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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Press Conference in advance of the UK Indoor Athletics Championships

It's the day before a major meet so the press are invited to phtoograph and interview a selection of Team GB athletics stars at the EIS, Sheffield where the real action happens this weekend.

Always a nice treat as they're not speeding past you for once, so the shutter speed can come down, and always have time for a quick chat.

 L to R: Tom Bosworth, Asha Philip, Andrew Pozzi and David Omoregie

 Hurdler David Omoregie

  Hurdler Andrew Pozzi

Race walker Tom Bosworth

Sprinter Asha Philip

Action from Day 3 of the British Athletics Championships

Matthew Hudson-Smith (Birchfield Harriers) clocked 44.88 in winning the men's 400m to book his place in Rio and join the other 37 athletes who secured automatic Olympic selection at the British Athletics Championships.

Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley) won her first 200m British Championship in 23.11 just ahead of Desiree Henry (Enfield & Haringey) in 23.13 as they both qualified for Olympic places.  It was the same margin of victory in the man's 200m with Adam Gemili (Blackheath & Bromley) clocking 22.44 ahead of Danny Talbot (Birchfield Harriers) in 22.46, with them both qualifying for Rio.

 

Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon) ran a PB of 13.31 in the men's 110m hurdles ahead of Lawrence Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) in 13.44, with them both also qualifying for Rio.

 

 David King (Plymouth) winning his heat of the men's 110m hurdles.

Jazmin Sawyer (City of Stoke) won the women's long jump with 6.75m, edging out defending champion Shara Proctor (Birchfield Harriers) as they both qualified for Rio.

There were plenty of others who also booked their place on the Team GB heading to the Rio Olympics.  Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill) retained her women's 1500m title by breaking away in the final 300m to win ahead of Laura Weightman (Morpeth).  In the women's 800m it was Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) who won in 2:01.80 just ahead of Lynsey Sharpe (Edinburgh) on 2:02.14.

 

In the women's 400m, Emily Diamond (Bristol & West) won in 51.94 ahead of the fancied Seren Bundy-Daves (Trafford).

The men's high jump was decided on countback with Robbie Grabarz (Newham & Essex Beagles) pipping Chris Baker (Sale Harriers) as they both cleared 2.26m.

European champion Eilidh Doyle (Pitreavie) won her third British Championship 400m hurdles in 54.93.  In the men's event it was Sebastian Rodger (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) who won in a season's best 49.45 ahead of Jack Green (Kent AC).

 

In a tactical men's 1500m, defending champion Charlie Grice (Brighton Phoenix) won in 3:43.41 just ahead of Chris O'Hare (Edinburgh).

The women’s 5000m was a slow-burner until Steph Twell (Aldershot, Farnham & District) and Eilish McColgan (Dundee Hawkhill) moved away from the rest of the field to take gold and silver and secure their Rio spots.

 

Pre-event favourite Jade Lally (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) won the women's discus with 59.15m

Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC) took the British Championship in the men's 5km race walk in a season's best 19:13.56 but was second behind Dane Bird-Smith of Australia.

In the women's 5000m race walk it was Bethan Davies who won with a personal best of 22:03.82

Elliot Giles (Birchfield Harriers) won the men's 800m ahead of Jamie Webb (Liverpool Harriers) and Michael Rimmer (Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton Harriers) who was looking for his eighth British title.

In the women's 3000m steeplechase,  Rosie Clarke (Epsom & Ewell) produced a personal best of 9:52.20 to take the British title ahead of Lennie Waite (East Kilbride).

Luke Cutts (City of Sheffield and Dearne) won the men's pole vault with 5.40m to secure his Olympic place.

Tom Bosworth smashes the British record in the 3000m race walk at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships

Tom Bosworth (Andi Drake, Tonbridge) smashed his own British record in the men’s 3,000m walk at the EIS Sheffield, knocking 17 seconds off the mark he set just last month at the England Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships.  Clocking a time of 10:58.21 was over 1 seconds off each of the 15 laps of the track, helping the 26 year old retain the title he won last year.

"I have got the 20km Olympic qualifying time and I want to get better and improve my PB. I want to go to the Olympics knowing that I can be up there with the best. I have been getting quicker and quicker over short distances and now I want to do it over 20km and show that I can do it internationally as well.”

British Athletics - UK Indoor Championships coming up at the EIS, Sheffield

This weekend the UK Indoor Athletics Championships return to the EIS, Sheffield.  Run over Saturday and Sunday there is a full programme of top athletics events.
 

Isobel Pooley, UK Women's High Jump Champion, press call, UK Indoors, EIS Sheffield 26/02/2016

As is usual at this time of year, several athletes are out because of injury/recovery (Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Greg Rutherford), but there will still be top class UK athletes competing in many events - see http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/british-athletics-series/indoor-british-championships/
 

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Tom Bosworth, Isobel Pooley - press call, UK Indoors, EIS Sheffield 26/02/2016

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England Athletics - Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships - Day 2

The England Athletics Combined Events Championship finished off today with some great performances.

In no particular order:

 Callum Wilkinson (Enfield & Haringey) & Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge) - junior and senior record breakers in the 3km race walk

 Katie Stainton (Birchfield Harriers, Kelly Sotherton) - winner of the Senior Women's event

 Liam Ramsay (Sheffield and Dearne, Mike Corden) in the pole vault

 Sam Talbot (Exeter Harriers, Eldon Lake) winner of the U20 Men's event

 Laura Hanagan (City of Sheffield, Mike Corden) in the Senior Women's 60m hurdles

Joe Hobson (City of Sheffield, Mike Corden) in the U20 Men's 60m hurdles

 Emma Achurch (Leicester Walking Club, Steve Arnold) in the Women's 3km event

 Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC, Andi Drake) leading the Men's 3km race walk

 Emma Nwofor (Newham & Essex Beagles, Laura Turner-Alleyne) in the senior Women's shot put

 Elinor Kirk winning the BMC Women's 3km race

 U20 Men's hepathlon winners.  LtoR: Joe Hobson, Sam Talbot, Tom Chandler

Senior Women's Pentathlon. LtoR: Marilyn Nwawulor, Katie Stainton, Jo Rowland

 Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC, Andi Drake) celebrates his record-breaking 3km time of 11.15.81

 

Senior Men's Heptathlon. LtoR: Jack Andrew, Liam Ramsay, Aiden Davies

Full event details for Day 2 are at: http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/best-of-british-performances-on-day-2-of-england-athletics-indoor-championships