start but it was always within his reach

:54:07. > :54:08.because this wasn't the injured Bolt coming in to these

:54:09. > :54:15.When he is healthy, he can do what ever he needs to do.

:54:16. > :54:18.He got out of his drive and said, "That wasn't very good.

:54:19. > :54:25.I can still catch anybody within a metre or two metres of me."

:54:26. > :54:31.I have to agree with you completely, Steve.

:54:32. > :54:38.This guy has been amazing for the sport.

:54:39. > :54:42.When he first came in in 2008 people said all of the antics,

:54:43. > :54:45.he is not a gracious champion, but I said then, it is authentic.

:54:46. > :54:49.He loves to entertain and I think that over these last eight years

:54:50. > :54:52.people have really seen that he is fantastic for the sport.

:54:53. > :54:57.He loves the fans and he loves the crowd and he loves

:54:58. > :55:06.He has just been fantastic for the sport, as you said, Steve.

:55:07. > :55:08.The sport has been through some significant challenges of late,

:55:09. > :55:14.but Usain Bolt has been an amazing ambassador for this sport,

:55:15. > :55:20.drawing in fans from around the world and really creating

:55:21. > :55:22.not only for himself, but a brand for the

:55:23. > :55:29.Any time one of them comes out into the stadium, the crowds just go

:55:30. > :55:31.wild and they go crazy for the green and yellow.

:55:32. > :55:34.He has inspired an amazing amount of young Jamaican

:55:35. > :55:37.Elaine won the 100m, I am sure inspired by Usain Bolt.

:55:38. > :55:52.We have seen over the years young Jamaican athletes with a tremendous

:55:53. > :55:55.amount of talent but never able to get to the championship level

:55:56. > :55:57.and they had been inspired and motivated by Usain Bolt

:55:58. > :56:01.and what he has done in this sport and now we have so many

:56:02. > :56:05.There he is with his iconic pose and the crowd goes wild!

:56:06. > :56:13.Yes, Michael, while you were talking there, we were watching those

:56:14. > :56:21.great pictures and selfie with the heptathletes.

:56:22. > :56:32.But, as you were saying, he can help himself.

:56:33. > :56:36.I agree wholeheartedly, as I said before, this is his stage.

:56:37. > :56:43.It is his way of doing it and we are all thankful for it.

:56:44. > :56:52.The winning time 9.81, Justin Gatlin the silver medallist.

:56:53. > :57:07.9.89 and Andre De Grasse getting on the rostrum again 9.91,

:57:08. > :57:11.What an incredible 30 minutes of athletics we have

:57:12. > :57:15.If you have stayed up for it, well done, you.

:57:16. > :57:26.This is the last time we will see him at an Olympic Games.

:57:27. > :57:29.He looks as fresh and motivated and as energetic and as

:57:30. > :57:41.There is nothing jaded about this man and nothing fake about this man.

:57:42. > :57:56.CHEERING Listen, I know Steve was worried about him

:57:57. > :57:59.He got taken out by a segway in Beijing.

:58:00. > :58:04.He thinks it is safer to walk on the outer ring, Denise,

:58:05. > :58:11.People have stayed up just solely for this man.

:58:12. > :58:23.It is almost like ancient Rome, they have been chanting

:58:24. > :58:25.for the star, the main protagnist, as you call him.

:58:26. > :58:29.I think she's been so incredible and it has been a privilege just

:58:30. > :58:31.watching how he's grown through the sport and the people

:58:32. > :58:40.Being there for his big moments and your girl got

:58:41. > :58:43.Jessica Ennis-Hill and Kim Brennan managed to collar him

:58:44. > :58:48.She may be a hero and goddess herself but she is a Usain fan.

:58:49. > :58:50.The fact that they switched the medal ceremony to today,

:58:51. > :58:54.The fact she has got a front-row seat.

:58:55. > :58:55.The crowd should be shouting "four more years".

:58:56. > :59:07.You seem to be accepting his retirement and saying that Jess

:59:08. > :59:20.The start from Warren Gatland was impressive, Michael?

:59:21. > :59:28.He got a great start last year and then made the mistake.

:59:29. > :59:32.I think that Gatlin knew, though, that this was not going -

:59:33. > :59:34.it wasn't going to happen when Usain is healthy.

:59:35. > :59:48.When he is healthy, he is unbeatable.

:59:49. > :59:51.Gatlin got did the smart thing and went out there to run the best

:59:52. > :59:54.he could and make sure he got himself a silver medal

:59:55. > :59:57.and at the end of the day when he looks back at his career

:59:58. > :00:01.having competed at the same times a Usain Bolt, that is as good

:00:02. > :00:05.He wasn't ever going to be able to beat Usain Bolt.

:00:06. > :00:08.I don't think he felt he could ever beat a healthy Usain Bolt.

:00:09. > :00:11.There were opportunities when Bolt wasn't at his best over the years

:00:12. > :00:15.He could dance on the stage but never be the prima

:00:16. > :00:19.He was worried last year, being not as healthy

:00:20. > :00:21.as we have seen him, maybe he's taken his training more

:00:22. > :00:24.seriously going through the off season, the winter months,

:00:25. > :00:26.the preparation of getting himself ready because the margins have got

:00:27. > :00:33.They are only closer because he hasn't been as healthy.

:00:34. > :00:36.As he's got older he has had to make adjustments in his training.

:00:37. > :00:45.He's got a slight scoliosis and he's always had to manage that.

:00:46. > :00:49.He said he had to manage that much better, he told me a few weeks ago.

:00:50. > :00:53.That is what happens when you get older as a sprinter,

:00:54. > :00:56.you stop focusing on how can I push the training today to be better

:00:57. > :00:59.and faster and you focus on, how can I manage the training better

:01:00. > :01:04.and get a good training session in but remain healthy?

:01:05. > :01:08.When that starts to happen, it is not as much fun anymore.

:01:09. > :01:12.I think he feels, hey, I want to finish it up.

:01:13. > :01:17.He has said he would go to 2016, maybe 2017, but that would be it.

:01:18. > :01:21.Because managing that body is so, so tough.

:01:22. > :01:24.I want to talk to you about his - look at that.

:01:25. > :01:29.A beautiful moment with Wayde Van Niekerk.

:01:30. > :01:35.He is giving him the seal of approval.

:01:36. > :01:38.We have got excited fans outside the studio.

:01:39. > :01:42.I don't know if they are fans of Toni Minichiello

:01:43. > :01:51.They will storm the studio soon if we are not careful.

:01:52. > :01:54.The make-up of Usain Bolt - I have spoken to doctors

:01:55. > :01:58.and scientists and as far as we can go as human beings and they said

:01:59. > :02:00.he is perfectly proportions and there is something unique

:02:01. > :02:04.about his make-up that has allowed him to dominate and,

:02:05. > :02:09.Steve mentioned it, the constant stream that started as a young kid.

:02:10. > :02:12.He didn't just burst in to the scene at 22.

:02:13. > :02:15.When he did come onto the scene initially we saw

:02:16. > :02:21.He is 6ft 6 inches tall, which ordinarily is not great

:02:22. > :02:23.for 100m sprinting because the start has become so important

:02:24. > :02:30.The powerful, quick start out of the blocks.

:02:31. > :02:35.Once you can get up into your running, that long stride can be

:02:36. > :02:38.an advantage if you go back to Carl Lewis 6' 3

:02:39. > :02:43.Those athletes would come through in the end.

:02:44. > :02:46.Usain Bolt being even taller, you would think he would need 120

:02:47. > :02:55.What he is able to do that most of his height can't do is he is able

:02:56. > :03:03.to cycle through from the beginning in such a way that it is almost

:03:04. > :03:07.like he cycles like he is 5' 9 but he is 6' 6 so he can take

:03:08. > :03:15.Remember it used to be all over his place.

:03:16. > :03:21.It never will be the best because of his height.

:03:22. > :03:24.He doesn't have the give up as much ground over the first 30 metres

:03:25. > :03:34.as normally someone that height would be.

:03:35. > :03:39.He takes advantage of the long stride later, but he takes

:03:40. > :03:52.A big gear is always slower, but he is able to take the big gear

:03:53. > :03:55.and use it as a big gear when you need the big gear and use

:03:56. > :03:58.it like a small gear when you need the small gear.

:03:59. > :04:03.He ask with all of the other athletes except for Warren Gatlin.

:04:04. > :04:07.Simply it, he is very quick for someone who is very

:04:08. > :04:11.That is not normal, in terms of the history of the event.

:04:12. > :04:15.At what point then do you think as a kid, somebody -

:04:16. > :04:18.coaches presumably know all of that and they see a tall kid

:04:19. > :04:32.Somebody said, "No, we can make you a 100m runner."

:04:33. > :04:36.After 2008, we train athletes at Michael Johnson Performance

:04:37. > :04:39.in all sports, after 2008 we started to get calls from people

:04:40. > :04:41.saying, "I got a 6ft 6 inch sprinter."

:04:42. > :04:45.Just because you are 6ft 6 doesn't mean you can sprint like Usain Bolt.

:04:46. > :04:51.He's in a unique position and a unique individual and those

:04:52. > :04:56.people come along every now and then and there will be another one

:04:57. > :04:59.who will be unique in a different sort of way that calls into question

:05:00. > :05:02.what all of the historians of athletics and historians of sport

:05:03. > :05:05.thought they knew and then we have to start all over again

:05:06. > :05:09.The next 6ft 6 sprinter hasn't yet emerged.

:05:10. > :05:13.Shall we take a trip down memory lane, Denise,

:05:14. > :05:18.This is his third Olympic gold medal.

:05:19. > :05:27.Let's relive the great man in Beijing in 2008.

:05:28. > :05:45.Bolt not very quickly out of the blocks.

:05:46. > :05:48.Bolt is getting into his stride alongside Gatlin.

:05:49. > :05:51.Usain Bolt is pulling away and he will win the gold.

:05:52. > :06:06.Gatlin gets away well and Bolt left a little bit in the blocks.

:06:07. > :06:12.Gatlin is charging, but here comes Usain Bolt

:06:13. > :06:29.How do you even begin to put a night like tonight into words?

:06:30. > :06:32.The crowd chanting your name, a gold medal, another piece of history.

:06:33. > :06:36.I expected to go faster, but I think the time

:06:37. > :06:42.As soon as we got in I had to come back out so I think that is why

:06:43. > :06:46.I am happy I won and that is the key thing.

:06:47. > :06:49.Justin Gatlin coming out being booed.

:06:50. > :06:52.We don't normally hear that, and euphoric cheers for you.

:06:53. > :07:00.It is the first time I have ever heard boosting.

:07:01. > :07:04.It was shocking for me, but I didn't care about it.

:07:05. > :07:12.You don't get nervous for the 100 but more for the 200.

:07:13. > :07:18.After the semifinals I felt extremely good.

:07:19. > :07:21.As I said, I wanted to run faster, the turnaround time they gave us.

:07:22. > :07:28.We didn't get any time to rest and get our feet up

:07:29. > :07:34.This is why it is challenging but this is what we train for.

:07:35. > :07:39.I know that London means a lot to you and Britain

:07:40. > :07:52.His media commitments will go on and on and on.

:07:53. > :07:54.He will be probably interviewed well into tomorrow's breakfast.

:07:55. > :08:03.Steve Cram said it in commentary, the magnificent seven and, wow.

:08:04. > :08:08.You can add a load more from World Championships.

:08:09. > :08:13.It would be some feat, Denise, and probably never

:08:14. > :08:26.Is it possible that someone can sound even more confident?

:08:27. > :08:30.We have heard him talk before, but this year it has been staggering

:08:31. > :08:33.how you just believe that he's going to get that triple.

:08:34. > :08:37.I have no doubt that he is going to achieve it.

:08:38. > :08:42.Anybody's challenging him in the 200 for you?

:08:43. > :08:45.That would be the biggest challenge, the 100m.

:08:46. > :08:48.In the 200m, no-one can run with him.

:08:49. > :08:57.LaShawn Merritt has a very fast time 19.74, but I don't think that

:08:58. > :09:00.That will have given him a lot more confidence as well.

:09:01. > :09:04.He ran 19.89 at the Anniversary Games.

:09:05. > :09:07.He was ragged at that point and admittedly so after coming off

:09:08. > :09:19.Maybe even 19.4 and no-one else in this field can run that fast.

:09:20. > :09:22.It is a few days in but it feels like a very special athletics meet

:09:23. > :09:26.within these Olympic Games and feels like an end of an era for many

:09:27. > :09:37.people because with Bolt, end of an Olympic era for Jess.

:09:38. > :09:48.The pumpkin is going to turn into the vintage car.

:09:49. > :09:58.The vintage car was turning into the pumpkin.

:09:59. > :10:00.That sounds much better this does feel very, very nostalgic

:10:01. > :10:11.I think 2016, as we are seeing as we go through the calendar,

:10:12. > :10:17.We are going to see some changes here.

:10:18. > :10:20.There are now, we have seen from the men's 400 metres,

:10:21. > :10:22.we are starting to see new people emerge.

:10:23. > :10:29.New personalities and the public will get interested in those

:10:30. > :10:37.LaShawn Merritt will stare them down and hunt them down.

:10:38. > :10:39.Kirani James with that loose-limbed style carrying up to

:10:40. > :10:46.No-one outside except for the roar of the crowd.

:10:47. > :10:50.LaShawn Merritt so close to Kirani James already.

:10:51. > :10:56.Matthew Hudson-Smith a long way back with the rest.

:10:57. > :11:08.Three men and the gold medal is waiting for one, but Van Niekerk

:11:09. > :11:16.Van Niekerk takes it and it is a new world record!

:11:17. > :11:21.Extraordinary, inside the Olympic Stadium

:11:22. > :11:38.Olympic gold and the fastest 400 metres of all time.

:11:39. > :11:49.It is ironic that I sat next to you when your 200 metre record

:11:50. > :11:58.For all of the cynicism, when it comes to mass

:11:59. > :12:02.doping and institutionalised doping and we have got other issues

:12:03. > :12:05.going on in the sport and one we will talk about this week,

:12:06. > :12:07.this trading of athletes to countries, they are being

:12:08. > :12:12.The nuts and bolts of this sport is who can run the fastest?

:12:13. > :12:18.It is the most simple beautiful sport in that respect.

:12:19. > :12:20.Children are attracted to that when they enter into sport

:12:21. > :12:22.because it is straightforward and simple to do.

:12:23. > :12:27.Adults want to look and say, who is the fastest?

:12:28. > :12:29.Tonight we have seen the beautiful element of athletics at it

:12:30. > :12:38.As Toni said, it is a fantastic time for the sport from

:12:39. > :12:43.Unfortunately, on the other side of that, the sport has a huge

:12:44. > :12:49.I mean, I was just speaking with someone the other day

:12:50. > :12:52.and they were talking about world records and someone breaks the world

:12:53. > :12:55.The objective of the sport is to run faster.

:12:56. > :12:58.The only way to keep people from suspecting you is to

:12:59. > :13:00.run slower, the sport has a huge problem.

:13:01. > :13:02.That is not the objective of the sport.

:13:03. > :13:09.The IAAF will have to get a handle on this and restore credibility

:13:10. > :13:11.in the sport otherwise people like Wayde Van Niekerk

:13:12. > :13:14.and all of these new kids that we have coming up that

:13:15. > :13:15.are producing fantastic competitions for us.

:13:16. > :13:17.It is an injustice to them that they cannot

:13:18. > :13:28.when they go and deliver a fantastic performance.

:13:29. > :13:35.celebrate that and say, that was fantastic to see.

:13:36. > :13:39.When the question marks come up, that is not the fault

:13:40. > :13:43.of the athletes, it is the fault of the sport in a federation that

:13:44. > :13:46.is not doing the job they need to do to keep this work clean

:13:47. > :13:50.It is really sad for the athletes when they happens.

:13:51. > :13:55.There is a possibility for the sport, a man who could fill

:13:56. > :13:58.Usain Bolt will be leaving centre stage soon.

:13:59. > :14:01.They need to build the characters around the sport who can hope to

:14:02. > :14:06.You know, when I looked at Van Niekerk earlier this

:14:07. > :14:10.he broke the world record, I thought this is a guy with talent

:14:11. > :14:26.He has broken a world record in the 400 metres.

:14:27. > :14:28.Let's see some 200m at the championship level.

:14:29. > :14:30.You can't be the first person to win the championship.

:14:31. > :14:38.That will allow him to emerge as the next star of the sport

:14:39. > :14:41.which the sport needs and that feels like a guy who will

:14:42. > :14:47.And it seems like a great guy who people will love

:14:48. > :14:51.Phil caught up with him after his incredible gold medal

:14:52. > :14:55.Wayde, you carried the flag into the opening ceremony

:14:56. > :14:59.for South Africa and you have got a gold medal in world record time.

:15:00. > :15:07.I have dreamed of this since I was a little kid.

:15:08. > :15:11.The only thing I can do right now is give God praise.

:15:12. > :15:13.I went on my knees each and every day and I told

:15:14. > :15:21.I asked the Lord to carry me through.

:15:22. > :15:24.I am blessed and grateful for this opportunity.

:15:25. > :15:28.Did you honestly believe a world record was within you?

:15:29. > :15:31.It was very challenging competition and anything was possible.

:15:32. > :15:35.I am just glad things went my way tonight.

:15:36. > :15:39.We have Michael Johnson in our studio up there.

:15:40. > :15:42.Do you have a message for Michael, as I am sure - he sends his

:15:43. > :15:50.I thank him for leading the example for each and every one of us

:15:51. > :15:54.and for setting out such a great example for us and I just went out

:15:55. > :15:58.Finally, let me ask you, you have stayed around to watch

:15:59. > :16:01.Usain Bolt win his gold medal and we are wondering

:16:02. > :16:04.Who is the next star to take on the mantle

:16:05. > :16:07.The mantle may fall on your shoulders.

:16:08. > :16:12.I am blessed to be surrounded by such great sports

:16:13. > :16:27.What a lovely reaction to what he said about

:16:28. > :16:34.you and the kind of gauntlet you have threaten down

:16:35. > :16:37.you and the kind of gauntlet you have thrown down

:16:38. > :16:41.We had a bit of a Twitter exchange over the last couple of years

:16:42. > :16:43.and he's been very appreciative and obviously a good kid

:16:44. > :16:46.there who deserves that with all of the hard work

:16:47. > :16:50.When you talk about people who have amazing talent and potential

:16:51. > :17:03.and he's had that, it is tough for realise

:17:04. > :17:10.As an athlete you always know that I could end up not ever realising

:17:11. > :17:12.this potential and that would be a shame.

:17:13. > :17:16.I am sure he will over the next few days be ecstatic about the fact that

:17:17. > :17:18.people have told him over the years that "you have the ability

:17:19. > :17:21.and the talent to be an Olympic champion and possibly a world-record

:17:22. > :17:24.holder" and to actually go out and do that.

:17:25. > :17:28.Myself, it is my world record that he broke and people always said

:17:29. > :17:30.about the 200 metre world record, it is a shame.

:17:31. > :17:33.Was it sad when your record was broken?

:17:34. > :17:36.It is not because you always have the memory of all

:17:37. > :17:40.My strength coach, my physio, all of the people who worked

:17:41. > :17:42.with me and believed I could and supported me,

:17:43. > :17:44.we worked really hard and when we finally accomplished it,

:17:45. > :17:46.it was the accomplishment that was special.

:17:47. > :17:51.I will always have the memory for the 200m as well as the 400

:17:52. > :17:55.metres having worked for years and having accomplished it.

:17:56. > :17:57.It is the accomplishment, not holding it forever

:17:58. > :18:04.Had I still been competing and someone broke my world record

:18:05. > :18:07.I would have been disappointed and wanted to get out

:18:08. > :18:30.His coach is 74 years old, she might be taking clients on.

:18:31. > :18:31.She sounds like a pretty special lady.

:18:32. > :18:34.There she is obviously going through some of the sessions

:18:35. > :18:36.she's got planned for Wayde at some point there.

:18:37. > :18:41.We don't have enough women in the sport coaching

:18:42. > :18:44.in all around the world, but what a shining example she is.

:18:45. > :18:46.74 years of age with an Olympic champion.

:18:47. > :18:47.And world-record holder, Toni.

:18:48. > :18:50.Across all sport, there are not enough women

:18:51. > :18:54.That is the kind of - the crossover that we need to get.

:18:55. > :19:02.It is slightly different, I know.

:19:03. > :19:05.The critical thing is finding a coach and working with a coach

:19:06. > :19:07.where you have this relationship as you did with your coach,

:19:08. > :19:11.It is somebody who stimulates thought and who can think

:19:12. > :19:16.The great thing about this young man is that the whole event, 400 metres,

:19:17. > :19:20.Everybody will go into this winter training and think,

:19:21. > :19:24.How will I put my training together?"

:19:25. > :19:28.You are stimulated by the athletes you see in the end

:19:29. > :19:33.That's why at this stage in the long jump you had Powell and Larry,

:19:34. > :19:38.they had to jump far to compete against each other.

:19:39. > :19:41.We saw that with Jonathan Edwards and the young man from Sweden

:19:42. > :19:46.All right, the 100m might take a little step back, but the 400

:19:47. > :19:49.people will have to find a way and coaches will have to think that

:19:50. > :20:04.There have been some iconic and fantastic coaching relationships.

:20:05. > :20:07.O'Connell who coached her Rudisha to a world record and still coaches

:20:08. > :20:09.Do you fancy being a coach, Denise?

:20:10. > :20:16.Let's get out and hear from Steve Backley.

:20:17. > :20:18.He is rounding up what happens in the field tonight.

:20:19. > :20:21.Understandably, we didn't get as much as we might have

:20:22. > :20:23.done because of world records being broken.

:20:24. > :20:31.On the field, the women's triple jump came to a head

:20:32. > :20:48.Her second best leap of her life for the young

:20:49. > :21:08.She did that in 20-year-old Venuzuelan.

:21:09. > :21:13.She did that in Madrid earlier this year.

:21:14. > :21:15.Just short of the 15 metres was Rojas.

:21:16. > :21:19.Long of limb, used it to good effect to go a long way

:21:20. > :21:29.But it was this jumper who is very vocal pre-comp saying she has only

:21:30. > :21:42.The jump was enough to hold on for gold.

:21:43. > :21:44.No more improvements throughout the rest of the competition.

:21:45. > :21:51.Mind you, I should say shy of 15 metres.

:21:52. > :22:21.Great support from the Colombians, border to Brazil.

:22:22. > :22:33.It was busy and noisy down that back straight.

:22:34. > :22:39.Here is a little look back at what happened in men's

:22:40. > :22:42.The recently crowned silver medallist to add to his world

:22:43. > :23:01.He eyes it up well, stays focus and gave it the slightest

:23:02. > :23:07.Robbie Grabarz booked a place in Tuesday's final with that

:23:08. > :23:22.This is his third attempt at 2.29 to make that final.

:23:23. > :23:34.The bronze medallist from the European championships.

:23:35. > :23:48.He will challenge for the medals on Tuesday in that high jump final.

:23:49. > :23:50.No major catastrophes other than disappointment for Chris Baker,

:23:51. > :23:53.but it would have been a big ask for him maybe under pressure there.

:23:54. > :24:02.A lot of athletes so Chris Baker will take no part in

:24:03. > :24:11.Bronze medallist from London Robert Grabarz so that

:24:12. > :24:19.Is he going the be punching amongst the big

:24:20. > :24:26.I think we have had a fairly full set.

:24:27. > :24:28.World records, history made from Usain Bolt.

:24:29. > :24:31.When are you leaving the Olympic party?

:24:32. > :24:36.I am heading back to my little girl and I will go back

:24:37. > :24:40.with Jess when she heads back for her little boy.

:24:41. > :24:43.I am sure both of you will be very emotional, the time you spent

:24:44. > :24:52.You are asking a question, aren't you?

:24:53. > :24:56.I thought I would give it one more shot.

:24:57. > :25:08.You have done a great job so far, haven't you?

:25:09. > :25:11.Answers on a postcard or something like that.

:25:12. > :25:19.Denise, can you pick a highlight from tonight?

:25:20. > :25:22.Is there one, is it Usain or is it the world record?

:25:23. > :25:24.I felt comfortable that Usain was going to win.

:25:25. > :25:32.I have got to go with the world record.

:25:33. > :25:36.Like Denise, I knew that Bolt would win it and it is great to see that,

:25:37. > :25:39.but to witness that world record - that was amazing to see.

:25:40. > :25:42.He is such a good kid and the way that he ran it.

:25:43. > :25:50.Real quick, as a 400 metre specialist, you want

:25:51. > :25:52.to see amazing execution and that was just unbelieveable.

:25:53. > :25:56.I always suspected it would be tonight to see Usain Bolt

:25:57. > :25:59.run and win his last 100 metre gold medal

:26:00. > :26:01.What an incredible achievement for him.

:26:02. > :26:04.That world record has capped off what has been a phenomenal evening.

:26:05. > :26:12.Thank you for the wonderful work from our track and field team.

:26:13. > :26:15.On Usain Bolt, quickly, many sport stars after a match or event,

:26:16. > :26:22.What an ambassador he is to Jamaica and to his sport.

:26:23. > :26:23.Many congratulations to the main man.

:26:24. > :26:25.Let's bring you up-to-date with what has been

:26:26. > :26:32.A British sports star has lit up 2016 this evening, Andy Murray

:26:33. > :26:36.retaining his men's singles Olympic crown beating

:26:37. > :26:39.Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in a four-hour, four-set thriller.

:26:40. > :26:45.The perfect way to cap off what has been a phenomenal few weeks

:26:46. > :26:55.Bronze for Japan's Kei Nishikori who beat Rafael Nadal

:26:56. > :27:05.It is Andy Murray who retained his Olympic crown.

:27:06. > :27:10.They gave absolutely everything - sportsmanship at its very best.

:27:11. > :27:14.Don't forget Juan Martin Del Potro has just recovered from

:27:15. > :27:16.an injury and has had a magnificent Olympics.

:27:17. > :27:27.Some people say that tennis doesn't have a place

:27:28. > :27:40.That is what it means to be the Olympic champ.

:27:41. > :27:46.Of course Murray's win coming five weeks after claiming his second

:27:47. > :27:48.Wimbledon title and four years after London 2012, both

:27:49. > :28:02.men looked absolutely exhausted in that fourth set.

:28:03. > :28:05.It was a long four-hour contest and Murray breaking down in tears,

:28:06. > :28:10.finishing off a gritty and determined Del Potro.

:28:11. > :28:47.NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GREAT BRITAIN PLAYS.

:28:48. > :29:05.And shortly after Andy Murray spoke to us.

:29:06. > :29:11.An amazing 10 days really, 10-12 days.

:29:12. > :29:19.I was very emotionally and physically draining, that match.

:29:20. > :29:27.I feel a lot of just relief and - I am just tired.

:29:28. > :29:30.But obviously very proud to have won at gold medal.

:29:31. > :29:33.It was a partisan crowd, almost more like a Davis Cup tie?

:29:34. > :29:38.He obviously - a lot of the Argentinians

:29:39. > :29:40.were here supporting him, and there was a bunch

:29:41. > :29:44.of Brits and the Brazilians were supporting me.

:29:45. > :29:53.I mean, I don't know what it was like to watch,

:29:54. > :29:56.but it felt like at the end some of the points -

:29:57. > :30:00.and the games - were really good, high quality, and - yeah.

:30:01. > :30:02.That was fitting, I think, for an Olympics final.

:30:03. > :30:07.I can't imagine how exhausting it was to play.

:30:08. > :30:09.At the end, was that just an outpouring of relief,

:30:10. > :30:11.of everything that's happened, over the last couple

:30:12. > :30:21.I was obviously very proud to have done it.

:30:22. > :30:30.Four hours or so, and a lot of ups and downs, as well.

:30:31. > :30:48.Not bad to have won another gold medal.

:30:49. > :30:51.You're the first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals.

:30:52. > :30:52.That is an extraordinary feat, isn't it?

:30:53. > :30:55.Um, to defend the tennis title, I think Venus and

:30:56. > :31:00.I had to fight unbelievably hard to get it tonight as well.

:31:01. > :31:05.I will enjoy this one for the next coming of days,

:31:06. > :31:08.but I am supposed to be playing in Cincinnati on Wednesday...

:31:09. > :31:15.So, I will try and get there as early as I can,

:31:16. > :31:18.and hopefully recover a little bit over the next couple of days.

:31:19. > :31:20.Good luck in the US Open and the Davis Cup.

:31:21. > :31:29.We heard the anthem many times today.

:31:30. > :31:38.Let's remind you who the winners were.

:31:39. > :31:40.At the start of today Great Britain had never won

:31:41. > :31:45.Now we have and Max Whitlock have one after we saw the Brit takes

:31:46. > :32:00.victory in the men's floor and pommel.

:32:01. > :32:07.He was joined on the podium by his team-mate for

:32:08. > :32:11.A fourth Olympic medal for an emotional lad.

:32:12. > :32:13.At the velodrome, Jason Kenny took victory against Callum Skinner,

:32:14. > :32:18.an incredible fifth gold medal for the quiet man of the GB Team.

:32:19. > :32:21.That gold puts him one shy of Chris Hoy's record tally of six.

:32:22. > :32:49.Justin Rose became the first Olympic golf champion for 112 years.

:32:50. > :32:51.Then we got Nick Dempsey with the first sailing

:32:52. > :32:52.regatta silver in the wind surfer.

:32:53. > :33:09.And there is another establish medal on the way in the water as Scott

:33:10. > :33:11.as Scott is guaranteed gold in the men's finn.

:33:12. > :33:13.That will be confirmed in the medal race on Tuesday.

:33:14. > :33:15.And the British light heavyweight also guaranteed himself

:33:16. > :33:20.The unanimous decision in tonight's quarterfinal.

:33:21. > :33:26.What an incredible day for Great Britain!

:33:27. > :33:37.Andy Murray, Justin Rose, Jason Kenny, Max Whitlock.

:33:38. > :33:40.A day we will never forget - Super Saturday in 2012,

:33:41. > :33:42.how about we go for Stupendous Saturday in Brazil?

:33:43. > :34:53.Five gold medals for Great Britain, but another big G for the big B.

:34:54. > :34:57.MUSIC: Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber