BBC One: Day 10: 19.00-22.00 Olympics

The next few seconds took forever. My hands were shaking and my

nervous system was in some kind of shock. Then silence got blown apart.

Not very quick out of the blocks, pole was the quickest. He is going

to win the gold! 9.64! The champion becomes the legend. The Americans

Be changing of the guards. He is the king of sprinting, undisputed,

the best in the world, Usain Bolt. Why did we ever, ever doubt the

What a wonderful weekend we have had. The noise on Saturday was

magnificent but the silence before that 100m final was spine-tingling.

As we know with these Olympics, there is always something else

beyond the next hurdle. 44 years ago, a different Olympic

age of tragedy and student demonstrations, Cold War strains,

Black Power tensions, and it was different because this was

Britain's one and only gold medal David Henry wins for Britain! A new

world record. Henry won it all the way. But there are similarities,

the pain. For David Henry running at 7,000 ft above sea level. For

Dai Greene, or when it all went wrong. Dai Greene has got some work

to do. He has got some ground to make up. Dai Greene holds his head

in his hands, looks up to the sky and wonders if his Olympic dream is

over. This showed what might be for the when and what might be now.

Hopefully. Indeed. Can Dai Greene go from

being the slowest qualifier to the fastest when it really counts?

World champion Dai Greene scraped into the 400m finalist -- final.

Javier Culson has been the man to beat this season. Holly Bleasdale

is a genuine medal hope in the poll vote but she must find a way past

the legendary Yelena Isinbayeva. Local girl Perri Shakes-Drayton can

see the Olympic stadium from the end of her Road. She goes in the

Fresh from winning 400m gold on Sunday, America's Sanya Richards-

Ross has her spikes on again. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo will

Athletics leads the way for us this evening with the highlight being

the men's 400m hurdles. We will see Anthony Ogogo go for a medal at

9:40pm. Usain Bolt's medal ceremony is at 8:30pm. Over on BBC Three it

is the last group game for Team GB's women's hockey team. They face

the Netherlands. Britain must win tonight to top the group. Here with

us in the studio to look forward to another night of drama are Colin

Jackson and Kriss Akabusi who 20 years ago today it won his bronze

medal in Barcelona for the 400m hurdles. AKA BC is still in their

battling and fighting. -- Kriss Akabusi. Kriss Akabusi is in third

And Kriss Akabusi takes bronze and the world record has gone. Kriss

Akabusi of Great Britain. A new British record. A bronze medal in

this Olympic Games to add to the bronze medal he won in Tokyo in the

world championships. Was it really 20 years ago? 20 years ago, it is

unbelievable, it has absolutely flown by. It is a big score, 20

years, Kriss Akabusi, get out of there, the new guy is in town.

must say, you look much better in HD! Was that the highlight of your

career, the Olympic medal, or does the world usurp that, the relay

when you came through that? If it had not been for the relay, I would

not be sitting here. The relay brought me into the national psyche

key. My biggest medal was the sole the Met lie won in 1984. It was the

first one. All the sudden, my dreams had come true. The rest is

cream and gravy. That is interesting. Going back 20 years

ago, Colin that was the time when you were really fancied. You got

hurt in the semi-finals and it was such a shame. It is always a

frustrating thing when entreat strikes up the wrong time but that

is the reality in sport. I'm sure there will be many other athletes

who suffer the same thing, the favourite but then it they have an

injury. Let's turn it round to Dai Greene. Can he come from being the

slowest qualifier to winning a gold medal, it is a big ask.

It is a big ask. He ran reasonably well but one thing we can say is it

he performs when it really matters. He will leave nothing left in the

tank when it comes to this 400m hurdle race. Also, he has got a

really nice lane draw. He ended up doing very well indeed. I read from

one of his team-mates, he said he may not be the fastest but he is

certainly the bravest but surely it is better to be the fastest? What

is really important is to be a championship performer, to raise

your game when it really matters. The great thing for Dai Greene is

there is no pretence. Forget being captain fantastic all the world

champion, it is about the here and now. He has got a fantastic chance.

When you saw him cross the line last time, you thought, he has

blown it. It is better to have a lane than no name at all. He has

got the third lane and he can deliver. He was devastated at the

end of this, he thought he had probably missed out. Is it hard to

pick yourself up from that and believe in yourself enough to get a

medal at least? I think the answer to that, is no. When you have been

a world champion and a European champion, you know what it takes to

win. When you have got that in your bag, it is in a positive mindset to

be in. We all know about the British crowd, they have left did

every single British athlete. -- they have lifted every single

British athlete. The thing for Dai Greene is Javier Nicholson. --

Javier coarsen. He is warming up now and probably going off, what

can he say it himself? Last year, when it really mattered, I beat you.

You need something to latch on. Last year, world championships, I

beat you. But everyone else here, I have done you, I have done you, I

have done you. He has done that. is a long time since a Welsh gold

medal. Yes, 1964. We have been waiting. Unfortunately, for his

coach at the last experience with a Welsh athlete was myself and I did

not deliver. You were unlucky as we talked about. He is in safe hands.

He has a coach who can produce athlete to deliver when it really

matters. Malcolm Arnold has been here before. Can I ask you finally,

before I let you go, do you think he will do it? I think that Dai

Greene will think it was 20 years since the record has gone, that

will be in his favour because sports is poetry and symmetry. 20

years since it has gone. I think he will break the British record but

come third like I did 20 years ago. That might be poetic. If there is a

charge of the final hurdle, Dai Greene will indicate but he has to

be there or thereabouts to go into the final barrier. Enjoy the rest

of the evening and we will be rooting for him. Let's switch

sports now for gymnastics and another medal hope for Team GB.

Beth Tweddle who faced heartbreak in Beijing, she was hoping for a

medal. As she went into the uneven in store for Great Britain's Beth

Tweddle? Herr entire gymnastic career has been building up to

these next few moments. She just has to go through like she always

does. A lovely half turned there. That was caught beautifully. This

is the important section. She floats up. She must focus now, give

herself some energy for the dismount. A big step back but she

saved it. A terrific effort from Beth Tweddle. Expensive there.

work on the apparatus was superb. This is the big combination she has

to get, the somersault to below bar, straight on, on to the high bar

with a half turn. Here is the dismount, two somersaults, two

twists. This has been a big challenge. She landed well but the

hips were slightly behind and she had to take a big step. She took a

big step and then joined feet. After that routine, Beth had a

nervous wait but in the end it was bronze. This is her final ever

routine, a first Olympic medal to And here it is. Beth Tweddle, thank

you very much for joining us. After all that, it came down to that

moment for you, you got your Olympic medal, how thrilled are

you? It is hard to put it into words. Everyone knows this is the

one metal which is missing from my collection. I have been trying for

three Olympics. It has been a nervous wait. I have been training

while everyone else was competing. I was so pleased until I landed

that dismount. Was it like watching the others go out after you? It is

hard because I am not in control of that. As soon as I do the routine,

I am in control but sat watching the routines, I had to wait and

hope that I would stay in that third place. At one point, I

thought I would end up in 4th again. I was watching your routine. It is

incredible what you do. It is very special indeed. It seemed your

routine was harder than everyone else's. Is that me with the

untrained eye? We have all got similar difficulties. Mine is a lot

more original. I have got my own skill in there and everything is

more connected. That makes it a shorter routine. Therefore, my

execution, I do not get as much deducted. And the landing, you went

backwards a little bit, do you think that was the difference

between that and a silver Aura gold? It probably was. A lot of

people are saying are you disappointed, you could have had a

gold medal, but I just wanted any medal to finish. I am so pleased to

get one. I think I had too much energy. The crowd were amazing in

the media -- in the arena. atmosphere does seem amazing.

As soon as you walk in, the crowd are behind you and they just go

mental. As soon as I stepped up to chalk the park, it was as if I had

landed my routine. And to get a medal with the home crowd must have

been really emotional. I do not normally get emotional for medal

ceremonies but when they were lifted the flags, I thought,

finally, I have got back medal and People of a certain age grew up

watching a people like Olga Corbett commit younger people have watched

Lewis-Smith and Team GB winning lots of medals. -- Louise Smith.

The wanted a couple of gold medals and we have exceeded that target. -

- we wanted. I watched the boys yesterday - just to get back into

the arena and see what it was like. Hope elite youngsters who have not

tried gymnastics will want to give it a go. -- hopefully. I will not

be in Rio but I'm going to go on holiday to see family and friends.

Then I will be back training. It will give me time to make my final

decisions. Thank you for joining us. I saw a quote from Olga call but

same that Beth Tweddle has something special about her. I

think the whole country agrees with her. Best was not the only medal

and by Team GB today. -- Beths. In showjumping, we got gold against

the Netherlands. Jason Kenny stormed to gold in a sensational

performance in the men's sprint final beating Gregory Bauge.

Victoria Pendleton was in superb form in reaching the semi-finals of

the women's sprint. She faces the German tomorrow. Nicola Adams has

guaranteed herself an historic Women's boxing medal by reaching

the semi-finals of the women's lightweight division. The other two

women fighters - Savannah Marshall and Natasha Jonas were beaten today.

The medal table of London 2012 really is a sight to behold. Who

would have the of Great Britain would have so many medals at this

stage? -- backed Great Britain. Let's hope we can build on that

tally tonight in the stadium behind me. After the lightning vault last

night, we're standing by for a thunderstorm. It is a very heavy

atmosphere. A couple of great athletes. A lot is happening -- a

lot has been happening in the stadium already. Here is what you

have messed. Laurence Okoye could have been out of the discus but a

fantastic last throw saw him through to the final. In the 1500m,

Lisa Dobriskey was safely through with Hannah England and Laura

Weightman. It is good to have Britain trickle handed in the final.

Tiffany Porter safely qualified in the 100 hurdles. Not all success

for the British athletes. Sadly, only Andrew Osagie made it through

We are here tonight. It is not quite after the Lord Mayor's Show

but there is one topic of conversation. You cannot get tired

of discussing what we are privileged enough to seat last

night - the second 100m title of Usain Bolt. Was that the greatest

sprint race that has ever been staged? It was certainly the

greatest 100m race. All of those guys went under 10 seconds, with

the exception of Asafa Powell. Again, all of the different story

lines going into that race were incredible. The debate about Usain

Bolt, Johan Blake, who is going to win it? We were shown shades of

2008 in the semi-finals and then the Olympic record last night.

Tyson Gay, it really his last opportunity to win an Olympic

sprint medal. He came up just short in 4th place. It was an incredible

100m. Why did we doubt him? It is not interesting to say Usain Bolt

will win. People want to see competition. You want to see

rivalry. It was interesting for people to say, Blake. Some people

think Usain Bolt has got big - too complacent. He does not like to

train very hard. Late trains really hard. He is young and new. -- Blake.

Hussain Bock did not look himself early in the season. -- Usain Bolt.

I think it makes sense to have the debate. You cannot bet against

someone with that type of talent who will run 9.8 early in the

season and then took out a month to train and prepare for this. Just

explain one thing. Whenever you into the sportsman and they have

something else that will happen imminently, they say, are you going

to celebrate your triumph? They say, I cannot do that because I have a

race tomorrow, I have a race on Friday. Usain Bolt was in a club at

345 this morning with various members of the Swedish Hamble team.

That will have not and Iota of impact on how he will ran. --

handball team. I can just visualise that. You know what I mean. Other

people would say, I cannot. I have the 200m. He is very honest. He

said that Blake trains harder. He does not like to train. He does not

want to move up to the 400 because he does not want to train that hard.

That is what people like about him. He does not feel like he has to

hide anything. On the very first programme we did of these Games, we

were shown a montage of great athletics moments over 100 years of

the Olympic Games. You felt that Jesse Owens was the premier

Olympian in terms of track and field. Do you think if he were to

win another two got medals, he would usurp that position? It is

all very subjective. Jesse Owens is my favourite. If you cannot get

them both to race against each other, you cannot make all things

equal. You are basically asking a person who it is their favourite. I

like Jesse Owens and what he stayed 4th. I like how he performed and

delivered under that incredible pressure. -- he steered for. In

terms of the greatest sprinter I have seen and watched, it is Usain

Bolt. Over the entire history, Jesse Owens included in just the

100m, Usain Bolt is the best. Of you will have someone else who will

come along at some point. At one point Carl Lewis was the best. As

for the 100m sprint, he is the best sprinter of this era. Talking about

history, there is one event in the Olympics for Britain has never won

a medal of any description - male or female out - but that might

When I was watching Beijing, I did not know what pole fault was. It is

with that I am here and all the athletes are here with me, chatting

to me. It is really nice. I'm so excited to be able to compete in

Amlin -- and Olympics. I had a great indoor season. It was about

jumping as high as I could. The pressure would be on leading up to

the Olympics. It is about going into competition and competing. In

Monaco, it was like an Olympic final. I was going to compete

against the rest of the girls. I took a lot of confidence from that.

What will success before you? Because I am still young, I want to

just enjoy it and lap up experience. I have never had anything like this

before. To be in the top eight would be great but anything above

that would be a bonus. Holly please tell the tenting four metres and 55,

second the 10th and she has got it. -- Hollie Bleasdale, attempting

four metres and 55. If someone had said to you, you are going to be a

London Olympian this time last year and talking about you as a medal

contender, what would you say? want to do everyone proud. It will

be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You cannot put anything else near

to that. It means the world to be able to compete in front of a home

crowd. Wet reminding you that we do have special talent -- worth

reminding you that we do have special talents -- channels on the

bed batten. If you want to watch it from start to finish all the shot-

put, go to the red button and you will find our designated channels.

Hollie police cell. -- first attempt of holly Bleasdale. She is

a novice. She has improved out of all proportion. She is third on the

all-time list. She is a world indoor bronze medallist and will

have two more attempts. Not the best of starts. Plenty happening on

the track as well. First, it is the dug she gets there. -- you can do

it. She gets her. She was going very well indeed over there longer

distance. Britain has its first qualifiers. -- qualifier. She had

to be it on her best form. She ran a good bend. Over on the far side,

looking good, Federiva in second place. She had to hold off Alison

Peter. That was a good run. Not too many of our athletes have produced

a personal best. She has been in good form, getting better and

better. She has produced her best ever 200 metre run when it has

big occasion. You have come out of here and a new personal best.

not know what to say. I did not want to disappoint the crowd. I

could hit everyone cheering me on. I thought, I have to execute for

them. What advice did Linford Christie say? He said, run fast. I

asked him what to do and he said, nothing, run fast. He said he would

trust I will do what I need to do. Well done! See you in the semi-

blocks. Alison Felix is running so really as ever. Look at this,

gliding through. Hackett has got second place. Felix can check back.

Hackett goes through. I suspect that they were too far away to even

be considered when we have to -- so many heats to come. I was looking

forward to seeing Alison Felix. I have not seen her in the flesh

since she ran that sensational run in the US championships. She ran

that effortlessly the whole way down the home straight and I am so

looking forward to when this young lady puts her foot down on the gas

fully to see what she can do. A remarkable performance, 22.71,

cruising. Anyika Onuora had to work hard down the home straight. She

dug in. She ran well. Sometimes in this type of company, just a little

on well at the end that gives you an outside chance of progressing

but overall, how would you assess the race? The race was good. The

crowd lifted me. All in all, I have really enjoyed being at the

Olympics and competing here hopefully again. I definitely wish

I had gone off a bit quicker. I am in much better shape than that. The

next round, we will see, fingers crossed. Thank you for talking to

attempt. One athlete is clear so far, that is Martina struts of

competition. It depends what Yelena Isinbayeva does, clearly. She is a

not. Holly, you have to compose yourself now. That was not the

start she wanted for her Olympic final. I think at the third attempt

she will get it. Let's hope I am not proved wrong. She did not have

the momentum. There was a big groan from the crowd but she does have

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women's 200m. It is heat 3. Abi Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce is hard to

finalist back in 2004. She is coming back into shape. The first

three go through to the semi-finals States is running well. Abi

Oyepitan is also running very well. Simpson is challenging Abi Oyepitan.

She gets second. Simpson, the Commonwealth champion gets third

place. Well done, Abi Oyepitan. The leader looked super-smooth. I did

not think she blazed this, I think she has got a lot in store. She is

well drilled, her coach, John Smith, insists his athletes are

technically sound and, later can always demonstrate she has a great

technique. She is shutting down here, relaxing three. Looked at Abi

Oyepitan. You can never denied that she gives it Harrall. She works

hard around the turn. She is fearless. -- sheet gives it her all.

She has a comfortable qualification into the semi-final. She is

downstairs talking to Phil Jones. We are all set. Well done, a

tremendous performance, I know you were the most analytical person

after a race, tell me what you thought. I could feel Simpson on my

right. I knew I had second place. Obviously, Carmelita Jetta was way

out there. It was fine. You always talk about executing Euros properly,

what did you do right and wrong? -- Your Grace. I definitely did not

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hard. It is something I need to metre line. Here is the defending

Olympic champion, Valerie Adams of New Zealand. That will be a

comfortable lead. She really is a legend of shot putting. Her legend

goes way beyond New Zealand, that is the shore. She did not get off

to a good start in the qualifying this morning but then she exploded

to a massive throw. Maybe this is a gentle warm-up for Valerie Adams. A

good start though. This is the world leader from Belarus. That was

much, much better. She had a remarkable series of throws in her

last competition, each time lays down the gauntlet to the

defending champion, Valerie Adams. Holly Bleasdale is thinking and

contemplating. She has one more attempt left. If she does not make

it, she is out of this Olympic final. Some news briefly on a story

which has been going on all day, Taoufik Makhloufi was disqualified

this morning after the 800m heats. He qualified yesterday in the

1,500m. He had a brilliant style but he just dropped off the track

this morning. He was disqualified for not putting in a bona fide

performance. The final of the 1,500m is tomorrow. He has been

reinstated after a LOCOG Medical Officer decided he was fit to run.

We will keep you up dated about how that story develops. Back to the

long putts in Belarus and other championship meetings as well. She

is such an explosive athlete. That was way over 20 metres. 21.36,

champion and she is running in lane eight. I wonder if she has calmed

down since that dramatic evening. It has been difficult to keep track

of everything that has been happening. Christine Ohuruogu came

so close to running down Sanya Richards-Ross but she managed to

put together, for her, the most important race of her life. Anyika

Onuora is still in third spot of She always said she wanted to

double up at these Games. She is a favourites. Veronica Campbell-Brown

will be another one. Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix were behind

She is running a good bend. Sanya Richards-Ross came off the gas a

bit. She needs to move. Here is the 400m speed and endurance. She was

very impressive in the home straight. She started well and then

was lazy around the bend. She has that ability to pick it up in their

home straight. No doubt about it. She is a 400m runner. She fancies

herself as a good 200m runner. For me, she needed to qualify well. She

needs to win this heat so she gets a better name for the semi-final.

She did that majestically with a beautiful performance. Her face

shows no tension. She is still full of a lot of running. She works hard

and she is weeping heard just rewards. She is Olympic champion in

the 400m and qualifies beautifully for the 200m semi-final. The third

and final attempt for Hollie Bleasdale. There have been 29 jumps

in the competition so far. Only six of them have been clearances. In

the test event, she cleared four metres and 25. Come on! No! Perhaps

a puff of wind, as often happens in stadiums like this, swirls around.

The clock is ticking down. She has plenty of time. She just needs to

compose herself. Come on! Yes! Never has a 4.425 metres pole vault

the seed Search Hu. She is very relieved. -- received such Hu. In

the end that was confident. The competition is under way for the

Blackburn Harrier. Let's hope she goes from strength to strength.

There are other qualifiers from the previous heat. Look at the other

three times and unease. They have all moved into fastest loser spots.

-- three times underneath. I just wonder how much time you have had

to take hints last night before you are working again. Not much time. I

was so excited. I am on a mission. I am excited to have another

opportunity to run. I will give it my best. What reaction had you had

to your gold medal? It has been incredible. Everyone is excited. It

means the world to me. By this performance, it shows you mean

business as well. We will see what I have got. All the best. Thank you

very much. The defending Olympic champion under all sorts of

pressure. Valerie Adams will have to throw a personal best. That putt

from Nadzeyas Ostapchuk. That will take some beating. Her 4th round

the tent. She has just thrown it for fun around 21 metres. --

attempts. I am amazed at Barry Adams. She looks a little bit tight.

-- Malory Adams. She has amazing athletic ability. Nadzeyas

Ostapchuk is dominating the competition at the moment. Heat

about women's athletics, there will be a special note about Veronica

Campbell-Brown, after a third consecutive 200m gold medal. When

she is on form, no one can touch her. Allyson Felix has already run

well and so has Sanya Richards-Ross. - fastest loser at the moment. We

do have two through to the semi- finals already. Veronica Campbell-

Brown is twice the Olympic champion. She has been world champion before.

She won a bronze medal in the terrific final of the other night,

won by Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, her team-mate. It was not all about

the man for Jamaica. Soumare Is the surprise winner of the European

title in 2010. 22.74 per share. -- this year. The Russian has been

running very well recently. Out in outstanding Jamaican and the

under way well. The tall Russian is off to a good start as well. A good

bend by the Jamaican. The Ukrainian is also coming through. Look at

Sumare. Veronica Campbell-Brown finished in third place. That was a

terrific run by the European champion. That was a surprise for

us all not to see Veronica Campbell-Brown take this victory.

It was a good, competitive race. The wind speed was plus 1.3. A nice

pair when down the home straight. Hence the time being so quick. --

energy but ended up losing it. Veronica Campbell-Brown is normally

explosive. We will see her ran much quicker in the semi-final. All of

them look full of running and After the find success last night,

how difficult is it to do back-to- back? Not that difficult. I am used

to it. I have been doing the double for many years. As for tonight's

performance, a third place. How pleased are you prepare you came

through tonight? It is the first round. The objective is always to

advance to the next round. I achieve that tonight. You are in a

rare situation of being able to win three gold medals. What a real

thoughts on that? It is a great situation to be in. I am not going

to let pressure overwhelm me. I'm taking it step by step. I will run

as best as I can. All the best for Veronica Campbell-Brown in third.

The Swiss athlete in 4th place so Anyika Onuora is still hanging on

She was European indoor champion last year, 2011. A real surprise.

There are nine athletes left in at the next height - for 0.55 metres.

Three of them have not jumped yet. -- 4.55m. Hollie Bleasdale goes

through. She will be relieved young Fifth round for Valerie Adams. She

is trying hard and it is getting worse. She still does not look her

normal, very sharp self. She is a little bit slow across the circle.

She is a strong and have full woman. Up she seems to have lost the edge

tonight. -- powerful woman. Here is the leader. The Olympic champion in

waiting, I feel. She may shake her head. I think she has had four

throws in excess of what Valerie Adams has thrown. Do not count the

New Zealander alt. She will defend his title as hard and as long as

she can. She is in total control of every one. What a display! Here is

the Olympic silver medallists -- medallist. 4.821 metres this year.

Joint second in the world list. She has not jumped outside America.

Lots of athletes have had struggled. -- have struggled. Technically, not

looking the smoothest. Her appearance over the bar was very

impressive. It does look as though Yelena Isinbayeva will come in at

this height. The German competitor now. She is very powerful. She

drives off the top of the pole and that was good. The competition is

Bleasdale will be watching. An early clearance is very important.

We would just break off. No. Three people have already gone clear.

They are just yards away from each other. Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce has

already delivered, hasn't she? She got two Olympic gold medals at the

200m. This is not her best event that she can let rip now, can't

she? Any Kiwayu is still hanging on. -- Anyika Onuora. Watch out for

lane five and the junior champion Bahamian athlete in the blue. But

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is running quicker than 23.23 which will be

bad news for Anyika Onuora. Grape bend from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

-- great bend. Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce, obviously the 100 metre

Olympic champion twice now. We know she has been working hard on her

speed endurance and it is paying dividends here. She was very

relaxed around the turn. She got into the home straight and she

literally strolled down at. She was taking a lot of control in this

race early on, leaving herself very little to do so she will be happy

with that. No stress at all and her face, just the easy, easy on

movements. I think she will be happy that this race is done and

she can go back to the village and coming through, they are just

checking on the computer, but I can tell you the athlete who finished

in 4th place was in 23.07 which means she will go through as the

qualify for the semi-finals You do get some great images. Holly

blue stare's face when she did her final attempt was quite something.

-- Holly Bleasdale's face. A brief pause from the track and field to

remind you if you want to watch the hockey it is currently on BBC Three.

Team GB are taking on the Netherlands and we will show you

highlights on BBC2 later. Wherever I want you to come to me with

anything that frightens you, anything you feel should not be

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I know where you live, I know where Six thrilling dramas from around

the UK, this autumn on BBC One and BBC One HD.

It will be funny returning to regular TV after the Olympics.

Olympic fever has struck home. People right around the park are

enjoying the giant screens, alongside the river bank there.

They are watching the hockey. That is on BBC Three as I have just told

you. Inside the stadium we are looking forward to the 400m hurdles.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is going for Team GB. Directs a couple of bits

and bobs to tell you about. The defending champion from Beijing

will not be defending his title, having failed a drugs test. That

final is on Saturday. He said publicly he has admitted it and his

career is over as a consequence. Let's not shed too many tears. On a

much lighter note, I was looking at Holly Bleasdale's biography. Her

main sponsor is a local philanthropist called Barry Wells.

His grandfather was the world record holder for the pole vault in

the 1880s. What you reckon the world record was then? No higher

than I could jump. Would it have been bamboo poles? It was 10 feet.

That was probably pretty high in those days. Holly Bleasdale has her

second attempt coming up shortly. There is a medal ceremony going on

at the moment. She will not be jumping for a little while. It is

for the men's steeplechase. I think Yelena Isinbayeva or his next to

jump. Holly Bleasdale will be after Obviously, we are waiting for

Holly's second attempt while a medal ceremony takes place. Last

night we had hoped for Colin Jackson's guide to the 400m so now

is his assessment of what it takes to be a champion in the 400m

hurdles. The 400m hurdles is known as the

man killer. It takes the absolutely draining 400m event and combines it

with the complications of a hurdle race. Not only have you got to get

up and over hurdles as quickly as possible, you have to combine that

with maxing out both the body's Energy Systems. Most athletes will

be absolutely drained by halfway. Their muscles will be full of

painful lactic acid and they will have to use aerobic energy for the

rest of the race. Winners of this event will keep a consistent stride

pattern all the way through. The men will take around 13 strides

between each hurdle, the women, around 15, but most will add

another stride as the race concludes. They have also got to

keep their head height as consistent as possible as they jump

over the hurdles. The best keep their head at the same level, even

as they dipped to jump over the barriers. That is really hard to do

later on in the race. The athletes Perri Shakes-Drayton and Eilidh

Child are becoming the 400m hurdles shortly. This could be one of the

moments of truth tonight for Holly this. I'm not sure if she is being

She has just been held. A few seconds ago we saw Yelena

Isinbayeva take her first attempt at this Olympic final, four metres

We are waiting for Holly Bleasdale's tent because Ezekiel

can boy of Kenya is enjoying his triumph after the steeplechase

yesterday. You have three attempts and if you mess up on one, there is

always a second but if you mess up on two, that is when the pressure

gets to you. Yes, mostly you are trying to use the first attempt to

attack and make sure your run up and your throat or technique is

sound and then you can start to make adjustments. The problem can

occur when both your attempts go haywire and then you are thinking

what to do next. You have got to be very confident and trusted your

coach to give you the feedback and hopefully things will go key.

all about mental strength as well, Jonathan. It is and she is going to

about where the wind is. That was not committed to it. We knew

she would not get it before she Lot of debate in the studio about

what is going on. What are your thoughts? It is a very difficult

event. The athletes do rely quite heavily on their coach but at the

same time, the athlete has to make some assessment. She will be making

an assessment about where the wind is. Why does the coach no better

than she does when he is in the stands where there is no wind.

think he is probably watching the sock or the indicator. She should

be thinking what technique she should be using. In this kind of

situation, you need to take ownership of what you're doing and

be aware of the environment. I understand that you need

communication. We had a microphone snuck into here that conversation

but it was too late. At the same time, I think we are over thinking

it and Holly is over thinking it. You saw Yelena Isinbayeva go out

there and just go out there and vault. You can never think this and

it can get you into a lot of trouble, especially in a

competition like this when you have done it so many times and you know

what to do. She does seem upset. She seems very distressed. It is

not good at this stage but let's keep our fingers crossed that she

can regain her composure. Let's hope she can come up trumps on the

third attempt. On the track it is the first semi her final of the

in the world. She looked a little rusty in qualification. She is not

an athlete who runs excessively on the European circuit. She will

still beat the one to beat. The 24- year-old Australian. The Belgian

athletes competed in the European Championships recently. Many of the

world's top hurdlers are not from Europe. Someone who did perform

very well in their heats was third in the American trials. She did a

personal best. She came out with a bang. You could not quite say that

about Natalya Antyukh. The Jamaican looked pretty good and sharp in

have first round. Certainly as good as she looked all year. Zuzana

Hejnova was actually on the inside. She had a difficult draw and

performed very well. The Moroccan athlete will be in lane eight. The

Portuguese compared to has a difficult lane in nine. --

competitor. So, at the 31-year-old Russian, a former European champion.

She did not go to Helsinki and year-old is so well. They came

starting pretty quickly, the American. Starting where she left

off. A better first 100 from the Tatyana Chernova. The big, tall

Russian is powering her way. -- and Italian app. -- and Natalya Antyukh.

Bran not staying with them. This is better from the rash and. Zuzana

Hejnova nice and strong finish. -- the Russia and. And Italian Macro

wins it. -- Natalya Antyukh Has won. We keep talking about Perri Shakes-

Drayton. That bit more pressure. What was really good to see was

both women ran very sensibly at the beginning. They did not blast off.

They stuck to their game plan. Good technique all the way around. We

have ended up with two great performances. Zuzana Hejnova and

Natalya Antyukh, really great performances. Now they seem to go

under 54 seconds on a regular basis. This face does not entirely inspire

confidence. Huge pressure on her young shoulders. She talked on have

videotape about wanting to go out there and enjoy it. I do not think

she is enjoying it at the moment. Every single person in this stadium

will be willing hat over this height of 4.55 metres. -- her over.

This wind is an added dimension. Come on! Do it this time. It was a

whisker away. Similar to her previous attempt. I felt her last

couple of strides lacked a bit of commitment. There really was a

chance Panathenaic Stadium her. -- for her. She is a huge talent.

Devastated now but she will be back and I think she will win many major

medals. She will learn from their us. It is how you respond to this

kind of situation that defines you as an athlete. The women's shot it

has come to its conclusion. We can catch up with the final few shows.

This is Evgenilia Kolodko from Russia. That was a new personal

best. It moved her into third place. The Chinese athlete was pushed out

of the medals at the very last by the Russian. This is the last

attempt of Valerie Adams. She could not do it. It was a valiant defence.

Nadzeyas Ostapchuk was a different class, wasn't she? It has been a

bit of a mystery as to the recent Rich became of form she has been in.

-- rich vein of form. How could Valerie Adams have dropped by

nearly a metre from the qualifying competition this morning? She could

not retain her title. The gold medal goes to Belarus. Nadzeyas

Ostapchuk takes the title. A valiant defence by Valerie Adams,

who finishes in second place. Evgenilia Kolodko in third place.

Just heartbreaking scenes. We were celebrating with the likes of Greg

Rutherford, Mo Farah or -- Mo Farah come at just Ns and now we're up

commiserating with Holly Bleasdale. -- Jessica Ennis. The second semi-

final of the 400m hurdles. Perri Shakes-Drayton of Britain in lane

hope that Perri Shakes-Drayton can take heart with how she attacked

the heat yesterday, which she won Constable. Judging by the last

semi-final she will have to get close to her lifetime best to get

further in these Olympic Games. The new European champion is ranked No.

Two in the world behind her team- mate, Nat macro. -- Natalya Antyukh.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is looking very calm at the moment. Lashinda

Demus tore up the track yesterday. She set a very fast time in

qualification. She was world champion in 2011. She ran from an

inside lane in the heats and she looked absolutely superb. Perri

Shakes-Drayton is trying to make this Olympic final. The first two

go through to the final on Perri Shakes-Drayton has done just

as she did in the heats. She has gone off quickly. She really

attacked from 200m away. Lashinda Demus is going well, so it is the

Jamaican. She is gaining on the European champion. Lashinda Demus

leads. Kaliese Spencer is there. Perri Shakes-Drayton really has to

attack. Lashinda Demus and Kaliese Spencer are really coming away.

Lashinda Demus wins it, Spencer in second with Perri Shakes-Drayton in

third. Will it be enough? Only two fastest losers will make it through

to the final. That is a slight improvement from what Lashinda

Demus rang yesterday in the heats. I wish this race was a little bit

faster. That would have been much better for Perri Shakes-Drayton, if

it had been faster. Yet again, they have run the sensible race. Nobody

tore off and put a lot of pressure on anyone out-house. Lashinda Demus

won her usual race. Kaliese Spencer relied on her technique and form.

It took her way through to the final. I think they are all

relieved to have done that. Let's see what the time could possibly be.

It is important. Good focus out of the blocks. She set herself up

nicely for the hurdle. She is doing 14 strides. She is alternating.

Right leg lead and this will be a left leg. It is just years and

years of experience in watching. As she goes around the corner, she

will do one have more 14 before she changes down. Now she will keep on

the same neck as she comes through. All she needs to do is to focus and

work hard. There is not much she can do. She needs to keep her style

and form. She can work hard into the line. She never gave up knowing

she still needs a fastest loser spot. Here is the result. She has

done a Dai Greene. She is the second fastest loser at the moment.

She is just ahead of the Belgian athlete. There is another semi-

final to go. A good qualification by Lashinda Demus and Kaliese

We were just looking at the monitor and you a second fastest loser at

the moment. We will have to hope for some good news. I was running

kind of blind. The faster girls' work inside of me. We will have to

wait and see what happens. Is there a sense of disappointment? Yes. I

ran slower than I did yesterday. I am. I will keep my head up for now

and see what happens in this one. I am expecting the worst. Was there

any sense of pressure building? People were talking about you being

a medal contender. I was not going to let that get to me. From the

start, I said I had to make the final to get a medal. I might not

make the final the way things are looking. I do not know. We will see

how the next one unfolds. Thank you for talking to us. Batters all

Cuban. She did not qualify for Beijing in the Arrai. -- in 2008.

Holly Bleasdale is out and Silke Spiegelburg will be the next

athlete to try. She cleared 4.55 metres. She looks in super shape.

She just scraped over that but she final of the three but there are

plenty of people who can run well. Georgeanne Moline from the United

States will be good. And fingers crossed for Eilidh Child on the

outside. The former world champion from Jamaica, she will want to up

her game a little bit, another one who has not been producing her best

performance. She usually does when I was very impressed with this lady,

Georgeanne Moline. She has had lots of injury problems in her career

but she has made a big announcement as to her ability this year.

Elena Churakova was 5th in this year's European Championships. And

the Scottish record holder, Commonwealth silver medallist,

grammar school, how they love to cheer her on. If she was to

finishing the top three and run in attacked it hard. -- Eilidh Child

has attacked it hard. As the D has home straight. The top two will go

Melaine Walker, the defending champion, is out. Eilidh Child, in

Eilidh Child. She had to go in lane nine. She did not have much choice.

She had to go hard and do the best she could do but this young

Nigerian athlete, new on the scene, certainly on world terms and she

has produced something pretty good indeed here. A new national record,

54.40. And she will guarantee a place in the final and also a good

full of running and I think, full of excitement. Yelena Isinbayeva,

to be said since she won the Olympic title for the second time

in 2008. That was a massive clearance. Are a very classy

athlete indeed. That new Red poll she has got, I'm not sure I have

seen her using it before. It is actually manufactured in Nevada in

the United States but the design of Things have not been going to plan

from a British perspective this evening but we will hope for better

with Dai Greene next on the track for the 400m hurdles. We have been

joined by David Hemery, a gold medal winner in Mexico City in 1968.

We will talk to him in a few minutes time and Denise and Michael

about what has just happened and what might happen. On the day we

landed a spacecraft on Mars, we celebrate a man who really is out

The medal ceremony for the men's 100 metres. What a night it was,

what a performance it was, what a The bronze medal to the former

Olympic champion, Justin Gatlin, just pipping Tyson Gay for the

The apprentice has not quite taken over from the master yet. He was

the world champion last year. He just had to accept that this time,

he was second best. He ran very well. A silver medal for Yohan

Listen to the roar around the stadium. Representing Jamaica,

The fastest man in the world, the double Olympic champion. He ran it

in the second fastest time ever, it was actually 9.6 to nine exactly. A

Has there ever been a bigger star of our sport? Please stand for the

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

That might mean come and watch me in the 200m. I am sure we cannot

wait after the display he gave in the 100. It is pretty heavy, isn't

it? Listen to the applause. Everybody is on their feet. Ladies

and gentlemen, the Olympic They will enjoy that and they will

enjoy the news for the women's 400m of the final. But the Czech athlete

has been disqualified which means she will have to -- but she will

A bit of good fortune which could lead to who knows what. They could

still be a counter protest at this stage. Obviously, inside I am happy.

But she will have to run better. The running was not good enough.

Sometimes you do not know how stress or pressure manifests itself,

especially when you are inexperienced at this level. We saw

that with Holly Bleasdale. But fingers crossed, let's wait and see.

Let's look ahead to Dai Greene. Mexico must have seemed like a long

time ago, David. Her on a night like tonight, when we will crown at

the next champion, it must be an evening when memories come back

from that famous night, was it 7,000 ft? It was indeed. There was

you. John show would won the bronze medal. When he came into the

straight, did you think you had it? You never know because I had no

idea how far I was ahead. One thing I would say as an aside, the great

debate we are having here at the London Games, look how many empty

seats there were at the Stadium in Mexico City. But that is by the by.

In terms of Dai Greene tonight, I'm sure there were occasions when you

did not run your best in the semi- final but produced it in the final

and that effectively is what we are asking Dai Greene to do here.

The time he ran to get through to the final, would have won in day

give us at the other chaps are on paper better than him but he does

produce under pressure. I would not want to be a betting man but we

really want him to be on the podium. How much is it about knowing that

he is a world champion, knowing he can do it and banishing the

thoughts of what happened yesterday? He is very good under

pressure. I hope he can deliver. I hope we will see a better

performance out of him. But he could set a national record and

only get third on the podium. It is an extraordinary field which has

been assembled here. Michael, what are your thoughts? I have said all

season long, this should be one of the most incredible races we should

see. There are world champions, Olympic champions, five out of the

eight athletes in this race have won at the World Championship

Olympic level. Angelo Taylor, who Javier Culson has been undefeated

all year. It will be an incredible race.

That is the ovation for Dai Greene. We have David Hemery in the studio

who won in 1968. Lynn Davies was the last Welshman to be crowned

Olympic champion. Can Dai Greene break that run this evening? It is

a phenomenally competitive race and Steve Cram will describe before us.

long. Michael Tinsley won the American trial perhaps surprisingly.

Waded Sanchez dig that brilliant run from? His Olympic -- his

quickest time since he won the Olympic title eight years ago. Now

the fastest in the final. From Trinidad and Tobago, the great

talent which is Jehue Gordon. He won the world championships three

years ago and all the sudden, he is back in London. Linford green of

Jamaica is on the outside. -- times out of the 24 times it has

been run. Great Britain have had David Hemery and Lord Burghley. Now

it is the turn of Dai Greene to try to take this Olympic title.

Commonwealth, European and world champion. Is it to be Olympic

crowd is trying to play its part. Javier Culson down the back

straight. Dai Greene has a lot of ground to make up. The others have

stuttered so fast. Javier Culson may have the lead. Dai Greene has

some work to make up to us to get into the medals. Sanchez is in

theirs. Here comes Dai Greene. He is trying to get a Manx the medals.

Javier Culson is the earth. Sanchez is coming away. He takes the gold

medal. 47.624. Eight years ago, he shouted to the world on that

occasion and dominated the world for a while. Then years of barren

performances almost and he is back. He takes the gold medal and they

can hardly believe it. You are right. Felix Sanchez crosses the

line first in 47.63. He ran a phenomenal race. Dai Greene is

looking up and questioning whether anything went wrong. Could he have

done anything better? He will be bitterly disappointed he has not

got a medal. This was a fast race. We are looking and hoping that Dai

Greene could keep in contention with all these athletes outside him.

They are all quality bids. Strong, fast, agile and all champions in

that own right. Angela Taylor goes off very fast indeed. He was trying

to hang on to his title. Javier Culson of Puerto Rico hit their

Hurdle. -- the hurdle. Look at the USA champion. He was storming his

way through to sneak that silver medal. That was a new season best

and he gets back the Olympic title he won. It has to be said many

moons ago he won that the Olympic title but he is full of running

here. Can you believe this? Eight years ago, this man came and won

the Olympic gold medal and he has come back in 2012 and won in the

same time. He gave it is best. He salutes the crab. He fought hard

Panathenaic Stadium force place. -- the crowd. He fought hard for 4th

place. Have vehicles and hang on to make himself -- Javier Coulson hung

up on. We know that Dai Greene has had various injury problems early

season and that has hampered his preparation. I wonder if this

competition was two weeks too early for him. I am just wondering. There

is the result. God to Felix Sanchez for the second time. -- gold. Have

vehicles and with the first track - - Javier Culson with the first

track and field medal for Preya to I gave it everything I had tonight.

It was better structured to my race but I was too tired at the end. I

narrowly missed out. Do you think what happened to you earlier on in

the year - the injury problems - has affected your builder and what

has happened? It has affected my build up. -- build up. I did not

start till January rather than October. I think perhaps the

endurance was not therefore the rounds. I missed out on the Winter

work. You cannot always tell if it is there or not. I could not have

given it anything else. Are you surprised by what Felix Sanchez was

able to do? I know that me and Javier Culson were highest in the

rankings. People always surprise you. A few of the guys have rarely

pulled something out. They have worked very hard. Felix is a

fantastic athlete. A worthy winner on the day. Our sort of medal

steamroller has hit eight sleeping policemen at the moment. What was

your assessment? I think he was accurate about the lack of

endurance. The winning time was only one 10th of a second faster

than his personal best. Had he had a good winter's training, he might

have done better. What about some and regaining the title eight years

after the first time? And at 34 years old. It was my last Olympics

and I remember him not making the final. He was devastated. He had a

red wristband and he bought it every race until he won it. He has

come in and out over the years. You think he is about to retire and he

comes back. It is phenomenal to see. That is amazing! Especially in an

event that is so difficult. It is a hard event to train for. We said it

from the beginning, the field was loaded and full of world champions.

There were some veterans in here who could really turn it on. It was

even here. All these guys up in contention. Sanchez is always tough.

Taylor Was in it at this point. The American coming through in the end

to take second place - the silver medal. It was an amazing race for

him as well. The last four at the Olympic champions. I think he was

happy. What about the rhythm of Dai Greene? It is hard to be critical

of his technique. He is the super hurdler, he really is. He had to go

out so fast in the first 100. He gave a good interview. He was very

frank. He was right about the lack of preparation. It does humpy you

through the rounds. He will be bitterly disappointed. -- it does

hamper you. It is still you and Lord Burleigh? Maybe Dai Greene

will have a clear round into Rio and take that one. Given what

happened a couple of nights ago, was that for you the greatest night

of this sportsman live? It was the greatest night for Britain. --

Sport's life. We got three Olympic golds in front of a crowd this size.

It was awesome. I'm sure those watching as well as those here will

remember it for the rest of their lives. Surrey you could not have

seen Dai Greene put his name on the roll of honour alongside yours. It

is the 50th anniversary today of Jamaican independence. A lot of the

members of the Great Britain team have their answer Street in the

West Indies. We thought this was opportune to get Denise to consider

her roots with her mother. The West Midlands will always be home. It is

where I was born and raised and where my family have lived for

almost 60 years. Everywhere in Birmingham, people have emigrated

from all over the world. I grew up in Aston in Birmingham. There was

such a strong, tight Jamaican community. When I was young, I

thought it was part of Jamaica. I got a big shock for my mother said

Jamaica was somewhere else. After the Second World War, Britain

needed help with building and the Government called out to the

Commonwealth. It was on the radio. They were going around The Saint St

your mother country the Institute, signed up. My mother came over in

the early 60s. -- needs you, signed up. I came over with my grandmother

and Auntie. It was normal at that time. Friends and family wading

each other off to go on the big ships. I was told my mother was

going to come back. As soon as I heard the plane going over, I would

go out off the back door and looked up to the skies for the plane.

was four years before my mum could join my grandma. The first time you

saw snow, do you remember how you felt? I could not understand what

that was all about - this white thing coming from the heavens. My

mum said it was no. Good to me to. Good to see you. Very good to meet

you. What brought to over to the country in the first place? I was

in my youth. It was the thought of the young person wanting to travel.

The new arrivals found the mother country different. They faced a

struggle to find work. It was a tough life. Because we were young

people, the harshness of it did not deter us from going forward and

moving into British society. I do not know if it is the Jamaican in

pass whose tell us not to think of failure. To make it gained

independence from the United Kingdom. That has been celebrated

50 years later. The Jamaican team chose to base themselves in

Birmingham. With Usain Bolt, Fraser Price already dominating on the

track, it would seem the team have got preparations spot on. Jamaicans

are -- Jamaica is a very small country - a very small island. The

athletes they produce are not in proportion to their size. Jamaica

produces Continent loads of people. The champion becomes a legend.

will have to throw a party. enjoyed making that, didn't you?

learnt it. It is always great to go home. Even better to celebrate such

an iconic time in British culture but Jamaican heritage as well. It

was fantastic. Britain, Jamaica, Wales. As well as correspondent,

how disappointed are you that Dai Greene did not get a medal? I am

disappointed for him personally. He lost a lot of significant work in

the early part of the season. That always tells when you talk about

trying to be up against these specialists, who had heaps of

talent. There is no doubt about it. It was described that way. This

race is too soon for him. In a few weeks, you might have seen a

We have still got more to come. The We have still got more to come. The

pole vault goes on and on. We catch up what happened earlier. This was

Suhr's first clearance and took her into the lead. Strutz failed her

first attempt and then Silva. A big surprise. A good performance from

the Cuban. There was a failure from Spiegel Berg, the world number one

and it was left to the double Olympic champion, Isinbaeva. Her

first attempt. But she is looking in really good form. When it

matters she comes to the party. So the bar is going up to 4.75 metres.

One, two, three, four Athletic laets in. Suhr with her first

attempt. That is her first failure in this competition. That opens the

door for the rest, in particular Isinbaeva. She is talented, but

very raw in her tech neerk -- technique. When you see isinbai

have a's victories, she set Olympic and world records in both

competitions. This is the surprise package so far, Silva. Well that

would equal her personal best. She will have two more attempts at that.

At the moment in a silver medal position. That will be quite a

performance. Here is Spiegel Berg - - speelingburg, the world number

one. She will only have one more Usain Bolt is the king. Took a

break. I think the pressure of being the world record holder,

every time she came out the expectation that she would break

the record was too much. She has come back with renewed hope. She

won the world indoor title and set a world indoor record. She has been

struggling outdoors. We will wait. She will wait for the start of this

next race. Next is the women's 3,000 m steeplechase. Cheywa is the

number one. The defending champion, Galkina. She led from the gun in

Beijing four years ago and she broke the world record. She has not

had a great time. Cheywa has run faster. We know that men's

steeplechasing is the domain of the Kenyan men. I wonder about the

Kenyan women. Just there in Njoroge. There is that he Ethiopians there

too. Galkina is running in lane two as they approach the finish line

for the first time. Isinbaeva is ready for her first attempt at this

height. If she clear this she goes into the lead. At the moment she is

second joint. She has looked supreme so far. She was high enough.

She was in the wrong position. She will have two more attempts. Still

Zaripova and then orodge. -- Njoroge. A brisk start, Brendan.

They have settled down to a steady pace. Yes it looks steady. The

athletes moving across the track and getting a clear view. This is

only the second time a steeplechase has been run in the Olympics. The

winner last time is in third place. Dahl key that of Russia moving --

Dahl key that of Russia moving near the leader. The two Kenyans coming

down the home straight. They will see the lap scoring. It will say

six laps to go in the women's steeplechase final. The two Kenyans

and the Ethiopians moving up too. Interestingly the eertians have won

-- Ethiopians have won 38 Olympic medals and only one has been in

other -- another event than the 5,000 or 10,000. And that was in

the steeplechase. They have moved into other areas. Aaway lieu is the

leading Ethiopian there. -- aaway lieu. The two Kenyans flying over

the water jump. Zaripova has led since the gun. She is helping her

team mate, Galkina. A second attempt 4.75. She has got it. That

is an important clearance from the America and keeps her in first

place. Isinbaeva will have to go higher if she is to win the gold.

Diro has moved up on the shoulder and the three Ethiopians are there

in second, third and fourth. first 1,000 was one in three

minutes and six seconds. So it is not very fast. If the basis going

to be significant, they will have to tart -- start moving it.

Otherwise we will a sprint. But it is about endurance. Zaripova has

been happy to lead, the world champion. Happy to splash the

cameraman as well! Zaripova keeping going like Galkina did four years

ago in Beijing. The two Kenyans behind, Cheywa and Njoroge. One we

haven't mentioned, Ghribi of Tunisia. She finished 13th in the

Olympics, that was the first steeplechase held in the Olympics.

She is in eighth. But she improved to a silver in the World

Championships last year. Zaripova is hurdling strongly. Three

Ethiopians, two Kenyan a Russian beginning to pull away. Ghribi and

Galkina are struggling to hang on to them. Silva of Cuba. That is

massive. Where did that come from? An amazing jump. Into sec place.

The steeplechase water jump as they come into the finishing straight.

There will be three laps to go and Zaripova hasy foot of the way. She

was happy to lead in the World Championship and led in the

Europeans and won that one. Now she is beginning to stretch and trying

to run some of the pace out of the Ethiopian team. They are lined

across the track. There is the Olympic champion, Galkina, she is

not going to feature today. The first ever Olympic champion is way

down the field and struggling. Her team mate, Zaripova, leads. Ayalew

is in second. There Zaripova leading into the water jump.

Zaripova led from the front to go to the World Championship and the

European Championships. She likes running in the front. Ayalew, the

first eertian. Asee fa overtaking her there. She seems prepared to

take it on. 800m to go. Zaripova still stretching them. Cheywa, the

fastest athlete in the world this year. Ayalew. And there the lirp

champion, Galkina, steps off the track. Takes no further part as her

team mate takes on the African Athletic laets. -- Athletic laets.

Cheywa is there. There is some acceleration coming from behind.

Into the water jump. Let's watch the technique. All touch the

barrier. But the more specialist steeplechaser, Zaripova taibs over.

Njoroge has been dropped. In fourth is the Tunisian, Ghribi. Cheywa

being dropped again. It is a race now over the last lap. It is the

bell lap. Zaripova has worked for it. But she hasn't gone so quickly.

Ayalew right next to her, hurdling well. But every time the technician

takes over, Ghribi coming through now and now you have a real race.

The strength of the Russian. Every time they go into the hurdle she

accelerates and pulls a yard or two. Can she continue to do that. Can

the world champion become the Olympic champion. Clay wah is not

finished, -- clay wah is not finished yet. It is down to a --

Assefa. Is there anything that Ghribi can do stkph Zaripova the

Russian sprinting away. A tremendous last 400 m. Ghribi in

second and Assefa just I think. Cheywa there. So two steeplechasers

in Olympic history and both have been won by Russian. A great last

200 m. But a sustained pace by Zaripova, the Russian. World

champion, European champion and now Olympic champion. Just three left

start I thought of this point may be that Tunisian might have come

off but the Tunisian went away for start she applied pressure, very

good technically over the barrier, and Habiba Ghribi racing into

second place. The Zaripova coming home now, showing the world

champion becomes the Olympic champion. Habiba Ghribi was happy

to settle for second, Assefa in third. She will be so happy. She

front throw and the Olympic Games and eventually took the sprint

finish out of everyone. A celebration for Zaripova,

deservedly so. There she is, celebrating with the crowd. The

disappear for quite a long time yet. A new lifetime best, and as Brendan

said the third fastest time in history for Zaripova, the Russian.

A new national record for Habiba Ghribi in second place for the

Isinbaeva has passed her go, there is nothing to gain. She lies in

third place. She has won the last two Olympic titles. There have only

been three. And American won the first in Sydney in 2000, and an

American. At the moment, she is in first place here in London. Elena

Isinbaeva or underneath the duvet which she has taken from the

Olympic village. It is a gift for the athletes. Again, a similar

problem Holly Bleasdale hard, just waiting for the wind. You can see

the countdown, just 15 seconds and counting down. She will have to go.

I have just had a look at the streamers alongside the runway and

there is a very strong headwind. headwind will really hurt these

athletes. Failure at 4.8 T, but still in the lead. Isinbaeva will

only have one attempt at this height. It is very much do or die

for the Olympic champion. She has put herself under pressure on so

many occasions, you would not bet against her, would you? No, the

greatest woman pole-vaulter who has ever lived, it really is one

attempt for everything. Otherwise she will end up with a bronze medal.

The rain is coming down for the first time on any evening session

in the Olympic Stadium. The men's 400m race to come, steeped with

history, and they are actually playing Chariots Of Fire behind me

in the stadium. If you think about Barcelona 20 years ago, you don't

think about the winner, you think about somebody who didn't complete

It was never simple in the 400m for Derek Redmond. He swayed between

success and injury, between being part of the winning relay team in

the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, and undergoing eight

operations. At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, he seemed fully

fit and in top form, easing to the semi-final. Yet another race was

over. A torn hamstring this time. And yet, it wasn't over. This was a

race that was going to be finished. A helping hand from a stranger? No,

thanks. Bought from your father, Jim? There is a shoulder to cry on.

He will help you to the line. Disqualified, did not finish, says

the record book. But they did. You have seen that a million times,

haven't you, and it is still heart- wrenching. It is, and just seeing

his dad come on the track, it breaks your heart. That was 1992,

moving on to 1996, and 2000, it belonged to you-know-who.

A final of the men's 400m. There are flashbulbs going all over the

are flashbulbs going all over the stadium. Johnson responding to the

chase, and here comes Johnson. Johnson, a way and clear. The Tyne

is a new Olympic record. The men's 400m final on the way. Michael

Johnson already going quickly. Michael Johnson with that familiar

stride down the back straight. Michael Johnson storming into the

home straight. The defending champion will do it again. Once

more, he wins the Olympic title. Johnson is absolutely delighted.

keep feeling you should burst into the widest smile when you do that

but you still look at that analytically. I am still wondering

what I was doing with that moustache, and I saw myself

glancing at the screen, which means you are scared. I had pulled my

hamstring at the trials so I was not in great shape and my

competitors were on fire so I pulled that one out strictly on

experience. To win in Atlanta in America, how was that as an

experience? It was an incredible experience and I can say for every

athlete that has won already, you will remember that for the rest of

your life, and I still have people coming up to me saying "I was

wearing my favourite pyjamas, and I was telling my wife" taking me

through it as if I was not there. It is a great moment for them and

so many people share that moment with you. It is an incredible

feeling. I remember receiving my medal and the crowd was incredible,

and it was at that moment that I realised there were so many people

wanting me to win that race. have been talking about the emotion

Michael realised in 1996. Possibly the most emotional medal ceremony I

can remember. I can't remember the last time I saw an Olympic champion

weeping like this before going on to the podium. Felix Sanchez, the

winner of the 400m hurdles. We were disappointed Dai Greene did not get

a medal, and he was distraught, but if you ever doubt how much winning

an Olympic medal means to somebody, an Olympic medal means to somebody,

regaining the title at the age of 34 which is an extraordinary

achievement in its own right, and this is a man who probably thought

this moment would never come again in his career. I think we are going

to take the anthem because in a sense these are the pictures that

some more what an Olympic medal is all about. 12 years of hard work.

He has done it once before, and blow me down, he has done it once

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I vet in the Dominican Republic they have been shedding some tears

watching that as well. To the pole vault, which continues. This is the

moment of truth for Isinbaeva. certainly is. Two failures, and she

passed her third attempt. If she fails, she will win the bronze

medal, which she will regard as a massive failure. This athlete has

failed at 4.80, but at the moment she is still in first place. This

is it for the reigning Olympic champion. No! What a huge shock.

champion. No! What a huge shock. Isinbaeva will take the bronze

medal. To the final event of the evening on the track, the men's

talent. James, just 19 years old still. His country have never ever

won a medal of any sort at the Olympic Games. The hopes of a tiny

Caribbean island on his very broad shoulders. Borlee, we are told he

might have a quad problem. No Americans in this final for the

first time ever. There are quite a few of these guys who do study at

American universities. Solomon of Australia. He was controversially

initially selected over Stevenson's, but that was absolutely right. He

has been brilliant here. Gordon, he lives in Queens. A big shock, his

performance, to get to this final. Kirani James, the man from Grenada,

the world champion. They sometimes call him Chris fourth Brown. This

might be the favourite, Santos from Another man who has come here in

great form. And Kevin Borlee. One the European title in Barcelona in

2010. Keeps trading his national roord with his twin brother. The

first time we have seen twin brothers in an Olympic final. No

American here, but American influence all over the place.

unfor Nat -- unfortunate there are no Americans. This race is wide-

open. Santos is dangerous, a young kid who could upset Kirani James.

But he has not won so well this year as last year. The men's 400 m

final. Cleanly away. Who will be the first to show? Chris Brown has

started quickly, Santos has gone out hard. Pinder has started very

fast and sensed the pace. James is looking good. And Pinder just being

hauled back in now. Look at Kirani James. Glading around that top bend.

Santos is there, Chris Brown in with a chance. But jaips, the two

teenagers have got this between them. But nobody is catching the

world champion. He is storming away. James will take Olympic gold. His

nation's first ever gold medal. 43.94. Total, total dominance. Well

earlier in the season there was some doubts as to whether he was as

good as larsz year. Well he's even better. Cannot imagine what is

going on in his home nation. All the flags are there. That I have to

tell you, I will bring him in a second is a new all-comers' record.

Santos, he will be the youngest medallist in the event. Two

teenagers first and second. Well Michael, it is your record he has

taken. He did it in fine style. Absolutely. He was in control of

that race all the way. But the young kid, Santos, both of them

young, James and Santos, both. But James under 44 seconds for the

first time in his career. We figured he would do it eventually.

He has done it at the right time here at the Olympic Games. World

and Olympic champion. Gordon came on this year from Trinidad. But

James controlled this race all the way through. Chris Brown outside

him. Always goes out fast. That was great for James to have Chris Brown

in front of him to set the pace, along with Santos. Here is where he

turns it on and starts to use that long stride, six foot four inches

tall. In control of this race from the beginning. That is where you

want to be. Make the others come and get you. They can't do it. He

turned it on a bit coming down the home stretch, which tells me he

didn't run as hard through the first 200 metres. A very good

strategy again. He can go much faster than this. There is no doubt.

Technique is not great for him. A bit gangley, but he is young and he

will learn more. And I am sure he will have a word record in his

sights, my word record. And he could be the one to break it. He

has many years to learn about this event. World champion, Olympic

champion, this will be a great, great situation for him going back

home for Grenada. I'm sure they're very proud of him there.

teenagers, just 19, a new national record and a thought, a word about

Chris Brown. He was fourth again. Here is the full result. Kirani

James winning Grenada's first ever gold medal at the Olympics. Santos,

the youngest ever medallist in this the youngest ever medallist in this

event. Here is the new champion. Here is Kirani James. World and now

Olympic champion. Tell me what this means to you and your nation.

man it's a lot. The whole place is probably crazy now. I can't explain.

I'm so excited. Michael Johnson is in our presentation position. He

says you're the man to challenge his word record. What do you think

when you hear that? Well he says I'm on the right track. It doesn't

guarantee anything. I have to work for it. There is a lot of good guys

out there. I have to compete with them. Well done. That is Suhr. She

them. Well done. That is Suhr. She leads this pole vault. Isinbaeva

has the bronze medal. Silva has one failure at 4.80. This is her second

attempt. She wasn't too far away. She will have one more, as will

Suhr. It has been a step up for this young Cuban. Guaranteed a

silver medal. But may yet be better. Well Michael was right about his

action. He has a forward leaning action that at times looks ungainly

and at times he has almost stepped out of his lane. Particularly in

the early part of the race. But it was a fantastic performance from

this young man. While we wait for the pole vault. Just a thought

about the finalists of the 400 metres, it is the west Indies

against one family from Belgium. is extraordinary and it is the age

of the youngsters. Michael will be the man who will say this event

takes maturity. You have to learn, there is an art to it. These guys

have just taken it on and demonstrated how good they R

wouldn't you like to get your hands on them? James did an incredible

time. But he is an incredible talent. I heard about him when he

was 16. He came to America to go to university and he was working with

university and he was working with a former sprinter. He is a very

mature athlete. You would expect that he will continue to improve

and he could, I think he will be a consistent 4 second runner. Denise,

here is perhaps a gold medal here is perhaps a gold medal

winning moment. Jonathan. Suhr's third and final attempt. No. She

knows she has one hand on an Olympic gold medal. So silver will

have a final -- Silva will have a final attempt and if she fails it,

this woman is the lich champion. this woman is the lich champion.

Back in just a moment. In the way there is a certain resignation that

Ethiopians and Kenyan will dominate distance running, if you start