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After years of training, last weekend the UK Olympic trials for track and field took place in Birmingham. 大象传媒 5 Live's Sonja McLaughlan was trackside to speak to a delighted Shara Proctor about her new British record, a disappointed Jessica Ennis who had five no-jumps out of six attempts at the long jump and high jumper Robbie Grabarz. Mo Farah explains to 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire why he pulled out of the 1,500 metres at the UK trails. In total, a staggering 175,000 sports kits will be handed out to the members of the Team GB squad, 大象传媒 Radio Leicester caught up with sculls doubles champions Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger about receiving their Olympic kit. Martine Wright who lost 75 percent of her blood and both her legs in the 7/7 bombings reveals her journey to participate in the first ever British women's sitting volleyball team at a Paralympics. And the Olympic torch travels through Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire... with 大象传媒 Olympic Correspondent Gordon Farquhar.