A two day spectacular at the Olympic Stadium. Well two pretty reasonable days of athletics lifted by a massive crowd for a Diamond League meeting. I think to be fair it was enjoyed by all. I was particularly pleased as I had booked perfect seats, right opposite the finishing line and at the front of the stand. Perhaps a little too far away for the best photos, but a good view of events.
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| My friends' son, not paying full attention! |
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| Brett Morse, our best discus thrower |
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| Finish to the 100m B race, Adam Gemili just nicking it in a domestic field in the opening track event |
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| Women's 400m hurdles - good second place by Perri-Shakes Drayton, behind Hejnova, a strong favourite for the forthcoming worlds. |
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| Women's 3000m |
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| Unidentified high jumper looking like he has been swallowed head first by the cushion monster. Not my best action shot! |
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| Women's 1500m start |
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| Bondarenko, who had some good attempts at a world record after winning the high jump competition |
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| Start of men's 100m |
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| Flashbulbs going off to greet Usain Bolt |
Saturday afternoon was supposed to be all showers and storms, so I arrived with a rucksack full of waterproofs. How wet does this look? Actually sunny and 29 degrees. Even Colin Murphy, who did the pre-meeting warm-up, was taking the piss.
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| Lord Coe being interviewed |
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| A tiny smattering of Olympic medallists parading before the crowd |
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| Chris Tomlinson being interviewed by the ever over-enthusiastic Iwan Thomas. Sadly Chris once again just couldn't get it right when it mattered, a decent 7.99 long jump to open followed by a series of fouls. So no place in the worlds, which is a pity. |
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| Women's shot won by the popular Valerie Adams of New Zealand |
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| Men's 110 m Hurdles |
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| And the 400m Hurdles |
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| Dejected Tomlinson after the long jump finishes |
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| Big field in the men's 3000m Steeplechase |
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| Men's 3000m with Mo Farah back in fourth early on |
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| Now up to second |
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| And then sprinting away on the last lap to leave the rest for dead |
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| Leading to the inevitable scrum of photographers |
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| And post run interview |
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| Followed by victory lap |
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| Jess Ennis waves to the crowd after finishing last in the long jump. |
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| British men's 4x100m relay team prepare for the almost inevitable baton drop. But of course Usain brought home the Jamaicans to win. |
