BMC World Athletics Challenger Grand Prix noticed a high line-up of athletes go head-to-head at Woodside Stadium in Watford on Saturday (June 8), Stephen Inexperienced experiences.
The ladies’s 800m noticed Brazil’s Flavia Marida de Lima edge native favorite Ellie Baker by three hundredths in 2:01.26 to 2:01.29, with Deborah Rodriguez of Uruguay in third in 2:01.99.
Reece Sharman-Newell returned his second BMC triumph of 2024 with a convincing 1:46.53 800m win forward of Henry Fisher (1:47.16) and Grant Grosvenor of the USA (1:47.58). Earlier within the night Justin Davies scorched to a PB of 1:46.71 forward of David Locke (1:48.35) and Ben Gardiner (1:48.46).
Reece Sharman-Newell (David Lowes)
William Rabjohns broke new floor within the C race, clocking 1:48.08 for a PB and world under-20 customary. Within the D race Matthew McKenna edged Rocco Zaman-Browne, setting a PB and European under-18 mark of 1:48.81, with Jack Kinrade additionally setting a Slovakia qualifying time of 1:50.74.
Joe Wigfield continued his progress with a serene 3:37.46 1500m, not far exterior his PB and season’s greatest of three:36.67, following the tempo by way of 800m in round 1:57 and working solo within the second half of the race. In his wake a fast-finishing Tyler Bilyard returned PB figures of three:39.71, simply forward of James Dunn (3:39.86). Liam Conway was one other U18 qualifier on the night time as he clocked 3:48.03.
George Couttie in sixth was nicely throughout the world under-20 customary with a PB of three:40.56. The B race additionally featured a stellar run from under-23 Osian Perrin (3:39.20) with Henry Jonas 3:41.72 additionally throughout the tips. Underneath-17 athletes Katie Pye (4:20.01) and Isla McGowan (4:21.53) have been each below the Slovakia necessities.
Ava Lloyd (David Lowes)
The standout race of the day was the ladies’s 1500m the place a detailed end noticed under-20 Ava Lloyd prevail over Sarah Calvert and Aussie Jaylah Hancock–Cameron, with a shocking six second PB of 4:12.07 and a world under-20 qualifying time. Afterwards a delighted Lloyd, expressed how she advantages from coaching with Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter’s group which incorporates Keely Hodgkinson, Erin Wallace and Sarah Healy.
Philippa Bowden defined how she ran to ‘really feel’ fairly than ‘time’ in resisting the early tempo set by under-20 Innes FitzGerald then by Alex Millard within the ladies’s 5000m, to storm house clear within the ultimate 100m with a PB of 14:32.45, with Millard second (15:37.09) and Hannah Irwin setting a brand new better of 15:37.45 in third. FitzGerald held her kind to a 15:39.97 PB, to fulfill the necessities for Lima as she grew to become the fourth quickest British under-20 girl in historical past.
Philippa Bowden (David Lowes)
Tomer Tarragano did the same job within the males’s 5000m, with the early tempo being set by Sawan Barwal of India, then Alfie Manthorpe and Cameron Allen. An impressed ultimate 400m, noticed Tarragano break the tape with a brand new better of 13:44.62, going below 14 minutes for the primary time, with Manthorpe second (13:47.61) and Allen third (13:50.08). Twelve males broke 14 minutes underlining the power in depth of the home 5000m scene.
Within the males’s 3000m steeplechase Daniel Alvarez De La Cruz (Spain) was a runway winner in a PB of 8:39.87.
“This meet was outstanding in fairly than having one or two standout races, the power in depth was excellent, with the excessive variety of European under-18 and world under-20 requirements, plus a 38% PB price offering an actual signal of the power of BMC races and the British distance working scene as entire,” mentioned BMC GP director Tim Brennan.
Outcomes could be discovered right here and a hyperlink to the races through Vinco Sport
The BMC GP strikes on to the third fixture of the collection at Loughborough on June 22.
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