The bell rings. The whole field is bunched together but Kenya's Abel Kipsang decides it's time to put the hammer down. Jake Wightman follows. Here we go!

It's a slow start. The athletes are jogging through the opening 200m.

Tanzania's Andrew Boniphace Rhobi eventually decides to take it on.

Having already seen one effort cleared off the line England women's Ellie Rayer has another attempt and this time her fierce strike is tipped on to the bar by Wales keeper Roseanne Thomas.

England are dominating with four minutes to go until half-time. Will they get a second while they're on top?

Jake Wightman receives a huge cheer from the crowd as his names is announced on the start line for heat two.

Now, can he make it safely through to Saturday's final?

Denise Lewis
Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC TV

Jake Wightman is the poster boy for these Championships because of that run in Oregon

Have high hopes and he has had a fantastic season this year and it would be lovely if he could add another medal.

It is how you deal with that mindset - transitioning from being an outsider to now being the man with the target on his back.

Australian Oliver Hoare is first across the line in three minutes 37.57 seconds as a group of five move clear on the final straight to all secure automatic qualification for the final.

Wales' Jake Heyward, Scotland's Josh Kerr and England's Elliot Giles are all there, along with Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot.

Welshman Jake Heyward is leading the pack and thinning out the competition as we enter the final lap of the first men's 1500m heat.

Top five to go through automatically. Scotland's Josh Kerr and England's Elliot Giles are among a group of six at the front...

Hayley Simmonds
Commonwealth cycling bronze-medallist on BBC TV

Grace Brown was fourth in the Olympics and then had shoulder surgery so didn't race the end of last season but she's a deserved winner.

This event was a big target for Anna Henderson because she went to university in Birmingham - watching her take those corners was so good to see, she's so good on the bike.

It was a technical course - there were some tight turns and having some knowledge of the course would've been beneficial for Anna today.

England women lead through a penalty stroke early in the second quarter.

Elena Rayer rounds Wales keeper Roseanne Thomas but her push is then cleared off the line by the face of defender Elizabeth Bingham.

A p-flick is signalled which Grace Baldson makes no mistake scoring, shooting low to her left.

A leap of 7.10m puts England's decathlete Harry Kendall in fourth in the long jump event, which is being led by Australians Alec Diamond and Cedric Dubler from Grenada's 100m winner Lindon Victor.

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Next up on the track, it's time for the men's 1500m heats.

And it means Scotland’s new world champion Jake Wightman is back in action.

Heat one features Tokyo Olympic silver and bronze medallists Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya and Josh Kerr of Scotland, Welshman Jake Heyward, England’s Elliot Giles and Aussie Olivier Hoare.

In heat two, Wightman begins his bid for a summer hat-trick of 1500m gold at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships in the same summer. He's joined by Abel Kipsang, Scotland’s Neil Gourlay, Matthew Stonier of England, Piers Copeland of Wales and David Mullarkey of Isle of Man.

The first five in each heat will go through, plus the next two fastest runners.

England's Anna Purchase and Wales' Amber Simpson are safely through to Saturday's women's hammer final, placing third and fifth respectively to comfortably make the top 12.

Canada's Camryn Rogers, with that Games-record throw of 74.68m, and Australia's Julia Ratcliffe, were the only athletes to secure the automatic qualification distance of 68.00m.

A very tight first quarter comes to an end between Pool A leaders England and rivals Wales in the women's hockey.

Wales had the best chance of the opening 15 minutes with Hannah Cozens setting up Amy Burton but the 26-year-old could only volley the ball over the bar with the goal at her mercy.

Australia's Grace Brown was the last to start, and she's the winner of the women's time trial, with England's Anna Henderson coming second.

New Zealand's Georgia Williams takes bronze.

Australia's Grace Brown narrowly missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year in the women's time trial, finishing fourth, but she is on the charge and seemingly heading for the gold medal.

England's Anna Henderson is set to be nudged down to second.

So, a good morning for the home nations in the 200m heats as Hannah Brier of Wales, Abi Galpin of Guernsey, and Scotland's Beth Dobbin all make it safely through to tomorrow's semi-finals.

Next up on the track will be the men's 1500m qualifying.

Canada's Natassha McDonald faces no challenge at the front as she wins the final 200m heat in

Beyonce Defreitas, of the British Virgin Islands, is second and Papua New Guinea's Toea Wisil makes the top three.

Malta's Charlotte Wingfield finishes fourth in 24.47 to take the sixth and final non-automatic spot.

England's Anna Henderson now takes the overall lead as she finishes in a time of 40:38.55 and that is 74 seconds ahead of Rebecca Storrie.

Will that be good enough for a gold for Henderson? All she can do now is sit and wait and hope. Australia's Grace Brown is her main rival and goes through the 23.2km in the lead at that stage.

It's an all-home nations affair in Pool A in the women's hockey as England take on Wales at the University of Birmingham hockey centre.

England are top of their group and will want to finish off the pool stages in style knowing they will face New Zealand in the semi-finals. Their match has just got under way.

You can watch the action right here.

Time for the sixth and final heat of the women's 200m.

The 100m silver medallist Julien Alfred goes in this one.

Favour Ofili's 22.71 seconds remains the quickest time we've seen so far.