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Qualification for the men's javelin is under way and already through to the final are Finland's Tero Pitkamaki (81.48m) and Germany's Rohler Thomas (81.24m). We'll update you with more news on that as it filters through.

The qualifying mark is 81m or, failing that, the 12 best performers will progress.

Paula Radcliffe
Marathon world record holder and BBC Sport athletics expert

"Maryna Arzamasova, who won the other 800m semi-final, is looking very strong but Lynsey Sharp is running with a new confidence that we've not really seen before.

"She's tactically aware, running in the right place in her lane, running wide but not wide enough that anyone can get down the inside. And there's an aura about her that wasn't there before. She believes she belongs in the final and is challenging for a gold medal rather than just a medal."

Denise Lewis
Olympic heptathlon gold medallist and BBC Sport athletics expert

"Lynsey Sharp's so tactically aware. She kept her dominance, didn't want to lead but she just commanded it and that medal at the Commonwealth Games has transformed her attitude."

Jess Judd has enough energy left to talk to BBC Sport's Phil Jones. "I'm so happy," she says. "To make two major finals in one year is great.

"It became real last night when I was watching the videos and I was thinking 'I'm the only one not there'. Everyone else has been at the Olympics and major championships and to be in the final alongside them is amazing."

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Lynsey Sharp after reaching the women's 800m final: "I felt good. I got out strong as normal, no-one pushed it on but I tried to stay calm and just ran my own race.

"It makes a massive difference running confidently. I've raced Jess a few times this year and I looked across with 300m to go and thought it would be really nice if we could both get through."

Brendan Foster
European 5,000m champion in 1974 and BBC Sport athletics expert

"It's a new way for Lynsey Sharp to run, to control it from the front and when she decided she was going all the way she wasn't letting anyone past. Her acceleration and her confidence was really applied. She looked supreme, really comfortable and Jessica Judd managed to get through.

"Lynsey Sharp running and controlling from the front. Looking up at the screen - that was absolute maturity, and if she's that impressive in the final she'll take an awful lot of beating."

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Smart racing from Lynsey Sharp. Commonwealth silver medallist Sharp is forced to take the lead in the first lap and Judd, long hair flapping loose, follows her.

The Scot puts her foot on the accelerator at the bend and eases away from her rivals, winning in 2:01.32. Russia's Yekaterina Poistogova (2:01.45) was second with Judd (2:01.53) third.

Next is the second 800m semi-final, featuring 19-year-old Jess Judd who last month said she loved the pain of 800m running. "I think I'm a bit sadistic," the Essex girl said. Sadistic or not, Judd oozes talent.

The teenager from Canvey clocked a personal best one min 59.77 secs in June, in what was her first major race of the season, and was fourth in the Commonwealth Games, but the remnants of last year's back injury still remains with the teenager blowing heavily after her heat in Zurich.

"It had been quite choppy the whole way around and someone ahead of me chopped and I was hit in the back," explains Alison Leonard of her decision to not finish the first 800m semi-final.

"I was in the back and the gap started to open up. I'm disappointed I didn't carry on, I should have pushed on to the line. I'm not injured, I lost momentum, I should have carried on and I'm disappointed with myself."

Paula Radcliffe
Marathon world record holder and BBC Sport athletics expert

"Alison is very inexperienced. There's a lot of bumping and barging. The Polish girl who bumped her kept her cool and went on to qualify. I'm sure it's not something she'll do again and I'm sure she won't do that again."

The winner of the first 800m semi-final was Maryna Arzamasova of Belarus in 2:00.36. Poland's Joanna Jozwik (2:00.58) was second with Russia's Svetlana Rogozina (2:00.83) third. A DNF next to Alison Leonard's name.

Brendan Foster
European 5,000m champion in 1974 and BBC Sport athletics expert

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"Alison Leonard was starting to make ground, an athlete moved out ahead of her and it was a really bad jolt and she lost a lot of momentum.

"You can't see any spike marks on her leg and maybe it's a muscle problem but it's very unfortunate because she was doing the right thing."

Leonard seemed to lose momentum after a bit of elbows at the back of the pack. A disappointing end to the 24-year-old's championships. Her inexperience on the big stage perhaps telling.

Oh. Leonard steps off the track after 600m after a bump and she is out of the race.

Blackburn's Alison Leonard, who is making her senior debut for Britain, qualified for the semi-finals with the quickest time and looks comfortable on the outside at the bell, although is now struggling.

For those of you interested, the 24-year-old is a fan of the cookery programme Great British Bake Off, tweeting last week:, external "Hard to say what I'm more excited for, travelling to Euro Champs in a week or @BritishBakeOff in 3 days."

Will the Lancashire lass crumble like a freshly baked cookie or rise like a magical soufflé? (I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.)

Let's quickly turn our attention to the women's 800m semi-finals because the first bunch of two-lap wonders are lining up on the start line. There are three Britons to keep an eye on in this event - Alison Leonard, who was impressive in the heats, Commonwealth silver medallist Lynsey Sharp and teenager Jessica Judd.

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While European 10,000m silver medallist Andy Vernon chats to Gaby Logan about British Athletics leaving "no stone unturned" in their preparations, I shall make my first call for some chit-chat.

It can be awfully lonely here so why not send us your thoughts on all things athletics, using the hashtag #bbceurochamps. Which British athlete has impressed you the most and why?

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer in Zurich

"Much warmer in the Letzigrund this evening, and only a slight breeze compared to the flag-ripping gales last night. Good conditions for sprinting - and with the performances of Britain's young guns in the 200m heats this morning, that could lead to some more razzle-dazzle in the semi-finals later.

"Adam Gemili was the fastest qualifier of the men - but even that couldn't top 18-year-old World Junior champion Dina Asher-Smith (aka Dasher) who found out before her race that she had got the A-Level grades she needed to get into King's College and then ran within one hundredth of a second of her personal best."

If you're unsure of the whos and the whens, there is help in the form of a bite-sized schedule (all times BST).

17:38 - 800m women's semi-finals

18:15 - 110m hurdles men's semi-finals

18:42 - 200m women's semi-finals

19:10 - Men's triple jump final

19:15 - 200m men's semi-finals

19:40 - women's javelin final

20:50 - 110m hurdles men's final

There are many ways to stay across the action in Zurich. If you are fond of moving pictures, why not turn to Gabby Logan and her troop of distinguished Olympians. You can watch and hear their views on BBC Two, or by clicking the 'Live Coverage' tab at the top of this page.

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From 19:00 BST, Jonathan Edwards will be in charge of the mic on BBC Radio 5 live. Also, there's live text commentary throughout the evening. Heard of that? Good.