BBC One: Day 14: 19.00-22.00 Olympics

The king of sprinting. The world Usain Bolt is going to do it again.

The only man to have defended the Olympic 200 metre tired pot ever.

David Rudisha striding away to become an Olympic champion will

Good evening. It does not really get any better in athletics than

last night. A tough act to follow but we will do our best. There

could be another unprecedented double double as Tirunesh Diababa

seeks to be cam champion in the 5000 metres in successive Olympics.

Lisa Dobriskey was told to forget the Olympics but she could make it

up a successful night. Can Britain grab a Madog in the relay? Batten

down hatches for an explosive Women's four by 400 metres final.

Weeks after becoming the British record holder, Steve Lewis is vying

to become the country's first Olympic pole vault medallist.

Former ballet dancer, Sophie Hitchon, is preparing for the

performance of her life after leaping into tonight's hammer final.

Plenty of courses on the menu. We will head to the Olympic Stadium

for the heats of the women's four On BBC Three you will be able to

see live coverage of Tom Daley - us Tom Daley's attempts to win in the

diving. If you have just cumin, let's bring you are to date with

the day's big stories. -- come in. GB women won a bronze medal in the

women's hockey. British sailors, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark could

not overhaul New Zealand but a silver medal is the superb

achievement for the pair who any team that earlier this year. There

was a similar result for Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell. They

were assured of silver before today but were unable to prise gold from

the Australian pair. Our BMX riders could not keep the wheels turning

for Team GB. Shanaze Reade finished 6th and Liam Williams crashed out

of the men's final. The Brit did not hang about in the 200 metres

We have a busy night of track and field which lies ahead. Let's get

straight over to the Olympic Stadium to join John Inverdale and

the gang. Another 80,000 happy people in glorious sunshine. This

is a great advert for athletics in terms of the rich portfolio that

track and field has to offer. We have distance, relays, hammer, pole

vault. We have something for everyone. Colin, you are always

relentlessly upbeat. Can we get some medals? I hope so. We're

looking at Lisa Dobriskey and to see how Steve Lewis will do. He is

ranked five in the world. Anything can happen. There is always a

calamity in the relays. You just always hope it is not your team. It

has been in the case of USA, in fact. The relays should be very

interesting. The Great Britain team has a very good chance of a

potential medal. I think the US and the Bahamas it will be battling for

gold and silver. That is very interesting. There will be a lot of

traffic going on and more potential for some calamity. One of the first

races we have is the women's four by 400 metres. What our medal

chances? They have a good chance. They need to get through. We have a

good draw, a good lane order and good women running. One step at a

time. Last question - we always known that baton changing is key.

How important is it in us? It is important when there is traffic on

the changeover. Yesterday we saw some athletes fall. The South

African team has not dad and had to be reinstated. -- got knocked out.

There is the orbit sparkling in the sunshine. The last part of sunshine

on this side of the stadium. Perfect for watching and

house. They will be enjoying the relays. It will be the first three

and the two fastest losers. You have probably already cottoned on

to that by now. The Jamaican team will be strong. The rest of the

team are pretty experienced. This will probably not be the quartet

that will contest the final for them. They will expect to go

through comfortably. The Cuban men were sensational. The second leg

runner ran 43.9 rather unnoticed. Will the women do the same thing

here? They are in five. France is experienced team. The most

experienced person is leading off the team. Nigeria in lane eight.

You look at the season's best coming into this and they are

almost irrelevant. Italy is on the outside. There are irrelevant in

the sense that very few teams have actually contested this race with

their best quartet. Great Britain in Helsinki not the quartet they

will be using here. Many of these teams took part in the European

Championships and Ukraine ended up race, there are extra-long staggers

because they do not break until they have run three Benn's. --

bends. Jamaica is looking for a good first leg on the inside.

Nigeria are starting pretty quickly. In the middle, Belarus had gone

well. They had two sisters who are always redoubtable competitors.

Italy have made a poor start. The Jamaican quartet will be happy with

this leg. They were not be too far away. Just watch the handover. That

is the best time to see who it is in their lead. I do not think

Jamaica will be too far away from theirs. Jamaica just about first. -

- this. Jamaica are just cruising at the moment. They are looking

very comfortable coming through to the inside lane. Nigeria and

Belarus are trying for the second place. It is amazing they have such

a big lead. The chase is certainly on for second and third. The last

two athletes are very experienced. She is fading a little bet. It was

a very fast first 200 metres. Ukraine have come right back into

red. Belarus are trying to scrap. They have lost a couple of places

on the changeover to Nigeria. Just the first three to go through.

very good Lake by this Jamaican. Nigeria and Ukraine. The Ukraine

athlete is tying up a bet. The Nigerians, the French and the

Cubans are closing in. The Jamaicans are looking very strong.

The French are having an absolutely superb leg. Certainly Tim Aker in

control of this race. -- certainly Jamaica in control of this race.

Nigeria is in force. BG No George is striding out on the back

straight for Nigeria. -- Regina. She was clear at 100 metres ago.

Jamaica is well clear. The European champions. On the inside come at

the French athlete might just nip through. They are the top three.

Rosemary White. She did not need to go faster than that. I would just

bring Michael Johnson in for the replay. Let's have a look at the

end of that race. Nigeria tried to get in it. They were always going

to be a bit behind. They back loaded their team. To make a well

out front. They're looking very relaxed. -- Jamaica are well out

front. The Ukrainian athlete wants to rant on the inside. That was an

amateur mistake. Ukraine qualifies nonetheless in second place. Very

relaxed from the Jamaicans. Ukraine are a very tough team. They have

run very well this year. They will be fine for the medals. Not as

strong as Jamaica has had in the past. They probably will not be

able to compete with the US, who will be very tough. They will be in

this final tomorrow. Lots of of the two heats. The times may

well be significant. Great Britain He did not qualify in 2008. This is

this championship was a British record, 5.82. We have been waiting

a long time for him to jump that high. A hugely talented athlete.

5.50, certainly a tough opening height. Normally you might expect

5.35, 5.40, but not here. The good heat, it is quite a strong team.

The silver-medallists, Christine Ohuruogu, who throughout these

championships has been getting better and better. So expect this

stadium to come alive in just a moment. Great Britain are going in

lane eight, and the United States of America, defending champions,

are in the lane have signed them, so it will be very interesting to

see what sort of start Shana Cox can get off to against Kecia Baker.

Are not caused the USA, if they want, have still got Sanya

Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix, the 400m champion and the 200m

champion, to bring into this team. They were part of the United States

4x400 relay team when their won this last time. -- they won this

last time. Well, along with Keshia Baker, you have got Francena

McCorory, who ran in the individual event, and Diamond Dixon and Deedee

Trotter, the bronze-medallists who finished just behind Christine

catch up now with the Men's pole vault. The opening height of 5.50,

every athlete is clear or past except the Igor Bychkov of Spain,

the former Ukrainian. He has a poor record in major championships.

Unless he clears this, it is set to talked about the support of this

championship performance, great effort. The bar will now move to

will really love these conditions, warm, not too much wind. It is a

little bit breezy, but not enough to bother the pole-vaulters to

match, and the generosity of the crowd is superb. This is the line-

up for the second semi-final of the second, silver-medallists four

years ago against a very powerful American squad. That is a pretty

useful for some! Brazil go in lane bronze medal in the 400m hurdles,

looking very good in the individual event. We do not know too much

about the Polish team, but they are just outside of their national

record in qualifying for the Olympic Games this year. Great

Olympic Games to the last time Great Britain were not represented

in the final. But a real test for Shana Cox, Lee McConnell, Eilidh

Child and Christine Ohuruogu, against a powerful quartet from the

USA, featuring Keshia Baker, Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon

and the bronze-medallists from the United States, Deedee Trotter.

Ireland are right in mane two, Marian Heffernan goes to Joanne

Cuddihy, Jessie Barr and Michelle Carey. But Ireland have never been

in this final before. The first three will go through to the final,

and the two fastest losers. Great Britain have got a great target,

the defending champions, United States, are just one lane have

Britain! But Keshia Baker of the USA has gone off very quickly

already up on Nigeria. In fact, it is the Brazilians, I beg your

pardon, but the lead-off runner for the Russians is going so well at

the minute, at Shana Cox of Great Britain on the left-hand side of

the screen is now beginning to haul in the United States. Shana Cox is

having a very good leg indeed. Russians will be in the lead, but

Great Britain have had a good first leg, but Keshia Baker has saved a

little bit there, she came under pressure from Shana Cox. This is a

different team to that which competed in the European

Championships, Lee McConnell moved up to the second leg. Eilidh Child,

who was the anger in Helsinki, Christine Ohuruogu will do that.

Four teams have pulled clear. The Russians, that quartet looked so

strong to me. I think it is the Czech Republic and the USA that

Britain will have to contend with, but they have got enough muscle

with Christine Ohuruogu on the last leg to do that. Lee McConnell is

sandwiched between the defending champions, the United States, and

the silver-medallists from Beijing. And she is being pressured now by

Francena McCorory. Lee McConnell has got to hold a form. The

Russians are still in the lead. They had a fantastic leg there. The

outgoing runners are waiting, Russia, USA, and the changeover

team, Lee McConnell and Eilidh Child not brilliant, Great Britain

are still in third place but they lost some distance on the

changeover. They lost some distance, but Eilidh Child ran a brilliant

leg at the European Championships, and that is why she has been

picking up. A lot of 400m hurdlers get a chance in the relay. The

Czech Republic are chasing them down, they have a very good bronze-

medallist from the 400m hurdles are the last leg, but it is a strongly

for Christine Ohuruogu. Just the top three will go through, and

Eilidh Child may take another couple of yards out of the Czech

Republic in the home straight here. But it is Russia and USA at the

front, Great Britain clear in third. The Russian is being overtaken by

Diamond Dixon, and this could be a real battle for first place.

Christine Ohuruogu, silver- medallist and former Olympic

champion, gets away for Great Britain. She looks safe in third

place but has Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic chasing out. This is

going to be quite a quick time. United States in control at the

minute. Christine Ohuruogu just cruising through the first 200m.

But we saw in the individual and then to just how strong she was

over the last 150. -- individual events. Now Deedee Trotter is being

challenged for first place, but the American is holding Russia off. The

Russian has got nothing to give back to this race. Deedee Trotter

wins it for the USA, Russia in second, Great Britain and Northern

Ireland in third place, a very good run by Christine Ohuruogu. She held

off Zuzana Hejnova, who never made one metre on the British athlete,

and Great Britain once again are in the women's 4x400 metres final. Now,

what about the Americans, Michael? They have got some strength to

bring into this final, the likes of Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards-

Ross. They are looking very, very good indeed. They are looking very

good, Sanya Richards-Ross will certainly run the anchor, for sure.

I do not think that the Russians will be able to contend with the

Americans. I'm sure they will bring in another athlete, but with Sanya

Richards-Ross, I do not think they will be added to give her much. The

Great Britain team, that was a good run, but it is going to be tough

for medals. They are pretty far behind here. If you can key

Christine Ohuruogu in contact, you have got a chance, but she is not

really in contact with the leaders in his semi-final. Going back to

the last heat, you have got Jamaica, who have a decent team, so it is

going to be tough for medals, but when you have got Christine

Ohuruogu on the anger, there is always a chance. Christine taking a

look up at the clock there, she was in a comfortable position for

qualifying, but it will be tough place, downstairs talking to Phil

Shana Cox, I know you are keen to get in the next straight away, a

vital first flag. Yes, definitely important, you want to put your

team in a good position, I wanted to and off to Lee McConnell in the

best position possible, so she could do what she wanted to do.

51.9, how pleased are you with that? It is all right, I will have

to run faster in the final, but I am pleased with it, I knew we got

into the next round, just got to think positive going into it.

flat, and once you are in the next, what is going through your mind at

that point, when you are qualified? I wanted to try and stay and close

to Russia and America as possible. I just had to fight, halt position,

and try it to make up time on the home straight. We ran well as a

team. 51.5, Eilidh Child, you had a great lake at the Europeans, back

here and done it again. I was happy to come out with the girls, just a

case are trying to qualify, give Christine a bus. She did 50.6,

fastest across all the teams. With a bit more in attack? And surprise,

I did not know what to expect, but it is nice to qualify, get the hard

bit out of the way, at least we know we have got another date to

fight. Well done the war, we will see you in the final. -- Well done

to you all. IOC president Jack Rance described

London as the heartbeat of the world, and this city has seen some

amazing athletics tonight. -- he Jacques Rogge. David Bidisha said

it was his intention to go out and break the world record. -- David

Rudisha. Self-belief is an important part of an athlete's

armoury, but how many of the medals we have seen won across this

magnificent city have actually been This is a place in the Olympic Park

that the very few people get to see, it is a dressing room much like any

other, white walls, a few benches and coat hooks. But it is in places

like this, the nooks and crannies of Olympic venues, that gold medals

This is the inner sanctum, where the last few crucial moments are

spent before stepping out into the megawatt light of the arena, a few

yards down the corridor of. It is here athletes perform secret

routines to take them into the zone. Here we will see some truly bizarre

things. Some athletes in half trances, pacing from foot to foot.

Others with eyes closed, visualising optimum performances.

Some Annette bizarre superstitions, others silent prayers. This is one

of the most surreal places in sport but also one of the most

fascinating. Often, the final few moments before competition are

highly solitary. You are alone with your thoughts and demons. In many

sports, solitude is impossible. You are designed to spend those final

moments with your competitors. It is here that the mind games go into

overdrive. From our perspective, the seven guys I need to do battle

against, who are standing in my way to get that gold medal. I never

thought it was personal. They were simply trying to win. I do not own

winning. I just wanted to win. interesting thing is that champion

athletes - top athletes - gold medal athletes, that type of

athlete, will not see pressure as a problem. They will perceive it as a

privilege. I quite enjoyed it. The pressure is so high at that point.

All things being equal, it is the person whose handles that moment of

pressure he will have the best performance. One competitor asked

us all to pray together. I was not going to do that but most of the

guys did. I was going into battle. The brittle irony was, however good

you are, how ever many sacrifices you have made, it all counts for

nothing if you cannot deliver when it really matters. Four years of

preparation for a few defining moments of action. This is, in many

ways, the ultimate sliding Dawes moment. The key question is, do the

psychological rituals that athletes used in the dressing room and

continue to use right and hit in the arena actually work? In short,

what do we really nerve about the dark part of performance

psychologies. You are already under a tremendous amount of pressure in

knowing the significance of the moment. This is what you have been

preparing for and it is a dream come true. You are that close.

You'll always have an internal voice saying, this is dangerous, or

run away. A psychologist would always say you control the

controllable. Be run not in control of the weather, the opposition, the

crowd or the event. -- you are not in control. You can only control

how you perform when the gun goes off. You narrow it down to

something incredibly simple. Ironic that I have lost my faith now but

that gave me some perspective. It was about disassociating myself

with the outcome. You do the best you can and let the chips fall as

they may. I can only be as good as I could be a pause dubbed it was a

calming, focusing and inspiring thought. -- I could be. It is about

elimination of doubt. Doubt is sensible thing in many cases. When

someone is trying to flog an endurance policy, it makes sense to

doubt. In sport, doubt is catastrophic. If you do not believe

you will know beforehand or score a penalty, you will almost certainly

miss. This can help eliminate doubt. Superstitions provide reassurance

and boost self-belief. Superstition is very interesting, particularly

in the world of sports psychology. Thoughts become things. What we

think affects the way we feel and the way we feel ultimately affects

the way we behave and to perform. similar kind of thing happens in

the field of medicine. A sugar pill can have incredible effects,

reducing pain and anxiety, even eliminating nausea, so long as you

believe it well. As Jonathan Edwards said, any believe can have

a astonishingly powerful effects providing it is held with

sufficient conviction. Maybe that is the key. You need to find

something that works for you. Every athlete is an individual. You can

take out a training manual, a sports psychology book and say

Michael Johnson did this, Carl Lewis did best, and go on and on

but numb -- none of them are who you are and you need to find your

own way. Delivering under pressure is brutal. It is subjective. Many

athletes are overcome with nerves. Others are afflicted with terrible

self-doubt. Any wonder they reach for the particular ritual that

makes sense for them - that provides a sense of reassurance and

control. Preya, superstition, visualisation, take your pick. What

is certain is that my new difference between victory and

defeat is often to be found not in scale or effort but in the recesses

Those two minds, focusing exactly young what I'm going to say when I

ask the question. You apart of that film. A team event is different to

an individual event. There are so many other factors involved. So

often people at home are football fans and they say, why did he do

that? He did not have his mind in the right place. The cliche that is

always used is about the top two inches. If you were to draw a pie

chart about the importance of the mind in producing a champion, what

percentage is it? That is not the right approach. You want to be 100%

proficient and ready to go physically as well as mentally. You

do not want to divide them up and say this one is mental and this

match is physical. There is an element of mental preparedness of

that is required - mental toughness. What you want to do as an athlete,

you want to figure out yourself what works for me. Had they get

myself best-prepared to have my best performance and deal with the

pressure I am about to be under? What might work for one athlete

does not work for another. It has a lot to do with your personality.

Once you understand those aspects of your personality and how you can

modulate those things, you can then develop a strategy. You can develop

a mental strategy. Usain Bolt is the classic example of that. You

could not advocate across the board approaching a race like he does to

everybody. He is a different situation. If he were to take a

much more serious approach, I doubt if the results would be different.

Some athletes do need to relax and get themselves in that type of mine

set for that type of demeanour when they are not really feeling the

pressure. -- mindset. Usain Bolt can do it either way. It is

specific to the athlete. I agree with that 110%. For me, it is

something that can be improved. You do not start off with great mental

control and mental ability to get the best out of yourself. It is

something you can develop. It also depends on how healthy you are. In

Sydney, I relied on that so heavily because my physical was letting me

down. It can vary. It is an individual thing. That is a bit

point. It is a much bigger part of the equation when you are not

physically ready. When you are not physically ready, it is absolutely

crucial - your mental mind. You have so much more to think about.

Doubt concrete pin a lot more when you are not able to rely on

yourself physically. -- can creep in. You have to have complete

belief in a relay that at the changeover the baton will be in the

right place and a hand will be in the right place. If you start to

worry about it, you will be in trouble. The point that Michael

made was, every man, woman and that team, does his or her job. There is

no room for doubt. The strong this thing about relaid - they all had

to run the best they can. -- the relay. The changeover is crucial.

Each individual does have their own responsibilities. The outgoing

manner cannot be worried. He cannot see what is going on. His

responsibility is to make sure they do not go out of the are sown. You

have to really rely on that other team-mate. -- out of these then.

room for doubt. Between now and then, let's see what is happening

in the field. The pole vault is fared at by 0.65 metres. Steve

Lewis has passed. -- failed at 5.65m. That was very nice indeed.

Surprising to see every athlete failing their first attempt at this

height. They use can count against you. Bjorn Otto, in these very

early stages - a slight advantage. It was a very good clearance. In

the European Championships he had a head to head and it was compulsive

viewing. You did not know who would win gold until the last moment.

first round of the women's hammer final. Anita Wlodarczyk is the

former record holder. She is a little bit -- it was a little bit

off balance but it is flying. Britain has representation. A

magnificent performance by Sophie Hitchon. She broke the British

record with her last throw in qualifying. If she is going to win

a medal she would have to throw much further than her lifetime best

but the 21-year-old has done very well to even get to the final.

Anita Wlodarczyk leads. Another former world record holder, good

balance. She's been -- ate it spins away. That is a heck of a start.

Maybe. Very impressive but technically it could have been

better. This is the Olympic final - the first round. She did not use

her legs in the delivery. It was beautifully balanced and the

execution was superb. She is a lovely athlete to watch. She did

serve a suspension for a couple of years. She is in the lead. The fall

by 100 metres 4x100m is always an anxious watch. Kids Ben Nevis is

missing Kym Collins, who was sent home at the beginning of the Games.

-- St Kitts and Nevis. Blake joined the team last year. No Usain Bolt.

He is being rested. Now the Dutch will be tough. The European

champions, Brazil, always strong as well. Most of these teams have been

quicker than Britain this year - Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, James

Ellington, Daniel tour Beth and Adam Gemili. -- Dani Talbot. --

Daniel Talbot. Top three will be there or thereabouts. We do not

want to run the risk of being a Jamaica are the favourites in lane

fast as he would like, but going well around the bend now. The first

change for Britain was safe enough, but we are being run out of it at

the moment. Netherlands trying to get past Brazil, Italians going

well. Britain is now in third place. Great Britain, after a good leg

from Dwain Chambers, Adam Gemili just needs to finish this off. Oh,

no! What happened there?! We will have to look at the replay. It is

the yellow line that you need to look at. Jamaica got it round

safely, as ever. He will have enjoyed his role. Adam Jamelia does

not need us to tell him, Colin is shaking his head. My first look at

that, did he go off too early? The crowd are cheering because they

think Britain are second, but they cannot see what we have seen.

scanning down here, looking at the screen, we are looking for the

yellow marker on the floor of the track. Do they exchange the baton?

No, 100% outside that zone. The yellow mark, just watch this, what

the baton. He has gone past it, the baton is not in his hand. He

receives and off egos, that is a terrible shame, because that is one

of the fastest times the British team has run for a very, very long

time. Watch again. Can we make it any clearer? It is definitely not

there, unfortunately. Jamaica, a sound performance. One was wrong

there? I do not think he went are fairly, the mark seemed to be hit,

Talbot was moving well enough. Did he go out too quickly? Let's wanted

all the way around, I cannot see where the blame was. You always say

it is the outgoing runner's fault. You should only use your hand as a

target, the incoming runner should push it in. The blind man is not

the one to blame, so that would have been Adam Gemili. Let's have a

look. Everything goes well until now. Did he go before the mark? I

did not see where it was. Perhaps he was a little bit inexperienced,

he was not sure how far into the that, I think Danny could have

given him the baton a bit sooner, he took more strides than necessary.

As soon as he called hand, you have tooth throw it straight out. I

think Daniel will look back at the pictures and say, yes, when I

called hand, I should have pushed disqualified, the quartet are with

Phil Jones. At least three of them are. As one of the more experienced

team members, trying to comfort Adam. Let me start with you, you

have been through this before as a team, and I know you stick together

at a time like this. Yeah, you have to, man. It is unfortunate, it is

one of these things that happens. It is a fantastic performance,

Danny has come in at the last moment, both of them ran a

fantastic, the youngsters. It is a big stadium, do you know what I

mean? It can be overwhelming, these guys ran hard at. Again,

unfortunately, these things happen. Danny, how did you see it? I don't

know what happened. I just could not catch him. I feel bad for the

team, because we have tried so hard, so much training. I am really

gutted, the fact that we have been disqualified, devastating, really.

When you were shouting, what were you trying to communicate? A just

try to shout hand, we were just a bit too late. It is unfortunate,

really. Adam, how were you saying it? Oh, I don't know, I just... I

went off, I have got to see the video. Maybe I went early, maybe I

went a bit hard. I don't know, it is disappointing, because we ran

37.9, the changeover was sloppy, we could have been in contention in a

final if we had made it. It is disappointing. We have got a

monitor at the side here, you can see what happened. Maybe you can

explain. I think I went on the Czech marque, yeah, I went on the

Czech marque, maybe a tiny bit early. I did not... In a stadium

like this, it is hard to hear hand, I just put my hand back, waiting

for it. And then it did not come. Oh! It is so close. Dwain Chambers

has joined us as well. You would have been in contention, obviously

this is not the way you want your Olympics to end, but you can feel

for the younger guys. There, at the end of the day, we are proud of

being here representing our country, and Adam has had a fantastic start

to his season. This is his second year in athletics. It was a big

task, and I am proud of him, more than anything else. We are not

going to take anything away from that. We have been billed as a team

and hopefully do better throughout the summer and next year. Can I

just say thanks to all the other guys in the squad, Simeon, Mark,

James? Especially James, he has had a hardier. He and a hard time in

the 200, is that out, and he would have been our third leg. Sorry we

cannot get it round. I appreciate About the only certainty we had

before the race was that there would be one calamity, Michael said,

you just hope that it does not happen to you. It happens, in that

situation it looked like Adam Gemili when... A little bit early,

or even from his goal mark. He is already on the outside lane, he has

that strapping on his shoulder, Danny puts his hand out to the left,

instead of straight back, which compounded the problem. He knew at

that point... I do not know, you work on these changeovers, and you

try to walk on them at a speed that he will actually compete at, but

you cannot ever really match that speed, so it could have been a

situation where Adam was just so excited with his crowd, with his

moment and this opportunity, that he was running a little bit faster

I can see. He was very close to the mark. You can see the white mark,

Adam has already gone before the incoming runner hit the mark. And

then I think it was compounded by him just running so fast Bach the

start, probably faster than they have practised, and they could not

make the connection. He actually ran into the next-door lane as well.

Without further ado, they are ready to go in the second of these heats,

and the Americans are in this. They have not had a great track record

in Beijing and Berlin and elsewhere, so let see what happens here. Paul

in the year 2000. As far as Britain are concerned, they finished in

second place behind them in Athens in 2004. They did not finish in

their heat in Beijing four years ago. Of course, in the final

Jamaica went on to break the world record and take the gold medal.

This time it is Jeffery Demps to Leeds off, Darvis Patton, Trell

Kimmons, who is in good form, and Justin Gatlin, bronze-medallist in

the individual. The French team includes Christophe Lemaitre, sixth

And so are the Germans, just outside them. The Germans recently

broke their national record. The first changeover is OK, the

Japanese are right and outside, absolutely Fabulous! He is having a

storming leg. The Americans are safe this time. To the USA going

well, but so are France. The outgoing leg for France was a bit

slow away. Here come the USA! Trinidad & Tobago, perhaps coming

through, USA win, Japan's second, Trinidad & Tobago taking the Orland

curtained third qualifying spot. But the silver-medallists, Trinidad

& Tobago, we will have to have a look at that. They did not run a

particularly good race at all. Winning time of 37.38, that has

been adjusted. So very, very quick indeed. Colin, what do you think?

We talk about his being a Jamaican High in USA battle, and we could be

right, they are virtually neck-and- neck. -- Jamaica-the US Dave

been practising, and of course they have got Tyson Gay coming into this

team, so this is going to be a sensational race. Out of the

blocks... Nice and steady running around the turn. Trell Kimmons. And

this was a very good exchange to Darvis Patton. An experienced relay

runner, remember he had a little problem last year when Harry

Aikines-Aryeetey broke his shoulder. This is Trell Kimmons, actually,

giving the baton to Justin Gatlin. And Justin Gatlin had an excellent

100m race. The time, 37.38, a new national record for the United

States. It is the second fastest time in history to the Jamaicans.

There you go, the USA, new national record will give them huge

confidence by the time they get to the final. Japan, a fabulous time.

Trinidad & Tobago have got a bit of work to do on their baton changing,

but France and Australia go through to the final as well as the fastest

losers. Just a footnote to the British disqualification. I can

tell you, in case you did not already know, the European

Championships the men did not finish, the women were disqualified,

at the juniors, the men were disqualified, the women did not

finish, and at the Olympics the women are not here and our men have

been disqualified. 100% fairly at European title, that great battle

against Bjorn Otto. He is also clear at 5.65. And here is nous

Sophie Hitchon. If she can repeat the form that she showed in the

qualifying competition, we could be but it is close to 70 metres, that

is a real confidence booster in his final also the Itchen. She is by

far and away the youngest woman in the final. -- the force Sophie

Hitchon. She sits low. 69.33, Sophie Hitchon, a car or more rose

to go to get even further. -- a couple more to Rose. Already 72.96

the moment, but a Zhang Wenxiu has put herself in the next. We are not

even at the end of... Well, this is effectively the beginning of around

two, so we could even have the best women's hammer final ever been a

major global championship. That was long, 76.34, very close to her

Asian record. The third and final attempt for Steve Hooker, his

disappointment. We thought he might challenge for the world record, but

That takes us back to our piece about it all being in the mind. Now,

if you want to watch the final of the women's hockey, it is coming up

imminently on BBC Three, Great Britain won bronze earlier this

afternoon by the New Zealand 3-1, and it is the Netherlands against

Argentina in just a couple of moments time. We are building up to

the 5,000m for women, and Brendan Foster has joined us are here,

because he is the man when it comes to that kind of thing. We could

It is incredible. Tirunesh Diababa, the favourite for this race, won

the 10,000 convincingly the overnight. No woman has ever won

more than three individual Olympics medals. Last night we saw two

pieces of Olympic history. I think we will see another tonight. In

Ethiopia, they're getting really excited. They have four a massive

screens. There are hundreds of thousands of people watching the

London Olympics. It is incredible. If you look at the history of

Ethiopian distance running, Bekele is the most successful athlete with

three golds. Who else could upset things? Her own team-mate, Meseret

Defar. Vivian Cheruiyot as well. We have one up outstanding athlete. If

she is in form, I think we will be on the edge of a piece of history.

Jo Pavey is next door to her. We probably expect this to be an

Ethiopian/Kenyan cartel as it tends to be. What are our athletes aiming

for? It is the 4th Olympics final for Jo Pavey. I cannot think of

anyone else who has done that in British history. She has been a

fantastic performer who has run extremely well so far. She is at

the slightly advanced age for a distance runner. She has done

really well. Julia is also doing a in the 10,000 metres. Vivian

Cheruiyot last year would have been a contender. I'm not sure she has

done enough to take on Tirunesh Diababa. She has had a few injury

problems coming into the Olympic Games and that has curtailed any

challenge she could have had. Gelete Burka if it were slow, it

might give her something to think about. Daba, a former Ethiopian,

now running for Bahrain. Julia Bleasdale. A big personal best -

two personal bests. One in the 10,000 final and the other in the

5000 heats. Sally Kipyego, coached champion from Helsinki. Julia

Bleasdale was in that race. The former world junior champion has

this young lady - Tirunesh Diababa. She is back to her burst. -- best.

A huge cheer for Jo Pavey, one of Britain's favourite athletes. The

world champion in 2007 when Tirunesh Diababa just decided to

run the 10,000. As well as these the Olympic golds, do not forget

she has won four European Championship gold medals at

50101000 metres. -- 5000 and 1000 metres. Jo Pavey is going straight

to the front. She would not want to come to be it Olympic final and

lead 12.5 laps normally. Maybe that is getting rid of a few early

nerves and settling down into hopefully a nice, steady pace for

the race. I think she has wisely put herself in the front of the

pack. It is a sensible move. She is trying to encourage them to run the

steady pace. She has been training for the marathon. She wanted to run

the marathon in the Olympic Games. I'm delighted she is running the

10,000 metres. This is not bad. It is pretty good tactics. Because it

is Jo Pavey, Tirunesh Diababa has moved into 4th place. Just behind

that is Julia please tell. Two personal bests, you cannot do

better than that. A few months ago, she could not dream of being on the

same track as Tirunesh Diababa. There she is - on the shoulder of

the great one - Tirunesh Diababa, and running comfortably. It was

around 72.5 first lap. Well outside 15 minutes pace. I am sure Julia

Bleasdale will be hoping to dip under 15 minutes for the first time

in this final. Jo Pavey is ranked No. Two on Britain's all-time list,

behind Paula Radcliffe. They both had a right British tussle in the

10,000. Jo Pavey turned on the pace she has always been able to call

upon during her career. The crowd are loving the fact there are two

British women in this final and they can cheer them on. I do not

think there are any expectations of medals. They are enjoying this

stint at the front. It is a steady pace. Nothing that the bigger names

cannot contend with. It gets them moving along nicely. Jo Pavey is

doing the job, doing the business. Tirunesh Diababa has been jogging

along. Vivian Cheruiyot is starting to move through the field. Jo Pavey

will have analysed the event and realise the Kenyans and Ethiopians

did not run as a team in the 10,000 metres until the very late stages

of. She wants to keep it steady so that when the cream rises to the

top, she is in amongst it. That is the steady pace. They will go up a

lot faster in the last 1000 metres. You do not need a calculator. It is

a pretty slow pace. They are running 75 second laps. The big

names are not interested in getting anywhere near the front at this

stage. All of that plays into the pace of Tirunesh Diababa. Vivian

Cheruiyot might have thought, I wonder if I can out kick her but

she has been a bit off her game. Once Tirunesh Diababa was into her

stride, she is so small, you wonder where the power comes from. She is

so quick at the end of the race. She is quick at the end of the race.

She needed a big British record to get into the top eight. She just

saw the German into the bronze medal position. Sophie Hitchon

finishes in 12th place. It is a brilliant performance by her to

make the final. Alex Smith made the final of the men's hammer. This has

been a very successful games for them. I was chatting about a couple

of people about Rio. We're talking about people who had done while for

Britain. Nothing much has changed. In her day, Meseret Defar has had

some great tussles with Tirunesh Diababa in her day. There is nobody

I think has anything to offer in terms of taking on Tirunesh Diababa.

Sally Kipyego already has a silver medal in the bag. Maybe she is

looking for another one. What will Labour do? It is difficult. She is

strong and can stay with you. She can out sprint you. I am looking

closely at Tirunesh Diababa. On her right leg she has the blue plaster

on her hamstring and down the back of her knee. She has had lots of

injuries over the last few years. She has not won the World

Championships for a cross-country championships since Beijing. She

has been troubled all the time with injury. She has a blue plaster on

the back of her leg. I wonder if there is some strain in the

hamstring. She is a little bit brittle these days. I have been

speaking to a few people who are going in the 1500 metres. Everyone

is saying the same thing, a hard track. Distance runners have come

off it more saw them they would normally. It is fast as printers

but is taking its toll on the legs. -- for the sprinters. The baht is

up 5.725 metres. Can Steve Lewis be the first one clear? Nur Tatar. He

will have two more attempts. -- No. Jo Pavey is now out into second

place. That was a 76.6 seconds a lap - the slowest lap of the race.

-- second lap. It was late in the day when they move and accelerate

in the 10,000 metres. Jo Pavey is running strongly. Julia Bleasdale

has done fantastically well and made great progress. On the inside,

still on the inside, not moving an inch is the great Tirunesh Diababa.

For the first time, Meseret Defar. Her team-mate, Gelete Burka, who I

think has been outstanding in cross-country. We have never seen

that form in an outside Championship. You would think

Vivian Cheruiyot may have something to say about the pace of an is

raised. She is quick. Six laps to go. -- pace of this race. They

would not thank you for adding another 5000 on. This is hard

enough. Quite a few of these women already run the 10,000 metres final

- 5000 metre heats. They will complete 50 laps of those hard

track. The Italian is still leading and Jo Pavey is in second. They

built the tracks to be fast. When you have got 50 laps to run, like

Mo Farah has tomorrow, and like Tirunesh Diababa and Vivian

Cheruiyot tonight, it can take its toll. A soft track favours distance

runners and Haag tracks they their sprinters and you get fast times in

the sprints. Do you please tell is going alongside Jo Pavey. -- Julia

Bleasdale. There are too many who are outstanding in the last couple

of laps. Meseret Defar is strong in the final stages. She could be a

danger to Tirunesh Diababa. That is still very slow. In the diamond

lead, Tirunesh Diababa, on another occasion in New York, when she

wanted to show what shape she was in, she ran a fantastic five laps.

The last four laps were incredible. She might have got through the

heats of the 1500 here with that time. That is the sort of... Bat

and as to everyone she was back in great shape. -- bat announced. Two

British athletes with Tirunesh Diababa in between. Down the back

straight, I was watching Tirunesh Diababa. You could see her looking

on the big screen. She's getting junior champion, this would be a

season's best. It is a good time for a season's best, the first

athlete clear. Well, Tirunesh Dibaba has decided it is about time,

just less than four laps to go, and she is beginning to strike out, and

the first three, the talent, the three fastest women in history,

Tirunesh Dibaba, the world record holder, Meseret Defar, second

fastest, and right behind them Vivian Cheruiyot, the third fastest,

and the good news is that Julia Bleasdale is right in amongst it,

her confidence is really high, and his exceptional to get amongst

these athletes. Tirunesh Dibaba Kipyego got herself are the Kerber

rather smartly as soon as Dibaba started picking it up. -- off the

curve. This is reminiscent of the race in New York, she got to the

front and started to go quicker and quicker. The previous lap was 73,

now we have 68.9, the quickest lap of the race by a long way. Now it

is getting serious and the pressure is beginning to tell, the group is

having to work for position, gaps are beginning to open, but Julia

Bleasdale is running a terrific race so far, coming up to 1,000m to

go, and if you're asked last autumn, she will not have believed she

could have been here, especially after running the 10,000. But here

comes Tirunesh Dibaba. Julia Bleasdale moved up into fourth

place, right in amongst it with the oak pins and the Kenyans. -- the

Ethiopia's. The pace is gradually burning them off at the back, the

group is getting smaller, but the two British athletes are still in

it, Jo Pavey working hard to stay with it, that as effectively two

athletes from Bahrain, originally from Ethiopia, five Ethiopia's,

three Kenyans at two British athletes as we come down to the

final with just two laps de Galle. This is very interesting, we know

how quick Tirunesh Dibaba is Annie Last lap, but she knows some of

these other athletes are quick. -- is on the last lap. She is trying

to run the finish out of Meseret Defar, run the finish out of Vivian

Cheruiyot, and this is a brave way to do it, and you need to be

confident champion to run like this, but it is impressive so far. But

the athletes who she will have worried about our right on her

shoulder, and they have got her in their sights. Now, his is going to

be an upset? As Tirunesh Dibaba leads, using the screen for

information. Sue Pavey -- Jo Pavey and Julia Bleasdale have been

running very well, trying desperately to stay with the surge.

Jo Pavey may well be there to knicker off on the last lap, but

now it is between Ethiopia and Kenya. Kipyego moves to the inside,

Tirunesh Dibaba is watching the screen all the time. She is

watching the screen, winding the pace up, and she is coming up

against her great rival, Meseret Defar. We have seen her sprint

before, as she still got the power she showed in a 10,000m? There is

just an inch altar growing, but now it is important. Vivian Cheruiyot

on the outside, Meseret Defar and the outside, and is the champion

going to defend her title? Meseret Defar, the former and innit

champion, Tirunesh Dibaba, the current Olympic champion, are

finding it hard to make history here, but she has not got this won.

Vivian Cheruiyot is gathering confidence, Tirunesh Dibaba is

under pressure. Meseret Defar has cater for a long time, at Cheruiyot

is looking for room. The two go toe to toe down the home straight, and

it is going to be Meseret Defar, Cheruiyot finishing quickly, but

Meseret Defar, after winning eight years ago, comes back to take the

Olympic title. What a shock! Cheruiyot and then Tirunesh Dibaba

are. 7th for Jo Pavey, Julia Bleasdale in a blaze, could run

from the British athletes. 60 seconds for the last lap. -- in 8th

place, good run from the British athletes. Only the might of Africa

is better than these two, but goodness me, that is a shock

results, and Meseret Defar can probably hardly believe it, because

she has been second best for so long, second best to Tirunesh

Dibaba, to Vivian Cheruiyot last year, and now she has somehow

rediscovered the old form of that she showed back in Athens. Meseret

Defar, well, I think that is one of the biggest shocks. I know it will

not get the headlines, but it is one of the biggest shocks on the

track at the Games. 450 metres raining -- remaining, and she has

put herself in the position of the pacemaker. The champion is trying

to defend their title with the former champion on her shoulder.

Vivian Cheruiyot is in a good position, but the sprint is not

outstanding so far. There goes the champion with not a gap at all.

Meseret Defar is now in a perfect position. At some points in her

life, she has been able to pull away from them, but not tonight.

Here they come, it arrivals, these two, team-mates for Ethiopia but

both want the gold medal. In 2004, it was Meseret Defar, in 2008 it

was Tirunesh Dibaba, but Meseret Defar has ran a clever race. Has

she got anything left? The answer is no. Here comes Meseret Defar,

running strongly, and here comes Vivian Cheruiyot, I do not think

she gave herself every chance, she did not get close enough. She was

finishing strongly, but Meseret Defar, the second fastest runner in

history, takes the gold medal. And a salute to Ethiopia, and I can

imagine the scenes in Addis Ababa. They all came to watch Tirunesh

Dibaba try and win again, but they saw their team-mate, the previous

winner, win it this time, and Cheruiyot split the two Ethiopians.

And here comes a really strong and exciting performance, once again Jo

Pavey follows Julia Bleasdale into the finishing straight, the spread

that he used to have over the years has not deserted Jo. 7th and 8th

they finish, as they were in the 10,000m. They have kept British

distance running proud, we are all proud of Jo in her 4th Olympic

Games, 7th in the 5,000, 7th in a 10,000, Juliet AIDS in both. A

terrific performance, they have done extremely well in a race which

is a little bit disappointing for some, but Meseret Defar, two times

a Olympic champion, well done to her. Well, there is the results,

not one I thought I would be perfect! He has never won a world

of Olympic outdoor title, world indoor champion this year. And this

event is that the most capricious of all, you're never quite sure

what is going to happen. The great Sergei Bowker only won 1 Olympic

Thai cop, amidst six world titles. Renaud Lavillenie going well at the

yes, that is brilliant, putting him right in the next in his pole vault

competition! He certainly is, and the next night, 5.85, would be a

new British record if he gets it. More importantly, it would probably

seal an Olympic medal. That is fantastic, equal third place at the

highest vaults about. Well done, this time by Meseret Defar, looking

a bit perplexed but continuing her lap of honour, enjoying it, we hope.

The British girls did incredibly well, Jo Pavey and Julia Bleasdale,

they are downstairs with Phil Jones. Steve Cram said it in commentary,

it took the might of Africa to beat the pair of you, and it was the

same end the 10,000 as well. I know you are exhausted, what a week you

Yeah, just to have another chance to run in front of his amazing home

crowd, we did ourselves proud doubling up, it is always tough,

but I was really worried whether my leg would hold out, I wore two

compression socks, I have never done that before! I thoroughly

enjoyed it, hard, but really pleased, we should both be pleased,

thank you to everyone who has helped me, the crowd has been

amazing, I have loved it. Julia, this is relatively new to you, Jo

has been through these things before, what is the overriding

memory you will take with you? came here not for the tracksuits,

and over the last eight days I have shown that am capable of competing

on the best in the world, so the next phase is to ensure that I'm

capable of beating the very best in the world. But for now I am pretty

happy! That is a tremendous attitude. Jo, a final word, what

for you now? You have come back to the track and done so well, a

personal best in the 10, where do you go from here? I will probably

do a marathon in the autumn, because I was to gain some more

experience at that, but I'm so glad I got to compete in the Olympic

Stadium, I have loved it, it has been an awesome experience. Well

done to you both, thanks for quote. Bjorn Otto, one of the

world's leading pole-vaulters. Very easily cleared, that means Steve

himself with that the earlier failure at 5.50. -- I think. So are

Steve Lewis really any mix in this Well, the Olympian macro on 2016

may have not yet taken up their sport, but everybody needs to start

somewhere, whether as a teacher, parent or friend who will inspire

you, someone will light the flame that will change the rest of your

Growing up in Jarrow on South Tyneside was not... I don't know,

it did not seem to be the best place in the world at the time. A

lot of unemployment, shipyards closing. Having said that, as a kid,

you ride through a lot of that and concentrate on your own little

environment, which was great. I ran my first race, 400m, for the school.

I remember this guy came up to me afterwards and said, you know,

you're not a bad little runner, you should come down the Athletic Club.

I didn't even know there was one, and that was when I met Jimmy

Hedley, I came down a week later. A lot of kids come to an athletics

club, they try it out, but for me it was the friends I made, the

atmosphere when I came here, a different group of kids, we used to

play football, table tennis, yes, go for a run, but it was great fun.

It was like a youth club, you know, I did not know what I thought it

was like, but it was a fun place to go two nights a week. And then

there were girls as well, which always help. I did a lot of my

training until I was almost a world champion on this year, and you

would not get at least doing that his days, they would think it was

not good enough. I run my first race for the club, and I came

second. And I was kind of road. Jimmy was really good at getting me

to realise that this was something One time I remember racing here, I

had been selected. I was injured all the time leading up to 1983. I

needed a race to decide whether or not to go to Los Angeles. He rang

you and others to come and help out, didn't he? It was about 9pm on

Thursday. He said current can you get some lads down here? Steve is

going to do a time trial. I got a few of the lads and every one of

them said they would take time off and come down here, 12:00pm on

Saturday, to try to help Steve. You were respected. I am glad I did. I

got the silver medal and I would not had an not demand. I do not

think people realise what top Olympians do behind closed Dawes in

the privacy of your own track. People say, that must be a great

feeling. It is. It is also great when you are 16 and you break four

minutes for the 1500 for the first time. Steve Cram of Jarrow has had

the race of his life. He has not only broken four minutes, he has

smashed it asunder. If you would like to get involved in the Olympic

Brendan was saying to us off camera earlier on that Eamonn Martyn, the

former middle distance runner and marathon runner, said his club has

been inundated with people wanting to get involved. Kids want to play

handball. This is the legacy, isn't it? It is. It is great. That peace

was lovely. The summer before I had been on holiday with my parents and

gone to the Olympic Park in Munich three weeks before the start of the

Games. I was ready. When Jimmy Topping Out was quite good, I

remembered what I watched on television. -- told me I was quite

good. I was fortunate to grow up in a community where sport was just...

You walked outside the house and there were kids playing sport. That

is the way it was. You wanted to be outside with your friends. If you

wanted to play with them, you played sport. These programmes are

extremely important around the world to give the kid a place to go.

It has gone. Everything is so organised now. Kids just go in and

go in teams as coaches, athletes and referees. Everything. Do you

owe you gold medal to one person? Not one. I loved running. I have

watched the 1980 Moscow Olympics. That was it. I was hooked. Take me

to the track. The rest is history. The first coach is important. They

keep the interest. Mum and dad are very important. Talk about coaching

career you a coach to somebody in the final. At cannot believe you

have just said that actually. Laura always had ambition to get to the

final. She cannot wait. She is loving it. She has done very well

to get to the final. I am looking forward to it. A bit like I was in

1980, I was delighted to be there but I was wondering if Sebastian

Coe and Steve Ovett were going to win. It is great to see them there

and I think Lisa has a great chance. How big a chance? She has a great

chance. What Lisa does when she is fit and ready, she races really

well in championships. That will stand her in really good stead.

There are some good athletes but without that experience. If she

makes some good choices in this race, she has a great chance.

will see that raise very shortly. Kelly Holmes would join us up here

sent abs a throw which looked as if it would have got her in amongst

the medals. -- sent up a throw pebbles stuck there was a problem

and officials measured it and they knocked about five metres off. They

allowed her to have another throw, which is not unprecedented. She was

desperately unlucky. This one just went into the net. She only has one

more throw to move up from 8th place. Confirmation that Sophie

Hitchon of Great Britain set the British record in qualifying. She

finished in 12th. Anita Wlodarczyk now in round five. She keeps it

nice and long and whips it away. A hammock is absolutely flying. The

middle yellow line superimposed on the ground. She is the leader at

the moment. Tatiana Lysenko, that is close. The throw in the first

round has taken everyone else, up until the 5th round, and in

particular Anita Wlodarczyk, a long long time to be warmed up. She has

another throw left. She could nip in for the gold medal. Second place,

at 77.10 metres. 14 athletes started the pole vault final and

now then up only six left. One of them is Steve Lewis. -- there are

only six left. The Olympic silver medallist is still in the

competition. We feel that today that Steve Lewis is coming of age.

He broke the British record in the competition leading up to this. He

is now really in the mix in the Men's pole vault final. That was

not close. The bark is at 5.85 metres. There really is a stellar

line-up in the women's four by 100 brought home by Blessing Okagbare,

who made the Olympic 100 metre final earlier on in the Games. She

ran so well. They have got the good quartet. Brazil in lane three. They

set a new national record to qualify. Trinidad and Tobago,

slightly faster than the Brazilians. Certainly Kelly-Ann Baptiste has

been in this situation before. Very slick. 42.31 they have run this

year. Then the Ukraine. The European indoor champion. She

starts for them. Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson,

Veronica Campbell-Brown and, on the last leg, Kerron Stuart. The same

team which did not finish in Beijing. Then comes the United

States. They ran the 4th fastest time in history. They have brought

in the big guns. One of the farm and -- fast as women on earth,

Carmelita Jeter, bringing the baton home. The Germans, exactly the same

team. The Netherlands, the same team that won silver in the

European Championships in Helsinki a couple of weeks ago. They set a

national record as well in the heats. A quick word from Colin

Jackson. Is it just a case of Jamaica against the United States?

I am going to say that. My money is on the USA. Carmelita Jeter waiting

for her chance on the last leg to bring the baton home. One of the

greatest 100 metres in history. The double 100 metre gold medallist,

Shelly and raise the Price, she leads of for Jamaica. -- Shirley-

Ann Fraser-Pryce. She was slow to rise. She gets a way to a good

start but so does the American. She is flying into the back straight.

The changeover is good. There goes Allyson Felix. They're being chased

by the Jamaicans. The Americans are really going well. On the third leg

for the USA, she will hand over to Carmelita Jeter. It looks like the

USA it all over the dead. Kerron Stuart can do-nothing. -- -- it

like - as rabbit it looks like the USA it all over it. A new world

record. They have beaten the record set by the East Germans in 1985.

That is one of the longest-lasting world records ever. It takes East

Germany off the record books for ever. That was incredible. Just to

remind you, what a quartet for America! A solid quartet. I was

screaming when I saw that time. 40.82. The USA did some very slick

baton changes. They were confident and happy to extend. I still think

there could be more to come from this team. Incredible, absolutely

phenomenal. Jamaica cannot complain. Four to 1.421, a new national

record for Jamaica. -- 41.421. America has come here today in the

final. There will be a big cheer if Steve Lewis goes cheer -- Claire.

It was so close. It would have put him in the lead in the pole vault

final. We are in for some drama in the next half an hour. Steve Lewis

has brought his best form into the Olympic Stadium. You can see, from

the look on his face, a little glance towards his coach. It was

not far away. Maddison is absolutely lightning. So it is

Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce. It was a great exchange. We knew Sherone

Simpson would have a hard time trying to deal with Allyson Felix.

Another great Exchange tonight. They have Carmelita Jeter on the

last leg. She really was not going to mess about. They had excellent

times in the qualifying rounds. They knew they could do something

special. Carmelita Jeter brings the United States home to renew record.

If you divide 40.825 four, it is 10.2 seconds for each of those legs.

That is turning. Just a word on the Jamaicans. They ran the third

fastest time in history for their new national record and the silver

medal. Talk us through the last changeover and the form of

Carmelita Jeter. No messing around. She wanted this. She knew they were

capable of it and, boy oh boy, aggressive always through. She was

pumping her arms very quickly and pointing to the clock with a big

smile. Straight in the hands and no messing about. Look at this! Then

these are pumping high. Kerron Stuart of Jamaica working hard.

Knowing that their team was going well also. There was no mistake as

she got close to the clock, there changeover! She loved that, two

individual medals in the sprint, now gold for Carmelita Jeter.

Allyson Felix, another gold medal for her, part of a brilliant

quartet to just set a magnificent world record. They did not just

beat the old world record, they absolutely listed. What a final,

USA get the gold medal, 40.82, a superbly for a new national record

Well, the world record had stood for 27 years, an Olympic record for

32 years, from the days of the East Germans. Michael, you were cheering

them home big-time. That was an incredible run, just fantastic, the

speed was what that was all about. The exchanges were not great, they

were not as crisp as we saw yesterday. But I think that his

team, after yesterday's performance, 4th fastest time ever, knew that

bringing in Allyson Felix and Carmelita Jeter, God medallists in

the 200 and silver in the 100, they had incredible speed. -- gold. They

decided to go with slightly saved and not. Madison has been on fire

this year, Great out of the box, great starter. This exchange year,

not great. A little bit dangerous there. Allyson Felix, gratefully

back stretch, 200m runner, this is exactly where you want her. This

one is a bit tricky, Bianca Knight ran an incredible bend yesterday

and did the same thing today to put them in an incredible position.

Carmelita Jeter, that was not great, but very safe, which is what you

want when you have been disqualified so many times, as the

USA has been. So this is a great result for the US, who have had so

many problems with the baton exchanges over the years, men and

women disqualified in the gate Olympics. So to smash the world

record here, that is an incredible time. Carmelita Jeter, no God in a

100m, but a world record and gold here in the relay, and the reaction

she gave afterwards was just great. -- no gold. That was great to see

for that team, having had so many problems in the past. And it feels

the fire of the great American- Jamaican rivalry. Terrific

competition in the pole vault, genuine medal contender for GB.

certainly do, Steve Lewis just sitting there, thinking about 5.85,

his first attempt. He is in equal fourth place at the moment, just

six athletes left and the medals showing why, brilliant from the

That is a competition that is boiling, and we will keep you in

touch all way through the evening. You can probably see Dame Kelly

Holmes is here, how are you? Very well, how great is your view?!

is not a bad place to be! We will talk about the 1,500 men is in a

moment or so, but we have spoken a lot in the last week about the

great plastic bricks debate that has been going on, people finding

themselves the Olympians by default, which is convenient because it is

the 5,000 and the 10,000, and we can go back to the Los Angeles

games that were remembered for that amazing spaceman that land in the

opening ceremony, for Carl Lewis, The 1984 women's 3000m final, Mary

Decker against Zola Budd. Solar bird from Bloemfontein, South

Africa, and now Britain, thanks to a passport delivered in

suspiciously double quick time. -- Zola Budd. Mary Decker, the all-

American Golden girl, running in Los Angeles, the film set when

nothing could go wrong. The world champion is now flat out on the

infield! Zola Budd briefly led the field but, as if conscious of the

wreckage on the infield, she slowed and to a chorus of boos from the

crowd, she finished 7th. Still well ahead of Mary Decker. Whose fault

was it? Zola Budd was immediately disqualified, but on reviewing the

incident, she was reinstated. As for relations between the two, they

would be reconciled one year later, but for the moment the Golden girl

was in no mood to forgive. She came to you and try to express their

sorrow. I said, don't bother. Well, extraordinary memories, and

she found herself in the middle of a remarkable soap opera, and she

held the British 1,500m record for 12 years, and their new broker.

1997, I remember it well, because it was the Games that inspired me,

watching Sebastian Coe and that race, and I remember the whole

story, she was just a young girl who had the opportunity to run

because South Africa were going through their problems. I remember

that she held it for that 12 year period, I broke it in Sheffield in

1997, running 3.584 star we will talk about what might happen

tonight, because we have genuine medal hopes in the 1,500m. Steve

Lewis, Jonathan, this is a big two failures at 5.85, as has

Holzdeppe, the two athletes in equal 4th with Steve Lewis. Bjorn

Otto has at one failure. Renault Ballymoney -- the Renault

Lavillenie is the only man clear, Olympic title, is he set to do the

same? Steve Lewis, we have only ever had one Olympic finalist, 6th

strides out that it was not quite there. He will have one more

It is a great event, Pol Pot. This race tonight is fascinating,

because it is wide open. For Lisa Dobriskey, it poses extra problems

about running and no tactics. Tell us, if you find yourself in that

situation, how you approach a race like this. You are right to say it

is quite wide open, I could not call it, although you will see that

the athletes with their season's bests, but the way that Lisa

Dobriskey runs it frightens me, because she holds the inside lane,

and in a tactical race like the 1,500m, you have got to be so

careful to break out at the right time. It is the shortest route, and

sometimes you get a lucky break, the inside lane will open up, but

you have to be careful. How often are people consciously trying to

block others? I do not really think that is what their intention is out

here, because they all representing Kenya and Ethiopia it is not like

there are three Kenyans, for example. It is how the race will be

run, whether Lizo or Laura has a chance. If it is slow, they both

have a great finish. Laura, her first Olympics, she has gone

through the rounds, I do not know what else she has in the tank, but

she is a fighter. Lisa Dobriskey has pedigree, championship wins,

Commonwealth champion, she is not afraid to attack, but the other

three girls have gone below four minutes this year, so if they are

out for a big race, it will be a fast time. I cannot call it, it

depends on how the race is run. The Ethiopians are so fast, though, and

the Kenyans on the last lap. intriguing three candidates minutes,

Lisa Dobriskey and Laura Weightman, opposite ends of the Experian scale,

but it is a big moment for Steve Cram, not just commentating, but

because he is Laura's coach. Enjoy a great reception, I am sure. --

two. This is a wide-open final, I think. Shannon Rowbury of the USA,

two very good Turkish athletes. Kareiva came through with the same

the Americans, and on the outside Lisa Dobriskey and Laura Weightman.

-- Morgan Uceny. A huge cheer for Lisa Dobriskey, thought the four

years ago, no defending champion here incidentally. -- 4th. Nancy

Langat did not make it through, she has had problems in the last couple

of years. For Laura, the goal was to get to the semi-final and then

who knows? To be in the final, you can tell, you can see what it means

to have. Uceny, last year was meant to be her year, tripped in the

world championship final, and his team mate went on to win gold.

Kostetskaya, much-improved Russian, former world junior champion, 400m

hurdles, believe it or not. The partner of Steve Hooker, who went

out in the pole vault final earlier. A former world champion, always

somebody to consider, Jamal, she has had Achilles problems this year.

She could still figure. Watch out for the European champion, Kharkiv

are taking -- Cakir Alptekin, there have been Turkish flags flying, the

booze might be because she served a doping ban for a couple of years.

Aregawi of Ethiopia, not like the normal Ethiopians, not part of the

system, she is based in Sweden and has taken Swedish citizenship

recently, but a running thought Ethiopia here. Hellen Obiri, very

dangerous world indoor champion at 3000m of staff Tatyana Tomashova at,

another who has had a couple of years away with suspension. Kelly

close. Oh, he is going to finish in equal 5th place, a great

performance from Steve Lewis. He will look back on this day with

pride. Great competition from Steve Lewis. And lots for the crowds to

keep their eyes on here. Gamze Bulut has surprised many, the 20-

year-old from Turkey. And then Shannon Rowbury, the bronze-

medallist from the World under way, two British athletes,

and as ever in the 1,500m, tactics can go all sorts of different ways

and bring into plays all sorts of different athletes. Immediately,

what often happens, they set off at a sprint for 100m, then they stop,

and the nerves now start to build. The brain cells start wearing! And

that is something which Lisa Dobriskey knows, you need to stay

calm, keep your wits about you and not panic, even though you are only

jogging and it is the Olympic fine of. They really are jogging, this

is tough, you are coming down the home straight, the crowds are

getting anxious, and eventually somebody is going to bolt from the

pack because you cannot stay at his pace for ever. This is not a 1,500m

race, it is a 1,200 metres race, and again no plan emerging from

anyone. This is partly to do with the Diamond League circuit, where

they get pacemakers every time. They are not used to doing it

themselves. But this is going to be made into a distance race, some

because they have just completed a lap and 73 seconds. I was guilty so

I could do that, I probably couldn't, but Steve probably could!

Debatable! Gamze Bulut stretching out a bit now. Jamal on the inside.

Shannon Rowbury just boxed-in mayor, Kostetskaya outsider. The two

British athletes are really in the right position, you just need to

sit and watch when it is like this, give yourself a bit of room if

anything takes off, stay close enough. It is OK being where Lisa

fifth place at the moment. And Uceny, the very quick American,

going well at the moment. They have spent so much time getting here

that it is a different kind of strength, test and race. We thought

Gamze Bulut might do some pace. Lisa Dobriskey is in a decent

position there but she has now got to become really conscious of every

move. She has got to be getting herself closer. It doesn't matter

which lane, just stay on the outside. She is looking for gaps on

the inside and that will not always deliver for. She always does that.

She has done a fantastic job getting here and she is

experiencing an Olympic final, which is beyond her wildest dreams,

but she has done so well. I don't like where Lisa is at the moment.

She has dipped through on the inside. Per and then look! Dear me!

Is that Uceny again? It looks like it. She fell last year. And now we

have got a sprinters' race. The Ethiopian is now attacking and

where is Lisa Dobriskey? She has found herself a gap but she has a

problem now. She is really going to have to work to try to close it.

She would have been able to work up a good pace, Dobriskey, but I don't

know if she can keep it up for the last lap. Maryam Jamal, can she

summon something again? Gamze Bulut is trying to get there and they are

fighting. It is Turkey at the front! And the European champion is

going to become the Olympic champion. Gamze Bulut takes the

silver. And that will be Turkey's first ever Olympic athletics gold

medal. Men are or women. B58 last lap. -- a fifth D8 last lap. This

was not a race to sue Lisa Dobriskey. It did not sue the

British athletes. -- it did not suit. As I said, well, somebody who

has had her problems with the authorities. She has served a band.

Never nice to say that but we guess she will say, I have served my time.

But what do you say about her? Uceny goes to the ground, and that

is what is going to happen when you have too many athletes. And Lisa

Dobriskey, giving herself so much to do. And here comes the former

world champion. She has accelerated really quickly down the back

straight. Lisa Dobriskey has so, so much to do. The gaps are huge now.

Absolutely no chance that she can come back now. And a brave attack

from Maryam Jamal coming around the outside. That 400 metres around the

bend was 14 seconds and that is why they were struggling to get there.

She is in second and suddenly it goes completely. Gamze Bulut in

second. Maryam Jamal is exhausted, too. A very disappointing race from

every point of view, I would think. But you're going to say that Asli

Alptekin gave a great tactical race. You are in the middle of a crowd

and you don't know what is going to happen behind or in front, and

therefore accidents do happen. But Asli Alptekin of Turkey wins the

race. You can see there, her legs complete debacle. And the other

Turkish athlete, they come racing on through to get the. A doping

suspension in the past four Asli Alptekin. And the athletic

fraternity will be a bit disappointed with that. -- in the

That was a messy final Volikakis yes, really messy. -- really messy?

I found I did not really have it there. But Graham pleased I have

come into an Olympic final, a major championship. -- but I am really

pleased. You have been through the whole gamut of emotions? I am

bruised but I loved it out there. The crowd of brilliant and I have

loved it and I cannot think everybody enough who has supported

me. And Steve as well, who is probably listening to this. And you

are hungry for more? Yes, I believe there is much more in the future

and this will push me on now. you so much, Laura. Let's bring in

Lisa. Again, you have the marks down your legs. I was expecting it

to go a bit earlier than it did. With the fall I found myself in the

wrong place and I left myself far too much work to do. You need to be

on it to be with the girls and I was too far back. Ahead of the race,

many of us were talking about you as a medal hope. Were you going

into that with that confidence? Definitely. It would have been a

tough asked to get a medal but have always believed I could so I feel

dejected and a bit disappointed now. he has got it! Five metres and 91.

Forte brilliant performance. Bronze medallist in the championships in

Helsinki and a junior champion in now his team mate, Otto. His first

attempt at 5.91. He was second in Helsinki. He has got it, too. And

an even better clearance and his team mate. And now comes the

Frenchman, Lavillenie. He was in first and now he is down in third.

A big, powerful man. Execute perfectly. Will daylight there

between him and the bar. -- real daylight. Under more pressure now

than he has ever been thus far, Lavillenie. And it shows. So, at

the moment it is Holzdeppe and Otto. A Turkish one, two, gold and silver.

They have never done that before. Maryam Jamal coming through for a

gutsy bronze ahead of Tatyana Tomashova. And then Lisa Dobriskey

and Laura Weightman in 10 and 11. And how dreadful must Morgan Uceny

be feeling? It wasn't the most enjoyable 1,500 metres, was it?

Unless you are Turkish! We're going to leave that for a moment because

we have a very special guest with us. David Rudisha, welcome and

The first man to go under one:41. How do you feel? I am still very

surprised. I can't believe what I did. You are watching the women's

1,500 metres there, and they are going so slowly that you were

shaking your head. You just went all the way away from them? Yes.

When you want to run macro I fast race in a championships like this

you have to do something special. - - run a fast race. You have to have

good tactics. It certainly was. Before the race, did you think to

yourself, not only do I want to get the medal but I want to break the

record? Well, coming into these championships I was very confident.

My main aim was to break the Olympic record since 1996. But

coming here, we have the perfect conditions and as I was going for

the Olympic record, I couldn't believe when I crossed the line and

saw I had broken the world record. Describe your emotions at that

stage. Not only a gold butter a world record? -- but a world

record? Well, I think of my father. From 1968. I always wanted to win

and to get the gold medal was fantastic. When I cross the line, I

was very happy. That was the first Because when I cross the line, I

wanted to see if I had got the stadium record but then I saw the

world record and then I was like, wow! Because the 800 is

unbelievable to break the world record without pace-setting.

Normally we need somebody to do the fast lap. And always nice to get

one over on your dad! This year, I was very confident that this time

was possible. And I still have the final competition in Zurich and I

pray I get the perfect competition and see if I can improve my half a

second or even better than that. But below 1:40 is possible. I have

been running in races like the Diamond League and smaller races,

running fast. But to do something like this in the Olympics is

something special because a lot of people over the world are watching

because many people love sport and the Olympics especially. And I

think today, while I was walking, everybody knows me now! Yes. Your

coach said it was the performance of the Games. You have followed him

so that must mean a lot. You will get a great reception when you go

home to Kenya? Yes. I received a phone call from Kenya and some text

messages and they were very happy, excited. They were watching at home

and it is just unbelievable. David, it was a privilege to watch you and

thank you so much for coming to the studio. Thank you so much. We will

hand you back to the Olympic Stadium.

JOHN INVERDALE: The record had been held by the East Germans for 27

years. And we have another race coming up, the men's for by four.

But Lisa got caught up in an extraordinary race that was 20

seconds outside the world record. How do you explain that? I think it

was a very disappointing race. It is such a slow race to run. People

were chopping and changing and we had a fall. But when it starts

picking up, unless you are in contention on the break, you are

never going to pick it up. I would like to have seen Lisa to go for it

a bit more. But people are fighting for their place once the pace gets

quicker. And then there our legs and arms everywhere! I am a

complete novice with the 1,500 metres. Why on earth would Lisa not

taking it on when she sees the pace? I am sure after the first lap,

people were saying, Lisa, take it on! Yes, but it is hard when you're

in there because you don't know when it is going to go. Lisa would

have known that with 700, 800 to go at least. Actually, it is a slow,

gradual wind-up. A four minute 800 is... The gradual build-up will be

good for the likes of the Kenyans and Ethiopians because they always

have a race like that. I am just surprised Lisa done thing to run up.

She prove me wrong in the first bit because she ran on the outside. But

if you are not used to running like that, you cannot take that mould.

And just before that, we showed Mary Decker falling and then the

American bites the dust. We haven't had this conversation almost a tour