Gold For Greg

Olympic champion Greg Rutherford bounces back after a frustrating 2013 to become Commonwealth long jump champion in 8.20.
Jessica Taylor takes a surprise bronze in the heptathlon with a PB 5824 as Canadian Brianne Theisen-Eaton takes gold.

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Gemili, Miller, Bryant, Samuel, Sharman And Weightman Take Silver

100 metres Adam Gemili 10.10
Hammer Nick Miller 72.32
Decathlon Ashley Bryant 8109
Triple Jump Laura Samuel 14.09 (PB)
110 metres hurdles Will Sharman 13.36
1500 metres Laura Weightman 4:09.24

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Marathon Man

After an unhealthy lifestyle had affected his health, Steve Way took up running in 2007. Now at 40 he has finished 10th in the Commonwealth Games marathon in a PB 2:15:15, breaking Ron Hill’s 35 year-old British Masters record! The race was won by Delhi silver-medalist Michael Shelley of Australia in a PB 2:11:15. Kenya’s Flomena Cheyech Daniel won the women’s race in 2:26:45.
In the 5000 metres Kenya finished one-two as Caleb Ndiku beat Isiah Koech in 13:12.07, with New Zealand’s Zane Robertson getting an impressive bronze. England’s Andy Vernon and Tom Farrell finished sixth and seventh.

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Athletics Begins

50 gold medals 27 July – 2 August

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Triathlon Double Gold For England/World Title And World Record For Lake

Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee added that missing Commonwealth gold to his collection and brother Jonny took silver. In the women’s race Jodie Stimpson also took gold and Vicky Holland got the bronze.
Britain took two gold medals in Eugene, Oregon, as Morgan Lake, 17, became World Junior heptathlon champion in a Youth (U/18) World record 6148 points. In the high jump she broke the British junior (U/20) record with 1.94. Dina Asher-Smith won the 100 metres in 11.23.

UK All-Time Junior Heptathlon

1. 6267 Katarina Johnson-Thompson (2012)
2. 6148 Morgan Lake (2014)
3. 5910 Jessica Ennis-Hill (2005)

9. 5484 Denise Lewis (1991)

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Glasgow Commonwealth Games

At the end of day one at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Britain’s Morgan Lake is leading the heptathlon with 3821 points.
Mo Farah withdraws from the Commonwealth Games to concentrate on the European Championships.

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David Rudisha Documentary

100 Seconds To Beat The World: The David Rudisha Story.

BBC Four

22.00

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London Anniversary Games

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Monaco Diamond League

The spotlight was on the middle distances as Silas Kiplagat won the 1500 metres in a PB/World Lead 3:27.64, beating Asbel Kiprop by a second and Nijel Amos won the 800 metres in a World Lead 1:42.45. Seven men broke 3:30 in the 1500, three national records and three PB’s, with Nick Willis going under 3:30 for the first time in a 3:29.91 New Zealand record. Americans Leonel Manzano, 3:30.98 and Matt Centrowitz, 3:31.46 got PB’s in 8th and 9th, with Henrik Ingebrigtsen setting another Norweigen record of 3:31.67 in 10th. In third place was an incredible World Junior record by the find of the season, Kenyan Ronald Kwemoi (18) in 3:28.81!
After leading the 800 metres David Rudisha (1:42.98) faded to fifth in the home straight. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse set a French record of 1:42.53 in second and Alexander Rowe equalled Ralph Doubell’s 46 year-old Australian record set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics with 1:44.40 in 7th.
The wommen’s 800 metres saw American champion Ajee Wilson beat World champion Eunice Sum in an impressive PB 1:57.67 as eight women broke two minutes, including Jess Judd with 1:59.99 in 8th.
Genzebe Dibaba won the women’s 5000 metres in a PB/World Lead 14:28.88 as Molly Huddle broke the American record in 6th with 14:42.64.

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D Day For Mo

After a training session at altitude today in Font Romeu, France, Mo Farah will decide if he is fit enough to compete in the Commonwealth Games and this weekend’s London Anniversary Games.

Update: Mo confirms that he will be doing the Commonwealth Games, but has withdrawn from the 2 miles at Sunday’s London Anniversary Games to focus on training.

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