Action from Day 2 of the British Indoor Team Trials 2017

There were more good performances at the EIS, Sheffield on Day 2 of the British Indoor Team Trials - with selection for the European Championships in Belgrade on many minds.

Scott Lincoln took gold in the first final - winning the Men’s shot put with 18.76m

The Women’s 3000m race walk saw Gemma Bridge add to her win at the EIS in the first weekend of January with her first British title in a personal best of 13.23.59

Tom Bosworth won the 5,000m walk in a new British record of 18:39.47 minutes, cheered on by the crowd as he stormed around the last few laps.

Sheffield Pole Vaulter Luke Cutts posted a season's best 5.43m for his fifth British indoor pole vault title to beat Max Eaves on countback.

In the men's High Jump, Robbie Grabarz cleared 2.25m for silver behind Allan Smith.

Guy Learmonth ran with the red bib to indicate that he was the fastest man on paper, and justified it - winning the Men’s 800m in 1.48.19

Elliot Giles left it late to over-take Tom Lancashire to win the Men's 1500m title with a personal best of 3:45.59

Lorraine Ugen produced the fourth longest jump in the world this year of 6.72m to win the Women's Long Jump ahead of Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jazmin Sawyers.

Sheffield's Lee Emmanuel won his third 3,000m title in succession - pulling away with 600m to go.

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Day 2 of the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships 2017

Another day of great athletics at the EIS, Sheffield saw several personal bests and a couple of Championship Records bettered on Day 2 of the 2017 Northern Athletics Indoor Championships.

 Jacqueline Fairchild (Trafford) winning the Senior Women's 800m to add to the 1500m she won yesterday

 Scott Lincoln (City of York) who won the Senior Men's Shot Putt in a CR of 18.87m

Daniel Eckersley (Kingston AC) won the Senior Men's 1500m ahead of  Hassan Ben-Tiba (New Marske Harriers) who came in fourth but won the U20 Men's 1500m

 Karla Drew (City of Sheffield and Dearne) on the blocks for the semi-final of the Senior Women's 200m

 Oluwaseun Okome (Sale Harriers) won the Senior Men's Triple Jump with 15.05m

 Antonio Infantino (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) won the Senior Men's 200m in 21.04

Adam Hague (City of Sheffield and Dearne) won the Senior Men's Pole Vault with 5.20m

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Results etc can be seen at: http://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-snru20u17-indoor-tf-champs/

"Perfect 10" for Joel Fearon at the Manchester International

On a sunny summer's evening at Sport City in Manchester, Joel Fearon (England, Birchfield Harriers) produced a 10.00 second run in the Men's 100m to win the title at the inaugural Manchester International. This was the event that the crowd had been anticipating following his 9.96 at the England Championships, and he didn't disappoint - pulling away from a quick field

 

 

The Women’s 100m was also a great spectacle with Rebecca Campsall (England, City Of York) edging it with 11.68 over Rachel Miller (BAL/UKWL Harrow) in 11.69

In the Women's 400m, Phillipa Lowe (England) came home in 53.58, ahead of Ella Barrett (GB Juniors) in 55.59

 

Jenny Meadows was in fine form awarding prizes for the Women's Mile (winner Jess Judd is reflected in the trademark sunglasses):

In the Men's 400m, Conrad Williams (England) came in a close second in 46.62 to Dwayne Cowan (BAL/UKWL) in 46.46

Richard Weir (England) took the Men's 3000m in 8.12.68 ahead of Adam Hickey (Southend) in 8:14.31

Angelita Broadbelt-Blake (England) took the Women's 100m hurdles in 13.53

On a lovely sunny evening, Charlotte Green (England) won the Women's 200om steeplechase in 6:36.03 ahead of Aimee Pratt (GB Juniors) in 6:39.54

 

The Women's 200m was won by Finette Agyapong (GB Juniors) in 23.72

while the Men's 200m was taken by Reece Prescod (England) in 20.57

In the 800m races, Katy-Ann McDonald (England) won the Women's race in 2:05.03 and Ben Greenwood (Scotland) took the Men's title in 1:50.45

 

Tommy Horton (England) led from the front to win the Men's 2000m steeplechase in 5:36.25

England took both 4x100m relay races - the Women's in 45.02 and the Men in 40.13

 

Alex Tovey (England) won the Men's Mile in 4:13.95

England took both 4x400m relay races - the Women's in 3:40.71 and the Men in 3:08.06

In the field events, Adam Hague (City of Sheffield and Dearne, GB Juniors) won the Men's Pole Vault with a first time clearance of 5.25m ahead of Jack Phipps (England) with 5.20m and Ben Gregory 5.00m

Danielle Opara (England) with 14.08m was runner-up in the Women's Shot to Kirsty Yates (Scotland) - 14.56m

Alex Farquharson (GB Juniors) in action in the Men's Long Jump - third with 7.50m

Bethan Partridge (England) took the Women's High Jump on countback from Sommer Lecky (Ulster & N.Ireland) - both cleared 1.80m on their second attempts, but Sommer had failed 1.72m at the first time of asking

Scott Lincoln (England) was a clear winner in the Men's Shot with 18.87m

Full results can be seen here: http://www.englandathletics.org/athletes/england-athletics-team/england-athletics-team/manchester-international