BBC One: Day 11: 19.00-22.00 Olympics

Jessica Ennis has got the potential to set this stadium alight. The

fastest time ever. Oh, yes! How good is that? The fastest man.

Jessica Ennis is Olympic champion. Best all-round athlete in the world.

Oh, my goodness! Greg Rutherford is Olympic champion. Mo Farah is

kicking hard. Has he got enough? Mo Farah for Great Britain. It is gold.

Christine Ohuruogu - a sterling, a sterling effort to get the silver.

He is pulling away. He is going to win the gold. Why did we ever doubt

the brilliance of Usain Bolt? Here comes Dai Greene trying to get

among the medals. Sanchez takes the gold. Moments of supreme sporting

excellence. Moments of an absolute desire to triumph and moments of

raw emotion. The first four days of athletics has had it all. Tonight,

but men's 1500m evokes memories of grainy images and greatness. Steve

Cram, 19 years old, Sebastian Coe of Great Britain and Steve Ovett,

the master at this event. The 1500m Olympic final. They will never be

caught. He is way in front. He will take the gold medal. There goes

Sebastian Coe. Steve Ovett gathers himself on the nearside. Could this

be his first defeat? Sebastian Coates gets the revenge he wants.

He is gone and down. This is going to be a real bite to the line. He

is going to lose. -- real fight. feel for the man. He has gone three

years unbeaten. He needs to fight if he wants this one. Has he got

anything left? He is going to get there. He has got it. Sebastian Coe

comes away. He retains the Olympic title will start Sebastian Coe,

back at his best, is Olympic Wonderful memories. While Lord Coe

is having a great Games, there will be no repeat of success at this

event. There is a man hoping to follow in his historical footsteps.

Asbel Kiprop, looking to match the achievements of Sebastian Coe by

winning back-back the Olympic golds and a 1500m. European high jump

champion, Robbie Grabarz puts his success down to being lazy but he

is a genuine medal hope. Laurence Okoye left it late to qualify for

the discus final but his throw has the potential to win a surprise

medal. Dittany Porter has been hampered by a back problem and

looks rusty in the 100m hurdles heat. -- Tiffany Porter. Australia

have not had their best Olympics so far. Sally Pearson is charged with

putting a smile back on their faces. Much to look forward to. Here it is

the timetable of events. The high jump has just got under way. The

men's discus gets into action at 7:45pm. There is the final of the

women's 100m hurdles and the men's 1500m. Athletics all the way for us.

Over on BBC Three, you can watch the men's hockey. Great Britain

against Spain. For the first time ever at an Olympic Games, Buchan

watch any of the 26 sports when they are on. We are continuing to

seek British success all over the place. There were tears of joy at

the Velodrome went Sir Chris Hoy it make the record Becks. -- when Sir

Chris Hoy made the record books. Victoria Pendleton lost to Anna

Meares in the women's sprint final. She leaves the Games with a gold

and silver. Laura Trott won her second gold of the Games by winning

the omnium. It was a proud day in the triathlon as Alistair Brown

leak took gold and Jonny Browlee runs in front of huge crowds. --

Alastair Bramley. Team GB won dressage gold. Nick Dempsey put the

misery of his Beijing 4th place behind him to win silver in the

last ever windsurfing event. Four at more golds for Team GB today. A

sensational effort. It just keeps going. Grand total, 47. Quite

remarkable! A busy night of track and field ahead. Time to make the

short journey to the Olympic Stadium. I am not going to make

this a regular feature but I would like to mention a remarkable lady,

Kathy from Cornwall. She is 80 years old and riddled with

arthritis. She came up from Cornwall this morning, enjoyed the

athletics. She said it was one of the proudest days of her life. If

you are at home, sitting there in front of the television with a last

-- a nice glass of wine, this is what you would have seen in the

stadium. Phillips Idowu appeared in the stadium today. He was beaten by

injury. Goldie Sayers will not have the chance to make a men's. A very

disappointing javelin for her. What did the world's most populous

nation make of this? Usain Bolt ran in the 200m of Gloucester he ran at

100 and then ambled his way into the semi-finals. -- in the 200m. A

British duo into the final of the 5000m. But for the fact that there

was Usain Bolt on the track, so much mystery surrounding Phillips

Idowu. After he crashed out of the qualifying section, there were a

couple of questions to ask. Can you explain just how difficult your

injury problems had been? I am guessing I will most likely need

surgery at the end of this season. What kind of surgery? I am not sure.

I have a problem with my right leg. I cannot say specifically. It has

been an injury all along. Most people suspected all was not well

We knew there was an injury that he sustained in that the US, but he

never came out. There was so much talk about what the BOA was

requesting from him, whether he was working with his coach, all of

those things and he never came out and addressed it himself which I

think did a lot of damage to his regret -- reputation. His

discussions with Charles van Commenee have been documented.

There was never a question about what the result would be physically

because the injury was what it was. The problem is now what people

think of him and how he handled it and the failing to produce. Denise,

we will get your thoughts in a minute but there has been a false

start in the first of the semi- finals for the women's hurdles

which means we can go live to this the French athlete. The line-up

at 9 o'clock tonight. This is the defending champion, Dawn Harper,

who starts quickly alongside Tremayne Williams. -- Shermaine

Austrian put a good lead in at the end. -- Beate Schrott. A big

occasion is when she comes to life, Dawn Harper. She had complete and

utter dominance there but who came second? It was a close call for

second. Dawn harper is a dresser. - champion. She is making a clear

statement, I am here and I will not give up my title easily. She drives

off each of the hurdles, a really good performance. She lands with

her trail leg. A real boon as she drives into the next hurdle. She

wanted that. What do you reckon? High I have looked at the computer

and it is better Scott. I thought Talking of spots, there are spots

of rain. We should have a glorious end to these games. Can you believe

in five days' time it will be over. How will we live? Denise, quick

thoughts about the two British athletes and first of all your

thoughts on Philips? I do not agree with how he conducted his business

but at the end of the day, one of our favourite athletes, one of our

best medal hopes was injured and he has not been able to do himself

justice. He has done everything he possibly can to be here. I do not

think he has jumped badly under the circumstances. His injury was

severe and I think it was a shame. Why do think he did not say he had

a really bad injury a few weeks ago? I do not know. It would have

saved a lot of speculation. A lot of negative publicity does not do

him good long term. I think with hindsight he will know he should

have handled it better. I hope he goes on and learns from this that

sometimes it does not pay to be controversial all the time. And a

quick thought about Goldie Sayers? I am gutted for her. She was in

prime shape going into these games until she hurt her elbow. She will

have to move on. We have two field event finals tonight. If you want

to watch on our specialist channels, you can do tonight. You can watch

the discus and the high jump. But there is also some long jump

qualifying going on and Jonathan Edwards will follow the whole thing.

Thank you. This is Shara Proctor. It is her second trump. She has

been in super form this year. She broke a long-standing British

record at the UK trials in Birmingham. -- it is her second

jumping, that was an excellent Jump. I will bring you in, Paul.

cracking start. Not spectacular in terms of the technique but

incredible horizontal speed. Good take-off as well. Only three

British women have ever jumped further. The athletes are ready for

semi-final number two in the heat. Sally Pearson is definitely

the world's number one for the last couple of years. She is the

reigning champion indoors and out. Lolo Jones got the silver medal.

Sally Pearson is looking very good in the heats. Tiffany Portier is

coming back from injury. Her husband who is in the United States

team, made the semi-finals this morning in the 110 metre hurdles.

Tiffany Porter was the former British record holder before Jess

Ennis got her hands on that record earlier this week in the heptathlon.

Lolo Jones is adopting a strange stance before they are called to

their marks. Those are the fastest losers so far. The two fastest

losers make it through to the final at 9 o'clock this evening. Lolo

Jones was leading the Olympic final in 2008 when she hit hurdle number

nine and was out of it. She is out Derval O'Rourke of Ireland. Sally

Pearson is absolutely blasting away. Tiffany Portier in 4th place. 12.39

the winning time. There is a following wind. What a time. A

silver medal it was for Sally in the bird's nest in Beijing in 2008.

Sallie Pears and this time is a far better athlete, a far quicker

athlete and she really means business, Colin. She ran quicker in

the semi-final and went on to set a sensational time but here yet --

yet again she has proved she is the world number one. She is

technically the best, the most efficient, and I think you can

clearly see why. Out of the blocks she shows she is a great sprinter.

She uses her trail leg very well indeed. Look at her head height. It

stays perfectly the same. There is a beautiful line above that saying

London 2012. Her head stays on that line and that is what you try to

achieve. A great shot thereof Sally world in 2012 Fawke Sally Pearson.

Jessica Zelinka came within a hundredth of a second of the time.

She set a new personal best. Lolo Jones and Tiffany Porter are the

Reports of Australia boycotting the games have been greatly exaggerated.

Lolo Jones was third there. People- watching may be amazed to hear that

she is an absolute superstar in America, the most well-known member

of all athletes there for a bizarre celebrity reason. Yes, the most

well-known of all the Olympians, she is up there with Michael Phelps

and not because of her performances. She has become a celebrity. She

went on one show and said... Had a guess what that was, we will show

you in a minute. She went on a television show and talked about

her virginity and head Twitter feed just increased dramatically. She

has become well known for that. There is a debate about whether she

should get that much attention for things like that as opposed to her

performance as. Let's move on to tonight. It could be a great moment

for British field athletes. We have not won the gold medal in the high

jump since 1906 but we have a genuine contender this evening.

Colin Jackson has been doing the guide to all the track and field

Like all jumps in athletics, the high jump puts the competitors

under extreme physical pressure. The nature of this event makes

athletes contort themselves into weird and wonderful positions. The

crucial part is the trumpet sell. The jumping let have to come way in

front of the body, the further the batter and land straight on the

ground. Then, quick as a flash, it twists and the body takes off. In

order to get enough height, the bended thinly has to fall in a

tight range, go over 30 degrees and the jump will fail. It is those

tight angles, coupled with a huge forces, which gives the body

momentum. Athletes have to lived between seven to 10 times their

bodyweight within that movement. Get it right, they go high, really

high. The ladies easily jump over 6 ft, the height of most internal

doors. The world record men's height is an 8 ft, the height of

cheer and it was for this man, Robbie Grabarz. The defending

Olympic champion, Andre Silva, did fail his first attempt. That is a

nice little confidence boost to enter the competition. This high-

jump competition will be absolutely fascinating. A number of athletes,

particularly the Russians, are very strong. He will love this

environment, he is a real showman. Pearson ran 12.39. We have already

had two UK all-comers records. Will Kellie Wells respond? Two-time

European champion - the latest title she took in Helsinki. George,

of Canada. It is funny, when you are on the circuit, because of

trials and injuries, quite a few of the women's top hurdlers are not

here. That is partly because America have so many and they could

only bring three. The athlete from the Czech Republic on the outside

was that she is 30 years of age now. -- on the outside. Tiffany Potter

around 12.729 in the second semi- final. You can see her and Lolo

Jones holding on to beat two fastest losers spots. Kellie Wells

should win this. How fast will she go? A bear off night for solely --

It is Kellie Wells pulling away. The Canadian is pushing on. Kellie

Wells will win. 12.52. Not as quick as the other races. That may mean

that if any Porter will go because the athlete in third place may have

run herself into the final. -- tick any porter. -- Tiffany Porter.

Kellie Wells is not very consistent with her upper body. It contorts in

different directions. You want a sense of consistency which gives

you control. Sometimes hurt back arm is straight, sometimes it is

bent. -- her back arm. She tries hard out of the blocks. That arm

flies out a bit too much to the right hand side. When she gets it

right, and she did in Crystal Palace, we know she can be very

dangerous indeed. At the top end of high hurdling you have to be

perfect on every occasion. At home, you can pick it out yourself and

understand what I say. You can see her body would take slightly. Her

left shoulder felt a bit away. It needs to keep very square indeed.

Her left shoulder disappears. You need to keep that nice and tight.

We know what she is capable of. Once she gets it right, bat is

defeating the likes of Sally Pierce, the world No. 1. -- that is

defeating. It is bad news for tipper reporter. -- Tiffany Porter.

Lolo Jones still makes the final How did you do it? There but for

the grace of God. I need to go home, regroup and get ready for the

finals. Come out and get a medal. Pat is my hope. I can tell how much

you were inspired by the crowd. This is what I'm like. They got

there with me. -- I like. Do you reckon there is a seven metre jump

in you? There is a seven metre jump. I am just thinking about jumping

far and trying to get a medal - whatever it takes. I am hoping to

do it. It is the men's 1500m final. That will for ever transport you

back three decades ago to the golden age of middle distance

running. He may have been the architect of these Games in 2012

but Sebastian Coe was an athlete pure and simple. And there goes

Sebastian Coe. He is looking for Steve Ovett. He is in trouble. What

a comeback for at Sebastian Coe! you are back and in the tunnel. Hit

it is. It does make you shiver a little bet. You cannot help but

look at this and drink, what if? So much happened in such a short space

of time. -- and think. Steve Ovett coming home to take the matter of

from -- that gold Madog from Sebastian Coe. You came back from

the dead really. People were not looking at me in the eye after the

800. They thought it was a lost cause. If I am being honest, I did

wonder whether or not this was going to happen for me. Back on the

track, you have not been on it since 1980. What are you thinking

now? The stands would have been full of people. This is the start

of the 1500m. This is the curve. We are all in rigid lane order, as we

had to walk out. I deliberately messed up the lane order up, which

really irritated the guy that was trying to get us to the line. I

should not probably say this but I let them all settle and, just as

they had settled, I walked back a couple of strides. I just walked

straight pack. Had you planned to do that before? It just occurred to

me. It was the combination of not being quite ready and knowing they

had got there a bit early. I thought I would lead them waiting

for a few moments. Coming into the straight, it was so different

between the a 15 hundred - the emotions. The 1500 is a different

dimension. I have been through all the gears. It is a matter of

holding your form and not allowing anyone to come back. You knew you

were probably going to win, did you? I knew I was in the right

position. I had some daylight between myself and Steve Ovett. The

guts was being ripped out of the race. When I got into the crown of

the bend, I felt strong. It was going to take something quite good

to get past me in the finishing straight. There goes Sebastian Coe.

Steve Ovett is right there behind him. Could this be the first to be

for Steve Ovett? Sebastian Coe gets the revenge he wants. Do memories

flood back right now? They do. I remember both arms coming out,

running the last couple of strides. I was criticised by Mike of man for

not running right through the line. -- my old man. The moment grabbed

me and I went down on all fours. I remember, when I went down, it was

the relief and the joy and disbelief that I had done it. You

are almost pinching yourself. Is this me? Have I just won the

Olympic title? This spot probably defined everything else I have done

He defended his title four years later in Los Angeles. Hard to

imagine that athletics can produce such strong emotions. It was a bit

like Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. If you wanted John McEnroe to win,

you were aware of. Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe divided a nation. --

a Repsol. It was Sebastian Coe all the way. I came in and I have

watched that 800m race. I saw the look on his face. I have watched

the 15th a couple of days later and thought, bat is the man who lost. -

- the 1500m. I thought, that is it. I am going to feel like that one

day. David Rudisha is favourite to win the gold medal in the 800m. As

a young kid, he used to study videos of Sebastian Coe running.

The extraordinary way he never seemed to be running. He always

appeared to be gliding. That is a gift. That is part of the talent -

his ability to make it look so easy. There is a tremendous amount of

work that goes into it. Sebastian Coates is one of the hardest

workers. The same thing with David Rudisha. He trains really hard but

he has certain incredible natural ability. Athletes gliding to very

big powerful men in the discus. Laurence Okoye is into the final

tonight. If you did not see the qualifying programme, his first

throw was an unmitigated disaster. He almost took her head off a

photographer standing on the left- hand side. -- the head. A big

reaction from the big man. He is safely into the final. I love that.

That is one of the best reactions to achieving anything from the

Olympic Stadium so far. This man has put on hold his university

place. He gave up a potential international rugby Korea to be an

athlete. What can we hope for him? He is competing against guys who

are 20, 30 years his senior. Virgilijus Alekna is 40. He is the

best thing to have happened to British discus throwing. If he

acquits him sub really well, anything can happen in this

competition. He has the 4th or 5th longest throw this year. He has

come through really well in qualifying. I do not think he will

be intimidated by these guys. He looks very confident. I do not

think he world -- I think he will give it all he has got. The crowd

will help as well. He spoke to Phil Jones a couple of weeks ago. What

was your reaction once you knew you had a place on to the team? That is

just the beginning of the job. You need to go to the stadium and do

something. It was a great day. It is a day to realise I am starting

on a new journey. How long has the Olympics been on your particular

radar? Two years. I used to play rugby. I left school when I was 18.

Her wish I could do both. I am really enjoying my discus.

Hopefully, be Olympics will be the time when I can look back and say I

made the right decision. I cannot wait for the combination of all

this hard work. I have to go to the Games and make sure I have my head

onto the scene and won the Olympic title. He was the greatest threat

in all times. I wonder if that is an omen for the 20-year-old a

gentle giant from Great Britain - Laurence Okoye. The bar has mood to

two point 29 metres. This is Andrey Silnov from Russia. A first failure

at two point 25 metres. 2.25m. In Atlanta her there was a bronze

medal for Steve Smith pulls up some good inspiration. -- Steve Smith.

Not the best record outdoors in championships. Very nasty. I think

it has stopped raining. Still damp underfoot. Very worrying for the

ration. It knocks your confidence. -- the Russian. The Canadian makes

his first attempt. He won the Grand Prix meeting in Crystal Palace.

That is a very good clearance indeed. He surprised us all at

Crystal Palace but has carried his for the Canadian, good stuff.

this is Warner Melo of Colombia. This would be a new personal record

for the Colombian. Not quite for Miller. A huge cheer has come up in

the stadium. We will go across to see Lawrence Okoye in the discus

very shortly. He knows the environment now, he knows what to

expect. The crowd will go wild if you get so long one out. The flight

taller than Lawrence. That throat demonstrates what potential

Lawrence Okoye has. It was not brilliant technically but it still

first attempt at two metres 29. A couple of athletes are clear

the later stages of a high jump good indeed for Robbie Grabarz. He

is right in the mix in this high jump competition. Two jumps, two

successes, just the way to start an Olympic final. I was talking to his

coach just before and he said, yes, he is in shape. His former coach

will be delighted as well, I hope she is watching. Your man is going

throw was 61.03 but he will have to final. And also one of the biggest.

Every inch of him is solid muscle. We have to say that generally, the

discus is not a young man's game. The champions' normally come in

their late twenties or thirties, even 40 years old. 65 metres plus.

Out standing. In the qualifying competition, the defending champion

of Estonia had the longest throw at 66 metres. I think that is even

further. Even at 40 years old, he has got what it takes. That is the

sort of distance that Lawrence will have to throw. The longest we have

seen so far. Is the defending champion. It was a bit wobbly and a

qualifying competition. That is his coach. He was out of a qualifying

position like Lawrence Okoye was and then he came out with an

champion, that was a surprise. He really is an outstanding jumper,

European champion, Olympic champion and so far, looking at his form, do

you think dipped 2.37 he has jumped already this season, you cannot see

Robbie Grabarz's hopes of becoming Olympic champion. The leg that

swings through, then on take-off leg in other words sometimes grates

along the ground a little bit. The spikes can get caught. But he has

it off as well. He is lucky to be here. He finished 4th in the US

trials but the athlete who finished in third place did not have the

standard 42 metres 31 so Jesse Williams got the slot. At the

moment, he is in trouble, two failures. His team-mate Jamie Nieto.

He was 4th in the Olympics in clearance indeed. Nice and relaxed,

nice and easy into the bar. There was a lot of fresh air between him

is quite a good wind here for discus throwers. It is a headwind.

Discus throwers like that, it helps with the flight of the implement.

That was massive, he leads. Now back on the track, the men's

800m semi-final is about to get two fastest losers. Andrew Osagie

is in the second one and he has a tough one but they are all heart,

to be honest. Amos is the new world junior champion. I was watching

that back this afternoon and on that day he ran an even paced race.

A very talented young man, just 18 risk of making a tactical and

watched the other two races quicker? They may be listening to

me. They are normally tuned into run. That is really quick for the

and are two Africans behind him are really talented. Amos is working

hard to stay with this. For the Polish man is moving up on the

outside, he is in the red shorts. They are slowing down but he is

slowing down the least. Amos moves out. The man from Box one there

does not have anything left to give. -- but one of. It will be the 18-

year-old who wins this. They were both there. Quick, a good start.

The standard is very, very high. There he is. They are tired. The

gaps have slightly increased. He is making a huge effort round the bend.

Young Amos, the world junior champion running well. Now it is a

race. It did not have to be a race because the two of them up pulling

away. Amos is stretching, running hard, the two of them are really

quick. That is impressive. A significant moment in the men's

high jump competition. Teeth third attempt off Andrey Silnov, the

defending Olympic champion. I'm sure when Robbie Grabarz's coach

sat down and looked through the field and the start list, this

would be one man they feared. Always a redoubtable championship

performer but he has not produced the form he has shown during the

season. The defending champion is out.

Twice the world champion is Robert Harting. A typical German technique.

The discus is really flying in the air of this Olympic Stadium tonight.

We have already seen the Iranian Gover 68 metres. There he is.

Lawrence Okoye has got a big task on his hands here tonight. The

flight was not right so the release of the forefinger was not as

Harting would have wanted it. But he is in the next at the moment,

that is for sure. He is in second place. Lawrence Okoye, the gentle

giant, just think back to the third round of qualification where he

produced a massive throw. That is going head first down towards 50m.

The overcooked it. He only has one final attempt. He has gone. My

goodness! Andrey Silnov Arab, Williams out. Robbie Grabarz is in

equal third at the moment. Early stages are encouraging for Robbie

Grabarz. Lawrence Okoye composing himself outside of the cage. He

needs to produce something good in the third round. He needs to be in

the top eight by the time he gets to the last throw. That has spun

away beautifully. The very medal lines constitute one, two, very.

Still a good throw from the Estonian. -- 3. We can tidy up the

result from the semi-final. Anthony Chemut the other fastest loser at

the moment. Another race to come. The baht is going to move to 0.33

metres. -- 2.33m. Andrew Osagie goes in the next heat for the 800m.

He has based himself in St Mary's Training Centre in London. There is

a fantastic facility there. The principle has built a terrific

organisation. He has benefited from that hugely. He has come of age. He

is the only Briton in the semi- final of the 800m. We are also

looking at the great David Rudisha. Lopes of Spain. We're looking at

the old Olympic champion, Yuriy Borzakovskiy. I think we will find

this race is too much for him. is a very tough line up for Andrew

Osagie to cope with. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, 31 years old now. We

have been commentating on him for ages. There is another athlete that

Kevin mentioned, Lopes. What the talent he is! The European champion

back in 2010 from Poland. His team- mate, adder, hanging on as one of

the fastest losers at the moment. - - Adam Kszczot. The United States a

number one, 1.4 to 3.7 T8. David Rudisha was athlete of the year

pulls up a semi-finalist in the World Championships last year. --

de Harlow club. Listen to the roar! He needs his lifetime best to get

through to the Olympic final, perhaps. The Egyptian on the

outside. Two make it through to the final on Thursday. Andrew Osagie

goes off at quite a quick pace. David Rudisha going off quickly as

well. Gonzalez, the Pan-American champion is going well as well. And

the gangster from Qatar. We're all assuming that David Rudisha will go

to the front. He is strong enough and fast enough to do that. He is

doing exactly that. The 2004 champion running from the back.

Andrew Osagie needs to take closer order. He has a chance to come on

the inside next to David Rudisha. This man could be the start of the

Olympic Games. I know that Usain Bolt has won Olympic medals. Andrew

Osagie has to do some work will start he needs to get on the

outside quickly. He looks tired but he is trying hard. It is David

Rudisha. Listen to the roar for Andrew Osagie. He is back in 5th

will start just under 200m to go. - - Fifth. Nick Symmonds of the USA

is trying to make space for himself on the outside was dubbed David

Rudisha gets away. Andrew Osagie needs to be Nick Symmonds. He is

going to qualify for a place in the final. Everybody's eyes in this

stadium were on the fast-finishing Britain - Yang Andrew Osagie has

make the Olympic final. A fantastic performance from him. We needed

someone in the final of the 800m. That was a brilliant performance. A

personal best behind the star man. He has a bit to do. I thought he

was struggling in the back straight bet he was accelerating bolster up

the Olympic champion of 2004 is starting to fade. -- accelerating.

Here comes Andrew Osagie. Nick Symmonds is a very good athlete.

Andrew Osagie has run the race of his life to finish in second behind

David Rudisha. That is better than a lot of people expected. This

young man has a fantastic coach. He has done a great job of getting him

ready. He has a won his gold medal. He has won his way through to the

Olympic final. Well done, Andrew Osagie. He is giving a message out

there. That is the emotion coming out. He must have dreamed about an

There was almost a sense of disbelief as he crossed the line.

am so happy. You plan all year for this race. When you get it right,

it is almost disbelief. My legs were quite tired today. I am so, so

happy. What a class field! I cannot believe I have qualified

automatically. I was aiming for a fast as qualifiers spot. To come

second in that race behind David Rudisha, it is pretty good. Words

cannot describe how I feel at the moment. That was your dream - make

the final and then who knows? wanted to give the crowd a bit of

the booze. This is the toughest 800m in the Olympics for a long

time. You have done a wonderful job. Congratulations! Thank you everyone

at home - family and friends and the coach and busied team so I can

get out and ran. -- the physios a Okoye. That is the last time we

will see a young Lawrence Okoye in the Olympic Stadium. His coach will

be gutted. He knows what potential this young man has. This is a

college kid from America will start he is a real showman, a bit like

Robbie Grabarz. He is very good. He is the first athlete clear at two

point 33 metres. -- 2.33 metres. He has put himself into a really good

position. Ivan Ukhov has lost his competition singlet. His heart is

complete the beating - panicking. He is putting on a T-shirt. He has

pinned it on to his T-shirt. He has to tried to compose himself for a

first try at that distance. He would have been all over the place

when he could not find his competitive best. Two people clear

at that height. Erik Kynard of the really is in the medal hunt. It was

close - it was close. The rain is coming down. He will have two more

the temps. It was a Dalton Grant type wriggle. There is a

significant result in the athletic career of Andrew Osagie. David R --

He does not have to worry about how stadium but pretty good conditions

for middle distance running. We have seen from the two quick races

already... I do not think Nick Symmonds would have expected to be

in that position. He was swift. Solomon came here third in the

American trials but did impress in qualification. He front man his

heat. Will he do the same here? We just caught a glimpse of Mohammad

Aman from Ethiopia. He is the only man in recent years to have beaten

David Rudisha. This is interesting. I thought Solomon might have put

his boot down a bit. He does not really want to push arm. In the

first heat, he went 50 and then 55. That is not the weight to do it.

bit more sensible. -- the way. Solomon now is a determined leader.

It gives him a chance. Muhammad demand is the interesting one. --

Mohammad Aman. It is quick. The young Kenyan, Tim Kitum is coming

through quickly. Solomon keeps driving. The world indoor champion

looks hungry for the fight and ready to move. Is he going to be

strong enough? Ethiopian sitting on the shoulder of the tall American -

Solomon. Behind them, Tim Kitum, trying to get on terms with the

front two. He is just 28 years of age himself. Solomon is holding on

to this will stump he has to pump those arms and keep their knees

going. Tim Kitum is taking second place. -- beanies. That is going to

be interesting. It may well be the two Americans might well go through

as fastest losers. Solomon has to be close. A smile coming across the

face of Nick Symmonds. I think that he thinks he is through. Will

Solomon get through? The two youngsters are looking good.

Solomon was working hard. He was trying to give himself a chance. I

was not impressed with Mohammad Aman until he started to move. The

Ethiopian is trying to be the first Ethiopian to win a Murdoch in the

Olympic Games. He has a real chance of that. Mohammad Aman, I think he

is the only danger to David Rudisha and I am not sure how big a danger

he is. Tim Kitum working hard for that one. Maybe there will be

tactics in the final. Mohammad Aman is now relaxed. Powering through,

the 18-year-old Ethiopian. They are so excited to find this young

talent in Ethiopia. We know they can run long distances. We are

finding out they can run short ones in the long jump to qualify. She

has had a couple of fouls. That is not quite over automatic qualifying

but it was good enough to take care into the finals. Shara Proctor is

through with six metres and 83. Robbie Grabarz is pacing around. If

nobody else clears two metres 33, Robbie Grabarz would have a bronze

two failures for Jamie Nieto, and a couple of other competitors. The

next athlete to jump will be Robbie medal but it will be very close.

The trouble is, the two other athletes thinking gold have got

there first time clearances. But Robbie Grabarz can get this. Be

reckon that Robbie Grabarz, although he would have loved to

have cleared it, he would also love the theatre of a third time attempt.

A massive crowd noise. It will ratchet up a few not just for his

third and final attempt. -- a few champion last year. This would be a

lifetime best for the Ukrainian. The crowd really developed a

relationship with the jumpers over He has enjoyed his time in London.

He did well to make the final. The next athlete is really interesting,

Mutaz Barshim from Qatar. He has a beautiful technique. I would not be

surprised to see him go clear. Mutaz Barshim is just a youngster

as well. Just 21 years old. He is tall and lean. Powerful on the

good news for Robbie Grabarz. There will be two more athletes to

attempt to meet his 33. -- two metres 33. It is good to Steve --

it is good to see Robbie staying cool, calm and collected. He needs

to remain focused. He knows he can get his height. He is enjoying the

theatre as we are calling it, the atmosphere. Using it and feeding it

is what he needs to do. Jamie NATO has decided not to take his third

attempt. He will go for broke at two metres 36. Derek Drouin is

A few athletes have brought their but not quite close enough. Robbie

Grabarz is out and ready. We have still got Michael Mason to do an

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underfoot because of the early rain. and final attempt, Derek Drouin and

in for third place at the moment. You will have to see what Jamie

Nieto does at two metres 36. If he fails that, Robbie Grabarz will

have a bronze medal. Drama in the high jump, we will not

miss anything there. A high jumpers have to stop for this next semi-

defending champion from Jamaica -- Veronica Campbell-Brown. Carmelita

Jeter is the world champion of the 100 metres. She picked up a silver

medal here in the 100 metres behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who we will

see him one of the semi-finals as well. Veronica Campbell-Brown finds

herself outside in lane nine. The first two and the two fastest

losers are through. The final is start. She blasts out of the blocks.

Veronica Campbell-Brown is running very well. The Jamaican is trying

to hang on here. Campbell-Brown wins it from Jeter. She said in her

interview after the heats, I need to get through. She was third in

her heats and to me she did not look ready but she was ready

tonight. She had to be out in lane nine. Jeter pushed her all the way.

Was that a good a performance for you, Colin to suggest she could win

her third 200m title? I think she found it difficult around this turn.

She is in the outside lane. She is running completely blind. She knows

this field is full of talent, especially Carmalita Jeter. She had

to really motor around this turn. I think that may have used up more

energy than Veronica really wanted to use. But she still kept going

all the way down. She worked hard down the home straight. Right now

she would have seen Iraq Carmelita Jeter but she managed to hold

terror. She takes the victory. -- she managed to hold her off.

Veronica is saying she is tired, you have every right to be. That

was a tremendous performance. happy tonight. I think I executed

the race and I am happy. We know you have a chance of history having

won gold twice before in this event. How are you feeling going into the

final? Just have to remain confident and execute a really good

race. Do you draw on all that experience you have got from the

past? Does it inspire you on the start line? You could say that. I

know what to expect tomorrow night. I know it will be an extremely

difficult event, based on the talent and the fit Les in the final.

My job is to stay focused and just run my heart out. You always do,

thank you for talking to us. Thank you. I am just wondering if there

is enough confidence there. Even in that interview she does not look

like the sort of athlete who expects to win this. We will see

Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards- Ross as well. She knows the quality

of the athletes she will be up against. Her competitors are tough,

especially Allyson Felix, the world leader at this moment in time.

Felix will be in the next semi- final. There is the result of the

the high jump competition, Erik Kynard of the USA. He says he likes

to have fun when he is jumping. I think he is having a lot of fun

today. He gets very animated when he fails this. But he is so

competitive and that is good to see. As you say, a surprise package, but

also an incredible talent as well. He certainly is. I do not think

anyone would have backed him coming into this competition. He has

hardly jumped out of the USA. One season runs into the other and then

to try and integrate that into a normal summer season. He has found

his best now. And he has found his form. What a jump from the man who

sits on top of the world list, who has jumped two metres 40 but has

never produced it outdoors. Great indoors. He could be rewriting the

just had a shake of the hands with another jumper who won the

competition four years ago and has just gone out of the competition.

This decides whether Robbie Grabarz and wins the bronze medal or not.

If he knocks it off, we have a bronze medal in the high jump to

match that of Steve Smith back in 1996 in Atalanta. It is bronze for

Britain and Brahms for Robbie Grabarz. Not much of a celebration!

A little clap. I wonder how many people in the stadium realise that.

Not a big cheer for the bronze medal for Robbie Grabarz. He

attacked it but the take-off was not very good. The brilliant young

go Tarry congratulating Robbie Grabarz. He gave it is best and he

the time he speaks to Phil Jones. I wonder if he will have wanted to

jump better than that but he has got an Olympic medal. A good

looking start list for the second history. The US championships this

year, 21.629. Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast has been running

very bulk in London. She was 7th in the hundred -- 100m final. The

competitor from Trinidad and Tobago was just outside her best time in

the heat. Sherone Simpson of Jamaica next come at out in lane

eight. The Commonwealth champion for the 200m. She defeated Veronica

Campbell-Brown in 2006. The 200m silver medallist in the European

Championships in 2010. A couple of athletes we did not see but Allyson

Felix very definitely the favourite. She ran really quickly in the first

round and looked so, so easy. This is her best event by far, I think.

She finished 5th in the final of the 100m a few days ago. She goes

in lane four. The first two go already up. -- Murielle Ahoure have

pulled up here is Allyson Felix. The transition from be bent to the

straight is wonderful. Felix wins with Murielle Ahoure in second.

Exactly the same time as a Veronica Campbell-Brown in the first heat.

Surely that was a demonstration run by Allyson Felix and there is a lot

more to come. What is so scary about Allyson Felix is how she

looks so effortless when she puts her foot down and creates so much

power. Erik Kynard has one failure. The first-time clearance by Ivan

Ukhov means he sits in silver-medal position at the moment. He has

something - he has a lot of confidence for a young man. He

epitomises the American self-belief. Right out of college, bang full of

confidence. Let's have a look at the 200m race again. Allyson Felix

bought in red. She glides around this corner. She looks so

impressive when in full flight. I can assure you she is not quite

there yet. There is a lot to come from this young lady. As soon as

she came off the bend, she just switched down. She moves so lightly.

She is majestic to watch. The time tells us she is in great shape. 22

point 31. She glanced at the school board to see where she was. The

school -- the final is going to be sensational. 100 so of a second

comfortable. There was a slight Veronica Campbell-Brown was

impressive and Alison theme it -- Allyson Felix more so. What is his

meaning for you? It has been a long time coming and I finally feel like

I'm ready to put a base together. You are the favourite and now even

more so. I am focused. I am ready to work. Do you think you will have

the gold medal? I want to take one thing at a time. All the best for

the final. Thank you very much. Ivan Ukhov must be full of

tradition. It is looking like another rash and might take the

title. -- Russian. He lost his top and was in all sorts of a flap. Now

he is sitting at the top of the high jump competition with that

first-time clearance. It is a brilliant performance by the

Russian. If you are at tuning in, Robbie Grabarz has a medal - it is

a bronze. He is sharing it with the Canadian. Erik Kynard has have one

more attempt left. Here he is. He has passed his third and final

attempt at two metres 38. This is brinkmanship at the very least.

Lots of confidence but no form. Ivan Ukhov is Olympic champion. He

is following on from his team-mate, Andrey Silnov. He lost his shirt

but he got an Olympic title. That was an outstanding performance. A

great performance from Robbie Grabarz. They do not put a height

on a muddle and he will be getting on to the podium to get the bronze

medal later on. Well done! round of the discus final and Gerd

Kanter, but defending champion. He seems to like it. Bank on the line

that signifiers the lead at the moment. -- bang on the line that

first round. He has not improved since then. Gerd Kanter was out of

a medal position up until this throw. It will be close. He is in

second place. The start list for but she is not a worse 200m runner.

Two big names, two Olympic champions for Abi Oyepitan to take

on. She looked good in the heats of the 200. If she were to finish

close to either of these and ran inside... Round about 22.5 - the

quickest of her life. She ran that expect using her 100m speed out of

the blocks. Abi Oyepitan has run a very good bend. Sanya Richards-Ross

in second place. Abi Oyepitan just going backwards at the moment.

Sanya Richards-Ross wins it. All of the big names have gone through.

All three semi-finals where ran in roughly the same sort of time. I am

going to save the most impressive in terms of producing that time was

undoubtedly Allyson Felix. -- going to say. She has just been given a

slightly quicker time, Sanya Richards-Ross. From the blocks, we

expect Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce to be explosive and she was. I did not

expect her to run such a good bend. He would have thought Sanya

Richards-Ross would be used to running corners. She uses her 400m

strength and experience to ease away past Sally Ann Fraser price

and just take this victory. It is important for the lane draws.

Olympic record height of two metres 40. Two more attempts. Do not bet

against him getting it. Around this term, look at Shirley-Ann Fraser-

Pryce! She has a metre and a half on Sanya Richards-Ross. She is

sharp. She has run 22.09 this year. She eases across to take the

victory. Victory is important because of the main draws for the

final. Very strong, as you would expect from the 400m runner. Sanya

Richards-Ross wins. That is the quickest time of the qualifications.

Into the final with Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce. They both have two

through. The two Jamaicans, the 100m champion, they are the top

five. They will contest that final tomorrow night. Sanya Richards-Ross

is always happy to stop and chat. She did so. Steve Cram said in a

commentary this is Sanya Richards- Ross Peter macro event. -- B event.

It was a lot of weight off my shoulders. I hope I can get a medal

tomorrow. You have had immense pressure taken off your shoulders.

Every time you are introduced to this crowd, begin a huge cheer.

they give you a huge cheer. I'm very happy to be competing as a

champ. Thank you for talking to us. Banks, Phil. Ivan Ukhov, after he

lost his jumping shared the step he takes over from his team-mate,

Andrey Silnov, as the Olympic champion. -- he lost his jumping

shirt. Not the best of conditions for Robbie Grabarz but he has a bit

an American college kid. And Mutaz Barshim, poet Derek Drury and and

Robbie Grabarz on to 0.29 a -- if close for gold, silver and bronze

at the moment. Ehsan Hadadi from Iran, hoping to become Iran's first

ever Olympics athletics champion. But Robert Harting I think it is

enamoured with that threat. We have got a new leader by 17 centimetres.

The last throw for the man who led the final for so long. A looks as

though Harting has got it. We have seen all sorts of antics in the

past, I do not mean that in an unkind way, when he first won a

world title, he did a superman action and ripped his shirt to

shreds to celebrate. I think it is too cold here to that. Robert

Harting is the Olympic discus champion. He wins another major

global medal. Ehsan Hadadi, the first ever medal for Iran. A great

start for him. Kanter, the defending champion, fell short four

years after he won in Beijing. We have had two British throwers in

finals and both of them have finished in 12th place, first of

all Alex Smith in the men's ham and this time, Lawrence Okoye. -- the

men's hammer. Steve Smith won a bronze in Atlanta

and Germaine Mason four years ago but Robbie Grabarz has won a bronze

tonight. In the context of British sport, it resonates because that is

what the medal table looks like at medals we won in Beijing four years

ago, 48 to 47 and we are three ahead as far as the gold standard

is concerned. Everything that we hoped for has just about come

through. Charles van Commenee, the performance director of British

athletics was talking about having a metal target of eight at these

Games. Do you think the high jump would have been on that list,

I think so. Robbie has beaten his personal best, he has been

consistent. He was confident, his coach was confident. I think it is

great. I am glad he is smiling. I think he was a bit disappointed

because I think he felt he could have done better. Every sport keeps

talking about the need for characters but the Russian winner

of the high jump, he is one of those guys you want to watch him

because you do not know what will happen next. How was it possible

for somebody to lose their competitor's shirt in the middle of

the competition? Yes, that was a bit weird. Became out there with it

and where it could have gone, I do not know. I do not understand why

he had to take it off after every job. I wonder about the state of

his bedroom, probably clothes everywhere. Andy had a random

number with four numbers on it. They do give you extra ones.

British medal tally has risen to 48. It will not be increased in the

next final we will see on the track but we come on to the latest of

Colin Jackson's guides and this is the event he knows an awful lot

To win this event, there are loads of different factors that an

athlete need to get right, and every section of the race happen so

quickly that one small mistake will make the difference at the finish

line. On average, it takes a good male athlete around 0.3 of a second

to clear a hurdle and about 0.7 of a second to run between them. The

women go slightly quicker because the men have their hurdles higher,

about up to their only buttons. The distance between the hurdles are

further apart. It is all about getting a consistent level of

centre a body mass. The way to do this is if an athlete keeps their

head at a consistent height during a race, even when clearing the

barriers. When a race can really be won is in the landing, how long it

takes to get the leading leg down and start running again. The

backward movement of the leg acts as a braking for so athletes need

to get it down quick and keep moving. Do that and there will be a

Denise, you know about this as well, if you were doing a pie chart about

how you would divvy up the important elements of the sprint

hurdles, how would it be in terms of technique and speed? Because of

the height of the hurdles, this is really a sprinting event, the more

Flat speed you can carry through, the better your chances of getting

a quick time. The girls vary in height so that affects the

technique. Sally Pearson seems to have everything down pat but we

know she has a good Flat speed. Are a bit of speed endurance towards

the end. It has got a great package and it is a great event to watch.

The speed between the hurdles, that is a benefit but when you seek

Gayle divas for that the last hurdle, Lolo Jones, it can lose

medals. You can almost be going too fast. Four how would you manage

that? Go slower? No, it is not. It is that the frequency between good

hurdle technique. Gail's was sometimes a bit ragged. When you

are carrying a bat speed, you have to make sure you make adjustments

very early. This is a big moment for a small island. This the first

gold medal at the Olympic Games, 19-year-old car Rini James's the

Olympic champion. A huge staff for a -- a huge roar for a future star

of the Olympic Games. He is from the island of Grenada. They must

have been one big party there last night. He was spotted as a great

talent. He is at Alabama University, coached by a great sprinter of the

past. He is still a bit of a raw talent as Michael Johnson was

saying yesterday, but to run under 44 seconds at the age of 19, how it

can he go in the future? His country's first ever Olympic medal

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It was a Caribbean party.

This is the first non-American ever We were struggling to remember what

the capital of Grenada was but we remembered it was St George's. I'm

sure all over the island there are great celebrations for this man. He

could win in four years time in Rio and four years after that. He has a

long career ahead of him. Here is somebody who would have loved to

have won in Beijing four years ago. For Sally Pearson, this is the

moment, Denise? It is a big moment for Australian athletics. It is not

going particularly well in this stadium but she could lift their

hopes. She has been completely dominant last year, apart from her

fall in Brussels. She is an amazing hurdler, great Flat speed and she

is here on a mission. She wants to win, make no bones about that.

is breakfast time in Australia. I am sure this has got a monumental

audience from Perth to Sydney because we made the point, with a

certain amount of pleasure, that it has not been very successful for

Australia. I am sure she must feel the weight of the nation on her,

albeit from thousands of miles away. Yes, but more harrowing personal

desire to be Olympic champion. She is world champion, Commonwealth

champion, she has been ranked number one in the world, she has

been extremely consistent over the last two years but you have got to

win the Olympic Games and that is what she wants. It is the moment of

truth for Sally Pearson and Steve surprise finalist here. Remember

the drum of four years ago. Lolo Jones was leading that race. She

hit the hurdle. Maybe she has become more famous as we were

saying earlier on in the programme, since then, not for the races she

has won. She has done well to scrape through the trials and

qualifications to get into this final. She will be banishing those

thoughts and will be looking for some redemption for what she

happened four years ago when she four years ago. The American

champion here, finished ahead of Kellie Wells. But she beat Sally

Pearson. The only person who has beaten Sally Pearson over the last

couple of years. That was just a few weeks ago in London. Two times

European champion now, most recently in Helsinki, Nevin Yanit

of Turkey. Herb -- her Commonwealth champion, both indoors and out,

Australian to win this title. Jessica Zelinka was in the

heptathlon are against Jess Ennis. She decided not to contest this

event. That would have been interesting. And Beate Schrott of

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start and so does Kellie Wells. -- Pearson gets a good start. It is

Sally Pearson of Australia. She is going to forge ahead. She just gets

it, on the line. Gold for Australia! A new Olympic record.

12.35. The world champion now is the Olympic champion. She's looking

up at the screen. She's not quite sure. Harper came back really,

really hard at the end. Half a metre lead and maybe in the end it

was just enough. Oh, yes! And the emotion pours out as Sally Pearson

realises the pressure. It was immense for her to win that race.

She can hardly believe it. Great defence from Harper. But you cannot

hold back such talent. Of you cannot hold back such speed. And

you cannot hold back such determination. She was not to be

denied. COLIN JACKSON: It was very crawl.

Here because we knew the result we wanted to see how she would react

when she saw her name come up at the top of that board. A new

Olympic record of 12.35. But she was pushed all the way by the

defending champion, Dawn Harper, of the United States. And Kellie Wells

also ran her personal best in that race. A tremendous performance by a

all of these ladies. Not one made a big error in this race. You can see

the smiles on Dawn Harper's face. They can all see the scores on the

scoreboard. And they are all very, very happy indeed. Dawn Harper had

the previous Olympic record but Sally Pearson, she should enjoy

this moment. It is a special moment indeed. As usual, explosive out of

the blocks. And by this stage, she would know she is a bit ahead. And

then all of a sudden, she starts to see the lead leg appear. But Dawn

Harper, struck at the back end as always. Keeps her rhythm and the

start and her technique. And works hard awards that line. And she has

been rewarded with a silver medal and a brand new personal best.

Nothing wrong with that performance it would have done to her not to

have won that. Sally is a real tough character and she is not

frightened to say what she thinks either. She is one of those who has

made it very clear that it was gold or nothing here. She has been

training in London for five, six, possibly even more weeks. Just

outside Teddington. And these conditions, she is not fazed by

them at all. It is a horrible night and she is getting used to them

over the last few weeks. That has been an advantage. There was no

wind in the stadium so that would have helped. But not the best

conditions, only 17 degrees. But it won't stop any of these women

performing so well indeed. And look at that! For a while, Australia

have had a better day to day in the velodrome and here at the track.

well, Australia have had. A new personal best and defence by Sally

Pearson. And a new personal best for Kellie Wells. Leonard Jones

just run out of it in 4th. -- Lolo Jones. This is sprint hurdling at

its best. You want to record this and play it back on numerous

occasions if you are a hurdler because it does not get much better

than this, I can tell you that. Nevin Yanit must have been thinking,

what is happening here?! She blasted out of the blocks and just

kept going, Pearson. But a national record for her. 12.50 it. A lovely

moment for Robbie Grabarz. A lack of honour in front of 80,000 people.

-- a lap. We got three gold, a silver and a bronze to add to our

ever-growing collection. What a performance on the biggest night of

your life, and you delivered a medal! I am over the moon. I am

kind of sad it is a bronze but if anybody had said, you will get a

medal at London 2012, I could not believe it. I am so happy. Over the

moon. You make that decision to flip off before you were not taking

it there quite so seriously. Can you remind people how you got to

this point? I had just been wasting time and not applying myself. At

the end of last year, my coach gave me a good telling off, to put it

politely! He said, you're wasting my time, you're wasting your time.

Galway and if you don't want it, don't come back. And I came back

and got a medal. -- go away. I managed to get across the barrier

and see her quickly. I think she bore be proud of the decision I

made. -- she will be proud. It would not be possible without my

mother and him. They have been there through the whole thing. And

again, so many other people. Too money to thank but I will thank

everyone. You lost your funding previously and you have for your

way back where, on the big stage of your life, you have got an Olympic

medal in London. What a great story! It is fantastic. I am lost

for words and I am over the moon. I am so happy. I am sure it will sink

in eventually! Well done. Thank you. JOHN INVERDALE: As the rain pounds

down, we await one more final, the men's 1,500 metres. And there's two

great figures of athletics. Seb Coe and Roger Bannister discussing what

might or might not happen in the next five, 10 minutes or so. Just a

quick word about Sally Pearson and that extraordinary, well, resilient

performance, as the rain was hammering down. She spent five

weeks in south-west London where it has been raining, so she was

perfectly acclimatised to the conditions. Absolutely. An

incredible run. We always knew it would be a great race for sock she

stops off running quickly and brings it right home to the end. --

a great race. But Dawn Harper! Michael and I were just discussing,

had she run through may be two more strides, that probably would have

been a dead heat and closer than it came out. Absolutely. Dawn Harper

is a defending Olympic gold medallist and you will see as she

comes off that last hurdle, right here, she loses balance a bit and

Mr time baleen. That probably would have been a dead heat. -- she

mistimed it. But Sally Pearson, a great hurdler. And a super high

quality race. We saw the men last night and the 400 metres the other

night. Dawn Harper now getting silver and Sally Pearson world

champion in this race. Lolo Jones did well in lane one to get 4th

place, and so many personal bests from Kellie Wells. Just high

quality athletics. We had an outstanding women's 100 metres race

on Saturday that everybody forgot about it because of the three

medals Britain enjoyed. From what you're saying about the quality of

that race, do you think this is heading towards a vintage athletics

programme in this Games? Are it could be. You mentioned these races,

the men's 100 metres, the women's. We saw what is to come. That will

be a great race as well. This could go down in history as one of the

best. One race we have not mentioned, we have not discussed

Bolt and Yohan Blake in the 200 metres this morning, who were

ambling their way to the line. Was that just sparring? Were we any the

wiser after that? No! In A nutshell! If he vitally what was

most impressive was the other Jamaican, the young boy, he had

such an impressive time so the Jamaicans could sweep that one.

Well, here we go. The men's 1,500 metres final, which, in days gone

by, always meant British interest, but today, sadly doesn't. It

reminds us of what Sebastian Coe did 28 years ago.

That man walking away from the camera, he did not win in 2008. It

was won by Ramsey. He was found later to have failed a drugs test.

It was not until December last year that Asbel Kiprop had a ceremony in

Nairobi to receive his Olympic gold medal, which was a shame for him. I

always think it is not good if the champion cannot stand on the

rostrum. And he came to the cross- country and he said, I was the

first Olympic athlete to be awarded a gold medal in Kenya. We have

never staged the Olympics there. Kiprop, but needs to be running the

right way and find the right tactics. And I always get really

excited about this race. They have got me excited in the first place

about athletics. We have been watching this man. And Peter

Elliott, Britain's last medallist in this race, is sitting out there.

They'll probably discussing which tactics should be used. -- they are

probably. I am sure this man will figure in their discussion. Well,

you can look a bit out of sorts in more tactical races, Asbel Kiprop.

He likes it when it is fast. But the question is, how do you make it

fast in the Olympic final? His team compatriot in 2000, when he broke

the heart of his team mate, when we asked him earlier, who will win, he

said, Asbel Kiprop. This could well be the controversial Algerian, who

was initially taken out of the Games for not trying in the 800

metres. Those races overlap and his country still had cemented in that.

To be able to run in this final, he had to turn up and then it seemed

he was injured. I am not sure this man will figure. He has been a

danger in the past. Ali. Well, the Americans have very high hopes. If

it was a slow race, he is always quick in the home straight. A

former Kenyan, Ilham Ozbilen. Now of Turkey. The Kenyans think they

can get a one, two, three here. Take Silas Kiplagat. A man who

knows how to win titles. A Commonwealth champion. And this man

could be a bit of a danger, Mekonnen Gebremedhin. The Ethiopian

has improved this year. I don't know if he has enough pace, though.

Let's see. Abdalaati Iguider has pace. The Moroccan, who looked very

good in the semi-final and won his semi-final. And again, Chepseba, he

is possessed of great talent. One of the few Kenyans not to come from

altitude. And what about this young man here? Matthew Centrowitz. Just

22 years of age. For another last year when he snuck in the

bronze. And this man to go silver medal for New Zealand. Nicholas

Willis. He knows how to win medals, does Nick Willis. I think he will

be a danger here as well. He is in great shape. The men's 1,500 metres

unfurled here. The Nigerian always likes to start quickly. There was a

push, and Kiplagat was involved. Kiplagat's team-mate likes to sit

at the back, and the early pace settling down a little bit. Iguida,

leading them but he will not stay there, he does not want to lead.

Kiprop, the gold medallist from last time, moving up. I wonder who

will add their name to the list of people who have won this in the

past, including Sebastian Coe himself. Whose name will join them?

Chepseba, now deciding to move the pace on. It is not quick, it is

tactical, and when it is tactical the result can be different to what

you expect. It is not super Slow at least, it is 58.3 and that is

within the ability of all of these men, obviously, but it is not too

slow. Ali is a former Kenyan himself, and he is just keeping its

strong enough so that it is a decent pace. Centrowitz with the

American team-mate alongside him, and they will pass the 800m having

done a slower lap. Yes, the 62nd lap gives every one a chance. --

60-second lap. Nick Willis is in a good position, with Makhloufi

outside him. Kiplagat in a real battle with Makhloufi, elbows all

over the place. Nick Willis is boxed on the inside, and Makhloufi

pushes through. He has the best spot. Kiprop will not win it from

there, surely? He has a lot to do. His team-mates are at the front.

His team-mates are setting the pace. Makhloufi from Algeria strikes out.

The controversial Algerian kicks for home in a style which we

haven't seen from him. This is a victory for a man who would not

have come to these games expecting to win this race, certainly not

many thought he could do this. He has completely destroyed this

Olympic field. Here so far ahead, and it is Manzano coming through,

maybe Centrowitz for the bronze. It was very close. Makhloufi has won

the gold medal for Algeria. He won it in a manner which many will find

surprising. He was disqualified by the judges in the 800m yesterday,

and he looks slightly perplexed, wondering what happened. Kiprop is

carrying a bit of hamstring injury, and I can only suspect he wasn't

able to function fully. I suspect the fit Kiprop would not have been

able to do anything about Makhloufi. Where on earth did he get that

from? It was the best run of his life. There goes Iguida. The

defending champion is not in it, he can't function. Down the back

straight, there goes Makhloufi. The statistician has just told me he

ran 12.6 seconds for his 100m stretch. Round the bend, he

accelerates, and his time was 12.5 seconds. That blew the field apart.

That was the deciding factor, and he comes away, and it looks as if

the young Ethiopian was going to get a medal. But here comes Manzano,

the American in second place. It was at times confusing and

controversial, but Makhloufi wins the gold medal. Brendan, some

people will ask what has gone on here because yesterday he had a

doctor's note to say he was injured and that is why he had to pull out

of the 800m. He was initially taken out for not running properly, and

that is because the federation entered him in both events, maybe

that was their fault, I don't know. A doctor said this man was injured,

there was a doctor's note to say he was injured yesterday, and he has

done that today. He was reinstated on the basis that he had a proper

injury and the doctor's note was believed, and then he came away and

ran the gold medal. He wasn't injured yesterday, but because he

had entered he had to go through the motions. The controversy of

that is small compared to the conversations that have been going

on about this athlete himself. He is there, he has improved

drastically this year, and a surprise but remember more subtly

won this event back then and it was a fantastic sprint finish. That is

the result - a big disappointment for the champions from last time.

We had a great champion earlier wrong. It was a fantastic race. She

had so much pressure, she did it in brilliant style - Sally Pearson of

Australia. Let's hear what she Australia. Let's hear what she

thought about her a gold medal performance. What a performance

from Sally Pearson, Olympic champion. How special is this

moment for you? Our don't even know how to describe it because it is

like a dream right now. At the moment I am feeling released, and

now it is shock. It is a matter of going through the motions and the

emotions. You have seen me through the diamond leaks and everything

else. I have worked so hard for the last two years. My goals were to

win the World Championships and the Olympic Games, and I have done that.

You have the nation's expectations on your shoulders, let's not forget

that. For I'm sorry, Australia, but I blocked you out for the last few

weeks to concentrate on tonight. Thank you to everyone who supported

me. We saw you celebrating with your team and your husband, and you

have extended British family here now. Yes, I have my and tea and my

uncle, and my cousins. Everyone at home, my antique Janice came to the

heats yesterday and I know I will forget some people. Happy birthday

to my it's Uncle David. You are one of the most worthy champions I can

think of. You thoroughly deserve this. Thank you. Well done indeed.

Just before the women's 100m hurdles final we had Robert Harting

of Germany doing his lap of honour. He has ripped his vest off,

runaround restraint must got in the past, and this time he showed us

that the men can't jump. Robert Harting, the Olympic discus

champion. He will be in the decathlon and

next time. Michael and Denise are here, and we have been joined by

Sebastian Coe, twice an Olympic champion at 1,500m. We thought

Kiprop might be called that. What was your take on what we have seen?

It was a funny race. I'm surprised they allowed it to be run at such a

pedestrian pace. They saw in previous rounds Makhloufi had a

strong finish and I'm surprised they played into his hands in the

way they did. The commentators were speculating that you were

discussing pacing in the crowd - were you? We were, but everything

with Roger tend to be very analytical and academic. He didn't

quite understand why it had been run that way. Over the cost of the

last few days, switched the radio 1 and whatever radio station it is,

there has been a perennial debate, and I have been asked so many times

- answer the question. People try to get tickets, they go on the

website, it says tickets are available, they are there for half

an hour. They want to go and pay, and it crashes. People are cross.

Why? The have a few 1000 tickets and at any time 2 million people

trying to access the website. When they are not getting through it is

because they are one of over a million people trying to do that.

The website is not crashing, it is just the extraordinary demand. Some

people we are able to put into the system because we have contracted

the space as we have followed through the accredited seating,

some of them are a returns, but there is a massive demand.

other question is, bringing us back to athletics... Why have I got

this? Nobody was able to hear you! You are an athlete - playing rock

music during the 800m tonight, do you like that? I thought it was OK.

I tend to be on the conservative side of these arguments but it

seems all right for me. It is not unusual. The world championships,

the Diamond League. But these are the Olympic Games. We have full

houses here and I think it is important we do that. It feels

appropriate to me. Let's talk about the athletics. Michael and Denise

were saying they think we have had a pretty good Olympic Games in

terms of performance on the track and this could end up being a

vintage Olympic Games on the track. What is your take on what we have

seen? It has been fantastic. The athletes have risen to the audience

here. The spectators have been fantastic, even handed. Of course

they will be supporting hometown kids but they have given great

respect to the other competitors. When Greg Rutherford was competing,

they were still cheering the other athletes on the long jump, and you

don't often get that. I think... I have always believed that the

success of an Olympic Games is down to the athletes lead as much -- the

atmosphere. Last question, you have seen, heaven knows what you have

seen on the athletics tracks of the world over the last 50 years, where

Right at the top. I just feel he knew more than anybody else in that

race about how to conduct himself 40 minutes out. Yohan Blake is an

extraordinary talent and might even go on to win the 200. I doubt it!

But if you looked at that field and decided who would emerge from that

call a terrier after 40 minutes, it would always be Usain Bolt. -- from

that call up area. I think it will be a tougher race for him, the 200.

I am sure we will talk again. Now you know - as far as the website is

concerned, everybody wants tickets but there are not enough to go

round. You are back with us tomorrow morning and evening. That

is a stun from the Olympic Stadium. Actually, it has stopped raining

now so quite be pleasant evening. We will be back in the Olympic

Stadium tomorrow night. Let's look back now to earlier in the day and

the eagerly awaited men's triathlon. Going for Britain, two men from

Yorkshire, two medal hopes. The And they dive into the Serpentine

to begin the Olympic triathlon. The Slovakian at Leeds. The Brownlees

are in 4th and third position. And then Gomes. Jonny arrives. Gomes is

already aboard and pedalling... Here are the leaders. This group of

five Exeter the Serpentine together, in transition together, and are

leading the race to get the. -- this group of five exited at. You

can see the chase group now. They are closing the gap. Just a handful

of seconds, so these guys at the front, five it was, now it is 22.

This is what Stuart Hayes has been brought in to do. He is leading the

competition. The Brownlee brothers right there. We are hearing

Jonathan Brownlee might have raised 15 second penalty for mounting his

bike too early. If -- might have a The Brownlee brothers now head out

for a 10,000-metre run around the park. The boys have opened up a

lead of four seconds to the next best. The speed of that, my

goodness me! Alistair Brownlee, this is 100% effort right from the

very first step. Jonny Brownlee is struggling now to maintain this

sort of pace. Time will tick past very slowly. He is away again, and

still in third. He'd stumbled as he came out of the penalty blocks.

first British triathlon champion in the guise of Alistair Brownlee.

Alistair Brownlee is the Olympic triathlon champion! Jonathan comes

home for bronze. Alistair Brownlee, And here they are. The brothers,

alongside Stuart Hayes, who played an important part. Firstly, many

congratulations. A remarkable effort. You run away with it. You

must be immensely proud? Thank you very much. It was a tough, tough

race. For the first three-quarters of it, I was battling away. On to

the bike and then you're on your own, going as hard as you can. I

did not know until about two, three kilometres away. And there you

grabbed the flak. Lots of people in the office were going, I hope that

is allowed! Especially after what happened to Jonny earlier on! Tried

to describe your emotions at that point. As you can see from my face,

I am absolutely exhausted! So tired. I just want to sit down after

crossing the line. It was deceptively hot and humid and that

took its toll. An hour and 46 of solid racing so I just wanted to

lie down on the carpet! But mentally happy and delighted to

cross the finish line and even more happy when Jonny managed to hold on

to that bronze medal. Were you concerned about that, because you

must have known about his 15 second penalty? And there you are, Jonny.

Lovely scenes between the two of you at the end as well. When I

crossed the finish line, I went straight to Alastair. We are very

close and we trained together. More than just brothers. I went straight

to him and gave him a bit of a hug. What happened with the 15 seconds?

De Jim Marshall bike too soon? Were you a way you had done that? -- did

you mounted your bike? No. I have never got a penalty before in a

triathlon. I saw my number come up and first I thought it was my

brother. He was No. 30 and I was 31. I saw one of the 30s on the board.

I saw the penalty and thought, what an idiot! And then I saw it was me.

I realised I was the idiot! And I ask the British coaches would have

had done wrong because I didn't think I had done anything wrong.

And then I thought, fair point, maybe I have done something wrong.

And then I had to countdown for the race. There were literally

centimetres in it. It was so harsh. Stuart, you played a very important

role? Yes. We decided to go into the race as a team because we had

not got a medal. And I was sorely there to make sure the pace was

high on the bike and to make the run as easy as possible. And that

is what I did. Because there was a slight concern that everybody was

going to gang up against you? I knew that could happen so I made

sure the pace was as fast as it could possibly be. Alastair was

attacking as well and the other countries didn't know what was

going on. You know this man a beer, don't you?! We owe him a bit more

than that! He has got a few more night of celebration on me. It is

so great to be so good in one a particular field. How did you get

involved in the first place? It is very popular now but it wasn't a

few years ago. We are not entirely sure ourselves. Dad was quite into

something so we were outside and doing sport. -- quite into swimming.

He first gave me the idea and it carried on from there. And you

followed on? Yeah, he is the older one so I pretty much followed him

into the sport and copied his training. And he be me today it!

There were many remarkable statistics but one that came out

today was that your 10,000-metre time, you wouldn't have even been

asked in the final in the 10,000 metres of the athletics stadium,

and 20 seconds behind Mo Farah. That is quite remarkable after you

have swam and been on the back for so long. Yes, I was quite pleased

with that. I thought it wasn't very accurate but it was. I think that

is the fastest I have ever done in a triathlon and faster than any has

-- any body has done. It is enormous. Probably bigger than

going two or three minutes slower. Jonny, the crowds in Hyde Park, it

must have been incredible? Hundreds of thousands of people, it seemed

to me? Yeah. 50 Deepak some point. We couldn't even talk to each other.

I was shouting at him and he couldn't hear me! -- 50 people deep

at some point. Yorkshire are doing OK at these Games! A final thing -

you were expected to win and it must have put a lot of pressure on