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Conrad Williams on BBC Two: "I tried to make it look as comfortable as possible. The field was quite loaded but I love running in championships and I'm just glad I'm in the final.

"I relaxed coming into the home straight and kept my focus. I knew that as long as I was in the top two I'd be in the final. With the relay as well I've got a tough week with five races, but I've got a good team behind me and as athletes we're treated really well. "

Great Britain's Martyn Rooney crosses his fingers and winks behind his shades. Richard Morrisey of Ireland, who is the spit of 90's QPR striker and sometime house DJ Danny Dichio, is also in the field of the second semi-final.

They had been canned for the evening in an effort to squeeze everything in, but the victory and medal ceremonies are now back on.

Jo Pavey will get her medal tonight at around 19:48 BST. A very precise, approximate time, I grant you.

A strange old semi-final. Conrad Williams wins from well out wide as Kevin Borlee goes into the red in the final 50m. His winning time is nothing special - 45.85- but that is the least of his concerns as he beats his fist against his chest and books in for another lap of the track.

Before Chambers and his rivals strut onto the track, we have the men's 400m semi-finals. Great Britain's Conrad Williams has Belgium's Kevin Borlee to contend with in the first.

The oldest dog in the British 100m pound is Dwain Chambers. A European silver medallist 16 years ago, he has been telling BBC chief sports writer Tom Fordyce about his more mature approach with 36 years on the clock..

"I just want to try to do the best I can in every opportunity I have left. I'm not going to have many. It's more precious now. The clock's ticking," he said.

"To me it doesn't matter if I win it. I just want to get on the podium. Again. If I can win it that's even better..

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator

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"I still think Christine Ohuruogu has a good chance in the final. There are some decent athletes she's up against, but they're not in her class. She can rest up and go again on Friday."

Right, as Ukraine's Olha Zemlyak wins the second semi-final in a punchy 51.24 seconds it is time to turn our attention to the men's 100m semi-finals.

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Great Britain's Asha Philip on BBC Two after missing out on a place in the final: "I'm disappointed, it wasn't a good race, I got out but it was a bit sticky. It's all about qualifying for the final, and to have three of us in there would have been great."

Bad news for Asha Philip trickling back from the officials' office.

She has been edged out of the fastest loser spot for tonight's final with France's Celine Distel-Bonnet making it in her place...

Christine Ohuruogu on BBC Two after finishing second in her semi: "That was a surprise. I felt really tired and I haven't really got my race fitness.

"I ran well yesterday and poorly today. I'm surprised but I'll have to take it. You don't really think about the delays, it's just one of those things. It's good to have a day off now, in terms of my fitness I think I need it. I'll rest up and come back on Friday."

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator

"A shake of the head, Christine knows that wasn't as good as her usual high standards. She had some work to do and there wasn't a surge at the end, it was more the case that some of the others were going backwards.

"She was concerned and had to lean at the finish. She did enough to qualify but that shake of the head tells you everything. I don't know whether the delays haven't helped her, we saw her helping to move the debris at the training track earlier, maybe that used up some of her energy."

Scrap that. There were three automatic places for the final, but still it was not a convincing show from Christine Ohuruogu. Fourth-place Natalia Pyhyda was ahead of her at 350m and only 0.14 seconds behind her on the finishline.

Well, let's hope she conserved energy at least. Spain's Indira Terrero is well clear and Christine Ohuruogu only just does enough to get the second automatic ticket to the final, taking second 0.02 seconds ahead of Poland's Malgorzata Holub.

Christine Ohuruogu has work to do....

British reigning world champion Christine Ohuruogu takes aim at the 400m final in the next event on track. They are away cleanly...

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Calculators and set squares out. This one is down to the thousandths of a second and a handful of millimetres.

Asha Philip has clocked 11.24 seconds, but so has France's Celine Distel-Bonnet from heat two. Officials are trying to split them on a photo. Paper, scissors, stone, best of three?

There is no doubt about the winner. Ivet Lalova take the semi-final in 11.15, but it is a crowd scene on the line behind her.

Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji gets the nod for second in 11.20 with Philip fourth in 11.24. Will that be good enough for a fastest loser spot?

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Britain's Desiree Henry on BBC Two after reaching the women's 100m final: "I can't believe it. I just had a relaxed approach and I was determined to enjoy it. Dafne Schippers, we're virtually training partners and she's always encouraging me. I'll get ready for the final now, I can't wait."