Olympic champion has his eyes on Hicham El Guerrouj’s world record of 3:26.00 at a Bislett Games on Thursday that is packed with quality line-ups

It has been rumoured for some time that Jakob Ingebrigtsen will attack Hicham El Guerrouj’s long-standing world 1500m record on home soil at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday (June 15). After smashing Daniel Komen’s world best for two miles a few days ago, the Norwegian looks in supreme record-breaking form, too.

Ingebrigtsen, 22, has a best of 3:28.32, which was set when winning Olympic gold in Tokyo two years ago. His target of 3:26.00 has survived for the past quarter of a century. But after taking four seconds off Komen’s similarly longstanding two miles mark in Paris with 7:54.10, Ingebrigtsen looks poised to challenge the Moroccan’s record.

El Guerrouj set the record in Rome in July 1998. The pacemakers led through the first and second laps in 53.6 and 1:50.7 (with El Guerrouj timed at 54.3 and 1:50.7). Noah Ngeny led through 1000m in 2:18.5 (El Guerrouj 2:18.8) before El Guerrouj took over, passing 1200m in 2:46.4 and covering his final lap in 53.5 and last 300m in 39.66 to create history.

The following year El Guerrouj set a mile record of 3:43.13 at the same Italian venue which has also lasted until today. No doubt Ingebrigtsen already has his eyes on that mark too.

Firstly, however, Ingebrigtsen has a race to win and a superb field has been assembled. Ironically Ingebrigtsen is “only” No.8 on the world all-time rankings and one of the athletes ahead of him is in the Oslo race.

Timothy Cheruiyot has a best of 3:28.28 and won the world title in 2019. Also in the field is fellow Kenyan Abel Kipsang, who has a PB of 3:29.56.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)

Yared Nuguse of the United States has a best of just 3:33.02 but the American has been in superb form in 2023 and finished runner-up to Ingebrigtsen on his Diamond League debut in Rabat recently.

Olli Hoare was third in the Rabat race and has a best of 3:30.12. The Australian was an impressive winner of last summer’s Commonwealth Games final too.

Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr provide considerable British interest. Gourley was a close runner-up to Ingebrigtsen in the 1500m at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March and opened his season with a 5000m PB of 13:11.44, whereas Kerr won Olympic bronze in 2021 and has a recent 800m victory from the Portland Track Classic under his belt.

Neil Gourley (Getty)

Then there is the Spanish duo of Mo Katir and Mario Garcia. Katir has run 3:28.76, won world bronze last year in Eugene and took a brilliant 5000m win in Florence recently in 12:52.09, while Garcia has run 3:30.20 and was fourth in the World Champs last year.

As for wild cards, look out for Narve Gilje Nordås, who is coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen and has seen his PB tumble down in recent seasons to 3:32.39.

The great tradition in Oslo of the Dream Mile continues with a women’s race over the distance. The field features Ciara Mageean, Winnie Nanyondo, Josette Andrews, Gabby DeBues-Stafford, Nikki Hiltz and Katie Snowden among others.

Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita (Getty)

Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Imani Lansiquot clash over 100m in what will be a prelude to the UK Championships next month. After Lansiquot improved to 11.03 earlier this season, it means they are the three fastest British females in history over the distance, although they won’t have the race to themselves as the field includes, among others, world 200m champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast.

In his first race since winning European indoor 400m gold in March, Karsten Warholm returns to action in the 400m hurdles. The Norwegian will be competing in front of his home crowd and his opposition includes CJ Allen, Khallifah Rosser and Trevor Bassitt of the United States, plus Wilfried Happy of France.

Karsten Warholm (Diamond League AG)

Femke Bol is another big-name athlete in Oslo and, like Warholm, she tackles her specialist event of 400m hurdles.

In the men’s flat 400m a strong field is led by world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk, plus Britain’s Matt Hudson-Smith and the man who beat Hudson-Smith to Commonwealth gold last year, Muzala Samukonga of Zambia.

READ MORE: Karsten Warholm interview

Elsewhere Erriyon Knighton leads the men’s 200m line-up and Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya heads a women’s 3000m field that has British interest with Jess Warner-Judd.

Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece features in the men’s long jump, Valarie Allman of the United States is in the women’s discus and Maggie Ewen and Chase Ealey of the United States are in the women’s shot put.

Yulimar Rojas (Getty)

After opening her season at a low-key Spanish clubs competition in Madrid, Yulimar Rojas, the Olympic and world champion, also returns to Diamond League action in the triple jump.

For UK viewers the meeting is on BBC3 from 7-9pm and you can see the full entry lists here.

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Autopsy reveals heartbreaking details of how US sprinter passed away last month at her home in Florida

Olympic and world champion sprinter Tori Bowie died in her home during childbirth, according to the autopsy.

The 32-year-old was found dead at her home in Florida, in May after the local sheriff’s department attended “a well-being check of a woman … who had not been seen or heard from in several days.”

The autopsy report was obtained by USA Today, who reported: “Possible complications Bowie had included respiratory distress and eclampsia, when a person develops seizures following a sudden spike in high blood pressure during pregnancy.”

The news of her death in early May sent shockwaves through the sport, but the cause of death was not known until now.

According to the report from Orange County Medical Examiner Office, she was eight months pregnant and in the process of giving birth when she died.

Bowie won 4x100m gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, plus 100m silver and 200m bronze at those Games before going on to claim the world 100m and 4x100m titles in London the following year.

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Irish 400m star and British hammer thrower reach new heights in Austin, Texas, in the world’s greatest student athletics competition

NCAA Track & Field Championships, Austin, Texas, June 7-10

Rhasidat Adeleke, featured in the May issue of AW magazine, enjoyed an amazing breakthrough. The Irish athlete fought off a strong challenge from Britton Wilson to win in an Irish record of 49.20 – the quickest time ever run by someone from the British Isles with the previous best being multiple global champion Christine Ohuruogu’s 49.41.

Adeleke, who is much improved since finishing fifth in last year’s European Championships, advanced on her previous best of 49.54 set in winning the NCAA regional event.

Wilson ran 49.64 after an extravagant 49.36 semi-final and she was also a second faster than anyone else in the 400m hurdles semi-finals but was only seventh in the final.

Rhasidat Adeleke (Texas Athletics)

Britain’s world junior champion Yemi Mary John ran 51.42 in her 400m semi-final but was only the 12th fastest.

It went better for British athletes in the hammer. Kenneth Ikeji started 2023 with a 69.01m PB and outside the UK all-time top 40. A few months after first throwing 70 metres the 20-year-old now lies third all-time after setting a sensational UK under-23 record of 77.92m in a thrilling contest.

Harvard student Ikeji opened with a 72.88m before setting a then PB of 75.45m in the second round but that only moved him to third. A further improvement to 75.97m took him to first on countback with shot winner Jordan Geist.

However in the fifth round Greek Konstadinos Zaltos went ahead with a PB 76.33m.

The Briton though wasn’t finished and his record-breaking 77.92m last round effort was close on four metres further than he had ever thrown before the competition.

Britain’s Yusuf Bizimana was unable to make it an indoor and outdoor double but despite a 1:45.74 PB clocking he was well beaten by teenager Will Sumner’s 1:44.26. Sumner went into the NCAA event with a mere 1:46.20 PB and then ran 1:46.00 in his semi before a near two-second breakthrough in the final.

Yusuf Bizimana (Ashleigh Young)

Sumner won two golds in last year’s World Under-20 Championships in the 4x400m and mixed 4x400m.

Australian Ky Robinson gained a 5000m (14:04.77) and 10,000m (28:10.96) double with his Stanford team-mate Charles Hicks, the reigning cross-country champion following him home.

Robinson ran a 54.19 last lap to the Briton’s 55.12 in the 10,000m while the Australian ran a 55.54 closing circuit in the 5000m with Hicks managing a 57.71 in finishing sixth.

The other British individual medal came in the hammer won by Stephanie Ratcliffe’s Australian record of 73.63m with Anna Purchase third with 71.47m and Tara Simpson-Sullivan fifth.

Jamaican Phil Lemonious led home the 110m hurdles in 13.24/1.8 with British champion Tade Ojora less than half a metre back in 13.29 in fourth after also setting a PB of 13.36 in the semi-finals.

Tade Ojora (Getty)

There was also a Jamaican women’s hurdles victory. While benefitting from a hefty illegal 3.8m following wind, 2022 world under-20 champion Ackera Nugent’s 12.25 clocking was among the 10 fastest in history.

Julien Aldred again impressed in the sprints as she gained a triple gold. She won the 100m in a just over the limits 10.72 (2.3) and then took the 200m in 21.73 (2.5) and along with Adeleke was part of the Texas 4x100m team who sped to a fast 41.60 clocking (albeit down on their world-leading 41.55 semi final).

Courtney Lindsey won the 100m in 9.89/1.8, a time PJ Austin matched in the semis but the latter could only finish fourth in a final.

Lindsey, who had not broken 10 seconds before. just missed out on a sprint double as his 19.86/0.9 fell a few feet short of Nigeria’s 2021 world under-20 champion Udodi Onwuzurike’s 19.84. The latter ran 19.76/0.6 in his semi final but had only finished sixth in the 100m final.

The 400m also went the way of a Nigerian athlete as Emmanuel Bamidele edged Florida team-mate Ryan Willie 44.24 to 44.25 as 13 athletes went sub-45.50 in the qualifying.

Bamidele had only finished fourth in the SEC Championships where Willie came out on top.

Both athletes featured in Florida’s 4x400m victory in a super fast world lead of 2:57.74 though they only won by four hundredths of a second as 400m bronze medallist Justin Robinson pushed Willie all the way. LSU were first in the 4x100m in 38.05.

Chris Robinson took the 400m hurdles crown in a PB 48.12 with even a 48.54 out of the medals.

Jamaica won three of the men’s jumps with high jumper Romaine Beckford (2.27m), long jumper Carey McLeod (8.26/1.3 opener) and world junior triple jump champion Jaydon Hibbert (17.56/0.3). The latter is still 18 years old and set a world under-20 record of 17.87m last month.

There was a Jamaican clean sweep in the long jump and they also won gold in the women’s event as Ackelia Smith jumped 6.88m to deny Alyssa Jones’ 6.86m USA under-20 record.

Smith was second in the triple jump with 14.54m behind Jasmine Moore’s 14.78m.

In the shot, Jordan Geist’s 21.06m denied Turner Washington (21.04m) although the latter did win the discus contest with a 66.22m final round throw to overhaul Jamaican Roje Stona (65.55m) with world silver medallist and European champion Mykolas Alekna an off-form third with 63.25m.

READ MORE: Rhasidat Adeleke’s amazing rise

Former world youth bronze medallist Leo Neugebauer had set a big decathlon PB in the Texas Relays with a world lead of 8478 but here he improved to a superb German record and world-leading score of 8836 to improve on his NCAA indoor heptathlon bronze.

His outright PBs included a 47.08 400m and a 5.21m pole vault.

Indoor champion Kyle Garland was second with 8630 points as Briton Jack Turner was seventh.

World junior 400m hurdles bronze medallist Michaela Rose was a clear winner of the women’s 800m in 1:59.83.

Sweden easily won the women’s shot through Axelina Johansson’s 19.28m throw while Dutch runner-up Jorinde van Klinken dominated the discus with a 65.55m heave.

Men:

100 (1.8): 1 Courtney Lindsey 9.89; 2 Godson Oghenebrume NGR 9.90; 3 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 9.91; 4 Da’Marcus Fleming 9.97; 5 PJ Austin 9.97; 6 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 9.98; 7 Micah Williams 9.99; 8 Favour Ashe NGR 10.02; 9 Cole Beck 10.05. SF1 (1.3): 1 PJ Austin 9.89; 2 Cole Beck 9.97; 3 Da’Marcus Fleming 10.01; 4 Kion Benjamin TTO 10.09; 5 Javonte Harding 10.12; 6 Isaiah Trousil 10.13; 7 Louie Hinchliffe GBR 10.19. SF2 (1.3): 1 Favour Ashe NGR 9.96; 2 Courtney Lindsey 10.03; 3 Robert Gregory 10.04; 4 Terrence Jones BAH 10.06; 5 Amir Willis 10.07; 6 Sterling Warner 10.12; 7 Karlington Anunagba 10.20; 8 Lawrence Johnson 10.27. SF3 (0.8): 1 Godson Oghenebrume NGR 9.93; 2 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 9.99; 3 Micah Williams 10.03; 4 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 10.04; 5 Alaba Akintola NGR 10.07; 6 Brandon Hicklin 10.12; 7 Nolton Shelvin 10.15

200 (0.9): 1 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 19.84; 2 Courtney Lindsey 19.86; 3 Terrence Jones BAH 19.87; 4 Robert Gregory 19.89; 5 Tarsis Orogot UGA 20.03; 6 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 20.07; 7 David Dunlap 20.16; 8 Cameron Miller 20.30. SF1 (1.0): 1 Robert Gregory 19.95; 2 Terrence Jones BAH 20.03; 3 Amir Willis 20.29; 4 Alaba Akintola NGR 20.46; 5 Kamden Jackson 20.52; 6 Kennedy Lightner 20.55; 7 Carlon Hosten TTO 20.55. SF 2 (0.6): 1 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 19.76; 2 Tarsis Orogot UGA 19.94 NR; 3 Javonte Harding 19.98; 4 Matthew Boling 20.25; 5 Austin Kresley 20.26; 6 Jeremiah Curry 20.28; 7 Jacory Patterson 20.44; 8 Cameron Rose 20.51. SF3 (0.6): 1 Courtney Lindsey 19.88; 2 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 19.99; 3 Cameron Miller 20.17; 4 David Dunlap 20.24; 5 Ismael Kone CIV 20.36; 6 Isaiah Trousil 20.56; 7 Dorian Camel 20.63; 8 Demar Francis JAM 20.73

400: 1 Emmanuel Bamidele NGR 44.24; 2 Ryan Willie 44.25; 3 Emmanuel Bynum 44.49; 4 Justin Robinson 44.51; 5 Dubem Nwachukwu 44.92; 6 Reheem Hayles 45.22; 7 Jevaughn Powell JAM 45.32; 8 Gamali Felix GRN 45.34. SF1: 1 Ryan Willie 44.97; 2 Emmanuel Bynum 45.33; 3 William Jones 45.34; 4 Chris Bailey 45.55; 5 Jovahn Williamson 45.78. SF2: 1 Elija Godwin 44.73; 2 Dubem Nwachukwu 44.81; 3 Jevaughn Powell JAM 45.02; 4 Gamali Felix GRN 45.12; 5 Michael Joseph LCA 45.19; 6 Khaleb McRae 45.22; 7 Brian Faust 45.67. SF3: 1 Justin Robinson 44.54; 2 Emmanuel Bamidele NGR 44.67; 3 Reheem Hayles 44.81; 4 Richard Johnson 45.40; 5 Myles Misener-Daley CAN 45.56; 6 Shemar Chambers JAM 45.94

800: 1 Will Sumner 1:44.26; 2 Yusuf Bizimana GBR 1:45.74; 3 Handal Roban VIN 1:45.95 NR; 4 Abdullahi Hassan CAN 1:46.30; 5 Conor Murphy IRL 1:46.43; 6 Mehdi Yanouri 1:46.50; 7 Aidan McCarthy 1:46.78; 8 Tiarnan Crorken GBR 1:46.81; 9 Crayton Carrozza 1:47.23. SF1: 1 Will Sumner 1:46.00; 2 Crayton Carrozza 1:47.73; 3 Tiarnan Crorken GBR 1:47.93; 4 Conor Murphy IRL 1:48.00. SF2: 1 Yusuf Bizimana GBR 1:48.02. SF3: 1 Aidan McCarthy 1:47.60; 2 Handal Roban VIN 1:47.66

WILL SUMNER!!

1⃣:4⃣4⃣.2⃣6⃣

ESPN2#NCAATF x @UGATrack pic.twitter.com/GVxulsLVXZ

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 10, 2023

1500: 1 Nathan Green 3:42.78; 2 Joe Waskom 3:42.93; 3 Adam Spencer AUS 3:42.98; 4 Anass Essayi MAR 3:43.31; 5 Isaac Basten 3:43.33; 6 Jesse Hunt AUS 3:43.40; 7 Ezekiel Kibichii KEN 3:43.59; 8 Evan Dorenkamp 3:44.20; 9 Fouad Messaoudi MAR 3:44.41; 10 Luke Houser 3:44.61; 11 Liam Murphy 3:45.72; 12 Ethan Strand 3:47.01. SF1: 1 Joe Waskom 3:39.50; 2 Luke Houser 3:39.72; 3 Ezekiel Kibichii KEN 3:39.77; 4 Liam Murphy 3:39.82; 5 Ethan Strand 3:39.83; 6 Evan Dorenkamp 3:40.34; 7 Mael Gouyette FRA 3:40.48. SF2: 1 Anass Essayi MAR 3:39.52; 2 Adam Spencer AUS 3:39.53; 3 Nathan Green 3:39.69; 4 Isaac Basten 3:39.72; 5 Fouad Messaoudi MAR 3:39.74; 6 Jesse Hunt AUS 3:39.80; 7 John Petruno 3:40.36; 8 Cathal Doyle IRL 3:40.64

5000: 1 Ky Robinson AUS 14:04.77; 2 Graham Blanks 14:06.53; 3 Jackson Sharp AUS 14:06.77; 4 Luke Tewalt 14:07.18; 5 Parker Wolfe 14:07.50; 6 Charles Hicks GBR 14:09.03; 7 Carter Solomon 14:09.57; 8 Nico Young 14:10.17; 9 Brian Fay IRL 14:11.13; 10 James Mwaura 14:11.82; 11 Casey Clinger 14:12.54; 12 Yaseen Abdalla SUD 14:14.16; 19 David Mullarkey GBR 14:28.89

10,000: 1 Ky Robinson AUS 28:10.96; 2 Charles Hicks GBR 28:12.20; 3 Casey Clinger 28:13.63; 4 James Mwaura 28:14.64; 5 Isai Rodriguez 28:15.48; 6 Graham Blanks 28:15.90; 7 Barry Keane IRL 28:17.21; 8 Patrick Kiprop KEN 28:27.54; 9 Victor Kiprop KEN 28:29.28; 10 Cormac Dalton IRL 28:35.83; 11 Kirami Yego KEN 28:57.61; 12 Nickolas Scudder 28:58.15; 13 Scott Beattie GBR 29:10.31

ONE-TWO IN THE 10K FOR THE CARD!!

Ky Robinson
Charles Hicks#GoStanford | @StanfordXCTF

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— Stanford Cardinal (@GoStanford) June 8, 2023

3000SC: 1 Kenneth Rooks 8:26.17; 2 Duncan Hamilton 8:32.18; 3 Victor Kibiego KEN 8:32.49; 4 Nathan Mountain 8:35.99; 5 Matthew Wilkinson 8:36.12; 6 Abdelhakim Abouzouhair MAR 8:36.19; 7 Victor Shitsama KEN 8:36.79; 8 Derek Johnson 8:37.29; 9 Edward Trippas AUS 8:39.63; 10 Peter Herold 8:43.68. SF1: 1 Duncan Hamilton 8:38.07; 2 Edward Trippas AUS 8:38.26; 3 Nathan Mountain 8:38.31; 4 Peter Herold 8:38.63; 5 Victor Kibiego KEN 8:41.24. SF2: 1 Abdelhakim Abouzouhair MAR 8:35.41; 2 Matthew Wilkinson 8:35.69; 3 Kenneth Rooks 8:35.79; 4 Derek Johnson 8:35.85; 5 Victor Shitsama KEN 8:36.27; 6 Carson Williams 8:39.92

110H (1.8): 1 Phillip Lemonious JAM 13.24; 2 De’vion Wilson 13.26; 3 Jaheem Hayles JAM 13.28; 4 Tade Ojora GBR 13.29; 5 Giano Roberts JAM 13.31; 6 Darius Luff 13.38; 7 Connor Schulman 13.47; 8 Rasheem Brown CAY 13.50; Cameron Murray DNF; Heat 1 (1.7): 1 Cameron Murray 13.39; 2 Darius Luff 13.40; 3 Caleb Dean 13.56; 4 Tayshaun Chisholm 13.63; 5 Johnny Brackins 13.64. SF2 (1.1): 1 Connor Schulman 13.33; 2 Tade Ojora GBR 13.36; 3 De’vion Wilson 13.37; 4 Matthew Sophia NED 13.59; 5 Bashiru Abdullahi NGR 13.68; 6 Ethan Exilhomme 13.69. SF3 (1.1): 1 Phillip Lemonious JAM 13.28; 2 Giano Roberts JAM 13.35; 3 Jaheem Hayles JAM 13.47; 4 Rasheem Brown CAY 13.53; 5 Gratt Reed 13.55; 6 Cameron Harris 13.62

400H: 1 Chris Robinson 48.12; 2 Corde Long 48.53; 3 Nathaniel Ezekiel NGR 48.54; 4 Caleb Dean 48.56; 5 Rasheeme Griffith BAR 49.17; 6 Caleb Cavanaugh 49.20; 7 Cass Elliott 49.21; 8 James Smith 49.21; 9 Craig Saddler II 49.70. SF1: 1 Corde Long 49.34; 2 James Smith 49.40; 3 Craig Saddler II 49.57; 4 Sean Burrell 49.84. SF2: 1 Caleb Dean 49.07; 2 Caleb Cavanaugh 49.79; 3 Ayden Owens-Delerme PUR 49.82. SF3: 1 Chris Robinson 48.79; 2 Nathaniel Ezekiel NGR 48.95; 3 Rasheeme Griffith BAR 49.00 NR; 4 Cass Elliott 49.13

HJ: 1 Romaine Beckford JAM 2.27; 2 Vernon Turner 2.27; 3 Roberto Vilches MEX 2.24; 4 Tyus Wilson 2.16; 4 Tony Jones 2.16; 4 Trey Allen 2.16; 4 Shaun Miller BAH 2.16; 4 Slavko Stević SRB 2.16; 9 Elias Gerald 2.16; 10 Johnathan Jones 2.16; 11 Caleb Snowden 2.16; 12 Dontavious Hill 2.16; 13 Carter Bajoit 2.16

PV: 1 Kyle Rademeyer RSA 5.70; 2 Hunter Garretson 5.70; 3 Jacob Englar 5.60; 3 Zach Bradford 5.60; 5 Clayton Simms 5.60; 6 Caleb Witsken 5.60; 6 Sondre Guttormsen NOR 5.60; 8 Ben Conacher 5.45; 8 Keaton Daniel 5.45; 8 Christyan Sampy 5.45; 11 Alexander Slinkman 5.45; 12 Dorian Chaigneau FRA 5.45; 13 Nathan Stone 5.45; 14 Garrett Brown 5.45

LJ: 1 Carey McLeod JAM 8.26; 2 Wayne Pinnock JAM 8.15; 3 Jordan Turner JAM 8.13; 4 Malcolm Clemons 8.07; 5 Cameron Crump 7.91; 6 Nikaoli Williams JAM 7.90; 7 Jeremiah Davis 7.88; 8 Brandon Hicklin 7.86; 9 Sincere Robinson 7.83; 10 JC Stevenson 7.79; 11 Louis Gordon CAY 7.77; 12 Till Steinforth GER 7.73; 13 Russell Robinson 7.70; 14 Chris Preddie 7.70; 15 Lokesh Sathyanathan IND 7.66; 16 Robbie Springfield 7.60; 17 Ajamu Reed 7.59; 18 Jake Burkey GBR 7.54

TJ: 1 Jaydon Hibbert JAM 17.56; 2 Russell Robinson 16.94; 3 Jeremiah Davis 16.67; 4 Sean Dixon-Bodie 16.61; 5 Salif Mane 16.46; 6 Owayne Owens JAM 16.36; 7 Malik Cunningham JAM 16.17; 8 Astley Davis JAM 16.17; 9 Praise Aniamaka CAN 16.10; 10 Brandon Green 16.06; 11 Carey McLeod JAM 15.99; 12 Ryan Brown JAM 15.89

SP: 1 Jordan Geist 21.06; 2 Turner Washington 21.04; 3 Fred Moudani-Likibi FRA 20.54; 4 Maxwell Otterdahl 20.52; 5 John Meyer 20.44; 6 Hayden Tobias 20.26; 7 Jordan West 20.02; 8 Jeff Duensing 19.98; 9 Alexander Kolesnikoff AUS 19.88; 10 Jonah Wilson 19.75; 11 Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan 19.73; 12 Josh Sobota 19.71

DT: 1 Turner Washington 66.22; 2 Roje Stona JAM 65.55; 3 Mykolas Alekna LTU 63.25; 4 Claudio Romero CHI 62.67; 5 Kevin Nedrick JAM 61.93; 6 Milton Ingraham 61.44; 7 Dallin Shurts 61.27; 8 Elijah Mason 61.10; 9 Alan De Falchi BRA 60.44; 10 Robbie Otal 60.07; 11 Youssef Koudssi 59.73; 12 Francois Prinsloo RSA 59.10

HT: 1 Kenneth Ikeji GBR 77.92 U23 rec (72.88, 75.45, 74.52, 75.97, 73.63 77.92); 2 Konstadínos Záltos GRE 76.33; 3 Jordan Geist 75.97; 4 Decio Andrade POR 73.73; 5 Nikólaos Polihroníou GRE 72.65; 6 Jake Kubiatowicz 72.40; 7 Tyler Merkley 72.40; 8 Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan 71.38; 9 Alencar Pereira BRA 70.20; 10 Jayden White 70.07; 11 Isaiah Rogers 69.77; 12 Anthony Barmes NZL 69.67

Your 2023 men’s hammer national champion is @HarvardTFXC’s Kenneth Ikeji#NCAATF pic.twitter.com/oDxTqCTDho

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 7, 2023

JT: 1 Tzuriel Pedigo 79.79; 2 Ethan Dabbs 79.27; 3 Chinecherem Nnamdi NGR 78.36; 4 Marc Minichello 77.27; 5 Sam Hankins 76.18; 6 Braden Presser 76.00; 7 John Keenan 75.96; 8 Cameron Bates 74.71; 9 Rémi Rougetet FRA 73.41; 10 Jackson Morris 73.21;

Dec: 1 Leo Neugebauer GER 8836 rec (10.61/-0.3, 7.68/2.4, 16.27, 2.04, 47.08, 14.10/3.1, 55.06, 5.21, 57.45, 4:48.00); 2 Kyle Garland 8630 (10.63/2.0, 7.72/0.4, 16.39, 2.04, 47.78, 13.54/1.6, 45.74, 5.01, 55.46, 4:43.27); 3 Austin West 8054; 4 Till Steinforth GER 7991; 5 Heath Baldwin 7919; 6 Yariel Soto PUR 7917; 7 Jack Turner GBR 7851 (10.76/2.0, 7.22/-2.1, 12.69, 1.92, 47.78, 14.96/2.4., 44.90, 4.81, 49.29, 4:33.47); 8 Ben Barton 7815; 9 Grant Levesque 7739; 10 Daniel Spejcher 7688; 11 Peyton Bair 7653; 12 Joseph Keys 7646; 13 Ollie Thorner GBR 7641; 14 Rafael Raap NED 7607; 15 Ryan Talbot 7488; 16 Aiden Ouimet 7468; 17 Kristo Simulask EST 7410; 18 Joel McFarlane GBR 7311

Leo Neugebauer!!!!!!! ENOUGH SAID.

COLLEGIATE RECORD!!!!!

ESPN+#NCAATF x @TexasTFXC pic.twitter.com/WmaBjSYXgU

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 9, 2023

4×100: 1 LSU 38.05; 2 Florida 38.26; 3 Florida State 38.29; 4 Arizona State 38.54; 5 Alabama State Alabama 38.79; 6 Louisville 38.81.  SF1: 1 Florida 38.22; 2 Florida State 38.27; 3 Alabama State Alabama 38.56; 4 Minnesota 38.70; 5 Nebraska 38.91. SF2: 1 LSU 38.06; 2 Louisville 38.49; 3 Georgia 38.62; 4 Iowa 38.64; 5 Usc 38.75; 6 Texas A&M 38.81. SF3: 1 Texas Tech 38.20; 2 Arizona State 38.67; 3 Clemson 38.72; 4 Texas 38.73; 5 Oregon 38.93

4×400: 1 Florida 2:57.74; 2 Arizona State 2:57.78; 3 UCLA 2:59.82; 4 Alabama 3:00.81; 5 Texas A&M 3:00.90; 6 Baylor 3:01.63; 7 Georgia 3:03.22; 8 Arkansas 3:03.66. SF1: 1 Alabama 2:59.24; 2 Clemson 2:59.78; 3 Baylor 3:00.58; 4 Texas A&M 3:00.88; 5 Usc 3:02.67; 6 BYU 3:02.92. SF2: 1 Arkansas 3:00.97; 2 Georgia 3:01.51; 3 Oklahoma 3:01.85; 4 Texas 3:01.90; 5 Tcu 3:02.62; 6 Kentucky 3:02.78. SF3: 1 Florida 2:58.62; 2 Arizona State 2:59.14; 3 UCLA 2:59.51; 4 LSU 3:02.38; 5 N. Carolina A&T 3:02.62

Women:

100 (2.3): 1 Julien Alfred LCA 10.72; 2 Kennedy Blackmon 10.87; 3 Jacious Sears 10.94; 4 Kaila Jackson 10.96; 5 Kevona Davis JAM 10.98; 6 Rosemary Chukwuma NGR 11.03; 7 Ezinne Abba 11.07; 8 Dajaz Defrand 11.08; 9 McKenzie Long 11.13. SF1 (-0.1): 1 Julien Alfred LCA 10.99; 2 Kevona Davis JAM 11.04; 3 Ezinne Abba 11.11; 4 Lanae-Tava Thomas 11.19; 5 Amira Young 11.21; 6 Caisja Chandler 11.23; 7 Camryn Dickson 11.27. SF2 (0.1): 1 Rosemary Chukwuma NGR 11.01; 2 Kaila Jackson 11.08; 3 McKenzie Long 11.13; 4 Dajaz Defrand 11.17; 5 Semira Killebrew 11.17; 6 Yanique Dayle JAM 11.19; 7 Brandee Presley 11.25. SF3 (-0.1): 1 Jacious Sears 11.06; 2 Kennedy Blackmon 11.07; 3 Anthaya Charlton BAH 11.18

200 (2.5): 1 Julien Alfred LCA 21.73; 2 McKenzie Long 21.88; 3 Kevona Davis JAM 22.02; 4 Jacious Sears 22.04; 5 Lanae-Tava Thomas 22.36w 6 Caisja Chandler 22.37; 7 Talitha Diggs 22.45; 8 Karimah Davis 22.48; 9 Kennedy Blackmon 22.53. SF1 (0.5): 1 Kevona Davis JAM 22.33; 2 Jacious Sears 22.49; 3 Yanique Dayle JAM 22.79; 4 Amira Young 23.05; 5 Samirah Moody 23.07. SF2 (0.9): 1 Julien Alfred LCA 22.33; 2 McKenzie Long 22.38; 3 Kennedy Blackmon 22.69; 4 Kaila Jackson 22.78; 5 Favour Ofili NGR 22.93; 6 Ezinne Abba 22.98. SF3 (0.8): 1 Caisja Chandler 22.37; 2 Lanae-Tava Thomas 22.42; 3 Talitha Diggs 22.45; 4 Karimah Davis 22.62; 5 Jadyn Mays 22.73; 6 Jassani Carter 22.77; 7 Mariah Ayers 22.81

400: 1 Rhasidat Adeleke IRL 49.20 rec; 2 Britton Wilson 49.64; 3 Nickisha Pryce JAM 50.23; 4 Rosey Effiong 50.77; 5 Talitha Diggs 50.93; 6 Ziyah Holman 51.04; 7 Jermaisha Arnold 51.05; 8 Tierra Robinson-Jones 51.12; 9 Jan’Taijah Jones 51.15. SF1: 1 Rhasidat Adeleke IRL 49.86; 2 Nickisha Pryce JAM 50.31; 3 Jan’Taijah Jones 50.31; 4 Yemi Mary John GBR 51.42; 5 Aaliyah Butler 51.66; 6 Jada Griffin 51.69; 7 Alyssa Marsh CAN 51.85; 8 Kiah Williams 52.34. SF2: 1 Britton Wilson 49.36; 2 Rosey Effiong 50.69; 3 Bailey Lear 51.55; 4 Jaydan Wood 51.62; 5 Taiya Shelby 51.63; 6 Paris Peoples 51.87. SF3: 1 Talitha Diggs 50.35; 2 Ziyah Holman 50.40; 3 Jermaisha Arnold 50.80; 4 Tierra Robinson-Jones 51.20; 5 Kennedy Simon 51.25; 6 Megan McGinnis 51.30; 7 Joanne Reid JAM 51.84

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800: 1 Michaela Rose 1:59.83; 2 Gabija Galvydytė LTU 2:00.47; 3 Claire Seymour 2:00.55; 4 Roisin Willis 2:00.91; 5 Dorcus Ewoi KEN 2:02.13; 6 Valery Tobias 2:02.39; 7 Aurora Rynda CAN 2:03.15. SF1: 1 Gabija Galvydytė LTU 2:03.01; 2 Aurora Rynda CAN 2:03.37. SF2: 1 Roisin Willis 2:02.04; 2 Katherine Mitchell 2:02.18; 3 Kayla Bell 2:02.66. SF3: 1 Michaela Rose 2:00.31; 2 Valery Tobias 2:00.68; 3 Dorcus Ewoi KEN 2:01.12; 4 Claire Seymour 2:01.24; 5 Meghan Hunter 2:01.53; 6 Imogen Barrett AUS 2:01.94; 7 Carley Thomas AUS 2:02.02; 8 MaLeigha Menegatti 2:02.76

1500: 1 Maia Ramsden NZL 4:08.60; 2 Isabella Thornton-Bott AUS 4:09.21; 3 Margot Appleton 4:09.30; 4 Klaudia Kazimierska POL 4:09.84; 5 Billah Jepkirui KEN 4:10.17; 6 Shannon Flockhart GBR 4:10.78; 7 Katelyn Tuohy 4:11.40; 8 Olivia Howell 4:11.54; 9 Abbe Goldstein 4:11.86; 10 Madison Elmore 4:12.70; 11 Melissa Riggins 4:16.57; 12 Sophie O’Sullivan IRL 4:22.81. SF1: 1 Sophie O’Sullivan IRL 4:09.58; 2 Maia Ramsden NZL 4:09.81; 3 Margot Appleton 4:09.83; 4 Katelyn Tuohy 4:09.83; 5 Klaudia Kazimierska POL 4:09.84; 6 Abbe Goldstein 4:10.81; 7 Madison Elmore 4:11.49. SF2: 1 Billah Jepkirui KEN 4:17.76; 2 Olivia Howell 4:18.24; 3 Shannon Flockhart GBR 4:18.28

5000: 1 Parker Valby 15:30.57; 2 Everlyn Kemboi KEN 15:39.57; 3 Emily Venters 15:42.40; 4 Amaris Tyynismaa 15:44.82; 5 Amina Maatoug NED 15:48.22; 6 Cailie Logue 15:49.85; 7 Simone Plourde CAN 15:50.10; 8 Scrimgeour Chloe 15:52.37; 9 Amelia Mazza-Downie AUS 15:56.35; 10 Siona Chisholm CAN 15:58.17; 11 Alyson Churchill 16:02.40; 12 Sydney Thorvaldson 16:03.61; 13 Jane Buckley IRL 16:06.76

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10,000: 1 Everlyn Kemboi KEN 32:39.08; 2 Emily Venters 32:47.70; 3 Mercy Chelangat KEN 32:49.62; 4 Amelia Mazza-Downie AUS 32:51.90; 5 Hilda Olemomoi KEN 32:58.81; 6 Cailie Logue 33:06.86; 7 Amanda Vestri 33:11.69; 8 Kelsey Chmiel 33:14.09; 9 Anna Kostarellis 33:21.34; 10 Aubrey Frentheway 33:45.29

3000SC: 1 Olivia Markezich 9:25.03; 2 Greta Karinauskaitė LTU 9:30.85; 3 Ceili McCabe CAN 9:41.32; 4 Lexy Halladay 9:41.85; 5 Elise Thorner GBR 9:42.95; 6 Grace Fetherstonhaugh CAN 9:49.48; 7 Kaylee Mitchell 9:49.66; 8 Pauline Meyer GER 9:50.75; 9 Angelina Ellis 9:55.53; 10 Kayley DeLay 9:56.63; 11 Calli Doan 9:56.83; 12 Maisie Grice GBR 10:11.62. SF1: 1 Kaylee Mitchell 9:51.46; 2 Elise Thorner GBR 9:51.56; 3 Grace Fetherstonhaugh CAN 9:52.02; 4 Angelina Ellis 9:52.13; 5 Maisie Grice GBR 9:52.14; 6 Calli Doan 9:52.15. SF2: 1 Olivia Markezich 9:40.81; 2 Greta Karinauskaitė LTU 9:40.87; 3 Lexy Halladay 9:42.35; 4 Ceili McCabe CAN 9:48.53; 5 Kayley DeLay 9:50.08

100H (3.8): 1 Ackera Nugent JAM 12.25; 2 Masai Russell 12.32; 3 Alia Armstrong 12.49; 4 Talie Bonds 12.71w 5 Grace Stark 12.72; 6 Alexis Glasco 12.74; 7 Aasia Laurencin 12.82; 8 Paula Salmon 12.92; 9 Rayniah Jones 13.00. SF1 (0.5): 1 Ackera Nugent JAM 12.55; 2 Alexis Glasco 12.90; 3 Paige Magee 13.08. SF2 (0.2): 1 Masai Russell 12.76; 2 Rayniah Jones 12.91; 3 Paula Salmon 12.91; 4 Charisma Taylor BAH 12.94; 5 Demisha Roswell JAM 12.99. SF3 (0.0): 1 Alia Armstrong 12.54; 2 Talie Bonds 12.75; 3 Grace Stark 12.76; 4 Aasia Laurencin 12.80; 5 Leah Phillips 13.07

400H: 1 Savannah Sutherland CAN 54.45; 2 Masai Russell 54.66; 3 Chastity Pickett 54.86; 4 Brooke Overholt CAN 55.50; 5 Shani’a Bellamy 55.58; 6 Lashanna Graham JAM 55.59; 7 Britton Wilson 55.92; 8 Abbie Glynn 56.01; 9 Sydni Townsend 56.27. SF 1: 1 Britton Wilson 54.67; 2 Chastity Pickett 55.62; 3 Abbie Glynn 55.94; 4 Shani’a Bellamy 55.99; 5 Jacy Pulse 56.14. SF2: 1 Masai Russell 55.74; 2 Brooke Overholt CAN 55.77; 3 Sydni Townsend 55.95; 4 Dominique Mustin 56.68. SF3: 1 Savannah Sutherland CAN 55.70; 2 Lashanna Graham JAM 56.02; 3 Gontse Morake RSA 56.43; 4 Jessica Wright 56.75

HJ: 1 Charity Griffith 1.93; 2 Lamara Distin JAM 1.87; 3 Yelena Kulichenko CYP 1.87; 4 Lilian Turban EST 1.87; 5 Claudina Diaz Castro MEX 1.84; 5 Sanaa Barnes 1.84; 7 Cierra Tidwell 1.84; 8 Taylor Beard 1.84; 9 Grace Campbell 1.84; 9 Kristi Snyman RSA 1.84; 11 Chinenye Agina 1.84

PV: 1 Julia Fixsen 4.45; 2 Nastassja Campbell 4.45; 3 Gennifer Hirata 4.40; 4 Sevanna Hanson 4.30; 5 Sydney Horn 4.30; 6 Marleen Mülla EST 4.30; 6 Sara Borton 4.30; 8 Kenna Stimmel 4.30

LJ: 1 Ackelia Smith JAM 6.88; 2 Alyssa Jones 6.86 U20 rec; 3 Jasmine Moore 6.66; 4 Alysah Hickey 6.48; 5 Claire Bryant 6.44; 6 Charisma Taylor BAH 6.41; 7 Emilia Sjöstrand SWE 6.31; 8 Synclair Savage 6.30; 9 Joniar Thomas GRN 6.27; 10 Velecia Williams JAM 6.15; 13 Issy Wakefield GBR 6.07;  23 Ore Adamson GBR 5.87

TJ: 1 Jasmine Moore 14.78; 2 Ackelia Smith JAM 14.54; 3 Rūta Lasmane LAT 14.21w; 4 Charisma Taylor BAH 13.93; 5 Titiana Marsh 13.67w; 6 Temi Ojora GBR 13.66; 7 Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta FRA 13.66w; 8 Mikeisha Welcome VIN 13.62w; 9 Jamie Robinson 13.50w; 10 Asherah Collins 13.48

SP: 1 Axelina Johansson SWE 19.28; 2 Jorinde van Klinken NED 18.48; 3 Rosa Ramírez DOM 18.37; 4 Alida van Daalen NED 18.20; 5 Jaida Ross 18.11; 6 Mallory Kauffman 18.00; 7 Josie Schaefer 17.95; 8 Hannah Hall 17.94; 9 Veronica Fraley 17.84; 10 Keayla Dove 17.54; 16 Sarah Omoregie GBR 16.90;

DT: 1 Jorinde van Klinken NED 65.55; 2 Ashley Anumba NGR 61.13; 3 Alida van Daalen NED 59.96; 4 Caisa-Marie Lindfors SWE 59.32; 5 Samantha Lenton AUS 58.95; 6 Estelle Valeanu ISR 58.25; 7 Gabby McDonald 57.76; 8 Jade Whitfield 57.63

HT: 1 Stephanie Ratcliffe AUS 73.63 rec; 2 Madi Malone 72.37; 3 Anna Purchase GBR 71.47; 4 Emma Robbins 69.89; 5 Tara Simpson-Sullivan GBR 67.00; 6 Shey Taiwo 66.99; 7 Elísabet Rut Rúnarsdóttir ISL 66.98 rec; 8 Taylor Gorum 66.60; 9 Shelby Moran 66.28; 10 Ana da Silva BRA 64.60; 24 Amber Simpson GBR 59.24

JT: 1 Rhema Otabor BAH 59.49; 2 Lianna Davidson AUS 58.78; 3 Katelyn Fairchild 57.97; 4 Maddie Harris 57.26; 5 Skylar Ciccolini 56.03; 6 Sophia Rivera 55.92; 7 Federica Botter ITA 55.79; 8 Madison Wiltrout 55.04

Hep: 1 Pippi Lotta Enok EST 6165; 2 Beatričė Juškevičiūtė LTU 6117; 3 Kristīne Blaževiča LAT 6058; 4 Allie Jones 6052; 5 Jenelle Rogers 6018; 6 Joniar Thomas GRN 5967 rec; 7 Jadin O’Brien 5940; 8 Camryn Newton-Smith AUS 5887; 9 Urtė Bačianskaitė LTU 5790; 10 Avery McMullen 5752;  21 Alix Still GBR 4488

4×100: 1 Texas 41.60; 2 Kentucky 42.46; 3 LSU 42.52; 4 Arkansas 42.83; 5 Ohio State 42.85; 6 Georgia 42.87; 7 Oregon 43.06; 8 Baylor 43.12; 9 USC 43.13. SF1: 1 Kentucky 42.30; 2 Georgia 42.93; 3 Tennessee 43.25; 4 Texas A&M 43.30; 5 Texas Tech 43.32; 6 Minnesota 43.78. SF2: 1 Ohio State 42.68; 2 USC 42.88; 3 Oregon 43.09; 4 Arkansas 43.10; 5 Ole Miss 43.49; 6 Oklahoma 43.52. SF3: 1 Texas 41.55; 2 LSU 42.84; 3 Baylor 43.15; 4 Florida 43.54; 5 Stanford 43.77

4×400: 1 Arkansas 3:24.05; 2 Texas A&M 3:26.12; 3 Ohio State 3:26.72; 4 USC 3:27.42; 5 Baylor 3:27.45; 6 Kentucky 3:27.47; 7 Oregon 3:27.77; 8 Duke 3:28.65; 9 Georgia 3:30.55. SF1: 1 Duke 3:28.84; 2 Kentucky 3:29.95; 3 Florida 3:30.37. SF2: 1 Arkansas 3:25.91; 2 Texas A&M 3:27.05; 3 Oregon 3:28.85; 4 Ohio State 3:29.01; 5 Miami (Fla. 3:29.94; 6 Michigan 3:30.68. SF3: 1 USC 3:27.88; 2 Baylor 3:28.76; 3 Georgia 3:29.90; 4 Ucla 3:30.55

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Daniel Connolly takes victory at Whole Earth-sponsored event in Llanwrtyd Wells on Saturday

It is almost 20 years since Huw Lobb became the first man to beat the animals in the Man vs Horse Marathon in north Wales. On Saturday (June 10) the feat was achieved for the fourth time in history as Daniel Connolly took victory in 2:24:38 – around 10 minutes ahead of the first horse.

When Lobb created history in 2004 he won a prize of £25,000 from the former sponsors William Hill with the betting firm describing it at the time as “the biggest unclaimed prize in athletics”.

Royal Marine Mark Croasdale had come close several times, whereas a team of Kenyans once had a crack too but, as AW reported at the time, “one blew up, one went the wrong way and they wore racing shoes that gave no grip on the ground”.

Over the 42-year-old history of the race it has become clear that the humans have more chance if the conditions are either really wet and slippery or very hot. The latter happened this year during the UK-wide heatwave with the horses being forced to take breaks to cool down. This allowed Connolly to strike ahead of about 1200 runners and 60 horses over a hilly multi-terrain 22-mile course.

Daniel Connelly (Man vs Horse)

His victory comes hot off the heels of last year’s winner, Ricky Lightfoot, making Man vs Horse history for a runner to beat the horse in two consecutive years.

Bob Greenough, organiser at Man v Horse, says: “Having a runner complete the event before the horse is so unusual but to have it happen twice in a row is just unbelievable. We were stunned! Huge congratulations to Daniel and all the participants that took on the challenge this year. It was a warm and sunny day and everyone was in great spirits.”

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Nicola Turner, brand controller from the sponsor Whole Earth, added: “We were delighted to sponsor Man v Horse again this year for the ninth time. It’s become an integral part of our calendar. This truly nutty race is incredible to be part of.

“This year I joined the race myself as part of the Whole Earth relay team and discovered the unique feeling of taking in beautiful surroundings, whilst fighting for your breath on steep incline after steep incline as well as tentatively listening out for the sound of hooves coming up on your outside – it’s magical yet slightly unnerving at times!”

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Olympic champion and world record-holder at 400m hurdles tells AW he isn’t planning to reduce his power output any time soon

Karsten Warholm won’t die wondering. This is a man completely committed to his cause and it doesn’t need an expert observer to recognise this most elemental of athletes transfers every ounce of his being to the track. 

Exhibit A: the 400m final at this year’s European Indoor Championships in Istanbul. The man who is best known for being the 400m hurdles world record-breaking Olympic champion is pretty useful over the flat, too, and was the undoubted favourite to take gold. 

He wasn’t about to start playing the percentages, though, and catapulted himself out of the blocks like a man possessed. The first half was covered in a near suicidal 20.84 (an outright 200m PB), with the second lap clocked at a considerably more painful 24.51 as the lactic swept through his body and he tumbled across the line with the competition closing in. When he got to his feet, though, Warholm had finished as the champion. 

As athletics writer Cathal Dennehy observed at the time: “Karsten Warholm is the most violent runner I’ve ever seen. It’s like he hates the track with every step.” The athlete in question smiles and has a little laugh to himself at the memory of that final. He knows it wasn’t a race run by the book, but where’s the fun in that?

“The good thing that I take from it is how much I wanted to win that race,” Warholm tells AW from his home in Norway. “I gave it everything and also, in the end, when the lactic hits and you know you’re screwed, that’s a time where you can see me working for it. It shows how much I want this and how motivated I am. I’m not done yet and I don’t feel happy just yet. I like that. My reaction to it is to always fight for the gold medal.”

Karsten Warholm

Warholm is one of the most refreshing athletes to be found on the international circuit. Ask for his opinion on something and he will give it. There’s no skirting around any issue, rather a head-on approach which mirrors his running style. We start with that distinctive, “violent” operating style. It’s a description with which he doesn’t disagree and points to it being the very foundation for his considerable success.

“To be honest, I think there are a lot of athletes around the world that have bigger natural potential than myself,” says the two-time world champion. “I think it’s easy when you see a very gifted, talented runner who has all these things naturally, but me? It’s something I have created over the years with training.

“It’s always been me running because I really want to win, I really want to achieve and it’s all this willpower going into my stride. Yes, I think it’s violent. It’s not something that I do on purpose but that’s the way I get out my speed and I think, from the first step, for me it’s a battle to win.

“When the gun goes, there are no jokes for me anymore. This is all the hours that I put in.

“I just run with a lot of aggression, but it works well for me.”

It is indeed an important point to make that such a relentlessly forceful template would not work for most athletes, yet for Warholm it does come with some important benefits. 

“A lot of athletes have tried my spike, but they can’t bend the [carbon] plate [within the shoe] – it’s the way I’m pushing with every step. That’s why I can have probably the stiffest carbon plate in the game, because there’s so much power in each step.

“It doesn’t always look technically out of the schoolbook but it’s the way that I run the fastest and I don’t want to change that.”

Karsten Warholm (Getty)

And with that we veer towards the next subject, which can be a touchy one in athletics circles: footwear. Some distance athletes have become increasingly willing to discuss the role being played by the rapid advances in shoe technology on the roads, but that is not necessarily a situation being replicated by track competitors when it comes to their spikes. 

Warholm, again, is an exception. He made headlines in the aftermath of his extraordinary Tokyo gold medal-winning run by calling Nike’s super spikes “bull***t” at a time when the American super brand were still very clear leaders in the technological race. 

The landscape has shifted, though, and Warholm has worked very closely with sponsors Puma to develop his current competition footwear. He now sees the battle between the brands as a positive step for the sport. 

He isn’t about to pretend the tools of his trade don’t make a difference, though, and there’s a reminder of his willingness to poke fun at himself, too, given that his Naio Nitro Elite spikes are adorned by a logo which reads #BS.

“I think I’m the only athlete that’s actually been honest about what shoes bring to the game but it’s a game changer for sure. But now I have the best shoe so I don’t care,” he grins.

“I was really stressed about this before going to Tokyo because you saw all of these prototypes coming up and nobody had control. The athletes didn’t have control, a lot of brands weren’t on top of it and I even think that it came as a surprise to Word Athletics.

“Now it’s open. Puma has given me great opportunities to make a shoe. I find it very interesting and I like to work with it but I will never say that the shoe doesn’t matter anymore because we are already past that point.

“How much does it matter? I don’t know and I think it’s very individual. Some shoes work on some people, some shoes don’t work on others. I have a very stiff plate and if I can bend that plate I’ll get a lot of energy out of it – that’s how the physics works – but if you were in my shoe you would probably just pull your Achilles or your calf and you wouldn’t get anything out of it.”

Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos (Getty)

He continues: “In the beginning, I was just p****d because I didn’t have the shoes! But now every brand has had a couple of years to get into it and I think it’s good for the sport that a lot of brands find this as a competition between themselves.

“I won’t say that everything is bad. I’m just saying let’s not live in denial.”

Warholm would also like to see a change in attitude when it comes to the next subject of our conversation. There is a recurring discussion in elite athletics about getting more exposure and money for the sport and its top names, that those at the very sharp end are hard done by in comparison with other sports. 

The two-time European champion can understand the grumbles of discontent but insists the best way for athletes to change the situation is to work on doing something about it themselves.  

“I don’t think our sport is in as such bad shape as some people say and I also think that, whenever people are complaining, it doesn’t make the sport more sexy, does it?” he says. “Whenever somebody complains: ‘Oh people aren’t giving me money’ do you think somebody will just come with a big bag of money and give it to you? 

“You’ve got to step up and show what you can bring to the table and I think there’s a lot of great personality in the sport right now and there are a lot of cool meetings. The Diamond Leagues go to a lot of cool places, the World Championships are popular and whenever there’s track and field in the Olympics it’s sold out. 

“If there’s one thing I would stop doing it’s complaining. If we stop complaining and start doing something about it, we actually have a chance. It needs to be an interesting product.”

 

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He cites his own event as a prime example. It’s not so long ago, Warholm says, that the 400m hurdles was being considered as one of the events to be dropped from the Diamond League circuit when there was a reshuffle of the disciplines back in 2019. However, his exploits, not to mention those of women’s world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Dutch star Femke Bol, have turned hurdling into a marquee event once more. 

“The 400m hurdles was in that [Diamond League] discussion and now they wouldn’t throw it out for anything,” adds Warholm. “That just shows that interest is created and it’s not going to be a constant and I think we need to bring that with us and create interesting projects.”

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Sifan Hassan, Eilish McColgan and Eliud Kipchoge are among a new wave of athletes who are measuring their sugar levels with biosensors in a bid to run faster

When Sifan Hassan crossed the finish line of the TCS London Marathon in April, she was wearing the Nike super-shoe prototypes on her feet, a pair of green shorts and a singlet on her body and a huge smile on her face. Barely noticeable on the back of her left arm was a small, white biosensor, too.

This device was a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), made by Abbott, and which works alongside an app created by a company called Supersapiens. Currently all the rage in endurance sport circles, it is effectively the world’s first human fuel gauge.

In recent years athletes have been able to measure, among other things, their heart rate, body weight, sleep patterns, stride length and cadence. Yet now, thanks to this collaboration between Supersapiens and the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, you can add blood sugar fluctuations to the list.

Traditionally used by diabetics, athletes like Hassan are wearing a CGM to help with pre and mid-race fuelling. The Dutch athlete is not paid to wear it, but her team has clearly seen the benefits. Runners like Eilish McColgan and Eliud Kipchoge, meanwhile, have formal links with Abbott and, consequently, have discussed their sugar stats with Supersapiens.

Sifan Hassan (Getty)

Outside athletics, cycling teams such as INEOS Grenadiers use it and it is particularly popular in triathlon, where Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden have used it on their way to winning Olympic and Hawaii Ironman titles. There are even reports of world-class athletes in non-endurance events such as pole vault using it as well.

By giving the user real-time visibility into their blood glucose levels it allows them to fine-tune fuelling strategies for training, racing and recovery. In marathons and ultra-endurance races it helps you avoid the dreaded “bonk”. Outside of sport, it can also prove useful when making improvements to your diet and lifestyle generally, although the Supersapiens app is not designed for people with diabetes.

The stats offer an insight into blood glucose levels, which in turn provides clues as to what the athlete should be eating and when. In short, it is taking the guesswork out of fuelling.

How it works

A circular adhesive patch sits on your arm with a small filament embedded just under your skin. This biowearable is pressed into your body, where it sits for 14 days, picking up glucose readings from the interstitial fluid. Once inserted it takes about one hour for readings to start showing and you can link the app with Garmin, Apple Health, Training Peaks, Nolio and Wahoo.

I was given the opportunity to test it out and, for me, the most challenging part of the testing process was inserting the sensor in the first place. A small blue contraption is used to apply it with a “push and click” mechanism, but it contains a slightly scary looking needle. Despite being told that it was almost always a painless experience, I was nervous about applying it. But, as you might guess, I didn’t feel a thing.

It’s more likely you will find the price more painful. A subscription to buy two biosensors costs €150, for example.

Once the sensor is applied the glucose readings soon begin to appear and are nothing short of fascinating as you see your sugar levels rise and fall, sometimes dramatically, following various meals, snacks and drinks.

The readings are calculated minute-to-minute, too, but if you miss any time due to not being close to your phone then you merely scan the sensor and it updates the missing stats via Bluetooth.

For most people, average glucose is naturally regulated between 90-110mg/dL (with fasting values between 70 and 90mg/dL and post-eating values between 110 and 140mg/dL). But one of my first shocks was that a breakfast bowl of granola sent my levels shooting beyond 200mg/dL upper ceiling due to the high level of sugar contained.

I’d previously thought this particular brand of granola was “healthy” but obviously not, although I was later advised that I could potentially control this “glucose rush” by adding protein powder and ingredients like chia seeds to the cereal.

After using the CGM for a few weeks, I had an informative call with David Lipman, the director of applied science and content at Supersapiens, who advised: “Try to minimise variables and optimise one thing at the time. So if you’re trying to solve the granola problem then don’t try to solve that and your long run problem plus another problem.”

It is generally good if your glucose levels are stable through the day, too, and there are plenty of tips that you can use to prevent glucose rushes. Having a drink with some apple cider vinegar before a meal or going for a walk straight after eating can blunt these rushes, for instance.

Making sense of the data

One challenge I faced when wearing the CGM is actually being able to interpret the information on the app but a series of easy-to-read articles in the app or on the Supersapiens website, in addition to automated emails packed with handy tips, helped me navigate through this new world of glucose monitoring.

I also found that, quite simply, wearing the monitor makes you far more aware of what you are eating. For the 14 days of wearing the device there is no doubt my diet improved. I quickly realised that reaching for chocolate or a fizzy drink would cause the glucose levels to rocket, for example, so I found myself “gamifying” the process.

Lipman has been wearing a sensor since January 2021 and he smiled when I mentioned my granola story. “I once made a homemade mushroom risotto from scratch,” he said. “It took me hours, but took my glucose above 200 a long time. I’m still scarred by the memory!”

Like myself, Lipman is a former club level middle-distance runner who moved into marathons for the challenge and clocked 2:45 in Berlin last year before improving to 2:42 in London. “The feedback you gain is where the power lies,” he says of the Supersapiens process.

Interestingly Lipman tells me that probably the first glucose monitoring for long distance running took place at the Boston Marathon in 1923. There was a clear link, too, between the “sugar level” at the end of the race and the “physical condition” of the runners. Those with average sugar levels seemed fairly normal while those with low levels showed signs of unconsciousness, irritability, dizziness and other distressing symptoms.

In the past 20 years, Lipman adds: “The Gatorade Sports Science Institute and [physiologist] Andy Jones really pushed things along. Exercise physiologist Asker Jeukendrup also did some great work which was really foundational and impressive. In the 1990s it [use of CGMs] really took hold in the cycling peloton more than the running world. For cyclists and especially ironman triathletes, nutrition is front of mind for them. It’s so important.”

Another athlete who has utilised Supersapiens is runner-turned-triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne. A former European under-23 cross-country champion, she says: “From experience I have seen how bad things can go when you don’t fuel well. I have had many performances affected by fuelling, so I know how important it is to my health and results.

“While you can know what you’re putting in your body, you can’t know how your body is responding to it or using it. When I first heard about Supersapiens I knew that it could really help my performance by having some real data to work with rather than relying solely on feel.”

An unfair advantage?

Abbott is the sponsor of the World Marathon Majors series and Supersapiens are title sponsor of Ironman, but not everyone approves of the use of CGMs in sport. Some sports scientists have criticised their use and argued over whether it’s good to stress about statistics that are sometimes difficult to decipher. The world governing body for cycling – the UCI – has also banned their in-competition use as they feel it gives riders and their teams an unfair advantage.

There are no signs of it being banned in athletics and, in principle, it seems little different to a humble heart rate monitor or one of the many smart watches that measure innumerable performance-related metrics. 

The price will doubtless put many avid athletes off, but if you can stomach the cost and are committed to getting the most out of your potential then I would recommend trying out a CGM for a short spell at least. 

The initial insight into what foods cause your glucose levels to rise and fall is worth it. As any committed endurance athlete knows, nailing that elusive PB can be priceless, too. 

This feature first appeared in the May issue of AW magazine, which you can buy here

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We speak to a masters athlete who has made a habit of destroying records since making a return to competitive running

“Get oot ma way, ya little b****rds!” thought Alastair Walker as he ran into a group of young rugby players who had casually strolled across his path during a local parkrun. 

The boys would have been oblivious to the fact they were impeding a multiple world champion. Walker may have dominated global masters athletics in recent years, but aside from his lean frame, he is far from a stereotype. After a successful senior career he initially gave up athletics at 38 years old before reigniting his love affair with the sport in 2016.

“I just couldn’t be bothered anymore’,” reflects the 2023 world M65 10km champion. “I thought, ‘I’m never going to run as a master’, it didn’t really rock my boat.” 

For 20 years he didn’t run a step.

At the peak of his career, Walker’s PBs included a 2:22 marathon, 66-minute half marathon, a sub-30 minute 10km and a 30-minute 10,000m, the latter good enough to rank him third in Scotland and earn a national vest. 

Alastair Walker (Bobby Gavin)

His return to the sport two decades later sparked an incredible resurgence, but only after a brutal reality check over a two-lap 10km race. “I thought I was going to win it,” he says. “Then I dropped out after the first lap. 

“That was it. I thought: ‘If I’m going to do this, I have to do it properly’. I raced a couple of times then I entered the Scottish Masters [Cross Country Championships] and finished a distant fourth (M60). That’s when it got serious.”

Walker version 2.0 has since racked up a series of major age-group titles including world, European, British and Irish Masters 5000m; Scottish Masters 10,000m; British and Scottish National 5km; world, European and British 10km; British & Irish, British and Scottish National Masters Cross Country; Scottish National, and Scottish National Short Course Cross Country. He was also voted European Masters Athletics long distance athlete of the year for 2022.

Most recently, he broke his own M65 world 10km best with 34:04 in April, adding to world records over 3000m indoors in January (9:57.18) and 5000m in August 2022 (16:36.59).

Alastair Walker

It’s no coincidence that his improvements have come since linking up with coach Cathy McCourt, a former Irish senior international and multiple world masters medal-winning athlete.  

The pair have made significant changes to his diet, including a move to being predominantly gluten-free. The intensity and quality of his training – which totals around 70 miles per week – has also increased.

Walker has changed his tune on masters athletics, too. While the lack of depth in his M65 age group is frustrating, particularly on the roads, he is regularly tested on the track by Paul Forbes, a middle-distance expert who represented Scotland three times at the Commonwealth Games. In fact, Forbes beat Walker – who was later disqualified – to the 1500m title at the 2023 World Masters Indoor Championships. “It’s a Coe/Ovett thing,” he laughs.

READ MORE: Paul Forbes interview

His goals for the remainder of 2023 include a fast track 10,000m and possibly an autumn half marathon, in addition to this summer’s European Masters Championships.

Beyond his title ambitions, he thrives on respect from younger athletes and an appreciation of the times he’s running. “I love that,” he says, his eyes lighting up. 

It is said that to be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself. It is an accurate summation of Walker’s two-part career. He is now his own biggest rival. 

This article first appeared in the May issue of AW magazine, which you can buy here

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British sprinters impress in our weekly international round-up plus Paris Diamond League results

Irena Szewinska Memorial (WACT Gold), Bydgoszcz, Poland, June 6

There were eight meeting records.

Darryl Neita blasted to a 200m PB of 22.23/0.8 as she finished ahead of American Anavia Battle’s 22.47 as she set a meeting record and European lead.

That time moved her to third all-time in the UK behind Dina Asher-Smith (21.88) and Kathy Cook (22.13).

Daryll Neita (Continental Tour Gold)

World medalist Erriyon Knighton won the 200m in 19.95/0.7.

Tom Walsh set a meeting record in the shot with 22.22m ahead of Adrian Piperi’s 21.61m outdoor PB.

Pietro Arese clocked a 3:33.56 PB and meeting record over Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran 3:33.87 PB.

In the women’s mile there was a world lead for Kenyan Edinah Jebitok’s 4:22.85.

Adelle Tracey, the former Brit who now competes for Jamaica, won the women’s 800m in 2:01.26 while Ben Pattison won the men’s race in 1:45.80.

Ben Pattison (Continental Tour Gold)

Men:
200 (0.7): 1 Erriyon Knighton USA 19.95; 2 Alexander Ogando DOM 20.18; 3 Albert Komański 20.49; 4 Ján Volko SVK 20.70
800: 1 Ben Pattison GBR 1:45.80; 2 Elias Ngeny KEN 1:45.99; 3 Tibo De Smet BEL 1:46.11; 4 Mateusz Borkowski 1:46.12; 5 Michał Rozmys 1:46.35; 6 Andreas Kramer SWE 1:46.38; 7 Patryk Sieradzki 1:46.50; 8 Kacper Lewalski 1:46.58; 9 Guy Learmonth GBR 1:46.78; 10 Collins Kipruto KEN 1:46.80; 11 Joseph Deng AUS 1:47.65
1500: 1 Pietro Arese ITA 3:33.56; 2 Andrew Coscoran IRL 3:33.87; 3 Matthew Stonier GBR 3:34.43; 4 Ismael Debjani BEL 3:34.53; 5 Tshepo Tshite RSA 3:34.59; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 3:34.71; 7 Elzan Bibić SRB 3:35.12; 8 Matthew Ramsden AUS 3:35.52; 9 Ruben Verheyden BEL 3:35.72; 10 Filip Ostrowski 3:36.03 U23 rec; 11 Jochem Vermeulen BEL 3:36.09; 12 Maciej Wyderka 3:36.21; 13 Robert Heppenstall CAN 3:36.41; 14 Baptiste Mischler FRA 3:37.23
110H (1.1): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.24; 2 Jamal Britt USA 13.31; 3 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.34; 4 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.43; 5 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.60; 6 Krzysztof Kiljan 13.62; 7 Gabriel Constantino BRA 13.77. Heat 1 (-1.9): 1 Jamal Britt USA 13.56; 2 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.72; 6 Tom Wilcock GBR 14.18. Heat 2 (0.7): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.28; 2 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.49; 3 Krzysztof Kiljan 13.64; 4 Gabriel Constantino BRA 13.83; 5 Joseph Agbodza GBR 14.03
HJ: 1 Andrii Protsenko UKR 2.21; 2 Bogdan Bondarenko UKR 2.21; 3 Edgar Rivera MEX 2.17; 3 Jef Vermeiren BEL 2.17
PV: 1 Chris Nilsen USA 5.92; 2 Piotr Lisek 5.82; 3 Ernest John Obiena PHI 5.72; 3 Sam Kendricks USA 5.72; 5 Jacob Wooten USA 5.72; 6 Emmanouíl Karalís GRE 5.62; 7 Paweł Wojciechowski 5.62
SP: 1 Tom Walsh NZL 22.22; 2 Adrian Piperi USA 21.61; 3 Chuk Enekwechi NGR 21.32; 4 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 21.18; 5 Zane Weir ITA 21.14; 6 Joe Kovacs USA 20.84; 7 Josh Awotunde USA 20.20; 8 Michał Haratyk 19.86
HT: 1 Rudy Winkler USA 79.70; 2 Wojciech Nowicki 79.52; 3 Ethan Katzberg CAN 76.83; 4 Hrístos Frantzeskákis GRE 76.68; 5 Bence Halász HUN 76.46; 6 Paweł Fajdek 74.17; 7 Marcin Wrotyński 73.31; 8 Serghei Marghiev MDA 70.09
Women:
100 (-0.8): 1 Cambrea Sturgis USA 11.24; 2 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 11.29
200 (0.8): 1 Daryll Neita GBR 22.23; 2 Anavia Battle USA 22.47; 3 Cambrea Sturgis USA 22.99; 4 Dalia Kaddari ITA 23.16
800: 1 Adelle Tracey JAM 2:01.26; 2 Adrianna Topolnicka 2:01.63; 3 Ellie Baker GBR 2:01.64; 4 Martyna Galant 2:01.72; 5 Olha Lyakhova UKR 2:02.46; 6 Katharina Trost GER 2:02.61; 7 Alexandra Bell GBR 2:02.72
Mile: 1 Edina Jebitok KEN 4:22.85; 2 Kesanet Alem ETH 4:24.29; 3 Marta Pérez ESP 4:25.78; 4 Weronika Lizakowska 4:28.62; 5 Bérénice Cleyet-Merle FRA 4:28.89; 6 Aleksandra Płocińska 4:30.74
100H (1.9): 1 Alaysha Johnson USA 12.41; 2 Devynne Charlton BAH 12.64; 3 Sarah Lavin IRL 12.86; 4 Klaudia Siciarz 13.00; 5 Mette Graversgaard DEN 13.05; 6 Sharika Nelvis USA 13.10. Heat 1 (-0.8): 1 Alaysha Johnson USA 12.94; 2 Klaudia Siciarz 13.10. Heat 2 (-0.4): 1 Sarah Lavin IRL 13.01; 2 Devynne Charlton BAH 13.02
HT: 1 Brooke Andersen USA 78.79; 2 Camryn Rogers CAN 77.62; 3 Janee’ Kassanavoid USA 75.10; 4 Annette Echikunwoke USA 73.66; 5 Bianca Ghelber ROU 72.23; 6 Malwina Kopron 71.23; 7 Anita Włodarczyk 69.54; 8 Hanna Skydan AZE 69.46

Genèva, Switzerland, June 10

A huge British contingent again competed in the Swiss meeting. In his outdoor seasonal debut Charlie Dobson equalled his legal PB for 200m with 20.19.

Joe Brier (45.54) and Rio Mitcham (45.60) set 400m PBs while Seamus Derbyshire set a 400m hurdles PB of 49.29.

Men:

100 (1.4): 1 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 9.96; 2 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.01 rec; 3 Raphael Bouju NED 10.02 U23 rec; 4 Taymir Burnet NED 10.11; 5 Adam Thomas GBR 10.23; 6 Ryan Zeze FRA 10.27. Heat 1 (1.3): 1 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.05; 2 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 10.10; 3 Raphael Bouju NED 10.11; 4 Taymir Burnet NED 10.17; 5 Ryan Zeze FRA 10.28. Heat 2 (1.4): 1 Adam Thomas GBR 10.30. Heat 3 (0.6): 1 Fahad Mohamed Al-Subaie KSA 10.28; 7 Krishawn Aiken GBR 10.51; 8 Medwin Odamtten GBR 10.68. Heat 4 (1.1): 5 Cian O’Donnell GBR 10.83

200 (1.3): 1 Charlie Dobson GBR 20.19; 2 Taymir Burnet NED 20.36; 3 Ryan Zeze FRA 20.43; 4 Bradley Lestrade 20.77; 5 James Hanson GBR 20.78; 6 Felix Svensson 20.79; 7 Jeriel Quainoo GBR 20.87; 8 Dan Putnam GBR 21.02

400: 1 Leungo Scotch BOT 44.82; 2 Collen Kebinatshipi BOT 44.98; 3 Liemarvin Bonevacia NED 45.30; 4 Gilles Biron FRA 45.38; 5 Joe Brier GBR 45.54; 6 Lionel Spitz 45.81. B: 1 Rio Mitcham GBR 45.60; 2 Patrick Schneider GER 45.98; 3 Edward Faulds GBR 45.99; 4 Ben Higgins GBR 46.16. D: 1 Dan Putnam GBR 46.02; 2 Charlie Carvell GBR 46.48; 3 Lee Thompson GBR 46.69.

1500: 1 Kieran Lumb CAN 3:37.61; 2 Casey Comber USA 3:37.68; 3 Hicham Akankam MAR 3:37.70; 4 El Hassane Moujahid MAR 3:38.06; 5 Robin Van Riel NED 3:38.70; 6 Flavien Szot FRA 3:39.07; 7 Hafid Rizky MAR 3:39.24; 8 Andrzej Kowalczyk POL 3:39.45. B: 1 Ethan Hussey GBR 3:44.62.

110H (1.0): 1 Louis François Mendy SEN 13.34; 2 Hassane Fofana ITA 13.47; 3 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.55; 3 Jeremie Lararaudeuse MRI 13.55 rec; 5 David King GBR 13.60; 6 Eduardo Rodrigues BRA 13.61; 7 Mikdat Sevler TUR 13.69. Heat 1 (-0.3): 1 Louis François Mendy SEN 13.33 NR; 2 Hassane Fofana ITA 13.57; 3 Eduardo Rodrigues BRA 13.58; 4 David King GBR 13.69; 5 Erwann Cinna FRA 13.73. Heat 2 (1.1): 1 Jeremie Lararaudeuse MRI 13.61 rec; 2 Mikdat Sevler TUR 13.63. Heat 3 (-0.7): 1 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.63

400H: 1 Alessandro Sibilio ITA 48.23; 2 Joshua Abuaku GER 48.67; 3 Emil Nana Kwame Agyekum GER 48.73; 4 Seamus Derbyshire GBR 49.29; 5 Pablo Andrés Ibáñez ESA 49.49; 6 Dany Brand 49.61; 7 Constantin Preis GER 49.81. B: 1 Abdelmalik Lahoulou ALG 48.91; 2 Yasmani Copello TUR 49.25; 3 Ramsey Angela NED 49.72; 4 Julien Watrin BEL 49.79; 5 Alastair Chalmers GBR 50.38. C: 1 Bassem Hemeida QAT 49.68; 2 Chris McAlister GBR 50.17; 3 Jack Lawrie GBR 50.45. D: 1 Marangha Mokaya GBR 50.43; 2 George Seery GBR 50.83; 3 Joshua Faulds GBR 50.93

PV: 1 Luke Winder USA 5.55; 2 Clayton Fritsch USA 5.55; 9 Adam Hague GBR 5.20;

LJ: 1 Anwar Anvarov UZB 8.22 NR; 2 Alejandro A. Parada CUB 8.10; 3 Chan Ming Tai HKG 7.82

SP: 1 Andrei Toader ROU 20.51; 2 Eric Favors IRL 19.91

JT: 1 Dagbjartur Dadi Jónsson ISL 76.99

Charlie Dobson (Getty)

Women:

100 (0.0): 1 Rani Rosius BEL 11.24; 2 Géraldine Frey 11.31; 3 Alyson Bell GBR 11.31. B (1.9): 1 Mélissa Gutschmidt 11.24; 2 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 11.33; 3 Georgina Adam GBR 11.39.  Heat 1 (0.6): 1 Rani Rosius BEL 11.27; 2 Géraldine Frey 11.29. Heat 2 (2.0): 1 Salomé Kora 11.32; 5 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 11.45. Heat 3 (-0.5): 1 Alyson Bell GBR 11.43. Heat 4 (1.9): 1 Georgina Adam GBR 11.49; 2 Sarah Malone GBR 11.76; 3 Rebecca Matheson GBR 11.92

200 (0.6): 1 Shanti Veronica Pereira SGP 22.84; 2 Tasa Jiya NED 22.88; 3 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 23.18

400: 1 Lada Vondrová CZE 51.14; 2 Susanne Gogl-Walli AUT 51.19; 3 Laviai Nielsen GBR 51.43; 4 Martina Weil CHI 51.69. B: 1 Carys McAulay GBR 51.57; 2 Naomi Van Den Broeck BEL 52.00. C: 1 Jessie Knight GBR 51.80; 2 Imke Vervaet BEL 51.91. D: 1 Roisin Harrison IRL 52.53; 4 Natasha Harrison GBR 53.24. E: 3 Seren Bundy-Davies GBR 53.16. F: 5 Emma Alderson GBR 54.90

800: 1 Anita Horvat SLO 2:00.70; 2 Rachel Pellaud 2:01.78; 3 Martyna Galant POL 2:02.13; 7 Lynsey Sharp GBR 2:05.45. B: 1 Joceline Wind 2:02.05; 2 Dilek Koçak TUR 2:02.65

100H (0.5): 1 Laeticia Bapte FRA 12.78; 2 Ebony Morrison LBR 12.86; 3 Natalia Christofi CYP 12.90; 4 Anne Zagré BEL 13.07; 5 Elisa Maria Di Lazzaro ITA 13.09. Heat 1 (0.2): 1 Laeticia Bapte FRA 12.90; 2 Ebony Morrison LBR 12.92; 3 Natalia Christofi CYP 12.98; 4 Anne Zagré BEL 13.07. Heat 2 (0.6): 5 Jenna Blundell GBR 13.53. Heat 4 (1.1): 1 Mia McIntosh GBR 13.44; 2 Marli Jessop GBR 13.46

400H: 1 Hanne Claes BEL 54.75; 2 Viivi Lehikoinen FIN 54.95; 3 Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 54.95; 4 Cathelijn Peeters NED 54.97; 5 Eleonora Marchiando ITA 55.13; 6 Hayley McLean GBR 56.28; 7 Yasmin Giger 56.43. B: 1 Noura Ennadi MAR 55.66; 2 Eileen Demes GER 56.07; 4 Jess Tappin GBR 57.49. C: 1 Rebecca Sartori ITA 56.39; 3 Emily Newnham GBR 57.86

HJ: 1 Salome Lang 1.90; 2 Zita Goossens BEL 1.84; 3 Sommer Lecky IRL 1.81; 7 Emily Borthwick GBR 1.74

LJ: 1 Tara Davis Woodhall USA 6.95; 2 Tissanna Hickling JAM 6.59; 3 Lucy Hadaway GBR 6.55; 4 Mikaelle Assani GER 6.52

TJ: 1 Thea LaFond DMA 14.47; 2 Kira Wittmann GER 13.82; 3 Diana Zagainova LTU 13.82

HT: 1 Aleksandra Śmiech POL 71.14; 2 Vanessa Sterckendries BEL 68.20

Paris Diamond League. France, June 9

This was surely one of the greatest endurance meetings in history with world records for Faith Kipyegon at 5000m and Lamecha Girma at 3000m steeplechase and a world best for Jakob Ingebrigtsen at two miles (with a European 3000m record going third all-time during the race). There were also world leads at 800m for Keely Hodgkinson (with a British and European under-23 record) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

For details of Faith Kipyegon’s 5000m click here

For Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s two mile, record click here

For Keely Hodgkinson’s British 800m record click here

For Lamecha Girma’s steeplechase record click here

Noah Lyles won the 100m in 9.97 as Olympic champion Marcel Jacobs was only seventh, while Marileidy Paulino won the women’s 400m in 49.12 ahead of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who held a big lead at halfway but tied up in the closing stages.

Men

100 (-0.9): 1 Noah Lyles USA 9.97; 2 Ferdinand Omanyala KEN 9.98; 3 Letsile Tebogo BOT 10.05; 4 Yohan Blake JAM 10.16; 5 Ronnie Baker USA 10.17; 6 Benjamin Azamati GHA 10.20; 7 Lamont Marcell Jacobs ITA 10.21; 8 Mouhamadou Fall 10.22

800: 1 Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN 1:43.27; 2 Marco Arop CAN 1:43.30; 3 Slimane Moula ALG 1:43.38; 4 Djamel Sedjati ALG 1:43.40; 5 Benjamin Robert 1:43.48; 6 Wycliffe Kinyamal KEN 1:43.56; 7 Azeddine Habz 1:43.90; 8 Yanis Meziane 1:44.78; 9 Andreas Kramer SWE 1:44.85; 10 Emmanuel Korir KEN 1:47.71

2M: 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 7:54.10 world best; 2 Ishmael Kipkurui KEN 8:09.23 NU20R; 3 Kuma Girma ETH 8:10.34; 4 Justin Kipkoech KEN 8:13.15; 5 Paul Chelimo USA 8:15.69; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 8:21.43; 7 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 8:27.88; 8 Etienne Daguinos 8:31.29; 9 Ali Abdulmena ETH 8:40.65. 3000 splits: 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 7:24.00 AR; 2 Kuma Girma ETH 7:37.50; 3 Ishmael Kipkurui KEN 7:38.06; 4 Justin Kipkoech KEN 7:38.19; 5 Paul Chelimo USA 7:43.84; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 7:45.47; 7 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 7:52.05; 8 Etienne Daguinos 7:53.84

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)

3000SC: 1 Lamecha Girma ETH 7:52.11 world rec; 2 Ryuji Miura JPN 8:09.91 NR; 3 Daniel Arce ESP 8:10.63; 4 Abraham Seme ETH 8:10.73; 5 Mohamed Amine Jihnaoui TUN 8:12.19 NR; 6 Benjamin Kigen KEN 8:13.49; 7 Víctor Ruiz ESP 8:13.89; 8 Abraham Kibiwot KEN 8:16.13; 9 Anthony Rotich USA 8:16.27; 10 Amos Serem KEN 8:16.94; 11 Fernando Carro ESP 8:17.06; 12 Djilali Bedrani 8:21.70; 13 Topi Raitanen FIN 8:22.00; 14 Hailemariyam Amare ETH 8:25.25

Lamecha Girma (Getty)

110H (-0.5): 1 Grant Holloway USA 12.98; 2 Just Kwaou-Mathey 13.09; 3 Daniel Roberts USA 13.14; 3 Jamal Britt USA 13.14; 5 Wilhem Belocian 13.20; 6 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.26; 7 Jason Joseph SUI 13.29; 8 Eric Edwards Jr. USA 13.32. Heat 1 (-2.0): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.32; 2 Jason Joseph SUI 13.36; 3 Wilhem Belocian 13.37; 4 Eric Edwards Jr. USA 13.39; 5 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.44; 6 Raphael Mohamed 13.65; 7 Dimitri Bascou 13.66; Devon Allen USA DNF. Heat 2 (-0.6): 1 Grant Holloway USA 13.20; 2 Jamal Britt USA 13.21; 3 Just Kwaou-Mathey 13.25; 4 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.34; 5 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 13.45; 6 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.52; 7 Aurel Manga 13.55; 8 Rafael Henrique Pereira BRA 13.57

400H: 1 CJ Allen USA 47.92; 2 Wilfried Happio 48.26; 3 Trevor Bassitt USA 48.28; 4 Ludvy Vaillant 48.60; 5 Kyron McMaster IVB 48.65; 6 Khallifah Rosser USA 48.96; Abderrahmane Samba QAT DNF

LJ: 1 Miltiádis Tentóglou GRE 8.13; 2 Simon Ehammer SUI 8.11; 3 Murali Sreeshankar IND 8.09; 4 Jules Pommery 7.90; 5 Will Williams USA 7.87; 6 Maykel D. Massó CUB 7.83; 7 Thobias Montler SWE 7.82

HT: 1 Ethan Katzberg CAN 77.93; 2 Rudy Winkler USA 77.63; 3 Bence Halász HUN 76.21; 4 Yann Chaussinand 74.32; 5 Mostafa Hicham Al-Gamal EGY 73.51

4×100: 1 FRA 38.22; 2 GBR 38.90; 3 GER 39.00; 4 CAN 39.06

Multi-events

110H (0.5): 1 Kevin Mayer 13.70; 2 Makenson Gletty 13.98; 3 Luc Brewin 14.00; 4 Teo Bastien 14.27. LJ: 1 Luc Brewin 7.51; 2 Teo Bastien 7.43; 3 Kevin Mayer 7.26w; 4 Benjamin Hougardy BEL 7.11w. SP: 1 Makenson Gletty 15.44; 2 Kevin Mayer 15.31; 3 Arthur Prevost 13.47; 4 Luc Brewin 12.70

National Events 100 (0.2): 1 Jimmy Vicaut 10.06; 2 Pablo Mateo 10.16; 3 Kobe Vleminckx BEL 10.23; 4 Jeff Erius 10.29; 5 Andrew Morgan-Harrison GBR 10.34. B (1.1): 1 Joshua Hartmann GER 10.14; 2 Matteo Melluzzo ITA 10.36; 3 Joe Ferguson GBR 10.40

Women: 

200 (-0.4): 1 Gabby Thomas USA 22.05; 2 Abby Steiner USA 22.34; 3 Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 22.34; 4 Dina Asher-Smith GBR 22.57; 5 Kayla White USA 22.67; 6 Jenna Prandini USA 22.76; 7 Tamara Clark USA 22.86; 8 Gemima Joseph 23.34

400: 1 Marileidy Paulino DOM 49.12; 2 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone USA 49.71; 3 Salwa Eid Naser BRN 49.95; 4 Natalia Kaczmarek POL 50.10; 5 Lieke Klaver NED 50.32; 6 Candice McLeod JAM 50.80; 7 Anna Hall USA 50.82; 8 Ama Pipi GBR 51.76

Keely Hodgkinson (Getty)

800: 1 Keely Hodgkinson GBR 1:55.77 NR AU23R; 2 Ajee’ Wilson USA 1:58.16; 3 Natoya Goule JAM 1:58.23; 4 Catriona Bisset AUS 1:58.55; 5 Noélie Yarigo BEN 1:58.65 NR; 6 Halimah Nakaayi UGA 1:58.81; 7 Sage Hurta-Klecker USA 1:59.01; 8 Lena Kandissounon 1:59.65; 9 Gabriela Gajanová SVK 1:59.86; 10 Raevyn Rogers USA 2:00.00; 11 Agnes Raharolahy 2:00.14

5000: 1 Faith Kipyegon KEN 14:05.20 WR; 2 Letesenbet Gidey ETH 14:07.94; 3 Ejgayehu Taye ETH 14:13.31; 4 Lilian Rengeruk KEN 14:23.05; 5 Freweyni Hailu ETH 14:23.45; 6 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN 14:23.67; 7 Lemlem Hailu ETH 14:34.53; 8 Alicia Monson USA 14:34.88; 9 Agnes Ngetich KEN 14:36.70; 10 Grace Loibach Nawowuna KEN 14:42.63; 11 Laura Muir GBR 14:48.14; 12 Elly Henes USA 15:04.54; 13 Whittni Morgan USA 15:20.59

Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

HJ: 1 Nicola Olyslagers AUS 2.00; 2 Vashti Cunningham USA 1.97; 3 Angelina Topić SRB 1.97 rec, U20 rec; 4 Iryna Herashchenko UKR 1.94; 5 Morgan Lake GBR 1.94; 6 Yuliya Levchenko UKR 1.91; 7 Nawal Meniker 1.91; 8 Anna Hall USA 1.91; 9 Nadezhda Dubovitskaya KAZ 1.87; 10 Elena Vallortigara ITA 1.79

PV: 1 Nina Kennedy AUS 4.77; 2 Margot Chevrier 4.71; 3 Katie Moon USA 4.71; 4 Wilma Murto FIN 4.61; 5 Sandi Morris USA 4.61; 6 Emily Grove USA 4.61; 7 Alysha Newman CAN 4.46; 8 Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 4.46; 8 Tina Šutej SLO 4.46; 10 Roberta Bruni ITA 4.46; 11 Marie-Julie Bonnin 4.31

SP: 1 Auriol Dongmo POR 19.72; 2 Chase Ealey USA 19.43; 3 Maggie Ewen USA 19.26; 4 Danniel Thomas-Dodd JAM 19.25; 5 Sara Gambetta GER 19.08; 6 Song Jiayuan CHN 19.06; 7 Jessica Woodard USA 18.73; 8 Fanny Roos SWE 18.44; 9 Sarah Mitton CAN 18.36; 10 Jessica Schilder NED 17.95

DT: 1 Valarie Allman USA 69.04; 2 Sandra Perković CRO 65.18; 3 Kristin Pudenz GER 62.87; 4 Laulauga Tausaga-Collins USA 62.62; 5 Mélina Robert-Michon 61.91; 6 Claudine Vita GER 61.78

HT: 1 Brooke Andersen USA 77.13; 2 Janee’ Kassanavoid USA 74.74; 3 Sara Fantini ITA 71.21; 4 Rose Loga 70.04; 5 Alexandra Tavernier 67.16

JT: 1 Haruka Kitaguchi JPN 65.09; 2 Kelsey-Lee Barber AUS 62.54; 3 Yulenmis Aguilar CUB 60.61; 4 Liveta Jasiūnaitė LTU 60.28; 5 Christin Hussong GER 59.14; 6 Liu Shiying CHN 58.61; 7 Mackenzie Little AUS 58.54; 8 Maggie Malone USA 57.67; 9 Ariana Ince USA 56.12; 10 Elína Tzénggo GRE 55.02; 11 Sigrid Borge NOR 52.49

4×100: 1 ESP 42.99; 2 FRA 43.50

Budapest, Hungary, June 8

Men:
100 (1.2): 1 Emmanuel Matadi LBR 10.17; 2 Elijah Morrow USA 10.29
400: 1 Attila Molnár 45.10 U23 rec
800: 1 Marino Bloudek CRO 1:46.38; 2 Dániel Huller 1:46.56
1500: 1 Raphael Pallitsch AUT 3:38.16; 2 Tom Dodd GBR 3:39.01; 3 István Szögi 3:39.26; 4 Gergő Kiss 3:39.72
110H (0.2): 1 Michael Dickson USA 13.35; 2 Bálint Szeles 13.58
HJ: 1 Gergely Török 2.20; 5 Joel Clarke-Khan GBR 2.09
DT: 1 Victor Hogan RSA 66.14; 2 Martin Marković CRO 65.69; 3 Róbert Szikszai 61.67
HT: 1 Donát Varga 73.89; 2 Dániel Rába 72.56; 3 Ruben Antunes POR 71.85; 4 Gábor Czeller 71.54; 5 Marcel Lomnický SVK 71.42
Women:
100 (1.3): 1 Boglárka Takács 11.23 rec; 2 Jada Baylark USA 11.23; 3 Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 11.24; 4 Shannon Ray USA 11.28; 5 Anna Kocsis 11.38 =NU20R
200 (0.4): 1 Boglárka Takács 22.77 rec; 2 Jada Baylark USA 22.90; 3 Shannon Ray USA 23.00; 4 Alexa Sulyán 23.12 U20 rec; 5 Dezerea Bryant USA 23.18
400: 1 Anabel Medina DOM 52.46; 2 Anna Ryzhykova UKR 53.07
3000SC: 1 Tatiane Raquel da Silva BRA 9:24.75; 2 Marta Serrano ESP 9:27.07 U23 rec; 3 Celestine Biwott KEN 9:27.34; 4 Irene Sánchez-Escribano ESP 9:31.03; 5 Simone Ferraz BRA 9:36.54; 6 Carolina Robles ESP 9:41.44
100H (0.8): 1 Gréta Kerekes 12.96; 2 Viktória Forster SVK 13.12 eqU23R
400H: 1 Janka Molnár 56.06; 2 Sára Mátó 56.95
HJ: 1 Fédra Fekete 1.83
LJ: 1 Diána Lesti 6.75; 2 Anasztázia Nguyen 6.64; 3 Petra Beáta Banhidi-Farkas 6.57
TJ: 1 Neja Filipič SLO 13.77
HT: 1 Martina Hrašnová SVK 68.89
JT: 1 Annabella Bogdán 58.39; 2 Angéla Moravcsik 57.89; 3 Sara Kolak CRO 57.15; 4 Rebekah Walton GBR 55.20

St Polten, Austria, June 8

Men:
100 (1.2): 1 Markus Fuchs 10.08 NR; 2 Elliot Jones GBR 10.20; 3 Jan Veleba CZE 10.29; 4 Filip Federič SVK 10.32 NU20R. Heat 1 (1.0): 1 Markus Fuchs 10.21; 2 Filip Federič SVK 10.46 U20 rec; 4 Christian Taylor USA 10.67. Heat 3 (1.2): 1 Elliot Jones GBR 10.24
400H: 1 Matej Baluch SVK 49.99
DT: 1 Lukas Weißhaidinger 63.61; 2 Nicholas Percy GBR 63.57; 3 Marek Bárta CZE 62.29; 4 Gregory Thompson GBR 59.88;
HT: 1 Patrik Hájek CZE 73.02
Women:
100 (1.2): 1 Alexandra Burghardt GER 11.24
100H (0.7): 1 Nika Glojnarič SLO 12.92; 2 Stanislava Škvarková SVK 13.05
400H: 1 Noura Ennadi MAR 55.43; 2 Lena Pressler 56.15 rec
JT: 1 Victoria Hudson 59.81

Huelva, Spain, June 6

Former world champion Salwa Eid Naser, who is returning from a ban after missing drugs tests, won the 400m in 49.78.
Men:
400: 1 Anthony Zambrano COL 45.52; 2 Iñaki Cañal 45.56; 3 Dylan Borlée BEL 45.94; 4 Óscar Husillos 46.13. B: 1 Markel Fernandez 45.97
1500: 1 Isaac Nader POR 3:34.00; 2 Daniel Munguti KEN 3:34.06; 3 Ashenafi Gadisa ETH 3:35.38; 4 Hicham Akankam MAR 3:35.60; 5 Saul Ordóñez 3:35.78; 6 Mohamed Attaoui 3:36.12; 7 Pieter Sisk BEL 3:36.21; 8 Ignacio Fontes 3:36.23; 9 Pol Oriach 3:36.24; 10 El Hassane Moujahid MAR 3:36.58; 11 Jesús Gómez 3:36.64; 12 Stijn Baeten BEL 3:37.21; 13 Gonzalo García 3:37.22. B: 1 Simas Bertašius LTU 3:38.38; 2 Nuno Pereira POR 3:38.44; 3 Carlos Saez 3:39.01; 4 Miguel Moreira POR 3:39.03; 5 James Young GBR 3:39.38; 6 Sergio Paniagua 3:39.73; 7 Pol Moya AND 3:40.15 rec
5000: 1 Cornelius Kemboi KEN 13:14.80; 2 Abdulrezak Suleiman ERI 13:17.89; 3 Abdessamad Oukhelfen 13:18.39; 4 Merhawi Mebrahtu ERI 13:22.69; 5 Aaron Las Heras 13:27.47; 6 Nassim Hassaous 13:29.74; 7 Daniel Ghebru ERI 13:30.58; 8 Efriem Tekle ERI 13:37.08; 9 Jonny Davies GBR 13:45.86
3000SC: 1 Lawrence Kemboi KEN 8:22.20; 2 El Mehdi Aboujanah 8:22.22; 3 Etson Barros POR 8:23.30; 4 Sebastián Martos 8:24.76; 5 Abderrahim Ougra MAR 8:24.76; 6 Will Battershill GBR 8:26.72; 7 Gonzalo Parra 8:28.40; 8 Carlos Andrés San Martín COL 8:28.83; 10 Mark Pearce GBR 8:35.21
110H (-0.9): 1 Enrique Llopis 13.39; 2 Daniel Cisneros 13.66
TJ: 1 Cristian Atanay Nápoles CUB 17.10; 2 Yasser Triki ALG 16.92; 3 Benjamin Compaoré FRA 16.53; 7 Nelson Évora POR 15.61
DT: 1 Yasiel Brayan Sotero 64.68 U23 rec; 2 Philip Milanov BEL 64.50; 3 Nicholas Percy GBR 62.77; 4 Lucas Nervi CHI 62.10; 5 Mauricio Ortega COL 61.82; 6 Juan José Caicedo ECU 61.53
4×100: 1 ESP 38.87; 2 COL 39.07; 3 POR 39.49. Race 4: 1 ESP 38.77; 2 COL 39.04; 3 POR 39.26
Women:
400: 1 Salwa Eid Naser BRN 49.78; 2 Miranda Coetzee RSA 50.90; 3 Anna Kiełbasińska POL 51.29; 4 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 51.34; 5 Cátia Azevedo POR 51.42; 6 Alice Mangione ITA 51.75; 7 Camille Laus BEL 51.76
800: 1 Vivian Chebet KEN 1:58.80; 2 Sahily Diago CUB 2:00.02; 3 Patrícia Silva POR 2:00.07; 4 Lorea Ibarzabal 2:00.17; 5 Rose M. Almanza CUB 2:00.53; 6 Daniela Garcia 2:00.58 NU23R; 7 Abigail Ives GBR 2:00.82; 8 Christina Hering GER 2:01.32; 9 Zoya Naumov 2:01.54; 10 Tanja Spill GER 2:02.48; 11 Georgie Hartigan IRL 2:03.62
1500: 1 Tigist Girma ETH 4:08.58; 2 Agueda Muńoz 4:09.56; 3 Revee Walcott-Nolan GBR 4:09.86; 4 Kassie Wubrist ETH 4:10.03; 5 Erin Wallace GBR 4:10.52
400H: 1 Viivi Lehikoinen FIN 54.40 rec; 2 Cathelijn Peeters NED 54.65; 3 Hanne Claes BEL 54.87; 4 Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 55.62; 5 Carla Garcia 56.97
PV: 1 Angelica Moser SUI 4.50; 2 Sophie Cook GBR 4.30
LJ: 1 Tara Davis Woodhall USA 6.85; 2 María Vicente 6.50; 3 Adriana Rodríguez CUB 6.44
4×100. Race 2: 1 POL 43.06

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 7

Bianca Williams gained a 11.32/0.7 and 23.27/-1.5 sprint double while Katie Snowden led home the 800m (2:00.43).

Men:
100 (-1.4): 1 Marvin Bracy USA 10.36; 4 Andrew Robertson GBR 10.64. Heat 2 (-1.1): 2 Daniel Offiah GBR 10.54
400: 1 Luis Avilés MEX 46.08; 2 Samuel Reardon GBR 46.21
1500: 1 Adam Fogg GBR 3:37.46; 2 Joao Capistrano M. Bussotti Neves Junior ITA 3:37.53; 3 Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen 3:39.20
5000: 1 Mohamed Fares MAR 13:34.91; 2 Darragh McElhinney IRL 13:37.80
LJ: 1 Daníel Ingi Egilsson ISL 7.92
Women:
100 (0.7): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 11.32; 2 Helene Rønningen NOR 11.38. Heat 1 (2.4): 1 Helene Rønningen NOR 11.33. Heat 2 (1.6): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 11.42
200 (-1.5): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 23.27; 2 Torrie Lewis AUS 23.42; 3 Georgina Adam GBR 23.54; 6 Louise Evans GBR 23.82
800: 1 Katie Snowden GBR 2:00.43; 2 Annemarie Nissen 2:03.07; 3 Lynsey Sharp GBR 2:03.59
3000: 1 Rose Davies AUS 8:49.22; 2 Eloise Walker GBR 8:49.56; 3 Megan Keith GBR 8:52.51; 4 Sofia Thøgersen 8:53.39
100H (0.8): 1 Nia Ali USA 12.59; 2 Michelle Harrison CAN 12.92; 3 Hannah Jones AUS 13.08. Heat 1 (0.8): 1 Michelle Harrison CAN 12.86. Heat 2 (1.8): 1 Nia Ali USA 12.63; 2 Hannah Jones AUS 13.06
PV: 1 Lene Onsrud Retzius NOR 4.41
LJ: 1 Maja Åskag SWE 6.70w; 2 Irma Gunnarsdóttir ISL 6.35
DT: 1 Daria Zabawska POL 61.59
HT: 1 Katarzyna Furmanek POL 70.89; 2 Suvi Koskinen FIN 70.39; 3 Katrine Koch Jacobsen 70.00; 4 Jillian Weir CAN 67.49

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American Murphy wins women’s title with men’s victory going to Uganda’s Chemutai on final day of World Mountain and Trail Running Champs

Grayson Murphy is already a popular figure on the mountain and trial running circuit after previous world title victories have helped her build a 100,000-plus following on Instagram, where she goes under the name of “Racin’ Grayson”.

The American will doubtless gain a few more fans this weekend, too, after capturing the women’s gold in the ‘mountain classic’ up-and-down race on the final day (June 10) of the World Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai in Austria.

Grayson won this title back in 2019 and is also a former XTERRA trail running world champion in addition to being a former 3000m steeplechaser on the track with a best of 9:25.37.

“I am overjoyed, but also very tired,” she said. “This gold medal is a special one as I was sidelined last year due to injury and it was a long way back. I am very proud that I managed to listen to my body during that time – it paid off. And a big thank you to everyone who supported us along the route – it was really encouraging!”

Grayson Murphy (WMTRC / Roast Media)

Tove Alexandersson from Sweden led after the first of two 7.5km laps. But on the steep climb from the old town toward the Ölberg, Alexandersson crumbled and Murphy moved past her.

The American cruised away to take gold in 64:29 with Alexandersson clocking 65:26 in second and Joyce Muthoni of Kenya third in 66:40.

With Alice Goodall in 10th, Scout Adkin 12th, Phillipa Williams 21st and Holly Page 55th, the GB & NI team won team silver behind winners Kenya and ahead of France and the United States.

GB medallists (l to r): Scout Adkin, Alice Goodall, Holly Page, Phillipa Williams

The demanding 15km route, which passed through hell – or “Höll” – a section that is notorious from the UCI Road World Championships, once again asked everything from the athletes.

Uganda’s Chemutai handled the course in style, though, as he clocked 56:14 ahead of Kenyan Ombogo Kiriago Philemon (56:22) and German Filimon Abraham (56:27). Patrick Kipngeno, world champion in the uphill-only race earlier in the championships, came in fourth but he helped Kenya win team gold.

Leonard Chemutai (WMTRC / Roast Media)

Joe Steward was leading Brit in 18th with team-mates Jacob Adkin in 20th, Andrew Douglas in 22nd and Chris Richards in 31st not far behind.

Chemutai said: “I didn’t know whether or not I was going to win today, but I felt very good, the weather was great and the steep route here in Innsbruck suited me very well.”

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Brit triumphs at Innsbruck-Stubai and leads her squad to under-20 women’s gold medals too

After taking silver behind fellow Brit Jess Bailey at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships last year in Chiang Mai, Rebecca Flaherty graduated to the top of the podium in Innsbruck on Saturday (June 10).

Flaherty took the junior title in the “mountain classic” up-and-downhill race on the final day of the championships and the 17-year-old led Britain to team gold too as Amelie Lane finished fourth, Lauren Russell fifth and Eve Whitaker eighth.

Flaherty build a big lead in the early and uphill parts of the race but she faced a nerve-wracking period descending back to the finish in Innsbruck as Ines Herault of Spain and Lucia Arnoldo of Italy began to close on her.

U20 women’s start (WMTRC / Roast Media)

Aware of her chasers and glancing behind in the final kilometre, Flaherty saw her lead cut to just five seconds at one point but she found enough energy to maintain her advantage and had enough composure to grab a Union flag to celebrate in the final metres, clocking 33:20 as Herault finished seven seconds behind and Arnoldo a further 15 seconds back.

Rebecca Flaherty with Ines Herault (WMTRC / Roast Media)

Flaherty, who goes to the same Bradford Grammar School that Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Richard Nerurkar and Emile Cairess went to, said: “This is unreal. I can’t believe it. It’s a beautiful course here. I always try to push uphill to build a lead but I was trying to take in the views at the same time!

“Then coming into the trail through the town with all the energy was incredible. Mountain running is not a huge sport but there were hundreds of people clapping and cheering. I’ve never experienced anything like it.”

The athletes had to run through hell, literally, as the 7km circuit led the athletes from the Landestheater forecourt via the “Höll” – which translates to “Hell” – and narrow uphill trails to the Gramartboden and back down and through the old town to the finish line.

Rebecca Flaherty (WMTRC / Roast Media)

If Britain dominated the under-20 women’s race, the men’s equivalent saw Uganda in control as they took the first two places.

James Kirwa took gold from team-mate Hosea Chemutai as Matthieu Bührer from Switzerland earned the bronze.

Bührer built an eight-second lead at one point on the downhill to the finish, too, but was overhauled by the Ugandan duo in the latter stages as Kirwa clocked 27:37 from Chemutai’s 27:43 and Bührer’s 27:52.

James Kirwa (WMTRC / Roast Media)

Bührer led Switzerland to team gold, however, as France won silver and Spain took bronze.

First Brit home was William Longden in 23rd in 30:46, Ewan Busfield was 28th and Alexander Poulston 31st and Thomas Perry 43rd.

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One week after breaking 1500m mark she runs fastest 5000m of all-time in epic head-to-head with Letesenbet Gidey at Paris Diamond League

It is only early June but Faith Kipyegon has already put together a brilliant case for being named athlete of the year already. One week after breaking the world 1500m record with a ground-breaking 3:49.11, the Kenyan supermum set another world record – this time over 5000m – with 14:05.20 at the Diamond League in Paris.

It came after a tremendous duel with Letesenbet Gidey, who held the world record for this distance, plus 10,000m and half-marathon, until tonight (June 9). Pushing the pace for much of the latter stages, the Ethiopian went down fighting and produced a super-fast time of her own in second place with 14:07.94.

Behind, Ejgayehu Taye – the world 5km record-holder from Ethiopia – ran 14:13.31 in third, Lilian Rengeruk of Kenya clocked 14:23.05 in fourth, Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia 14:23.45 in fifth and Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya 14:23.67 in sixth as Britain’s Laura Muir wound up 11^th in 14:48.14, narrowly beating a PB which was set indoors.

Remarkably this was Kipyegon’s first 5000m since 2015 and she slaughtered her 14:31.95 PB during what proved to be the race of the night at a power-packed Diamond League that saw three world records in total.

Faith Kipyegon and Letesenbet Gidey (Getty)

Kipyegon’s early splits saw her run 2:53.1 for 1000m, 4:35.2 for 1600m, 5:42.6 for 2000m and 8:32.1 for 3000m, but it was her closing speed that drew gasps of admiration. After taking the lead from Gidey on the penultimate lap, Kipyegon began to wind up the pace in the last 400m and her final lap was 60.9 and her last 200m was 28.6 as Gidey’s challenge finally faltered.

Gidey’s record of 14:06.62 was set in Valencia in 2020 but despite this red-hot field in Paris it was not particularly expected to fall. No one quite knew how Kipyegon would handle the 12-and-a-half-lap distance either.

“I did not think about the world record,” said Kipyegon, “I do not know how I made it. I just focused on the green light and tried to stay relaxed and enjoy the race.”

The winner added: “I just did the race and wanted to see what happens. When I saw that it was a world record I was so surprised! It was all about giving my best. I just wanted to improve on my PB, the world record was not my plan.

Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

“I just ran after Gidey – she is an amazing lady. It is amazing. I do not know what will be next, I still have to discuss it with my coach and my management. I am so happy, I am very emotional right now and do not know what to say. If my body is healthy, anything is possible.”

Who knows what’s possible for Kipyegon in future after her performances this month. The 29-year-old has won two Olympic and two world titles over 1500m, so will she chase a hat-trick in Paris next year, or will she continue to move up in distance and settle at 5000m?

She has made no secret of the fact she fancies tackling a marathon before she retires too!

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British 800m mark falls in Hodgkinson’s first race of the summer at the Diamond League on Friday

Keely Hodgkinson threatened to start her summer season “with a bang” but even the 21-year-old looked surprised when she ran away from a world-class field to break her British 800m record at the Diamond League in Paris on Friday (June 9).

With 1:55.77, Hodgkinson improved her national record of 1:55.88, which was set when finish runner-up to Athing Mu in the Olympic final in 2021. However it was the way the Briton demolished her rivals that was just as impressive as the time.

Following pacemaker Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka through 400m in 57.3, Hodgkinson looked keen to take the lead with 300m to go and, moving past the rabbit, she had already created daylight on the rest of the field.

Hitting 600m in 86.5 with a decent lead, it was clear Hodgkinson was on for a special run and she finished strongly for a meeting record and world-leading mark.

Ajee’ Wilson of the United States was runner-up in 1:58.16 with Natoya Goule of Jamaica third in 1:58.23 and Catriona Bisset of Australia fourth in 1:58.55 as the top nine runners broke two minutes.

“I just wanted to commit today. Then when I saw the lights go behind me, I thought OMG keep going!”@keelyhodgkinson after her UK 800m record of 1:55.77 in Paris. @stuartweir pic.twitter.com/tGOjlUFrZi

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“I am a little bit shocked that I ran so fast,” said Hodgkinson. “Paris next year, I will definitely be back.

“The weather was really nice, so warm. I had heard good things about the track. With this full stadium and the great crowd, it was amazing. I am so happy.

“Now the aim is to stay healthy, we still have to see, I want to keep running fast. The focus is on the summer, on Budapest. What is next with such a fast time early in the season? Well, I do not know. Hopefully I will run even faster.”

She is due to race over 400m at next weekend’s England Athletics Under-23 Championships in Chelmsford before tackling the Diamond League events in Lausanne and London.

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Olympic 1500m champion slices four seconds off Daniel Komen’s 1997 mark at Diamond League in Paris

Daniel Komen’s world best for two miles of 7:58.61 dates back to July 1997. While it is not a particularly popular distance, it has survived attacks from Haile Gebrselassie, Joshua Cheptegei, Eliud Kipchoge and Mo Farah over the years.

On Friday (June 9) in Paris, though, Jakob Ingebrigtsen took more than four seconds off the Kenyan’s mark with 7:54.10.

Paced by Benoit Campion and then Kyumbe Mungti until just after 2000m, Ingebrigtsen started steadily with a first mile of 4:00.3 before closing with a superb 3:53.8. As he passed 3000m in 7:23.8 – compared to Komen’s 7:27.3 – it was clear the record was his.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)

“Being able to make this record feels amazing,” said Ingebrigtsen. “It is my first world best outdoors. The pace felt very smooth for me, coming out of the 1500m.

“The public was amazing, without their help, it would have been more difficult. I was a bit surprised about the time in the end.”

On finishing so strongly, he said: “We started off considerably slow but you come to realise that that’s the way to do it.”

When Komen ran his record in Hechtel, Belgium, 26 years ago he ran splits of 3:59.2 and 3:59.4 – and it came 43 years after Roger Bannister ran the world’s first sub-four-minute mile.

When asked by AW what his best distance is, Ingebrigtsen said probably 3000m given that he’s a strength-based runner. “I feel like I’m going down to the 1500m,” he added.

“We started off considerably slow, but you come to realise that’s the way to do it!”

Jakob Ingebrigtsen after breaking the two miles WR in Paris with 7:54.10. @stuartweir pic.twitter.com/LKrrDSsGrf

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The 1500m is possibly his favourite distance, however, as he’s not a fan of the lengthy pain involved over 3000m and 5000m.

“At the moment the 3000m is one of my better events but I’m a man of every distance,” he explained. “I want to run fast at everything. The 1500m is not that exhausting compared to 3km and 5km but it’s more demanding physically.”

Runner-up Ishmael Rokitto of Kenya was a long way behind in 8:09.23 followed by Kuma Girma of Ethiopia, Justin Koech of Kenya and recent Night of the 10,000m PBs winner Paul Chelimo of the United States in fifth.

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Ethiopian runs 7:52.11 for 3000m ‘chase at a spectacular Paris Diamond League event on Friday

On a magical night of world record-breaking at the Paris Diamond League, Lamecha Girma broke the 19-year-old steeplechase mark held by Saif Saaeed Shaheen with 7:52.11.

Following a world best for two miles from Jakob Ingebrigtsen and world 5000m record by Faith Kipyegon, Girma took to the track in the penultimate event of a remarkable evening and the Ethiopian glided around the track to beat Shaheen’s 7:53.63, which was set in Brussels in 2004.

Earlier this year Girma broke Daniel Komen’s long-standing world indoor 3000m record with 7:23.81 in Lievin. And here he returned to France looking for another global mark.

Passing 1000m in 2:37.7 and 2000m in 5:12.5, he was already on his own and looking in supreme form as he continued his attack on Shaheen’s mark.

Paris sees its third world record of the night as Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia runs 7:52.11 to take down Saif Saaeed Shaheen’s 19-year-old mark by just over a second in the 3000m steeplechase. pic.twitter.com/aecnHSZ3y8

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On the final lap it became clear he was going to break the record as he was a few metres ahead of the Wavelight pacing system. So it proved as he stormed home, finishing 17 seconds ahead of Ryuji Miura, who ran a Japanese record of 8:09.91 in second.

Missing from this race was Soufiane El Bakkali, but the Moroccan is in good form himself and a head to head would be a mouth-watering prospect.

The duo finished one-two at the Olympics and last year’s World Championships with El Bakkali coming out top each time.

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French endurance athletes Marion Delespierre and Benjamin Roubiol enjoy victory in gruelling 86.7km event at the World Mountain and Trail Running Champs

When the so-called ‘short trail’ races at this week’s World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai in Austria took athletes more than four hours, it was clear the ‘long trail’ events on Friday (June 9) would be ultra-challenging to say the least.

After 86.7km of racing, including 6500m of ascent, it was two French athletes who emerged as winners too with Marion Delespierre and Benjamin Roubiol winning the women’s and men’s titles respectively.

Delespierre, who works as a doctor when she is not running on the trails, finished in 11hr 32min 21sec ahead of Katharina Hartmuth of Germany as another French athlete, Manon Bohard Cailler, took bronze, while defending champion Blandine L’Hirondel pulled out in the early kilometres.

Marion Delespierre (WMTRC/Roast Media)

Roubiol, 23, beat Italian Andreas Reiterer into second as Peter Frano from Slovakia took bronze. Reiterer led for the first 45km but began to struggle although he held on for silver as Roubiol clocked 9hr 52min 59sec.

“It was awesome to see that I came closer and closer to the leader,” said Roubiol. “After I overtook Andreas I did not realise that I would win. I tried to stay focused. It is so great to be here now.”

Benjamin Roubiol (WMTRC/Roast Media)

Leading Brits home were Thomas Joly de Lotbiniare with 11th in the men’s race and Fiona Pascall with 18th in the women’s race.

The championships conclude on Saturday (June 10) with the under-20 and senior up-and-down mountain races.

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One year before French capital hosts the greatest show on earth, Friday’s Diamond League will act as a brilliant apéritif

The Diamond League in Paris on Friday (June 9) features line-ups that are every bit as strong as some of the Olympic finals we will see in the same French capital next year. Brits in action include Keely Hogkinson, Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith, while international stars include Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Faith Kipyegon, both of whom will be outside their comfort zone in events they don’t usually do.

“Running here is going to be amazing with one year to go before the Olympics,” said Asher-Smith at the pre-event press conferences on Thursday. “It’s an amazing opportunity. I know this might sound controversial but it’s only an hour from London it feels like a home Olympics. There are good vibes for next year and good vibes for tomorrow.”

Asher-Smith faces Abbey Steiner, Gabby Thomas, Marie-Josée Ta Lou and others in the 200m while Hodgkinson takes on Ajee’ Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, Halima Nakaayi, Noelie Yarigo, Catriona Bisset, to name a few, in her summer debut over 800m.

Muir, meanwhile, is in the most intriguing race of all as she tackles the 5000m for the first time in several years as she aims to smash her PB of 14:49.12, which was set indoors in 2017.

Laura Muir and Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

Also in the field is Kipyegon, fresh from her 3:49.11 world 1500m record in Florence. Like Muir she is making a rare step-up in distance, too, although she says it is part of a plan to eventually move to the marathon.

“It was a really beautiful night and smashing that record,” said Kipyegon, whose PB of 14:31.95 dates back to 2015. “I’m expecting a good race but I’m nervous as it’s really long and eight years since I ran it seriously. I want to graduate to 5000m first and upgrade slowly and slowly to the marathon in the future. I don’t know when or where but I have in my mind it will happen some day.”

An incredible field also sees world 5000m, 10,000m and half-marathon record-holder Letesenbet Gidey take part in her first race since her dramatic collapse at the end of the World Cross Country Championships in February.

The line-up also includes world steeplechase record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech, world 5km record-holder Ejgayehu Taye, world indoor 3000m champion Lemlem Hailu of Ethiopia, 2019 world silver medallist Margaret Kipkemboi, world cross bronze medallist Agnes Ngetich and North American 10,000m record-holder Alicia Monson

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)

An expected crowd of 18,000 at the Stade Charlety will also see Jakob Ingebrigtsen attack Daniel Komen’s world two miles record of 7:58.61, which was set in Hechtel in 1997. Failing that, the European best is held by Mo Farah with 8:07.85, set in Birmingham in 2014.

Can the Olympic 1500m champion run two consecutive sub-four-minute miles? His opposition includes world under-20 cross-country champion Ishmael Kipkirui and recent Night of the 10,000m PBs winner Paul Chelimo.

Marcell Jacobs (Getty)

After missing recent races with small injury issues, Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs takes on world 200m champion Noah Lyles, plus Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya, in the 100m. World 100m champion Fred Kerley is a notable absentee, though, with Jacobs saying on Thursday: “This thing ( recent trash talk) I have with Fred is a lot of fun as it gets people talking about a sport that needs more visibility. It’s good to have some hype.”

Sydney McLaughlin (Getty)

McLaughlin-Levrone, the world 400m hurdles record-holder from the United States, faces world No.1 Marileidy Paulino of Dominican Republic in her specialist event – the flat 400m. Watch out too for 2019 world champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain, who is improving with every race following a suspension due to missing drugs tests. US heptathlete Anna Hall and Britain’s Ama Pipi are also in the race.

McLaughlin-Levrone said: “Everyone is expecting crazy, amazing things but my goal is to open up my season healthily and strong and see where I’m at as we continue to progress through 2023.”

Hall is also in the women’s high jump along with Brit Morgan Lake, American Vashti Cunningham and Australian Nicola Olyslagers, while French decathlon star Kevin Mayer is in a ‘triathlon’ (long jump, sprint hurdles and shot put).

Kevin Mayer (Getty)

Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia, who broke Komen’s world indoor 3000m record earlier this year, is looking for a fast time in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Maybe the world record of 7:53.63 could be under danger too.

As if all this isn’t entertaining enough, there will be breakdancing exhibitions in between the track and field action ahead of that sport’s Olympic debut in Paris in 2024.

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After two laps in the Diamond League in France this week, British runner might tackle one lap at England U23 Champs

Keely Hodgkinson opens her season over 800m at the Diamond League in Paris on Friday (June 9) but the 21-year-old could follow this with an appearance over 400m at the England Athletics Under-23 Championships on June 17-18.

Earlier this year her coach, Trevor Painter, suggested that the 400m at the European Under-23 Championships in Finland in mid-July could act as a stepping stone ahead of racing 800m at the World Championships in Budapest in August.

Speaking at her press conference ahead of her race in Paris, Hodgkinson confirmed a 400m run-out at the England Champs is a possibility next week. The event looks almost certain to be in Chelmsford but could possibly move to Woodford due to organisers rushing to get the track ready following refurbishment.

Hodgkinson, the Olympic and world 800m silver medallist behind Athing Mu of the United States, has a 400m best of 52.41 which was set when finishing fifth at the British Championships in 2022. She also ran 52.42 last year when finishing runner-up to Jessie Knight at the British Indoor Champs.

It is not unheard of for 800m runners to drop down in distance at the European Under-23 Championships. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, for example, won 400m gold at these under-23 championships in 2001 before taking Olympic 800m gold in Athens three years later.

But first comes Hodgkinson’s 800m in Paris and she said: “I’m really looking for tomorrow and raring to go.”

As for her likely time? “I’ll let my legs do my talking but training has been going well and I’m looking forward to starting my season with a bang.”

“I’d be really happy if I could PB and also make the world podium, perhaps even become a world champion, who knows?” @keelyhodgkinson is in confident mood as she kicks off her outdoor season over 800m at @meetingparis

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In Paris she faces Ajee’ Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, Halima Nakaayi, Noelie Yarigo and Catriona Bisset, among others.

Earlier this year she set a world indoor 600m best of 83.41 in Manchester and said: “I forgot it was this year as it seems so long ago! I’ve worked very hard since then and am hoping to run really well this summer.”

Keely Hodgkinson (James Rhodes)

Why is she opening her season relatively late in early June? Hodgkinson says she ended the indoor season feeling a little tired with some minor niggles. But training has gone well since and she is due to race in Lausanne on June 30 and also the London Diamond League on July 23.

Painter told AW: “We’ve definitely upped things in training. I’m hoping there will be some fast times and commanding races but we don’t want to see one-horse races. We want some challenges.”

The 400m aside, will Hodgkinson ever move up to 1500m? “She’s very reluctant and she is more of a 400m-800m runner right now. It’ll be a few years yet. Maybe LA (Olympics 2028) and onwards. Perhaps we can tempt her into it if she gets bored of the 800m and we can move her up.”

He added: “She definitely has the skills for it. If she ran one now she’d run about 4:04-05 but with more training maybe sub-4. Who knows. We have to persuade her to do it first.”

On coaching Hodgkinson, Painter describes her as a “gem to work with” and adds: “Whatever we say she never shirks it. She rolls her sleeve up and gets it done. She is also fantastic at being composed in races.”

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Stian Angermund and Clementine Geoffray win individual titles on second day of World Mountain and Trail Running Champs

Thomas Roach produced the run of his life to win individual silver behind Stian Angermund of Norway in the short trail race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai on Thursday (June 8). In doing so he led the British squad to team gold too.

“Stian is a legend so I’m not ashamed of finishing second,” said the 43-year-old, who is from Sussex but based in Austria. “I’m delighted with my race.

“There was so much different terrain, which I really enjoyed,” he added. “I live in Innsbruck so had a good chance to train on parts of the course. I gave it everything,” added Roach, who recently won the Three Peaks Race in the UK.

Behind, former world champion Jon Albon finished fifth with Kris Jones eighth.

Thomas Roach (WMTRC 2023)

This 45.2km event covered 3121m of ascent from Innsbruck to Neustift im Stubaital. Angermund successfully defended the title he won in Chiang Mai last October as he clocked 4hr 19min just over 2min ahead of Roach, with Luca del Pero of Italy third.

Despite the gruelling nature of the course, Angermund went through aid stations ignoring food and drink. He slowed to a walk at one stage just before reaching the route’s highest point at the Starkenberger hut but pushed on during the downhill stretches to cement his victory.

Stian Angermund leads (WMTRC 2023)

“We started off super fast,” said Angermund. “On the first climb I decided to push. The last summit was challenging and I was suffering, but now I am very happy. This was my big goal for the year and I managed to achieve it.”

Clementine Geoffray won a closer women’s race as the French runner took gold in 4hr 53min, just over two minutes ahead of Judith Wyder from Switzerland, who had earlier dominated the race over long periods.

Bronze went to another Swiss athlete, Theres Leboeuf, as the Brits were led by Elsey Davis in 17^th.

Women’s podium (l to r) Judith Wyder, Clementine Geoffray, Theres Leboeuf (WMTRC)

Athletes enjoyed decent conditions for much of the race but some were affected when the weather worsened during the day. The organisers said: “Due to adverse and severe weather conditions, the 2023 WMTRC Trail Short competition was suspended at Kreuzjoch/Sennjoch today.

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“Around 50 athletes were affected; they had to trail back to the aid station Kreuzjoch and abandon the competition. The safety of everyone taking part is our absolute top priority and this was not possible to be guaranteed under the present weather conditions.”

GB winning team in short trail race (British Athletics)

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Cash-strapped governing body will receive up to £150,000 to assist the organisation of next month’s event in the London Stadium

UK Sport has pledged up to £150,000 to support the staging of the Diamond League in London on July 23.

The money will come from National Lottery major event funding and UK Sport say it is “designed to cover a proportion of the projected deficit in hosting this year’s event and support a transition towards the long term viability of the UK hosting an annual Diamond League meeting”.

It follows UK Sport’s investment of £1.45m in the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, and £3m in the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham.

Sally Munday, CEO of UK Sport, said: “We have a talented group of British athletes who we are looking forward to seeing competing on the Diamond League stage in London in just a few weeks’ time. This is a great opportunity for the British public to see world-class athletics up close just a year out from the Paris Olympic Games.

Dina Asher-Smith (Mark Shearman)

“We want the UK to remain on the Diamond League calendar and for the event to become financially sustainable as quickly as possible. We are looking forward to working collaboratively with our colleagues at UK Athletics in the build up to the event and beyond to try to ensure this happens.”

The Diamond League is set to feature many of Britain’s leading stars such as Jake Wightman, Eilish McColgan and Dina Asher-Smith plus international athletes like Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan, with US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson the latest big-name signing this week.

Sha’Carri Richardson (Getty)

Jack Buckner, UKA chief executive, said: “It’s great that UK Sport are supporting this summer’s Diamond League at the Olympic stadium. As well as continuing the support they have given to major athletics events over many years, it is recognition that it forms a key part of the athlete journey – hosting Diamond League athletics in the UK gives the GB and NI team the best possible build up and support towards major championship success.

“We’re grateful to UK Sport for this award, and look forward to working with them around the long term sustainability of athletics events staged in the UK.”

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Pole vault is not a cheap pursuit but Lizzie Edden is developing a fine group of young athletes despite many of them coming from poor backgrounds

When Lizzie Edden tried to get involved with pole vault, she could easily have been put off by the expensive nature of the sport. But she went on to clear 3.95m at the British Championships and she is now developing an impressive group of vaulters at the Midlands Vaulting Academy.

The youngsters at the Midlands Vaulting Academy are not just talented athletes either. In many cases they come from deprived backgrounds. Given this, finding several hundred pounds to buy a pole is difficult for many of them.

“As a pole vaulter I told people in athletics that the reason I wasn’t making progress is because I’ve not got the right poles,” says Edden, “but there was this whole sense that ‘this is the point of pole vault and you only do it if you have money, because you need to buy poles’.

“I thought this was wrong,” she adds. “I don’t feel it should be the thing that you have to deal with and I never wanted any vaulter to be held back due to their background or the fact they didn’t have poles.

“I just want to make pole vault inclusive to everyone. I decided I didn’t want anyone else to have their progress hindered because they didn’t have the right poles.”

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She adds: “We have lots of children in the Midlands Vaulting Academy who aren’t very privileged at home, or they have had some traumatic experiences or are in the care system. This has really given them a new purpose to life. It’s been the best thing we’ve ever done.”

Edden faced the same problems with lack of equipment and limited facilities when she set up the Midlands Vaulting Academy with Adam Lyons. But after working through the day as a teacher in Nuneaton she spent hours during the evenings applying for grants. In addition other help has found its way to the Academy via Neuff Athletic, for example, who sell poles to the Academy at a generous cost price.

The group is enjoying success already too with Charley O’Neill winning pretty much everything in the under-17 age group last year – such as English Schools, SIAB Schools International and England Athletics titles. O’Neill is one of Neuff’s athlete ambassadors as well and Edden says: “The other kids in the Academy absolutely buzz off her. They just want to be Charley.

“She’s in the care system too so athletics gives her a real boost in her life. Since we’ve had Charley, our group has grown to about 22 kids. The parents stand there too and say ‘we’d like our child to be like her’, which is really nice.”

 

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During an age when some of the world’s leading athletes have, quite literally, a pole vault set-up in their back garden, Edden can only dream of such facilities and last winter her group had to travel to Loughborough to vault indoors due to Alexander Stadium in Birmingham being unavailable.

“In the UK there are so many barriers just to train,” Edden says. “There is not much backing from clubs (for pole vault). But you would never see a hurdler without hurdles.”

So what is her dream? “I’d love to have a bed and stick it in a barn or something and have the freedom to train on it and come and go when we like.”

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The British pair struck NCAA indoor gold in March and are making the most of the land of opportunity

Making the decision to travel to the US and spend years honing your craft, away from family and friends, is not an easy one to make. Imagine being that apprehensive teenager who finishes school, lands in a new city and has to get to know new people in another country – not to mention perform well in their chosen sport.

On the surface, it’s a daunting prospect but it’s a path which has been trodden by a number of British athletes over the years, who go there to sample the high levels of competition and experience facilities which far exceed what’s on offer in the UK. It’s not a recipe which works for everyone, of course, but Yusuf Bizimana and Amber Anning look right at home.

The British duo were gold medallists at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico (March 10-11).

The 22-year-old Bizimana finished second to Navasky Anderson in the men’s 800m final, but was promoted to first place after the Jamaican was disqualified. That meant he became the first Briton since Josh Kerr in 2018 to win an NCAA individual indoor title, having also run a personal best of 1:46.02.

Anning, also 22, was part of the Arkansas 4x400m foursome – alongside Joanne Reid, Rosey Effiong and Britton Wilson – which obliterated the NCAA record with 3:21.75 and set the fastest indoor 4x400m time in history, bettering the world record of 3:23.37 set by Russia in 2006.

In the process, Anning recorded the fifth-quickest indoor anchor leg ever, with 51.47.

Yusuf Bizimana (Ashleigh Young)

“It was the title I always dreamed about winning before I set foot in the US,” says Bizimana, who is going to study for a major in advertising at the University of Texas alongside his track career. “I set my goals really high and I know, deep down, if I give everything I have to achieve those things and surround myself with the right people, why not me?

“The reason why I left home was to become an NCAA champion. I completed the mission and it felt so good. It wasn’t the way that I wanted to win as I wanted to go crazy across the line. In that race, I’d gone to a place that I’d never been to before.”

Inspired by Kerr, who won an Olympic 1500m bronze medal in Tokyo just three years after his NCAA title victory, Bizimana is grateful for the high-level competition the US college scene provides.

“He [Kerr] was killing it in the NCAAs and coming back and making the [British] team,” Bizimana adds. “I liked that kind of route. The times set here are winning championships. I want to be a part of that. I could have stayed in London but I knew what I wanted and I had to move to the USA to compete with the best every week.”

Josh Kerr (Getty)

Such high-level competition across the NCAA circuit means that athletes are recording times that would be enough to win a BUCS title in the UK but wouldn’t make a podium in a US university/college level event.

For example, Anning’s personal best of 50.68 was the quickest by a British athlete in 22 years but her Arkansas team-mates Wilson and Effiong, plus Talitha Diggs and Irish star Rhasidat Adeleke, have all gone faster over 400m on the NCAA circuit just this year.

“It didn’t even feel that fast,” Anning tells AW, reflecting on Arkansas’ record-breaking relay. “That [the strength in depth in talent] is one of the reasons why I came to America and why my mum pushed me to come here.

“It’s tough but it just raises your mentality. I think sometimes you can get too comfortable with who you are so it’s nice that I’m not always the fastest and I’ve got to go out and improve myself all the time. It just builds a different confidence in you.

“Training with people like Britt [Wilson] is inspiring because I’m running with someone who ran the second-fastest time ever indoors [49.48] and a couple of months ago it would have been the world record. To see how she trains on a regular basis pushes all of us. To have that kind of group at our age is incredible.”

Amber Anning at Arkansas (Gigi Johnson)

Anning, who is studying operations management and is aiming to do a major in public relations and advertising, understands the significance of academia alongside athletic pursuits.

There is also an awareness that the US set-up provides an opportunity to grow a wider profile via social media. In an age where sponsorship deals and potential income are related to your digital presence, on top of performance, the duo have realised they have to capitalise.

Given NCAA track and field athletes can now use NIL deals – Name, Image and Likeness agreements which essentially means students can profit from their image – those who compete on the circuit are able to build large followings.

“So many people who aren’t even track fans have commented on my clothing,” Bizimana says, when asked about posting images of himself turning up to track meetings in suits. “That includes brands who have reached out about partnerships in fashion. So I was like cool, just me wearing suits gets exposure?

“In the UK, it’s very hard to do that. In the US, that system is already in place and you just have to perform to get that. If I was to do this in the UK they might even think I was going too far and there’s stigma attached to self-promotion.

“Imagine turning up in a suit at Lee Valley? I would do that. I don’t care because this is what people want to see and it’s what makes our sport more interesting. It’s what creates the hype.”

Yusuf Bizimana at NCAA Indoors (Matthew Flynn Parker)

Anning agrees with that assessment and regrets not starting up a vlog when she first arrived on a scholarship at LSU [Louisiana State University] in 2020, before moving to Arkansas last year.

“I tell my friends back at home, you’ve got to start posting more,” she adds. “It might be cringeworthy or cheesy but to be honest you have to cater towards your fans. They’re not following you because they’re concerned about what you look like, they care about track and wonder how you train and what you eat.

“Building your image is critical and starting off doing this stuff is super important. You’ve got to take advantage of everything that is out there and social media is something I need to be aware of more as you can maximise your image doing so.”

It hasn’t all been easy for the pair who left south London to pursue their dreams. Both Bizimana and Anning state they have come off a tough couple of years which included homesickness, self-doubt and questioning their decisions. There is a desire, however, to repay those who helped them to make the leap.

The long-term goal for both is the Paris 2024 Olympics but a more immediate focus is the chance to win titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Texas in early June.

“My family and quite a few people are coming out to it,” Bizimana says. “I’ve got to focus on what’s in front of me and right now it’s not about making teams or Diamond Leagues just yet.”

Amber Anning (Mark Shearman)

Anning, meanwhile, is targeting a place on the British 400m and 4x400m team at the World Championships in Budapest and wants to nail down the qualifying mark of 51.00 – her outdoor best is 51.78 – in the US.

Her ultimate aim is to break Christine Ohuruogu’s British 400m record of 49.41, which would be fitting as both were coached by the late Lloyd Cowan.

“Next year is a big one,” says Anning. “I just think track hasn’t been exciting for me over the past couple of years and now I’m around people who have those similar goals to me, it pushes you on to want greatness.”

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Austrian mountain runner wins gold on home turf in the uphill-only women’s race at this week’s World Champs as Patrick Kipngeno claims men’s title

Roared on by her home crowd, Andrea Mayr of Austria claimed her seventh world mountain running title in the uphill-only race in Innsbruck-Stubai.

The 43-year-old overcame the challenge of Philaries Jeruto Kisang of Kenya to triumph in 48:14 over a picturesque but gruelling course where athletes were flanked at times by Alpe d’Huez-style crowds of supporters on the first day (June 7) of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.

Kisang led Kenya to team gold as she finished just over half a minute behind Mayr. Grayson Murphy, a former world mountain running champion from the United States won individual bronze, while Scout Atkin, in eighth, led Britain to team bronze medals.

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Defending champion Allie McLaughlin of the United States pushed the pace to begin with in the village of Neustift in Stubai and the lead then changed a few times in the early stages of a 7.1km race that featured 1020m of ascent. But with McLaughlin dropping back to eventually finish 13^th, Mayr made her move on a narrow section through forest and the Austrian athlete built a half-minute advantage.

Kisang fought back on a flatter, faster section and re-took the lead just before the final climb but Mayr kept in touch and as they hit the final steep few hundred metres she reeled her in and passed her, with the exhausted Kisang reduced to a walk as they approached the finish at the Elferhütte – a brutal climb that involved 220m of climbing in the final 700 metres.

Mayr’s varied background includes winning the Vienna Marathon in 2009 in 2:30:43, whereas she has also competed internationally in the steeplechase on the track, mountain biking and has even won the Empire State Run-Up event in the past.

“I knew that the race would start for me as soon as we hit the steep section,” said Mayr. “I felt great and took the lead early on. Knowing that I was being ‘chased’ pushed me.

“The flatter passages are not my forte, which is why I was overtaken by the Kenyan. The atmosphere along the finishing straight was amazing with so many people, my family among them, were there to cheer me on. The final steep passage was extremely tough but I am overjoyed to have won.”

While Adkin was top Brit home, Emma Pooley, the British-born and Cambridge University-educated endurance athlete, was 11^th representing Switzerland.

Start of the uphill race (WMTRC)

The men’s race was clearcut with Patrick Kipngeno, the defending champion from Kenya, winning by a minute and a half from Ugandan Levi Kiprotich as Josphat Kiprotich of Kenya was third.

Kiriago Philemon of Kenya was the early leader but Kipngeno stamped his authority on the race at around the halfway mark as he cruised away from his rivals.

Joe Steward was the top Brit home in eighth place as the team placed seventh.

Patrick Kipngeno (WMTRC)

Women: 1 Andrea Mayr (AUT) 48:14; 2 Philaries Jeruto Kisang (KEN) 48:51; 3 Grayson Murphy (USA) 49:22; 4 Laura Hottenrott (GER) 49:56; 5 Valentine Jepkoech Rutto (KEN) 49:59; … 8 Scout Adkin (GBR) 51:39; … 20 Sara Willhoit (GBR) 52:58; … 23 Phillipa Williams (GBR) 53:19; … 24 Kate Avery (GBR) 53:39

Team: 1 Kenya (17 points); 2 Germany (33); 3 Great Britain (51 points)

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Men: 1 Patrick Kipngeno (KEN) 40:18; 2 Levi Kiprotich (UGA) 41:50; 3 Josphat Kiprotich (KEN) 42:04; 4 Eliud Cherop (UGA) 42:16; 5 Joseph Gray (USA)  42:32; 8 … Joe Steward (GBR) 43:02; … 22 Jacob Adkin (GBR) 44:35; … 32 Chris Richards (GBR) 45:50; … 50 Andrew Douglas (GBR) 47:57

Team: 1 Kenya (11 points); 2 Uganda (21); 3 Switzerland (45)

Patrick Kipngeno (centre) with Levi Kiprotich (left) and Josphat Kiprotich (right) (Marco Gulberti)

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Watch world-class pole vault and long jump action in Austria on Wednesday June 7

Innsbruck is not only hosting the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships this week but it also plays host to the Golden Roof Challenge on Wednesday (June 7).

This street athletics event features pole vaulters like Austin Miller and Matt Ludwig from the United States, with Yana Hladiyuck of Ukraine in the women’s vault.

Paralympic world record-holder Markus Rehm of Germany is in the men’s long jump with Cheswill Johnson of South Africa among others, while Agate de Sousa of São Toméan and Quanesha Burks of the United States are in the women’s long jump.

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Sensational breakthrough of 3:54.36 for Salford Harrier plus news of another win for Kate Axford in our UK track and field round-up

BMC REGIONAL RACES, Leeds, June 5

Finishing fifth in the men’s 1500m, Evan Grime ran a sensational 3:54.36 to break the UK under-15 record.

Grime ran over 18 seconds quicker than his best of 2022 (4:13.16) which won him the England under-15 title last year although he did run a 3:59.91 the week before.

That time moved him close to Ben Greenwood’s 10-year-old mark of 3:59.20 and gave him heart for a second attempt.

His 3:54.36 is so quick that on Tuesday midday it was still not on the Power of 10 website as it is is much faster than the record limit on the system of 3:55 which has been set to avoid unrealistic times initially showing as record marks.

The Salford and Trafford athlete had had a good cross-country season highlighted by a win in the Schools International (after top six places in the English Schools, Inter-Counties and English National).

He also won the Mini London Marathon in April.

Men: 1500: A: 1 J Dickinson (Leeds C) 3:46.18; 2 S Charlton (Walls) 3:48.05; 5 E Grime (Salf, U15) 3:54.36; 8 A Barber (Harb, U20) 3:56.01. B: 1 J Rees Gara (Wig D, U20) 3:57.32
Mixed events: 1500: D: 10 L Langan (York, U17W) 4:36.46. E: 1 T Ford (KuH, U20W) 4:37.74; 2 G Turner (Roth, U15W) 4:40.49

 

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BMC PB CLASSIC, Oxford, June 3

Men: 800: A: 1 M Ayling (St Ed, U17) 1:52.64; 2 J Keir (Inv EK, U20) 1:54.91; 3 E Maxwell (VoA, U20) 1:54.93; 4 S Hembry (B&R, U17) 1:54.95; 5 K Sriskandarajah (Herne H, U17) 1:56.30. B: 3 F Cushing (N’pton, U17) 1:59.76; 7 O Loveday (Hunts, U15) 2:03.68. C: 1 O Nagalingam (St Alb, U15) 2:01.78; 2 A Virgilio (Swin, U15) 2:02.83; 5 L Carlin (St Alb, U15) 2:05.86. 1500: A: 1 G Christmas (C&C, U17) 3:59.13; 2 H Sheffield (Stroud, U17) 3:59.30; 7 E Taylor (C&C, U17) 4:03.76. B: 1 H Maxwell (Bath, U17) 4:04.76. C: 1 G Wagstaff (B&R, U15) 4:17.80; 2 A Phillips (SB, U15) 4:19.84. D: 2 H Cantell (C&C, U13) 4:42.92. 3000: A: 4 I Thomas (Carm, U17) 8:56.92. 2000SC: A: 1 C Wright (Lewes, U20) 6:15.69; 2 L Hamblen (AFD, U20) 6:17.07; 3 E Supple (Bed C, U20) 6:31.69; 4 J Barnes (B&B, U20) 6:33.68; 5 R Shearer (W Suff, U20) 6:36.60

Women: 800: A: 1 G Tuesday (Lewes, U17) 2:10.35; 2 A Svihalkova (TVH, U17) 2:11.34; 3 I McGowan (Banb, U17) 2:12.96; 5 L Wilkinson (Chilt, U17) 2:15.85. 1500: A: 1 S Jacobs (St Alb, U17) 4:34.9; 2 J March (Barn, U15) 4:35.9. B: 1 I Saunders (W&SV, U17) 4:40.26; 5 K Gorman (Chilt, U13) 4:48.81. C: 4 N Walmsley (AFD, U13) 4:59.74. 3000: A: 1 Z Gilbody (W&SV, U17) 9:36.43; 2 L Belshaw (Col H, U17) 9:37.43; 3 E Davey (WSEH, U17) 9:58.65; 4 R Clutterbuck (WSEH, U20) 10:00.20; 5 E Powell (Abing, U17) 10:17.10; 7 E Bartlett (WSEH, U17) 10:23.81. 1500SC: 1 L Danobrega (Bed C, U17) 5:11.06; 2 S Duval (RSC, U20) 5:21.10; 3 A James (Lewes, U17) 5:23.15; 4 K Hewitt (Herne H, U20) 5:27.59; 5 M McCourt (Maldwyn, U17) 5:34.44; 6 I Perry (Herne H, U17) 5:37.43

BMC PB CLASSIC, Street, June 3

Men: 800: B: 1 H Cornish (Poole, U17) 1:59.47; 4 D Williams (Les C, M40) 2:01.36; 5 O Williams (Les C, M35) 2:01.63. C: 1 T Loynes (Neath, U17) 1:59.78; 4 C Chambers (Soton, U15) 2:01.18. G: 5 S Price (Les C, M60) 2:23.45. 1500: A: 1 B Harrison (Corn, U20) 3:57.01; 2 J Harrison (Corn, U20) 3:57.32. 3000: A: 1 C Jones (Corn) 8:29.17

Women: 800: A: 1 L Quinn (AFD, U17) 2:12.70; 2 F East (Ports, U17) 2:12.87; 4 S Winstone (Soton, W35) 2:15.01. B: 3 N Griffiths (Soton, W35) 2:18.59. C: 1 K Booth (Taun, W45) 2:18.49. D: 2 I Bater (N Dev, U13) 2:25.67

Mixed events: 800: F: 3 L Jeffries (Bath, W60) 2:55.83. 1500: B: 11 A Mann (Win, U20W) 4:24.41. C: 3 W Birchall (Exe, U15) 4:16.92; 6 E Wallace (N Som, W) 4:21.13; 9 E Shaw (W’borne, U20W) 4:31.04. D: 4 L Hale (Swan, U15W) 4:36.76; 6 I Courtney (Wells, U20W) 4:39.62; 8 E Cunniffe (Herne H, U13) 4:42.49; 9 B Boyce (Card, U15W) 4:44.19. E: 2 P Taylor (Win, U15W) 4:43.83. 3000: B: 10 H Evans (Parc BB, M50) 9:34.49; 11 J Finch (N Som, U15) 9:42.40; 12 S Nicholls (Wells, U20W) 9:50.63. C: 2 E Wells (Poole, U17W) 10:19.58; 3 (Southampton) 10:25.04

MIDLAND COUNTIES SENIOR & U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS INC. THE U17/U15 COMBINED EVENTS, Nuneaton, June 3-4

Men: 100 (-2.3): 1 N Walsh (Sale) 10.66; 2 S Baffour (Cov) 10.75. 200 (-0.9): 1 B Swift (Lough S) 21.46; 2 S Baffour (Cov) 21.55. Ht1 (-1.4): 1 E Blackman (Corby) 21.53. Ht2 (-2.5): 1 B Swift (Lough S) 21.60; 2 S Baffour (Cov) 21.64. 400: 1 I Cory (Yate) 47.00; 2 B Hawkes (Leam) 47.66; 3 C Bailey (Ips) 47.74; 4 M Pamphile (R&N) 47.86; 5 J Hocking (Traff) 48.36; 6 B Wells (Yate) 48.52; 7 J Knox (Cov) 48.88. Ht1: 1 I Cory (Yate) 47.54. Ht2: 1 J Hocking (Traff) 48.18; 2 J Knox (Cov) 48.66; 4 D Mould (B&R, M35) 49.77. 800: Ht2: 5 D Locker (Kett, M45) 2:03.01. 5000: 3 E Banks (Bir, M35) 15:08.25; 9 G Lee (Leic C, M55) 17:01.60. 110H (-1.2): 1 C Fillery (WG&EL) 14.09; 2 A Diaz (Birm U) 14.31; 3 J Porter (Bir) 14.79; 4 D Aryeetey (Harrow) 15.29; 5 P Ayeh (BRAT) 15.97. 400H: 1 D Aryeetey (Harrow) 53.64; 2 M Fonseca (Leic C) 54.46. 3000SC: 1 N Hardy (Tip) 9:49.11; 2 G Hatton (Newk) 9:53.31; 3 R Connor (Stoke) 9:53.67. PV: 1 S Ouiles (Chelt, U20) 4.45; 2 J Robinson (Hale, M45) 3.80; 3 F Williams-Stein (Leam, U17) 3.70; 3 G Card (Leam, M45) 3.70. LJ: 1 A Farquharson (Bir) 7.27. TJ: 1 J Townley (Glouc) 13.86/-1.9. SP: 1 J Matthews (Hale) 14.13. DT: 1 J Matthews (Hale) 47.92; 2 J Hedger (Bir, M35) 47.90; 3 I Wood (Burt) 40.99. HT: 1 C Murch (Bir) 71.04; 2 J Paget (TVH) 63.73; 3 C Shorthouse (Bir) 57.57. JT: 1 J Harris (Manx) 64.33

U20: 200 (-1.0): 1 R Thomas-Riley (Cov) 21.55. Ht2 (-2.3): 1 R Thomas-Riley (Cov) 21.93; 2 R Elias (Mans) 21.98. 400: 1 A Houchin (Worc) 48.16; 2 J Minshull (Cov) 48.83; 3 R Marlow (Cov) 49.23; 4 K Matysiak (Bir) 49.59. Ht1: 5 J Flint (Charn, U15) 52.23. Ht2: 1 A Houchin (Worc) 48.59; 2 J Minshull (Cov) 49.02; 3 R Marlow (Cov) 49.46. 110H (-1.7): 1 O Parker (R&N) 15.44. HJ: 1 L Ball (Yate) 2.09. TJ: 1 B Lee (Mans) 13.63/-2.3; 2 D Sadiku (B&W) 13.54/-1.1; 3 N Aboagye (Notts) 13.24/-1.5. JT: 1 C Evans (Banb) 67.75

Women: 100 (-2.3): 1 D Walker (Bir) 11.96; 8 M Thomas (Bir, W50) 13.63. 200 (-0.9): 1 M Whapples (SSH) 24.75. 100H (-1.7): 1 Z Lucas (Notts) 14.52; 2 D Hales (Tel) 14.61; 3 A Briggs-Goode (Notts) 14.65. 400H: 1 O Brennan (WSEH) 59.85; 2 A Briggs-Goode (Notts) 60.91; 3 M Swingler (B&H) 63.10; 4 S Fisher (B&B) 63.41. PV: 1 F Miloro (SinA) 3.80; 2 I Crameri (Tam) 3.40. LJ: 1 M Palmer (TVH) 6.12/-2.0. TJ: 1 G Forde-Wells (WG&EL) 12.64; 2 L Hulland (TVH) 12.48; 3 F Rivers (Cov) 11.48; 4 H Shanley (Living) 11.41. SP: 1 Z Acton (Burt) 11.35. DT: 1 E Darvell (Banb) 38.69; 2 Z Acton (Burt) 38.47. HT: 1 J Mayho (Bir) 64.81; 2 L Marshall (WG&EL, W40) 54.58; 3 A Crossdale (Notts) 54.55; 4 P Bean (Notts) 52.01; 5 L Taylor (SNH) 47.99; 6 C Prince (RSC) 46.15. JT: 1 E Hamplett (Bir) 48.20; 2 S De Kremer (Leam) 41.95; 3 J Brown (Amber) 40.65; 4 L Ashbourne (Leam) 37.69

U20: 100 (-2.0): 1 J Duncton (Bir) 12.17; 2 E Edwards (Glouc) 12.20; 3 P Akpe-Moses (Bir) 12.27. Ht3 (-4.1): 1 J Duncton (Bir) 12.18. 400: 1 C Reynolds (Strat) 56.54; 2 C Bennett (Cov, U17) 56.59; 3 S Barrett (R&N, U17) 56.73. 100H (-1.3): 1 J Duncton (Bir) 14.00. 400H: 1 Z Smith (Newk, U17) 65.55. 2000SC: 1 A Aberley-Barker (Stoke) 7:27.16. PV: 1 C O’Neill (Bir) 3.40; 2 A Taylor (Notts) 3.20; 4 E Wilkinson (Cov, U17) 2.80. LJ: 1 G Scoot (Torb) 5.72/0.0. TJ: 1 G Scoot (Torb) 11.97. SP: 1 T Stoddart (Tel) 12.09. JT: 1 M Davis (Chelt) 39.70

U17: Hep: 1 I Lane (Cov) 4226

NORTHERN SENIOR & U20 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sportcity, June 3-4

Men: 100 (0.8): 1 M McLean (Sale) 10.63. SF2 (1.3): 1 M McLean (Sale) 10.71; 8 D Bradley (C&N, M45) 11.48. Ht2 (0.5): 1 C Winchester-Wright (Linc W) 10.72. Ht4 (-2.1): 3 D Bradley (C&N, M45) 11.49. 200 (1.1): 1 D Chapman (Shef/Dearn) 21.22; 2 L Thompson (Shef/Dearn) 21.33; 3 M McLean (Sale) 21.57. SF1 (-2.4): 1 D Chapman (Shef/Dearn) 21.69. 400: 1 L Thompson (Shef/Dearn) 47.16; 2 T Hunter (Sale) 48.89. 1500: 9 S Morley (Tyne Br, M35) 4:13.01. 5000: 6 B Lima (Salf, M40) 15:14.53; 13 G Jayasuriya (M&C, M35) 15:37.20. 110H (-1.5): 1 D Naylor (C&N) 15.06; 2 A Wort (Sale) 15.41. 400H: 1 B Schofield (Gate) 52.99; 2 J Webster (Liv H) 54.41; 3 R Yates (Traff, M35) 55.86; 4 T Grantham (Shef/Dearn, M40) 57.80; 7 D Towart (Tyne, M45) 61.31. 3000SC: 1 B Makin (B’burn) 9:55.20; 6 J Hartley (Hallam, M50) 11:31.49. HJ: 1 K Walker (Shef/Dearn) 2.05. PV: 1 A Hague (Shef/Dearn) 5.30; 2 N Cole (Shef/Dearn) 4.90. LJ: 1 A Yeo (KuH) 7.45/1.2; 4 M Fennell (Manc H, M40) 6.49/2.3; 7 M Bates (Donc, M45) 5.28/0.0. TJ: 1 O Goldthorp (Wig D) 13.91/0.7. SP: 1 S Jones (Traff) 14.44; 2 J Ward (Hallam) 14.10; 3 L Reveley (J&H) 13.17; 5 J Twiddle (KuH, M50) 12.34. DT: 1 J Taylor (Shef/Dearn, M40) 48.38; 2 J Martin (Gate) 46.61; 3 N Wedderman (Liv H) 44.03; 4 L Reveley (J&H) 40.04; 8 A Pritchard (Macc, M40) 35.02. HT: 1 S Kerry (KuH) 55.61; 2 D Nixon (Gate) 50.66; 3 M Heywood (B’burn) 45.82; 4 J Flitcroft (Traff) 45.76; 7 J Twiddle (KuH, M50) 39.20. JT: 1 S Dean (Sale) 61.06; 2 O Wright (York) 55.33; 6 J Fletcher (Traff, M35) 46.50

U20: 400: 1 A Fox (KuH) 49.57. 800: 1 H Ross-Hughes (Wirr) 1:53.15; 2 L Parker (Roth) 1:53.61; 3 D Holman (B’burn) 1:54.79; 4 S Temple (Hart AC) 1:55.85. Ht2: 1 H Ross-Hughes (Wirr) 1:55.47; 2 L Parker (Roth) 1:55.55; 3 A Glew (Chor ATC) 1:55.65. 1500: 1 T Shaw (York) 3:54.37; 2 J Blevins (Gate) 3:56.35; 3 D Thompson (B’burn) 3:56.45; 4 C Perkins (Birt) 3:56.69; 5 R Slater (Gosf) 3:57.80. 110H (-2.4): 1 J Elphick (BWF) 14.29; 2 H Curtis (Shef/Dearn) 14.52. 400H: 1 S Lunt (Wirr) 51.46; 2 C Johnson (Hallam) 56.01; 3 A Corr (Wirr) 57.23. HJ: 1 W Jackson (Wig D) 1.95; 2 M Ogedenbe Dobies (Sale) 1.90. PV: 1 W Lane (Shef/Dearn) 4.70. LJ: 1 S Sinclair (Prest) 6.95/2.5. TJ: 1 D Akinradewo (Traff) 14.83/2.2; 2 S Sinclair (Prest) 14.72/1.3; 3 J Hilton (Wig D) 13.69/0.7. SP: 1 I Delaney (Prest) 17.24; 2 C Unsworth (Traff) 14.80. DT: 1 C Uzoigwe (Traff) 50.10; 2 B Steel (S’port W) 42.02. HT: 1 A Holliday (Carl) 43.71; 2 G Williams (B’burn) 36.62. JT: 1 G Lowe (Prest) 52.26; 2 R Livesey (Sale) 51.61

Women: 100 (0.2): 1 T Powell (Manc H) 11.59. Ht2 (-1.2): 1 T Powell (Manc H) 11.76. 200 (-1.2): 1 E Blakey (Der) 24.49. Ht1 (-1.7): 1 E Blakey (Der) 24.73. 400: 1 E Blakey (Der) 54.43; 2 E Alderson (Liv H) 54.47; 3 T McHugh (Sale) 55.10. Ht1: 1 T McHugh (Sale) 55.93. Ht2: 1 E Alderson (Liv H) 54.94; 2 E Blakey (Der) 56.42. 800: 1 J Martin (KuH) 2:09.94. 5000: 1 M Taylor (Roth) 17:26.59. 100H (-1.7): 1 C Walker (York) 14.05; 2 S Whittaker (Sale) 15.07. 400H: 1 C Walker (York) 58.66; 2 M Coxon (Roth) 61.30; 3 C Esegbona (Traff) 63.09; 4 R Weekes (Sale) 64.38; 5 M Waring (Spen) 65.21. Ht1: 1 C Walker (York) 61.75; 2 R Weekes (Sale) 64.85. Ht2: 1 M Coxon (Roth) 61.58; 2 C Esegbona (Traff) 62.89. HJ: 1 H Smith (KuH) 1.72. PV: 1 S Ashurst (Sale) 3.85; 2= B Falconer (C’field, U20) 3.10. LJ: 1 S Palmer (Der) 5.77/0.0; 2 L Robinson (Traff) 5.76/1.9. TJ: 1 J Hulland (Sheff U) 11.87/1.7; 2 R Keen (Sale) 11.69/0.0. SP: 1 S Thompson (Sale) 14.66; 4 J Bate (Traff, W40) 10.43. DT: 1 F Dooner (Traff) 41.59; 2 A Peers (Liv PS) 38.89; 3 J Pyatt (Traff) 38.85; 4 J Bate (Traff, W40) 37.31; 5 C Rimmer (Shef/Dearn) 35.57; 6 J Waters (Shef/Dearn) 35.48. ?: 1 A Amadin (Sale, U20) 39.96; 2 C Braka (Traff, U20) 37.10. HT: 1 H Blood (Sale) 55.10; 2 J Bate (Traff, W40) 38.08. JT: 1 V Adams (Leeds C) 41.18; 2 A Peers (Liv PS) 38.76

U20: 100 (-1.1): 1 L Murphy (E Ches) 12.00; 2 S Folorunso (Gate) 12.11; 3 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 12.28. Ht1 (-1.3): 1 L Murphy (E Ches) 12.02; 2 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 12.25. 200 (-1.2): 1 S Walton (Horw) 23.81; 2 C Kelsey (M’bro) 24.25; 3 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 24.61; 4 E Holmes (W Ches) 24.89; 5 I White (Spen) 24.94; 6 T Brown (Sale, U17) 24.94. Ht1 (-0.9): 1 S Walton (Horw) 23.98; 6 C Kelsey (M’bro) 24.55; 2 E Holmes (W Ches) 24.62; 3 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 24.68. Ht2 (-2.1): 1 T Brown (Sale, U17) 25.45. 400: 1 C Kelsey (M’bro) 55.13; 2 E Holmes (W Ches) 55.58; 3 E Bowker (E Ches, U17) 57.21. 800: 1 A Stratton (B’burn) 2:09.27; 2 Z Hunter (Leeds C) 2:10.33; 3 L Armitage (Sale) 2:10.98; 4 L Creasey (M’bro) 2:12.98. Ht1: 1 L Armitage (Sale) 2:12.93; 2 A Stratton (B’burn) 2:13.29; 3 Z Hunter (Leeds C) 2:13.30; 4 H Waugh (NSP) 2:14.12. 1500: 1 E Brooks (Linc W) 4:30.54; 2 M Burns (Chor ATC) 4:33.03; 3 K Brady-Jones (Wirr) 4:34.59; 4 K Maher (Prest) 4:34.89; 5 H Waugh (NSP) 4:35.36. 5000: 1 I Barwell (Linc W) 17:26.94; 2 E Platt (E Ches) 17:29.45. 100H (0.3): 1 M Corker (Liv H) 13.9; 2 E Ajagbe (Shef/Dearn) 14.79; 3 O Fowler (C&N) 15.06; 4 R Hickling (York) 15.14; 5 F Dockerty (Sale) 15.37. 400H: 1 H Mason (Sale) 62.00; 2 M Walker (Wirr, U17) 62.67; 3 G Mabbott (Gate) 65.06; 4 F Hogg (York) 66.66. 2000SC: 1 G Phelan (Wirr) 6:52.21; 2 C Rawstron (Sky) 7:18.80; 3 J Robertson-Dover (York) 7:35.93. HJ: 1= T Brown (Sale, U17) 1.74; 1= C Coates (Shef/Dearn) 1.74. PV: 1 A Scott (Shef/Dearn) 3.10. LJ: 1 S Jones (Sale) 5.83/1.5; 2 K Ogedengbe (Wirr) 5.53/1.4. TJ: 1 M Yalekhue (Amber) 12.27/-0.4; 2 S Hampson (Liv H) 11.75/1.4; 3 C Earl (Morp) 11.59/0.0. SP: 1 A Amadin (Sale) 12.72. HT: 1 J Richardson (Sale) 46.97. JT: 1 B Moodie (KuH) 38.75

THE TRACKSMITH AMATEUR MILE, Tooting Bec, June 3

Kate Axford continued her winning run with recent victories at Battersea and Loughborough with a PB 4:37.81 victory at Tooting.

Inter-Counties cross-country fifth-placer Jack Millar was the fastest man.

Jack Millar

Mixed events: Mile: r3: 8 K Willis (London City Runners, W55) 6:14.80. r4: 5 H Davies (HW, W50) 5:42.45. r5: 8 L Thomas (HW, W55) 5:54.51. r7: 8 C Beardsall (Dulw, M55) 5:12.84; 14 D O’Brien (Kent, W45) 5:40.20. r8: 5 N Urquia (Wimb W, M55) 5:17.09; 9 T Tuohy (Dulw, M60) 5:23.54. r10: 2 J Gonzalez-Armas (26.2, M50) 4:57.45. r11: 7 J Foley (HW, M55) 4:57.02. r12: 8 A Russell (Dulw, M45) 4:53.41. r13: 5 R Paranandi (Herne H, M45) 4:42.87; 10 M Taylor (High, M45) 4:48.30. r14: 1 K Wilkinson (Unatt, M35) 4:33.87; 4 M Bell (Clap C, M35) 4:36.40; 5 J Hartley (Kent, M35) 4:37.18; 8 A Bond (Dulw, M45) 4:40.78; 9 N Shasha (Orion, M45) 4:42.82. r15: 6 N Impey (Dulw, M40) 4:36.51; 7 D Robinson (BRAT, M40) 4:37.23; 10 P Howard (B&H, M40) 4:41.47. r16: 1 K Axford (Belg, W) 4:37.81; 2 R Johnson (High, W) 4:40.58; 3 N Mitchell (Read, W) 4:48.61; 5 N Sturzaker (Herne H, W45) 5:19.99; 7 M Lomba (HW, W35) 5:26.85; 8 L Tait-Harris (BRAT, W50) 5:27.81. r17: 1 J Millar (B&W) 4:12.23; 2 S Jamaal (Lon H) 4:13.56;  4 E Chuck (Dulw, M35) 4:17.28; 5 M Cummings (Herne H, M35) 4:17.56; 6 S Barnes (Serp, M35) 4:18.75; 13 L Jolly (Read, M40) 4:22.64; 16 D Seddon (Candy Racing, M35) 4:34.56

Tracksmith Amateur mile

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE – LOWER , June 3

MIDLAND PREMIER SOUTH/WEST, Swindon

U15 boys: JT: A: 1 F Parry (Chelt) 41.11
U13: JT: A: 1 H Bucher (Chelt) 36.70
U15 girls: 300: A: 1 L Codling (Newp) 42.01. 800: A: 1 L Codling (Newp) 2:14.56. HT: A: 1 H Scott (Swin) 40.90

NORTHERN PREMIER WEST, Stretford

U15 boys: 100: A: 1 I Allen (Prest) 11.53; 2 (Liv H, SEN) 11.54. 300: A: 1 C Clanford (B’burn) 38.33. 800: A: 1 J Chapman (Wirr) 2:05.29. 1500: A: 1 A Fraser (Sale) 4:15.10; 2 P Aron (Traff) 4:19.53. B: 1 T Ye (Traff) 4:19.83. LJ: A: 1 C Wilson (Wirr) 5.80. DT: A: 1 B Roberts (Prest) 37.27. HT: A: 1 M Wakefield (Wirr) 38.94
U13: 75H: A: 1 J Husain (Wirr) 12.53. HJ: A: 1 N Halewood (Liv H) 1.51
U15 girls: 100: A: 1 N Ridler (Sale) 12.47. 300: A: 1 R Phillips (Wirr) 42.22; 2 L Ellis (Liv H) 42.86. B: 1 J Mann (Wirr) 42.93. 800: A: 1 I Hill (Sale) 2:17.73. 1500: A: 1 M Carvell (Liv H) 4:37.78; 2 O McManus (Sale) 4:38.56. B: 1 H Cross (Liv H) 4:39.03; 2 I Hall (Sale) 4:46.09. PV: A: 1 T Osborne (B’burn) 2.50. SP: A: 1 B Pendlebury (Traff) 11.20. DT: A: 1 B Pendlebury (Traff) 28.22. HT: A: 1 J Wilkins (Traff) 40.93
U13: 75: A: 1 E Anwyl (Sale) 10.03; 2 J McMaster (Prest) 10.24. B: 1 L Valentine (Sale) 10.29. 150: A: 1 J McMaster (Prest) 19.94; 2 E Anwyl (Sale) 20.09; 3 J Seddon (Traff) 20.33. 70H: A: 1 J Seddon (Traff) 11.36; 2 E Anwyl (Sale) 11.41. HJ: A: 1 (Wirr, M) 1.42. LJ: A: 1 A Brazier (Liv H) 4.51; 2 (Wirr, M) 4.43; 3 L Elhassan (Traff) 4.41; 4 J Houghton (Prest) 4.41. JT: A: 1 K Badrock (Liv H) 30.31

NORTHERN WEST 2, Leigh

U13 boys: 75H: A: 1 T Kerr (Leigh) 12.7
U15 girls: 75H: A: 1 M Mills (Stock H) 11.5; 2 E Pendrill (Macc) 11.7. PV: A: 1 C Berry (Wig D) 2.80
U13: 150: A: 1 L Melling (Leigh) 19.9

SOUTHERN 1B, Woodford

U15 boys: 100: A (-2.4): 1 F Fabusiwa (Croy) 11.46. 200: A: 1 F Fabusiwa (Croy) 22.84; 2 C Anah (Craw) 23.55; 3 A Foster (WG&EL) 23.70. 80H: A (-4.3): 1 H Nmaju (Camb H) 11.46. B (-4.3): 1 E Olaleye (Camb H) 11.95. 4×100: 1 Croy 45.71. LJ: A: 1 H Nmaju (Camb H) 5.95; 2 Z Blake (Herne H) 5.90. SP: A: 1 M Bridge (Camb H) 13.97. JT: A: 1 M Bridge (Camb H) 41.06
U13: 150: A: 1 L Foster (WG&EL) 18.54. B (-2.4): 1 A Osagie (WG&EL) 18.90. 75H: A (-1.6): 1 D Niewczasinski-Kirkland (WG&EL) 11.87. 4×100: 1 WG&EL 49.98
U15 girls: 100: A (-2.2): 1 E Cadman (Camb H) 12.42. 200: A (-2.8): 1 E Cadman (Camb H) 25.33. 300: A: 1 N Wynn (WG&EL) 41.44. 4×100: 1 WG&EL 49.50; 2 Croy 50.36; 3 Craw 50.52. LJ: A: 1 C Hancock (WG&EL) 5.20
U13: 75: A (-0.9): 1 S Crosdale (Croy) 10.11. 150: A (-2.9): 1 C Murray (Croy) 19.79. B (-2.6): 1 S Crosdale (Croy) 19.83. 70H: A (0.1): 1 G Reid (Croy) 11.49; 2 I Moulton (WG&EL) 11.98. 4×100: 1 Croy 52.90. HJ: A: 1 M Boothe (Herne H) 1.40

BMC REGIONAL RACES / GAA MILER MEETING OPEN INC. SCOTTISH U17/U20 3000m CHAMPIONSHIPS, Crownpoint, June 2

Finishing second, Conan Harper, who will still be in the junior ranks in 2024, set a PB 3000m of 8:04.78 to set another European under-20 qualifier and that moves him up to fourth on the Scottish under-20 all-time lists behind Graham Williamson (8:00.7), Ian Stewart (8:01.2) and Nat Muir (8:01.43).

World mountain junior champion and the 2022 English National and English Schools champion Jess Bailey, who missed the 2023 cross-country season, set a European under-20 3000m standard by winning the overall women’s race in 9:22.63. She does not turn 17 until August.

Jess Bailey (Marco Gulberti)

Men: 800: A: 1 K Elliott (Falk) 1:49.13; 2 S MacKay (Shet) 1:49.72; 3 A McGill (Living, U20) 1:49.79; 4 S Brown (Jag) 1:50.53; 5 J Phillips (Kil’k, U20) 1:50.99; 6 C McLew (Cambus) 1:51.47; 7 K Crawford (A’deen, U20) 1:51.53; 8 L Beagley (Living, U20) 1:54.53. B: 2 R Crawford (A’deen, U17) 1:53.54. C: 1 A Page (Tm E Loth, U20) 1:54.67; 3 F Lupton (Tm E Loth, U17) 1:56.52. D: 1 J Mungin (Kilb, U17) 1:56.71; 3 L Culliton (Falk, U17) 1:57.61. F: 1 R Taylor (Falk, U15) 1:59.52; 5 D McIntyre (Harm, U15) 2:03.37. 3000: A: 1 D Robinson (Giff N) 8:03.83; 2 C Harper (Giff N, U20) 8:04.78; 3 C Campbell (Tm E Loth, U20) 8:11.41; 4 G Smith (Cambus) 8:11.90; 5 J Burns (Jag) 8:13.10; 6 J MacKinnon (Cambus) 8:16.41; 7 C Tharme (Cambus) 8:17.25; 8 F Gilmour (Kilb, U20) 8:17.30; 9 O Miller (Fife) 8:18.85; 10 F Ross-Davie (Gars, U20) 8:19.19; 11 A Marshall (Centr) 8:26.87; 12 R Marshall (Fife, U20) 8:37.33. B: 1 M Abernethy (Fraser) 8:28.92; 3 H Henriksen (Lass) 8:32.29; 5 L Lindsay (Kilb, U20) 8:38.63; 6 A McWilliam (Lass, U17) 8:38.69; 10 J Connor (E Kilb, U17) 8:42.37; 11 D Cummins (W Wat, M35) 8:44.46. C: 1 A Smith (I’ness) 8:38.63; 2 G Baillie (E Kilb, M40) 8:40.30; 14 C Doherty (I’clyde, M35) 8:58.42; 15 J Alexander (Gars, U17) 8:59.21. E: 1 A Scott (Bella H, M40) 9:05.92

Mixed events: 800: E: 1 A Wilkinson (E Kilb, U15) 1:55.80; 2 A Baird (Ross C, U17) 1:57.38; 3 F Ross (Harm, U15) 1:57.98; 7 C Dick (Giff N, U15) 2:03.98; 8 H Cameron (A’deen, W) 2:04.71. I: 2 H Allison (Tm E Loth, U15) 2:05.42; 7 E Dallas (Strathe, U15W) 2:16.89. J: 4 C Wright (Tm E Loth, U15W) 2:17.36. 3000: D: 6 S Calvert (Living, W) 9:17.06; 8 S Tait (Jag, W) 9:23.01; 11 L Mckenna (Shett, W) 9:27.94. G: 2 C Upson (Cambus, M55) 10:01.49; 4 L Bell (Gars, W45) 10:05.25

Women: 800: Ht: 1 H Taylor (A’deen, U20) 2:08.42; 2 H Ovens (Fife, U17) 2:08.58; 3 O Clarke (Cors, U20) 2:08.85; 4 S Wilson (Giff N, U17) 2:09.66; 5 A MacLeod (Falk, U20) 2:10.93; 6 M Thomson (Tm E Loth, U20) 2:11.93. 3000: F: 1 J Bailey (Lev V, U20) 9:22.63; 2 K Lowery (Warr) 9:29.47; 3 C Nankivell (E Suth) 9:32.58; 4 N Phillips (Dund H, U20) 9:33.16; 5 A Teasdale (Kilb, U17) 9:36.85; 6 M McClelland-Brooks (I’clyde, U17) 9:41.55; 7 E Mackinnon (Cambus) 9:56.68; 8 C Heggie (Ross C, U17) 9:57.25; 10 Z Redmond (Kilb, U17) 10:15.54; 11 F Murdoch (Stock H, U17) 10:22.20; 12 F Campbell (Giff N, U17) 10:29.34. Ht: 1 R Walsh (Giff N, U17) 10:21.67

ANNADALE STRIDERS EVENING OF 3000m, Belfast, June 2

Men: 3000: r2: 2 R Toland (VP&Conns, M45) 9:13.99; 9 C McDowell (NBH, M50) 9:37.61; 10 P McKinney (IRL, M55) 9:39.25; 16 F Marsh (N Down, M55) 9:48.07; 17 N Mckibbin (Drom, M50) 9:52.29. r3: 4 G Lyons (NBH, M45) 8:57.24; 5 L Connolly (Anna, M35) 8:58.69; 6 C Curran (NBH, M45) 9:00.47; 7 D Reed (Derry, M45) 9:01.37; 9 N Watt (Loughview AC, U15) 9:08.34; 13 C Moran (N Down, M45) 9:22.98. r4: 1 B Gebrebrhan (Anna) 8:24.14; 2 C McMeechan (N Down) 8:25.40; 3 G Crummy (Newry) 8:27.07; 4 J Craig (Anna, M35) 8:27.28; 7 M Lavery (NBH) 8:32.04; 8 L Kelly (CNDR, U20) 8:34.15; 9 G McCaffrey (NBH) 8:34.27

Women: 3000: 1 R Gibson (N Down) 9:38.52; 2 R McKee (Harrow) 9:51.67; 3 D Toner (Clones, W45) 9:52.44; 4 C O’Connor (E Down, W35) 9:56.13; 8 E McCracken (Anna, W40) 10:55.16

CAMBRIDGESHIRE EVENING OPEN 1, St. Ives, May 31

Mixed events: 100: r2: 2 Y Opaleye (Hunts, M50) 12.65
Men: 5000: r1: 2 J Nixon (St Ed, M35) 15:08.17. r2: 2 S Smith (C&C, M45) 16:08.86
U20: HT: 1 J Scase (C&C) 43.52
U17: HT: 1 W Larkins (Col H) 52.80
U15: SP: 1 L Capes (PNV) 15.99
M50: HT: 1 S Burke (Hunts) 38.49; 2 B Ellingham (Hunts, M55) 34.71
M60: SP: 1 M Hausler (C&C) 13.48
Women: 3000: r1: 1 M Jordan-Lee (AFD) 9:59.28
U15: SP: 1 M Hewitt (Chelm) 12.51

HERC WIMBO 1500M FESTIVAL NIGHT, Wimbledon, May 31

Niamh Bridson Hubbard improved her 1500m PB to 4:10.60.

Mixed events: 1500: r2: 10 P Guest (AFD, U13W) 5:03.78. r3: 12 G Galbraith (HW, W45) 5:14.92. r4: 7 J Foley (HW, M55) 4:45.95; 8 Z Kelman (Herne H, U13) 4:47.18; 9 D Williams (G&G, M60) 4:54.35. r5: 1 S Winstone (Soton, W35) 4:28.52; 6 I Harrison (HW, U15W) 4:32.10; 10 L Macdonald (VP&TH, U17W) 4:40.96; 14 M Jobbins (AFD, U15W) 4:45.95. r6: 6 J Wilson (E&E, M45) 4:30.31; 11 N Griffiths (Soton, W35) 4:34.92; 13 F Stefanoni (Ilf, M50) 4:39.92. r7: 10 B Wood (Salis, W) 4:26.76. r8: 11 L Hawkins (Soton, W) 4:21.61; 12 S Monk (G&G, W) 4:23.33. r9: 8 N Shasha (Orion, M45) 4:22.85; 10 R Paranandi (Herne H, M45) 4:25.77. r10: 3 N Browne (Serp, M40) 4:10.51; 4 N Bridson Hubbard (B&B, W) 4:10.60. r11: 1 K Kyereme (SB, M45) 4:03.30. r12: 2 W Atkins (Win, U17) 3:59.22; 4 M Cummings (Herne H, M35) 4:00.00. r13: 3 C Foley (K&P, U20) 3:53.53; 4 A Hamud (SB, U20) 3:54.94; 5 T Archer (Lon Hth, U20) 3:55.58. r14: 1 L Shaw (BMH) 3:45.24; 2 C Wheeler (MKDP) 3:45.43; 3 A Riley (B&H, U20) 3:46.69; 4 J Beeks (BMH) 3:46.98; 5 G Wheeler (MKDP) 3:48.41.

Niamh Bridson-Hubbard (National Athletics League)

ISLE OF WIGHT THROWS SUMMER SERIES 1, Sandown, May 31

Mixed events: DT: 1 N Holdsworth (Ports, U20W) 31.85

LOUGHBOROUGH OPEN, Loughborough, May 31

Men: 100: r1 (-2.2): 1 E Nwokeji (SB, U17) 10.91. 200: r1 (-1.4): 1 E Nwokeji (SB, U17) 21.84. 400: r1: 1 A Beck (Win, U20) 48.53; 2 M Ayling (St Ed, U17) 49.36. r2: 1 A Houchin (Worc, U20) 49.08. 800: r1: 1 D Locke (Card) 1:48.72; 5 T Taylor (St Ed, U17) 1:58.12; 6 A Taylor (St Ed, U17) 1:58.16. r2: 1 W Rabjohns (Poole, U20) 1:55.59. 1500: r2: 11 S Fell (PNV, M45) 4:25.68. 110H (-1.6): 1 T Wilcock (N’pton) 14.17; 2 B Ince (Oxf C) 15.24; 3 D Naylor (C&N) 15.35. 400H: 1 D Aryeetey (Harrow) 54.05; 2 L Turner (N’pton, U20) 56.81; 3 T Grantham (Shef/Dearn, M40) 58.34. PV: 1 L Benjamin (Sale, U20) 5.10; 2 J Phipps (Bir) 5.10; 3 R Nairne (Jag) 5.10; 4 G Heppinstall (Shef/Dearn) 4.95; 5 T Walley (Wrex) 4.80. LJ: 1 B Parker (A’dare, U17) 6.60/0.1. DT: 1 J Douglas (Soton) 53.70; 2 D Claydon (B&B) 52.87; 3 J Hedger (Bir, M35) 49.47. HT: 1 J Paget (TVH) 65.68. JT: 1 D Bainbridge (SB) 65.82; 2 O Wright (York) 60.51; 3 M Jordan (TVH) 54.36

Mixed events: PV: 1 M Mellor (Card) 4.50; 2 W Snashall (Craw) 4.30; 3 I Crameri (Tam, W) 3.30; 4 E Barrett (B&B, W) 3.30; 6 M Hewitt-Chapple (Gate, U17W) 2.70

U23: 3000SC: 1 D Stoneman (Bath, U20) 9:38.98; 2 M Prior (Ilf) 9:43.07; 3 S Kerfoot (B&W) 9:54.90

U20: 110H (-1.4): 1 J Purbrick (SB) 14.10; 2 R Hedman (SB) 14.12; 3 P Gediz (B&B) 15.35. DT: 1 P Harewood (SB) 44.83; 2 D Brennan (Barns) 44.44. HT: 1 H Ricketts (Read) 65.23

U17: 400H: 1 O Parker (R&N, U20) 53.19; 2 N Maczugowski (Ply) 55.90

Women: 100: r1 (-2.0): 1 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 12.47. 200: r1 (-1.5): 1 N Le’Gall (Wirr, U17) 25.11. 400: r1: 1 E Newnham (SB, U20) 53.35; 2 A Wilson (Win, U17) 56.70. 800: r1: 1 S Wigfield-Turner (Hallam, U20) 2:14.42. 100H (-2.6): 1 M Jessop (SB) 13.82; 2 V Morgan (KuH) 14.90. PV: 1 E McCartney (WG&EL) 4.25; 2 N Hooper (Bir) 4.10; 3= F Miloro (SinA) 3.95; 3= S Ashurst (Sale) 3.95. LJ: 1 A Grimaldi (Hill City University/NZL) 5.76/1.4; 2 L Truupold (TVH) 5.69/0.6; 3 P Clayton (Notts, U20) 5.64/1.7. DT: 1 K Law (Sale, W35) 54.49; 2 T Tunstall (Harrow) 48.46; 3 S Callaway (NEB) 47.95; 4 A Baltazar-Hall (SB) 41.14. HT: 1 C Payne (Read) 68.71; 2 J Mayho (Bir) 63.67; 3 Z Price (Liv H) 57.51; 4 A Stewart (B&B) 48.93; 5 J Trapnell (Mil K) 47.07

U23: 400H: 1 D Clarke (Worc) 63.26; 2 R Zaghloul (Lough S) 63.92; 3 Z Smith (Newk, U17) 65.58. JT: 1 E Waters (Rad) 45.40; 2 E Durand (Mil K, U20) 44.76; 3 K Mackison (Craw) 41.33

U18: 100H (-1.1): 1 L Noble (Dees, U17) 14.17; 2 K Brant (Burt, U17) 15.05. JT: 1 H Lewington (WSEH, U20) 47.53; 2 D Yelling (B&H, U17) 39.97

U15: HT: 1 M Casey (Liv PS) 40.39

MENAI OPEN EVENING, Bangor (W), May 31

Mixed events: 400: r2: 1 G Griffith (Menai, U17) 50.62; 2 C Fox-Byrne (Col B, U17) 50.75

SURREY & SUSSEX SCHOOLS OPEN COMBINED EVENTS, Crawley, May 31

U17 men: 100H: P1 (0.2): 1 W Alexander (Read) 13.9. HJ: P: 1 T Hobbs (Ton) 1.88
U15: Pen: 1 H Wickers (Kent Schs) 2421
U17 women: 80H: P1 (1.1): 1 S Kidd (B&B) 11.7. P3 (0.4): 1 E Roberts (G&G) 11.6. HJ: P: 1 M Secker (Ton) 1.64. LJ: P: 1 J Howells (Win) 5.42/2.4. JT: P: 1 J Howells (Win) 39.11

WATFORD HARRIERS OPEN GRADED MEETINGS, Watford, May 31

Mixed events: 1500: r1: 7 J Haynes (Bish S, M65) 5:24.15. r6: 8 M Mullett (W&SV, U13W) 4:49.31. r7: 1 O East (Ports, U20W) 4:39.23; 6 K Webb (Mil K, U15W) 4:46.98. r8: 1 J March (Barn, U15W) 4:35.69; 4 L Unwin (Reig, U17W) 4:43.28; 5 E Jacobs (Mil K, U15W) 4:43.61; 6 S Chapman (Mil K, U15W) 4:44.06; 8 K Gorman (Chilt, U13W) 4:46.25. r9: 3 A Reid (WG&EL, U17W) 4:37.97; 6 I Williams (Camb H, U15W) 4:40.72; 8 O Forrest (B Beagles, U15W) 4:43.07; 10 D Gladwell (Ips, U17W) 4:44.89; 11 L Smith (B&B, U15W) 4:46.25. r10: 1 F Gibson (M&M, U15) 4:18.30; 2 P Gill (St Alb, U17W) 4:18.52; 8 F East (Ports, U17W) 4:30.03; 9 A Attenborough (G&G, U20W) 4:30.08; 10 S Jacobs (St Alb, U17W) 4:30.96; 13 L Quinn (AFD, U17W) 4:33.99; 15 L Wilkinson (Chilt, U17W) 4:38.89. r11: 1 P Davis (Lut, M45) 4:12.10; 3 L Newell (Abing, M45) 4:19.49. r12: 7 L Norden (WG&EL, U15) 4:15.74; 8 D May (H War, M40) 4:17.55; 12 H Stockill (WG&EL, U15) 4:19.66; 14 A Shipley (MKDP, W) 4:21.61. r13: 3 D Lawrence (Oxf C, M35) 4:07.04; 8 I Wood (Mil K, M40) 4:10.52. r14: 3 E Pinder (Chilt, U17) 4:03.68. r15: 1 H Jonas (Norw, U20) 3:53.79; 2 J Perry (Chelm, U20) 3:56.10; 4 P Grange (RRC, M40) 3:57.03; 8 M Cattini (Harrow, U17) 4:00.36. r16: 7 E Primett (Herts P, U20) 3:56.66; 8 C Norman (AFD, U20) 3:57.92. 3000: r1: 2 T Wilson (Bed C, W) 9:27.08; 4 A Suleyman (Chilt, U15) 9:36.89; 6 N Hughes (Chilt, M50) 9:40.08; 7 L Hemmings (PNV, U15) 9:41.20; 9 L Neate (Win, U20W) 9:53.37; 10 I Frost (Dac, U20W) 9:58.86; 12 C Thornley (Chelt, U20W) 10:02.68; 14 O McGhee (R&N, U15W) 10:14.33; 17 L Power (W&SV, U15W) 10:21.38. r2: 2 L Gambling (St Ed, U17) 8:50.32; 8 A Pearson (IoW, U17) 8:59.24; 9 C Copeman (W’vney, U17) 8:59.28; 18 N Mitchell (Read, W) 9:23.41; 19 H Hall (Win, W35) 9:33.63; 21 N Scott (AFD, W) 9:53.80. r3: 1 B Davies (Bed C) 8:18.70; 2 T Butler (SB) 8:24.47; 3 D James (Western Tempo) 8:28.90; 4 N Campion (Bed C, U20) 8:31.66; 5 T Jones (Walton) 8:32.29; 6 H Gear (M&M, U20) 8:36.29; 7 S Hodgson (WSEH, U20) 8:36.95; 9 Z Houghton (Norw) 8:39.84; 11 L Conway (C&C, U17) 8:43.09; 15 N Paterson (Inv EK, U17) 8:48.07

WELSH 3000m & 5000m CHAMPIONSHIPS, Newport, May 31

Mixed events: 1500: r2: 4 C Williams (Les C, M55) 4:49.84. r3: 3 O Williams (Les C, M35) 4:14.88. 5000: 9 M Edmonds (Newp, M35) 15:58.71; 13 C Evans (P’pridd R, W) 16:19.88; 14 R Jones (Llis, M50) 16:24.00; 23 D Morris (Builth, W35) 18:14.22
U17 men: 3000: 1 S Griffiths (Carm, U15) 9:36.36; 2 L Salvage (Newp, U15) 9:36.39; 3 E Martin (Dees, U15) 9:37.32; 4 G Tough (A’dare, U15) 9:37.79; 5 O Davis (W&B, U15) 9:43.45
U20 women: 400H: 1 E Wainwright (Newp) 65.94
U17: 300: 2 L Codling (Newp, U15) 42.91. 3000: 1 L Hale (Swan, U15) 10:03.10; 2 M Gold (Card) 10:05.36; 3 A Williams (Carm, U15) 10:32.05; 4 S John (Card, U15) 10:41.68; 5 I Freeman (Woking, U15) 10:45.52; 6 E Bryant (Card, U15) 10:53.80

WEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, Cleckheaton, May 31

Women: 1500: 3 S Cumber (Hal, W50) 5:26.18. DT: 2 J Ibbitson (Wake, W65) 25.00

WINCHESTER & DISTRICT AC SPRING EVENING OPEN, Winchester, May 31

Mixed events: 100: r2 (2.7): 2 K Miles (Win, W50) 14.04; 5 R Watkins (BMH, M70) 14.99. 200: r1 (4.8): 3 R Watkins (BMH, M70) 30.84; 4 T Bezance (Soton, W55) 31.16. r5 (1.9): 4 E Brindle (Win, U17W) 25.42. r6 (2.2): 2 B Ironside (B’mth, W) 23.90. 300: r1: 3 L Flute (Win, U15W) 41.60; 4 S Purnell (B’mth, U15W) 41.84; 5 S Loades (Brack, W45) 43.78. r2: 1 E Brindle (Win, U17W) 40.22; 3 L Wright (Herne H, U17W) 41.20; 4 C Johnson (New FJ, U15W) 41.41; 5 C Poore (Win, U15W) 41.79. 800: r4: 4 V Gill (Win, W40) 2:27.84. r5: 3 S Bennett (B&H, U15) 2:04.95; 4 T Smales (Win, M40) 2:04.99. SP: 1 T Scottow (Soton, U20) 13.73. SP: 1 N Grover (B&H, M60) 11.62; 2 M Marchant (Win, M60) 11.54; 3 G Pullen (B&H, M60) 11.41. SP: 1 A Nicoll (Bir, W) 16.11. DT: 1 F Hanham (Read, U20) 38.45. DT: 1 O Coulibaly (Soton, U15) 37.91. DT: 1 N Grover (B&H, M60) 38.56; 2 G Pullen (B&H, M60) 38.44; 3 M Marchant (Win, M60) 36.33; 4 E McBriar (Win, U17W) 33.94; 6 A McBriar (Win, U15W) 32.27. HT: 1 C Elford Pond (Win, U20) 56.90; 2 F Hanham (Read, U20) 53.98. HT: 1 A Axtell (Soton, U15) 52.23; 2 G Jenvey (Soton, U20W) 47.00

NORTH EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS, Whitley Bay, May 31

Chris Coulson and Jemma Killick took North East titles over 25 laps.

Chris Coulson (David Hewitson)

Men: 10,000: 1 C Coulson (Houghton) 31:35.7; 2 J Ridding (Sund) 32:41.0; 3 A Douglass (Morp) 33:17.1

Women: 10,000: 1 J Killick (J&H) 41:54.5; 2 K Donaldson (Blyth) 42:03.8; 3 A Pickworth (Darl) 42:03.8; 5 H Robinson (J&H, W60) 45:22.9

Chris Coulson leads the North East 10,000 (David Hewitson)

BMC REGIONAL RACES, Exeter, May 30

Men: 800: B: 1 J Dunne (Chich, U17) 1:58.73; 3 T Webb (Yeov O, U17) 1:59.82; 5 C Harold (Card, U17) 1:59.97. 1500: A: 3 H Sheffield (Stroud, U17) 4:02.55
Women: 800: A: 1 L Codling (Newp, U15) 2:13.31; 4 I Bryson (Exe, U17) 2:15.90
Mixed events: 1500: C: 9 E Cunniffe (Herne H, U13) 4:40.47; 10 K Booth (Taun, W45) 4:42.35

EXETER EVENING OPEN MEETING, Exeter, May 30

U17 men: 100H (-4.1): 1 J Taylor (Exe) 13.79

SOUTH WALES THROWS 2, Aberdare, May 30

Men: DT: 1 O Garrett (Yate, U17) 42.84; 2 B Evans (Rhon, U17) 40.31. JT: 1 R Dangerfield (Card) 54.19
Mixed events: JT: 1 P Brown (Swan, W) 37.62
U20: HT: 1 C Richardson (A’dare) 48.91; 2 S Thomas (Neath) 44.91
U17: JT: 1 L Jones (Swan) 56.49
Women: DT: 1 L Harris (Swan, U20) 38.11; 2 G Hawker (Card Arch, U15) 28.17. HT: 1 A Mitchell (Neath, U15) 45.72; 2 E Cooper (Neath, U15) 45.55; 3 S Haeney (Neath, U15) 44.90; 4 C Alford (Rhon, W50) 33.23

TRAFFORD GRAND PRIX, Stretford, May 30

U15 mixed events: 1500: r1: 1 F Dobson Emmas (Traff) 4:18.30; 2 P Aron (Traff) 4:19.74

Mixed events: 800: r1: 1 L Parker (Roth, U20) 1:54.45; 2 J Kinrade (Shrews, U17) 1:54.63; 5 D Carney (Vale R, U20) 1:54.98. r10: 2 N Harrison-Sargent (Hal, U17W) 2:15.43; 3 S Harding (Vale R, U17W) 2:16.00. r11: 2 E Inch (Shef/Dearn, U20W) 2:13.45; 3 K Battle (Roth, U17W) 2:13.50. r14: 9 C Anthony (St Ed, W60) 2:47.12. r2: 2 J Whittingham (Stoke, U17) 1:54.36; 3 M Russell (Salf, U20) 1:55.44; 4 B Nolan (Wig D, U20) 1:55.67. r3: 2 M Clark (Prest, U17) 1:56.77; 4 L Ward (S’port W, U17) 1:58.67. r5: 6 M Corbishley (Ross, M35) 2:03.26. r8: 8 K Brady-Jones (Wirr, U20W) 2:14.21. r9: 2 S Clough (Traff, U17W) 2:13.21; 4 A Jones (Prest, U17W) 2:14.79; 5 E Heavey (Warr, U17W) 2:14.99. 1500: r2: 1 E Grime (Salf, U15) 3:59.91. r4: 3 A Cooper-Brown (Tip, M40) 4:18.11; 7 I Downes (Shrews, U20W) 4:23.52. r5: 5 I Richardson (Holm, U20W) 4:30.02; 9 B Trow (Shrews, U17W) 4:36.78; 10 E Bushill (Vale R, U20W) 4:38.14; 11 D Slattery (Salf, U17W) 4:42.58. r6: 1 B Bown (Menai, U17W) 4:39.97; 2 A Clough (Traff, U17W) 4:42.60. 3000: r1: 2 J Richardson (W Ches, U20) 8:34.05; 3 J O’Connell (AFD, U20) 8:34.80; 7 F Meredith (Traff, U17) 8:47.90; 12 M Fraser (Prest, U17) 8:52.71; 14 J Doherty (Liv H, M35) 8:54.86. r2: 2 O Kewley (Liv H, U17) 8:58.76; 25 A Hancock (Read, W) 9:55.28. r3: 3 M Lyons (Card, U20W) 9:43.14; 5 L Atkinson (Camb H, W) 9:54.49; 8 K Hawkins (Tip, W) 9:57.69; 11 I Waugh (Roth, U17W) 10:06.07; 12 S Roiditis (Salf, U17W) 10:07.29. r4: 3 J Marsden (Cheshire Dragons, W40) 10:21.51; 14 S Avery (Cheshire Dragons, W55) 11:11.33

Men: JT: 1 G Lowe (Prest, U20) 52.80

M50: HT: 1 D Cripps (Worc) 41.13

Women: HT: 1 H Blood (Sale) 56.71; 2 J Richardson (Sale, U20) 48.02. HT: 3 L Lockhart (E Ches, W60) 24.64

U17: JT: 1 H Wheeler (W Ches) 45.95

BCLF HURDLE FESTIVAL SUPPORT BY ENGLAND ATHLETICS & CHELMSFORD SPORT & ATHLETICS CENTRE, Woodford, May 29

Men: 110H: A (-4.4): 1 R Woolgar (B’mth) 15.19; 2 G Vaughan (WG&EL) 15.25. B (-1.9): 1 G Vaughan (WG&EL) 14.94; 2 R Woolgar (B’mth) 15.04; 3 B Reed (Chelm) 15.61. 400H: r1: 1 S Lunt (Wirr, U20) 51.93; 2 O Okoh (Chelm, U20) 52.44; 3 H Christian (G&G, U20) 54.08; 4 J Adeniji (SB) 56.20

U20: 110H: A1 (-2.5): 1 D Goriola (B&B) 13.86; 2 J Purbrick (SB) 14.35; 3 R Hedman (SB) 14.36; 4 H Curtis (Shef/Dearn) 15.08; 5 E Barber (Mil K) 15.13. A2 (-1.4): 1 R Lawrence (E&H) 15.42; 2 P Gediz (B&B) 15.46. B1 (-4.1): 1 D Goriola (B&B) 14.04; 2 R Hedman (SB) 14.57; 3 J Purbrick (SB) 14.58; 4 H Curtis (Shef/Dearn) 15.18. B2 (0.3): 1 E Ferguson (K&P) 14.51; 2 P Gediz (B&B) 15.29; 3 R Lawrence (E&H) 15.32

U17: 100H: A1 (-2.7): 1 J Wheatley (PNV) 13.98. B1 (-2.1): 1 J Wheatley (PNV) 13.87. 100H: A1 (-2.7): 1 J Appiah (Kent, M50) 14.02; 2 G Smith (Lut, M50) 14.99. A2 (-1.9): 1 B Marsden (Wyc P, M55) 15.84. B (-2.8): 1 G Smith (Lut, M50) 14.79; 2 B Marsden (Wyc P, M55) 15.59. 400H: r1: 1 A Ellis (AFD) 58.85

Women: 100H: A (-3.3): 1 M Jessop (SB) 13.88; 2 A Barrett (Traff) 13.95; 3 A Broadbelt-Blake (TVH, W35) 14.25; 4 Z Lucas (Notts) 15.00. B (-3.4): 1 M Jessop (SB) 13.69; 2 A Barrett (Traff) 13.94; 3 J Duncton (Bir, U20) 14.00; 4 A Broadbelt-Blake (TVH, W35) 14.18. 400H: A: 1 J Tappin (TVH) 58.99; 2 S Okoro (Have, U20) 59.58; 3 K Mackintosh (Newk) 62.50; 4 S Lisk (Card Arch, U20) 63.19. B: 1 E Scott (Harrow, U20) 66.34

U20: 100H: A1 (-3.1): 1 J Duncton (Bir) 14.14; 2 K Holt (K&P) 14.25; 3 S Gammell (Wat) 14.95. A2 (-2.2): 1 A Nwankwo (SB) 15.26; 2 A Cofie (SB) 15.37. B (-2.5): 1 K Holt (K&P) 14.57; 2 A Cofie (SB) 15.37

U17: 80H: A1 (-2.8): 1 L Wagstaff (C&C) 11.82. A2 (-0.4): 1 R Wright (WG&EL) 11.80. B1 (-4.4): 1 L Wagstaff (C&C) 11.97. 300H: r1: 1 A Wilson (Win) 43.45; 2 P Northcott (Ply) 44.56; 3 I Kyson (WG&EL) 46.14; 4 E Pugh (G&G) 46.34. r2: 1 S Catchpole (Chelm) 47.06

W40: 80H: A (-4.4): 1 J Albrow (Belg) 12.88; 2 D Norman (E&E, W45) 13.36. B (-5.0): 1 J Albrow (Belg) 13.28; 2 D Norman (E&E, W45) 13.37

BIGISH JUMPS & THROWS FEST, Woodford, May 29

Men: HJ: A: 1 W Grimsey (WG&EL) 2.20; 2 J Walecki (C&T, U20) 2.12; 3 A Coward (SB) 2.12; 3 J Clarke-Khan (TVH) 2.12; 5 A Brooks (Yate) 2.08; 6 T Ademuwagun (TVH) 2.08; 7 K Jack (SB, U20) 2.08; 8 K Aguocha (B&B) 2.04; 9 D Duruaku (Harrow) 2.04; 10 J Ennis (Croy) 2.04; 11 A Jones (Soton) 1.99. B: 1 R Webb (B’mth) 2.10; 2 T Hewes (Chelm) 2.08; 3 J Heath (Shef/Dearn) 2.05; 4 C Husbands (B&R) 1.96; 7 J Darlington (TVH, U20) 1.92. C: 1 T Cherry (Dac, U20) 2.03; 2 C Seago (Thurr, U20) 2.01; 3 S Wright (Chelm, U17) 1.98; 4 J Ashiru (WG&EL) 1.95. LJ: 1 C Henderson (Edin) 7.19/3.9; 2 O Anochirionye (TVH) 7.11/1.7; – C Henderson (Edin) 7.06/0.9; 3 B Sutton (B&B) 7.06/2.5; 4 S Danson (Traff, U20) 7.03/3.2; – B Sutton (B&B) 6.96/2.0; 5 S Wright (Chelm, U17) 6.96/2.2; 6 D Varlack (Mil K, U17) 6.95/4.2; 7 B Fisher (WSEH) 6.94/2.2; – S Wright (Chelm, U17) 6.72/-0.9; 10 L Sinnott (B’mth, M40) 6.24/3.2; – L Sinnott (B’mth, M40) 6.20/1.3. TJ: A: 1 D Igbokwe (WSEH) 15.35/2.3; 2 D Akinradewo (Traff, U20) 15.26/2.8; 3 C Cribb (Harrow) 15.20/3.0; 4 T Dronfield (B&B) 15.16/3.5; 5 J Gilkes (Bir) 15.15/3.0; – C Cribb (Harrow) 14.99/1.5; – J Gilkes (Bir) 14.95/1.8; 6 S Ampofo (B&B) 14.84/1.9; 7 J Woods (SB) 14.78/3.8; – T Dronfield (B&B) 14.75/0.6; 8 T Fadayiro (NEB) 14.14/1.4; – D Igbokwe (WSEH) 14.05/0.6; 9 J Knox (Lisb) 13.89/4.1. B: 2 E Nwachokor (Bas, U17) 13.18/1.6. SP: 1 A Knight (Soton) 17.15; 2 A Lockhart (Harrow) 15.41; 3 A Williams (W Norf) 13.22; 4 F Zamparelli (Corn) 12.95. DT: A: 1 M Plowman (Yeov O, M35) 54.08; 2 D Claydon (B&B) 51.35; 3 J Hedger (Bir, M35) 51.09; 4 L Reveley (J&H) 44.32. B: 1 E Sheridan (Liv H) 54.45; 2 D Claydon (B&B) 52.01; 3 J Martin (Gate) 50.51; 4 J Douglas (Soton) 49.93; 5 R Vaughan (SB) 47.65; 6 J Wordsworth (NSP) 40.63. HT: A: 1 J Norris (WSEH) 73.16; 2 T Head (NEB) 65.38; 3 O Graham (SB) 60.40; 4 A Warner (NEB) 57.76; 5 J Hamblin (Shef/Dearn) 57.62

U20: SP: 1 D Capes (PNV) 15.27. DT: A: 1 T Gannon (WSEH) 51.49. B: 1 T Babatunde (Dartf) 52.80; 2 B Duncan (B&B) 45.54. HT: A: 1 K Barham (Dartf) 68.86; 2 O Merrett (Yate) 66.72. B: 1 F Hanham (Read) 57.43; 2 C Elford Pond (Win) 56.74

U18: JT: 1 T Rutter (HAWC, U17) 67.13; 2 B Williams (Have, U17) 58.44

U17: DT: B: 1 D Alade (Dartf) 43.42. HT: B: 1 W Larkins (Col H) 53.22; 2 S Simpson (Team K) 52.53

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Women: HJ: D: 1 E Madden Forman (Traff) 1.79; 2 H Ferguson (Traff, U20) 1.77; 3 G Wall (Bed C, U20) 1.74; 4 L Holt (SB) 1.74; 5 M Judd (Win, U17) 1.74; 6 K Anson (Liv H) 1.70; 7 M Secker (Ton, U17) 1.70; 8 H Smith (KuH) 1.66. E: 1 M Scales (HW, U17) 1.64; 2 D Corp (St Alb, U17) 1.64; 7 E Archer (S’end, U15) 1.58. LJ: 1 M Palmer (TVH) 6.38/3.9; 2 L Fellows (WSEH, U20) 6.25/3.3; 3 D Snell (B&B, U17) 5.92/2.9; 4 R Chapman (Card) 5.86/3.2; 5 L Robinson (Traff) 5.71/5.3; 6 D Belgrave (Swin, U20) 5.71/4.1; – D Belgrave (Swin, U20) 5.67/1.9; – D Snell (B&B, U17) 5.57/0.3. TJ: B: 1 G Forde-Wells (R&N) 13.02/2.5; – G Forde-Wells (R&N) 12.96/2.0; 2 L Hulland (TVH) 12.85/1.9; 3 G Scoot (Torb, U20) 12.61/2.3; 4 A Omitowoju (Harrow) 12.41/3.6; – A Omitowoju (Harrow) 12.40/1.9; 5 Q Ukpai (B&B, U17) 12.40/2.1; 6 A Warre (WSEH, U20) 11.93/1.1; – Q Ukpai (B&B, U17) 11.82/1.6; – G Scoot (Torb, U20) 11.14/2.0. SP: 1 A Nicoll (Bir) 16.94; 2 M Hopkins (Chelm, U20) 13.66; 3 J Hopkins (Chelm) 13.41; 4 S du Toit (Harrow) 13.41. SP: 1 E Bostock (Dac, U17) 14.46. DT: A: 1 Z Obamakinwa (B&B, U20) 53.56; 2 P Dowson (WSEH) 50.46; 3 T Tunstall (Harrow) 48.61. B: 1 S Mace (TVH) 47.53; 2 K Woodcock (Oxf C) 47.13; 3 S du Toit (Harrow) 45.98; 4 E Beardmore (Harrow, W35) 43.87; 5 O Austin (Soton, U20) 42.54. HT: A: 1 C Payne (Read) 70.09; 2 K Head (NEB) 68.60; 3 K Presswell (TVH) 65.18; 4 P Davenall (SB) 60.77. B: 1 A Merritt (NEB) 54.29; 2 L Murray (Swale, U20) 53.04; 3 S Sikiru (WG&EL) 52.11; 4 L Moffat (Mil K) 47.64; 5 E Thrall (Glouc) 46.62; 7 H Gellatly (Ply) 46.36; 6 O Austin (Soton, U20) 45.57

U18: JT: 1 A Jones (Mil K, U17) 50.53; 2 H Lewington (WSEH, U20) 45.98; 3 D Yelling (B&H, U17) 45.40

U17: HT: B: 1 C Harris (WSEH) 48.21; 2 E MacDonald (And) 47.30

CLEETHORPES ATHLETICS CLUB OPEN MEETING, Grimsby, May 29

U17 mixed events: HJ: 1 J Callau (York, U13W) 1.43; 2 S Horsfall-Samb (York, U13W) 1.43

Men: 400: 1 L Baird (KuH, M45) 53.92; 2 M Russell (Col H, M50) 55.27; 3 C Kennedy (Dur, M55) 60.62

Mixed events: 3000: 3 S Dring (Clee, M55) 10:22.18; 10 M Casey (Wold, M75) 12:39.32. LJ: r5: 2 M Bates (Doncaster Athletic Club, M45) 5.23. TJ: 2 I Allenby (Clee, U17W) 11.10

M50: SP: 1 J Twiddle (KuH) 13.37; 2 D Askew (Donc) 11.97; 3 G Pell (Scunthorpe Harriers AC) 11.96

Women: 400: 1 E Greenway (Clee, U20) 56.92

W60: SP: 1 J Wilson (Read) 8.48

 

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NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES TRACK OPEN MEETINGS SUMMER SERIES 2023, London (CT), May 29

Men: 100: A1 (2.0): 1 R Glave (Croy) 10.14; 2 A Campbell (Bir) 10.57; 3 K Awe (Inv EK) 10.58; 4 S Osewa (Belg) 10.65. A2 (1.5): 1 E Jones (Liv PS) 10.28; 2 R Akinyebo (BFTTA) 10.38; 3 J Otugade (SB) 10.41; 4 T Panton (Woking) 10.49; 5 J Lawrence (Bir) 10.59; 6 A Adewale (E&H) 10.73. A3 (1.5): 1 T Ogunkanmi (NEB) 10.50; 2 J Williams (Harrow) 10.56. A4 (2.4): 1 J Nwawulor (Harrow) 10.41; 2 M Damoah (B&B) 10.53; 3 K Opara (Linc W) 10.67; 4 P Costelloe (IRL) 10.72; 5 M Copeland-Naulty (Herne H) 10.74. A5 (2.0): 1 D Kinlock (Croy) 10.57; 2 J Ellington (NEB, M35) 10.59; 3 J Seacombe (Worth) 10.64; 4 M Odeniran (WG&EL, U20) 10.77; 5 D Pollard (NEB, U20) 10.80. A6 (2.7): 1 K Gowan-Wade (B&B) 10.68; 2 A Hanson (Harrow) 10.73; 3 J Arthur (BFTTA, U20) 10.79. A7 (3.3): 2 E Assande (NEB, U17) 10.88. A8 (2.8): 1 A Cross (C&C) 10.60; 2 J N’Douba (S Lon, U20) 10.77. A9 (3.1): 1 E Lowe (VP&TH, U20) 10.66; 2 L Albrow (Norw) 10.73; 4 D Bhatti (Glouc, U17) 10.86. A10 (1.9): 2 D Bovell (B&B, M35) 10.95. A12 (2.4): 4 N Graham (NEB, U15) 11.19. A15 (2.7): 7 N Burrell (Croy, U15) 11.54. A17 (2.5): 6 G Minetti (Herne H, M50) 11.86. A18 (2.8): 1 S Fuller (Herne H, U15) 11.55. A19 (3.0): 1 Z Blake (Herne H, U15) 11.53. B1 (2.7): 1 R Glave (Croy) 10.08; 2 E Jones (Liv PS) 10.18; 3 R Akinyebo (BFTTA) 10.20; 4 J Otugade (SB) 10.22; 5 T Ogunkanmi (NEB) 10.31; 6 T Panton (Woking) 10.33; 7 J Nwawulor (Harrow) 10.35; 8 M Damoah (B&B) 10.51. B2 (4.2): 1 K Awe (Inv EK) 10.37; 2 A Cross (C&C) 10.41; 3 D Kinlock (Croy) 10.44; 4 J Ellington (NEB, M35) 10.45; 5 A Campbell (Bir) 10.47; 6 J Lawrence (Bir) 10.49; 7 J Seacombe (Worth) 10.51. B3 (5.2): 1 E Lowe (VP&TH, U20) 10.46; 2 K Gowan-Wade (B&B) 10.47; 3 K Opara (Linc W) 10.48; 4 S Osewa (Belg) 10.52; 5 P Costelloe (IRL) 10.55; 6 A Hanson (Harrow) 10.56. B4 (4.9): 1 O Grant (Harrow) 10.59; 2 J N’Douba (S Lon, U20) 10.60; 3 O Williams (Bir) 10.61; 4 M Copeland-Naulty (Herne H) 10.61. B5 (3.8): 1 W Andoh (VP&TH) 10.59; 2 B Brown (Sale) 10.67; 3 Z Shaw (Clee) 10.71; 6 E Assande (NEB, U17) 10.84; 7 D Bhatti (Glouc, U17) 10.86. B6 (1.4): 6 D Bovell (B&B, M35) 10.98. B7 (5.0): 1 O Acquah (NEB, U20) 10.80. B9 (3.7): 5 N Graham (NEB, U15) 11.16. B13 (4.3): 2 N Burrell (Croy, U15) 11.30; 4 Z Blake (Herne H, U15) 11.48. B16 (5.0): 2 C Christian (R&N, M40) 11.95. 200: r1 (3.0): 1 L Dorrell (AFD) 21.17; 2 C Miller (HW) 21.22; 3 T Somers (NEB) 21.23; 4 J Quainoo (B&B) 21.32. r2 (1.0): 1 B Snaith (NEB) 21.35; 2 C O’Donnell (NEB) 21.35; 3 J Williams (Harrow) 21.41. r3 (0.8): 1 T Panton (Woking) 21.16; 2 J Watson-Brown (SB) 21.32; 3 A Campbell (Bir) 21.55. r4 (4.3): 1 B Swift (Lough S) 20.96; 2 B Brown (Sale) 21.60. r5 (2.2): 1 J Seacombe (Worth) 21.43; 2 M Damoah (B&B) 21.61; 3 A Hanson (Harrow) 21.65. r7 (3.2): 1 A Cross (C&C) 21.57; 2 M Adum-Yeboah (WG&EL) 21.67. r9 (2.5): 1 E Lowe (VP&TH, U20) 21.93. r11 (0.8): 4 A Richards (WG&EL, M35) 22.74. r15 (3.4): 1 S Callister (Sale, M35) 23.63. 400: r1: 1 R Mitcham (Bir) 45.99; 2 T Evans (Newk) 46.71; 3 L Thompson (Shef/Dearn) 46.73; 4 T Somers (NEB) 47.59; 5 C Neal (Harrow) 48.03. r2: 1 E Agyare (E&H) 47.70; 2 J Campbell (WG&EL) 48.36. r3: 1 M Fagbenle (Harrow) 48.63; 2 M Buckner (Brack) 48.67. r4: 2 T Gaunce (Dac, U20) 49.42. r5: 2 L Emeagi (WG&EL, U17) 50.07; 3 A Richards (WG&EL, M35) 50.55; 4 G Stephens (Worth, M45) 51.26

Mixed events: 800: r1: 1 R Walcott-Nolan (Lut, W) 2:01.47

Women: 100: A1 (1.3): 1 I Lansiquot (Sutt) 11.06; 2 A Sibbons (NEB) 11.33; 3 N Wedderburn-Goodison (Harrow, U20) 11.49; 4 C Pemberton (Bir) 11.55; 5 F Agyapong (NEB) 11.61; 6 D Walker (Bir) 11.68; 7 G Akpe-Moses (Bir) 11.98. A2 (3.5): 1 S Eduan (Sale, U20) 11.47; 2 H Longden (Card) 11.49; 3 H Gode (Harrow) 11.54; 4 R Bennett (Sale) 11.62; 5 B Ironside (B’mth) 11.64; 6 T Thompson (E&H) 11.91; 7 G Datey (WG&EL, U20) 11.94. A3 (2.1): 1 J Eduwu (S Lon, U20) 11.64; 2 D Kuypers (B&B) 11.78; 3 S Grace (Norw) 11.83; 4 A Ellis (E&H) 11.87; 5 A Galpin (Guern) 11.87; 6 L Bradley (Norw, U17) 11.98. A4 (2.6): 1 S King (Herne H, U20) 11.89; 2 D Aderinto (Camb H) 11.90; 3 A Brown (S Lon, U20) 12.01; 4 M Wamba (VP&TH, U20) 12.06; 5 E Patrick (Norw, U20) 12.13. A5 (4.2): 1 S Wright-Taipow (Harrow, U20) 11.73; 2 P Clayton (Notts, U20) 11.94; 3 K Mayindu (NEB) 11.97; 4 K Slater (Read, U20) 12.08. A6 (1.1): 1 D Lago (Mil K, U20) 11.94; 2 S Blackwood (C&C, U20) 11.97; 3 A Regis (E&H) 11.99; 4 S Thomas-Wright (Inv EK, U20) 12.25; 8 C Grant (Herne H, W35) 12.96. A7 (2.5): 1 A Njeri (Bir) 12.10; 2 H Foster (SB) 12.15. A8 (2.4): 1 E Edwards (Glouc, U20) 12.12. A11 (1.7): 4 A Cambridge (Glouc, U13) 13.15. B1 (1.9): 1 I Lansiquot (Sutt) 11.03; 2 C Pemberton (Bir) 11.45; 3 N Wedderburn-Goodison (Harrow, U20) 11.52; 4 H Longden (Card) 11.54; 5 F Agyapong (NEB) 11.54; 6 H Gode (Harrow) 11.62; 7 D Walker (Bir) 11.62; 8 B Ironside (B’mth) 11.73. B2 (2.5): 1 J Eduwu (S Lon, U20) 11.63; 2 D Kuypers (B&B) 11.71; 3 S Wright-Taipow (Harrow, U20) 11.72; 4 S Grace (Norw) 11.83; 5 A Ellis (E&H) 11.92; 6 S King (Herne H, U20) 12.00. B3 (1.7): 1 D Lago (Mil K, U20) 11.85; 2 G Datey (WG&EL, U20) 11.86; 3 G Akpe-Moses (Bir) 11.88; 4 T Thompson (E&H) 11.91; 5 D Aderinto (Camb H) 11.91; 6 P Clayton (Notts, U20) 11.92; 7 S Blackwood (C&C, U20) 11.94. B4 (2.4): 1 A Regis (E&H) 11.84; 2 M Wamba (VP&TH, U20) 11.93; 3 E Edwards (Glouc, U20) 11.96; 4 E Patrick (Norw, U20) 12.14; 5 K Slater (Read, U20) 12.21; 6 A Brown (S Lon, U20) 12.24. B5 (1.1): 1 H Foster (SB) 12.00; 2 S Thomas-Wright (Inv EK, U20) 12.06. B6 (3.1): 3 N Johnson (WG&EL, U15) 12.41. B8 (2.3): 1 C Grant (Herne H, W35) 12.61. B9 (1.7): 2 A Cambridge (Glouc, U13) 13.10; 5 H Oteng (S’end, U13) 13.25. 200: r1 (3.3): 1 C Pemberton (Bir) 23.23; 2 S Eduan (Sale, U20) 23.38; 3 H Williams (Herts P) 23.54; 4 F Agyapong (NEB) 23.67. r2 (2.1): 1 A Sibbons (NEB) 23.50; 2 B Ironside (B’mth) 24.01; 3 H Longden (Card) 24.01; 4 A Galpin (Guern) 24.43; 5 G Datey (WG&EL, U20) 24.53; 6 D Walker (Bir) 24.73. r3 (0.7): 1 R Regis (BFTTA, U20) 23.59; 2 R Bennett (Sale) 23.75; 3 J Moss (Gate) 24.05; 4 K Mensah (Chelm, U20) 24.07; 5 A Regis (E&H) 24.32. r4 (1.3): 1 S Wright-Taipow (Harrow, U20) 23.90; 2 D Kuypers (B&B) 24.27; 3 S Grace (Norw) 24.40; 4 H McLean (SB) 24.55. r5 (1.9): 1 Z Thompson (NEB) 24.32; 2 P Clayton (Notts, U20) 24.62; 3 E Patrick (Norw, U20) 25.04. r8 (3.7): 5 K Bryan (B&B, U13) 26.86. r9 (2.5): 3 A Cambridge (Glouc, U13) 27.50; 6 H Oteng (S’end, U13) 27.65. r11 (0.4): 1 C Murray (Croy, U13) 26.41. 400: r1: 1 H McLean (SB) 54.09; 2 E Okoro (Bir) 54.15; 3 H Brier (Swan) 54.18; 4 I Andrei (Harrow) 55.36; 6 E Bowart (Ton, U20) 57.57. r2: 5 N O’Regan (Lon Hth, W35) 62.91

TRAFFORD MEDAL MEETINGS, Stretford, May 29

U13 mixed events: 75: r7: 2 E Anwyl (Sale, U13W) 9.96; 3 J McMaster (Prest, U13W) 10.18; 5 L Melling (Leigh, U13W) 10.25. 150: r9: 2 J McMaster (Prest, U13W) 19.92. r10: 1 R Fagan (Wake, U13W) 20.11. HJ: A: 1 R Fagan (Wake, U13W) 1.41. JT: A: 3 K Badrock (Liv H, U13W) 27.44

U17: 300: r1: 1 D Wood (Bir, U15) 36.99; 2 O Leyland (B&R, U15) 37.45. r2: 1 M Mills (Stock H, U15W) 40.42; 2 R Phillips (Wirr, U15W) 42.46; 3 B Manson (W Ches, U15W) 42.71. r3: 1 J Jeffries (Stoke, U15W) 42.66

U15: 800: r6: 2 J Baranowski (B’burn, U13) 2:07.00; 7 L Roden (Roth, U15W) 2:12.41. 1500: r1: 1 F Jones (W&B) 4:19.44. r2: 1 G Igoe (Roth, U15W) 4:41.21. LJ: E: 1 O Schrimshaw (Dees, U15W) 5.34. DT: A: 1 B Pendlebury (Traff, U15W) 32.95

Mixed events: 100: r1 (1.2): 3 O Schrimshaw (Dees, U15W) 12.37; 4 M Jones (W Ches, U15W) 12.45. r7 (1.0): 4 T Powell (Manc H, W) 11.66; 6 A Browne (Donc, M40) 11.83. r8 (1.5): 3 S Walton (Horw, U20W) 11.71; 5 L Murphy (E Ches, U20W) 11.90; 7 A Babalola (WSEH, W) 12.03. 200: r8 (1.0): 3 A Browne (Donc, M40) 23.84. r9 (0.5): 3 A Babalola (WSEH, W) 24.56. 400: r2: 6 T McHugh (Sale, W) 55.85

U15 boys: 80H: r2 (1.9): 1 H Webb (SB) 11.73. HT: A: 1 A Dodds (Bolt) 38.14

U15 girls: 75H: r1: 1 O Crawford (Warr) 11.73. HT: A: 1 J Wilkins (Traff) 41.12; 2 M Casey (Liv PS) 39.81

U13: 70H: r1: 1 E Anwyl (Sale) 11.40; 2 L Melling (Leigh) 11.52; 3 A Broomes (Leigh) 11.72

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Controversy in Edinburgh with disappointed masters losing out on record chances plus news of Assembly league and Yorkshire Masters event in our latest UK road and multi-terrain round-up

BLAST SCOTTISH MILE (INC BMAF Championships, Edinburgh, June 4

World masters 1500m champion David Proctor, a 1:50.35 800m performer last year, was clearly the fastest male master with 4:16 though relative youngster Finlay Murray was quicker with 4:12 in the open race.

The open race also provided the fastest woman with German Margot Wyrwoll quickest with 5:07.

The fastest master woman was W35 Laura Haggarty with 5:10.

The event controversially switched directions to make the most of the following wind and being point to point was ineligible for record purposes although the BMAF incorrectly listing Fiona Matheson’s time from the event last year, which was publicised by the organisers, led some to believe that records could be set.

Fiona Matheson was denied a record in Edinburgh by the course (Bobby Gavin for Scottish Athletics)

W60 Matheson went faster this year with 5:24 to finish almost 200 metres clear of Lucy Woolhouse but the UK masters record remains just 6:06.

Also missing out on a record were M55 Andrew Ridley, who ran 4:35 compared to John Thomson’s 4:48. Thomson won the M60 race here in 5:13, well inside Nigel Gates’ 5:20 record.

Also missing out on a record was W75 Angela Copson who ran 6:57 compared to Anne Martin’s 7:39.

M70 Ed Norton (5:34) was another to miss out and like many of the other gold medallists would have bettered the previous record (5:47) even if the course had been out and back.

M35-40
1 David PROCTOR 4:16 V35
2 Darrell HASTIE 4:18 V40
3 Grant BAILLIE 4:24 V40
4 Iain WHITAKER 4:28 V40
5 Scott MACLEOD 4:28 V35
6 William EWENS 4:29 V35
7 John LENEHAN 4:31 V35
8 Colin WELSH 4:37 V40
9 David SCOTT 4:44 V35
10 Richard O’GRADY 5:03 V40

M45-50
1 Neil LAFFERTY 4:32 V45
2 Philip HOLDEN 4:36 V45
3 Malcolm LANG 4:39 V45
4 Allan CAMERON 4:40 V50
5 Gordon BARRIE 4:43 V50
6 John COYLE 4:47 V50
7 Alan CUNNINGHAM 4:48 V50
8 Tim HELY 4:49 V50
9 Justin DURHAM 4:57 V45
10 Brent BRODIE 4:58 V50

M55-60
1 Andrew RIDLEY 4:35 V55-1
2 Stephen ALLEN 4:38 V55-2
3 Adrian HAINES 4:55 V55-3
4 David CLARKE 4:59 V60-1
5 Rob ANDREW 5:01 V60-2
6 Graeme GEMMELL 5:06 V55
7 Greg PENN 5:07 V60-3
8 Russell PARKIN 5:10 V60
9 Walter HENDERSON 5:12 V55
10 David THOM 5:14 V60

M65 plus
1 John THOMSON 5:13 V65-1
2 Ed NORTON 5:34 V70-1
3 Dave WATSON 5:35 V65-2
4 Nick HOLLIDAY 5:37 V65-3
5 Gavin BAYNE 5:46 V65
6 David NICHOLSON 5:48 V65
7 Peter KENNEDY 5:53 V70-2
11 Brian HOWIE 6:52 V70-3
14 Ian BARNES 8:47 V85-1

W35-45
1 Laura HAGGARTY 5:10 V35-1
2 Jacqueline ETHERINGTON 5:31 V40-1
3 Sarah LITTLE 5:37 V45-1
4 Katie MITCHELL 5:39 V45-2
5 Louise TORR 5:39 V35-2
6 Jennifer BEATTIE 5:41 V40-2
7 Jennifer MACLEAN 5:45 V45-3
8 Leanne CALDER 5:49 V40-3
9 Sue ELLEN 6:02 V35-3

W50-55
1 Sharon DIXON 5:28 V50-1
2 Mary SENIOR 5:32 V50-2
3 Julie MENZIES 5:36 V50-3
4 Julia JOHNSTONE 5:43 V50
5 Hilary CARSWELL 5:47 V50
6 Julie WILSON 5:50 V55-1
7 Jane HALLORAN 05:53 V50
8 Karen DOBBIE 5:59 V55-2
9 Catherine FERRY 6:15 V50
10 Carol CLARKE 6:24 V55-3

W60 +
1 Fiona MATHESON 5:24 V60-1
2 Lucy WOOLHOUSE 6:08 V60-2
3 Sarah GILL 6:19 V60-3
4 Sharyn RAMAGE 6:24 V60
5 Kathryn MORTON 6:25 V65-1
6 Karen MCALLISTER 6:40 V60
7 Dorothy KESTERTON 6:48 V70-1
8 Frances WOOD 6:49 V60
9 Angela COPSON 6:57 V75-1
10 Linden NICHOLSON 7:00 V70-2
11 Erica CHRISTIE 7:06 V65-2

Open Mixed:
1 Finlay MURRAY 4:12 SNR
2 Lewis RODDIS 4:26 YTH
3 Sparrow John MORLEY 4:29 SNR
4 Fraser KELLY 4:31 SNR
5 Jack FULLERTON 4:34 SNR
6 Patryk KASPEREK 4:47 SNR
7 Jonah CUMINGS 4:52 SNR
8 Blair GEDDES 4:54 SNR
9 Francisco CAMACHO 4:55 SNR
10 Luke SMITHSON 4:59 SNR
13 Margot WYRWOLL 5:07 SNR-1W
15 Merce SANCHEZ OLLER 5:09 SNR-2W
22 Blake BURCHILL 5:28 Under11
25 Morag MCCLELLAND 5:34 SNR-3W

VETERANS AC 5km CHAMPIONSHIPS, Battersea Park, June 6
Overall (5km): 1 P Lighting (Kent, M40) 16:18; 2 N Danby (Holl S, M55) 16:25; 3 T Hollis (LonelyGoat, M35) 16:26

M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 16:27.

M55: 2 A Bloore (E&E) 17:56; 3 T Booth (G&G) 17:58.

M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 17:51; 3 T Tuohy (Dulw) 18:02; 4 P Jewell (Read RR) 18:49.

M70: 2 M Forder (Vets) 20:52

Women: 1 G Reynolds (Herne H, W40) 17:28; 2 C Nic Fhogartaigh (Kent, W45) 17:47; 3 N Evans (Ton, W40) 18:21

W45: 2 N Sturzaker (Herne H) 18:29; 3 Z Oldfield (Loughton) 18:47.

W55: 1 S Dixon (Camb H) 20:27.

W60: 1 J Balfour (Strag) 20:13; 2 C Helder (Wimb W) 22:59.

W65: 1 A Garnier (THH) 24:18; 2 C Jones (ESM) 24:45.

W70: 1 J Georghiou (Farn) 26:04.

W80: 1 P Elliott (Vets) 29:02

Walk Overall (5km): 1 D Annetts (N Herts, M55) 23:59; 2 M Peddle (Loughton, W50) 28:20; 3 P Cummings (Herne H, W45) 31:12

Women: 1 Peddle 28:20; 2 Cummings 31:12; 3 M Noel (Belg, W55) 31:55

W60: 1 F Bishop (Woking) 32:30

Full results here

HASTINGS RUNNERS 5, Hastings, June 4

Overall: 1 B Brett (E’bne, M35) 26:53; 2 M Maxwell (Hast) 27:18; 3 J Mountford (Hast, M35) 27:25

M45: 1 A Whitwam (Morp) 27:32

Women: 1 K Natkiel (Phoe) 29:05; 2 G Baker (AFD) 29:46; 3 R Mulvey (HY Runners) 30:50

W50: 1 S Fry (E’bne) 32:50.

W60: 1 S Morris (H’field) 33:33

RUNTHROUGH JUBILEE BRIDGE 5km / 10km, Runcorn, June 4

Overall (5km): 1 P Howard (St H Str, M35) 16:49; 2 D Rowlands (Wrex, M55) 17:32; 3 R Courtney  18:37

Women: 1 F Dutton (W40) 19:50; 2 C Corrigan (Barlick, U20) 21:15; 3 C Schofield (Robin, W35) 22:07

Overall (10km): 1 C Hannon (St H Str) 34:16; 2 R Fowler (Bury, M40) 34:34; 3 T Fair (Liv PS, M35) 35:00

M70: 1 M Walker (S’port W) 45:20

Women: 1 L Fisher (W35) 36:41; 2 L Young (Marsh Lane H) 38:42; 3 K Butler (W35) 41:14

CREWKERNE 10km, Somerset, June 4

Overall: 1 W Loveridge (Chard) 34:53; 2 S Dixon (High, M40) 35:29; 3 G Davies (SWRR) 36:16

M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 44:14

Women:
1 S Trim (R Time, W40) 43:19; 2 J Carritt (High, W45) 43:55; 3 G Wood 44:40

W65: 1 E Wood (Axe V)

JUBILEE BRIDGE 10km, Runcorn, Cheshire, June 4

Overall:
1 C Hannon (St Hel) 34:16; 2 R Fowles (Bury, M40) 34:34; 3 T Fair (Liv PS) 35:00

M50: 1 I Low (Osw) 36:33

M55: 1 A SAtorey 38:36

M70: 1 M Walker (S’port W) 45:20

Women:
1 L Fisher (W35) 36:41; 2 L Young (Marsh L) 38:42; 3 K Butler (W35) 41:14

W55: 1 J Hickman (W Chesh) 46:09

MARHAM FLYERS DAMBUSTERS COMMEMORATION 10km, Norfolk, June 4

Overall:
1 H Tawell 35:31; 2 M Sladden (Wym) 36:18; 3 M Stockdale (Ryst) 36:33

Women:
1 L Finch (Norw) 37:41; 2 L McDonnell (Wym, W40) 39:07; 3 M Brown (3 Counties) 42:45

W55: 1 L Benstead (Ely) 44:03

WEYBRIDGE RACES, SURREY, June 4

Ollie Garrod, the world 40-mile record holder, collected the leading prize in both the 5km and half-marathon categories.

Ollie Garrod

Overall (13.1M): 1 O Garrod (Belg) 71:34; 2 B Devlin 75:24; 3 B Pickford (Clap) 79:20

Women: 1 H Hawken 87:24; 2 L Turnbull (On Run Ayles, W35) 90:14; 3 A Edwards (Shepperton, W35) 95:59

Overall (10km): 1 M Cryer (M40) 34:43; 2 B White 35:34; 3 D Barnicoat (M45) 35:36

Women: 1 M Pepin 38:59; 2 C Baxter 39:44; 3 E Morton (Shepp, W40) 45:59

Overall (5km): 1 O Garrod (Belg) 16:04; 2 W Cullen 16:38; 3 K McQueen 16:44

Women: 1 F Leach 19:26; 2 C Britain (W40) 23:10; 3 G James 25:10

YORKSHIRE VETERANS’ ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Holmfirth, North Yorkshire, June 4

A new course at Cartworth Moor proved popular as 83 teams completed the three-stage event, split across nine age groups, Martin Duff reports.

There was a five-year M35 age group which attracted 12 teams and Barnsley, who had their middle runner Scott Hinchcliffe, the county vets cross-country champion for the past two years, post the fastest leg of the day at 14:46, in their victory.

City of Leeds were champions of the traditional M40-49 age group, with their Mike Burrett, the England Masters cross-country international, quickest with 15:33, albeit sharing the time with Simon Courtney of Stadium Runners.

St Theresa’s led from the start of the M50-59 age group event but the fastest lap went elsewhere, to Knavesmere’s D Smithers, with a 16:03 clocking.

Harrogate’s Darren West, the county vets cross-country champion, was quickest of the over-60 runners with 16:57, whilst Bryan Parkinson was fastest of the M70 runners ahead of his two Bingley team mates, with 21:39.

Knavesmere won a keenly contested women’s W35-44 contest, from Stadium runners and it was equally tight for the fastest lap as Holmfirth’s Helena Croft, with 17:43, just got the medal from Rotherham’s Sarah Lowery by a tick.

It was her team mate Adele Marsden who was comfortably fastest of the over-45 women but her final stage 19:20 split was not enough to prevent a Penistone victory.

Sue Cordingley, the 2019 British & Irish Masters cross-country international champion, gave Bingley a first ratestart in the W55 event and her 18:39 was easily the fastest as her club won the section by more than two minutes.

The oldest women’s age group saw new member Diane Baldwin d0 the same for Holmfirth’s W65s after moving north from Milton Keynes.

Men M35 (3x3M): 1 Barnsley 46:11 (G Briscoe 15:33, S Hinchcliffe 14:46, J Bird 15:52); 2 Stadium R 47:54; 3 Barnsley H 50:00

Fastest: Hinchcliffe 14:46; N Pearson (Stadium) 14:59; Briscoe 15:33

M40 (3x3M): 1 Leeds 47:04 (J Walton 15:43, M Burrett 15:33, A Buckley 15:48); 2 Stadium R 48:06 (L Timmins 16:14, S Courtney 15:33, S Carson 16:19); 3 Rotherham 48:43 (G Sampson 15:41, P Hoole 16:48, A Johnson 16:14); 4 St Theresa’s 48:46; 5 Sheffield RC 49:44
Fastest: Burrett/Courtney 15:33; S Grace (St Ther) 15:37

M50 (3x3M): 1 St Theresa’s 52:05 (D Parker 16:36, A Clarke 18:48, A Grinnell 16:41); 2 Steel C 53:54; 3 Wakefield 53:56

Fastest: D Smithers (Knaves) 16:02; Parker 16:36; G Felton (Barns)/Grinnell 16:41

M60 (3x3M): 1 Steel C 54:53 (J Turner 18:46, D Wilson 18:32; C Ireland 17:35); 2 Harrogate 55:30; 3 Knavesmere 62:48

Fastest: D West (H’gate) 16:47; Ireland 17:35; J Rose (Holmf) 18:30

M70 (3x3M): 1 Bingley 66:07 (D Johnson 22:31, B Parkinson 21:39, S Jordan 21:57); 2 Steel C 69:25; 3 Holmfirth 74:41

Fastest: Parkinson 21;39

Women W35 (3x3M): 1 Knavesmere 56:44 (H Hall 18:36, B Kalarikova 20:00, H Wilcock 18:08); 2 Wakefield 57:06 (H Beck 18:49, N Steel 18:22, A Dales 19:55); 3 Rotherham 59:54 (N Clegg 20:09, S Lowery 17:44, A Lally 22:01); 4 St Theresa’s 60:24; 5 Steel C 60:28; 6 Holmfirth 67:05

Fastest: H Croft (Holmf) 17:43; Lowery 17:44; Wilcock 18:08

W45 (3x3M): 1 Penistone 61:16 (D Broom 20:20, R Mayston 20:01, J Johnson 20:55); 2 Rotherham 62:45; 3 Holmfirth 62:45

Fastest: A Marsden (Roth) 19:20; J Jones (Holmf) 19:43; Mayston/H Standing (Holmf) 20:01

W55 (3x3M): 1 Bingley 62:19 (S Cordingley 18:39, M Green 22:05, T Gavins 21:35); 2 Steel C 64:52; 3 Barnsley 68:31

Fastest: Cordingley 18:39; G Colville (Barns) 19:49; F Jeffries (Steel) 21:04

W65 (3x3M): 1 Holmfirth 70:43 (D Baldwin 22:22, N Edery 23:08, E Stewart 25:13); 2 Steel C 72:53

Fastest: Baldwin 22:22; Edery 23:08; L Rowley (Steel) 23:09

CHARIOTS OF FIRE BEACH MT 5km, St Andrews, June 4

Overall:
1 M Houston (M40) 16:18; 2 A MacFadyen (U15) 17:05; 3 J Lessels (U20) 17:16; 4 S Duffy (M40) 18:14; 5 M Forbes 18:38; 6 S Anetts 18:48

M70: D Cowie 20:48

U13: L Anderson 19:40

Women:
1 J Dickson (W40) 19:54; 2 R Van Rensburg (W50) 20:12; 3 H Tippetts 20:17

U20: J Lenny 20:22

SRI CHINMOY MIDSUMMER 10km, Battersea Park, London, June 3

Neil Wilson won overall in 31:57 but it was seventh-placed Rose Harvey who performed best.

The Clapham Chasers runner, who set a PB 32:59 in Manchester two weeks earlier, clocked 33:14 to take the women’s section by more than three minutes.

Overall: 1 N Wilson (Belg) 31:57; 2 J Laing (Hill) 32:03; 3 T Squires (Hill) 32:23; 4 A Wilson (Dulw R) 32:41; 5 J Fox (Belg) 32:49; 6 V Lio (Serp) 33:02; 7 R Harvey (Clap, W) 33:14; 8 S Lewis (Lon H, M40) 33:21; 9 J Lepretre (VP&TH) 33:23; 10 M Poser (Serp) 33:36

M45: 1 P Young (AFD) 34:59; 2 J Casal-Perez 34:58

M50: 1 J Ratcliffe (Herne H) 36:55; 2 M Carmack (Serp) 37:37; 3 Z Bredemear (Dulw Pk) 37:43

Women: 1 R Harvey (Clap) 33:14; 2 H Pullen (AFD) 36:52; 3 A Ferguson (Best A) 38:28

W45: 1 A Smith (L City) 40:46

W55: 1 M Lennon (Dulw R) 42:25

MONTANE 10 AND 20 TRAIL MT RACES, Ullswater, June 3

Overall (20M):
1 C Townsend (Peak Per) 2:52:41; 2 N Harhalakis2:54:29; 3 P Wilson (Holm) 2:54:42; 4 P Harrison 2:58:19; 5 C Fothergill 2:59:22; 6 M Browne (W, Warley) 3:09:50; 7 M Teasdale 3:09:59; 8 C Rowett 3:11:18; 9 D Walters 3:12:08; 10 M Oldfield (Darwen D, M50) 3:13:27

M60: I Shorrock 4:03:36

Women:
1 Browne 3:09:50; 3 R Normand (Petzl) 3:15:32; 3 C Leigh (Penn) 3:29:40; 4 K Marie (Wig D) 3:34:47; 5 A Fraser (Penn) 3:34:50; 6 E Taylor (Barl) 3:35:20

W40: S Brewster 3:48:15

W50: J Godsland (Trail RN) 4:11:39

W60: S De-Maine 5:26:55

Overall (10M):
1 T Wilkie 79:02; 2 M Moran 81:44; 3 T Johnstone (CHoprley) 82:03; 4 J Gaukrodger 86:30; 5 L Gaukrodger (D2E, M40) 86:42; 6 D Ramsay (Bent B, M60) 91:18

Women:
1 S Hunt 93:57; 2 N Forrest 98:32; 3 B Rimmington 98:53; 4 A Sinngleton 1:40:47

W40: G Preston 1:40:51

W50: K Kerr 1:41:17

W60: N Butler (Kesw) 1:55:43

DK MILE, Blythe, June 2

Overall: 1 M Diment (M35) 5:15; 2 G Bracken (NSP, M60) 5:28; 3 M Fletcher (NSP, M40) 5:34

Women: 1 E Clark (Heat) 5:54; 2 K Watson (Blyth, W35) 6:01; 3 L Percy (Heat) 6:14

EALING MILE, Ealing, June 2

Overall: 1 O Forrest (B Beagles, U15W) 5:10; 2 D Nichols (SB, M40) 5:12; 3 W Walker (Unatt, M40) 5:15

Women: 1 Forrest 5:10; 2 C Morris (Eal E, W40) 6:36; 3 A Shierson (Eal E) 6:38

ASSEMBLY LEAGUE, Crystal Palace, London, June 1

The 2022 British Masters champion Ed Chuck fought off a challenge from Jake Simmons to win over a hilly two-lap course similar to the parkrun circuit but Simmonds’ Kent AC came out comfortably on top but they were even more dominant in the women’s race as they took six of the top seven places.

Ed Chuck leads Jake English (Cliff Hide)

International 50km runner and former Kent cross-country champion Amy Clements, fighting her way back to fitness after maternity leave, led most of the way but ended up third as she was caught by clubmate Katie Rowland who finished five seconds ahead of another ex county champion Bryony Proctor. A third former Kent senior winner Clare Elms was fifth and first over-50.

Overall: 1 E Chuck (Dulw R) 15:39; 2 J Simmonds (Kent) 15:41; 3 N Torry (Kent, M45) 16:16; 4 B Hope (Kent) 16:30; 5 R Donohue (Kent) 16:32; 6 J Brotchie (Dulw R) 16:33; 7 R Armstrong (Dulw R) 16:34; 8 B Clarke (Kent) 16:38; 9 J Halsworth (Dulw R) 16:31; 10 A Bond (Dulw R, M45) 16:42; 11 F Bungay (Dulw R) 16:46; 12 C Compton (Kent, M45) 16:48; 13 C Fraser (Kent) 16:50; 14 S Cottle (Eton M, M40) 16:53; 15 R Brown (Stock Ex) 16:54

M50: 1 K Howard (Petts W) 18:06

M55: 1 K Klidzia (Lon U) 18:19

M60: 1 R Beardsworth (Kent) 20:27

M65: 1 J Barron (Kent) 22:38

M70: 1 D Butler (Lloyds) 20:35; 2 M Mann (Dulw R) 23:47

TEAM: 1 Kent 14; 2 Dulw 23; 3 Stock Exchange 99

First woman Katie Rowland leads this group

Women:
1 K Rowland (Kent) 18:17; 2 B Proctor (Kent, W35) 18:22; 3 A Clements (Kent, W40) 18:23; 4 L Foreman (Camb H) 19:07; 5 C Elms (Kent, W55) 19:11; 6 T Murphy (Kent, W45) 19:45; 7 E Freeden (Kent) 19:48

W45: 2 C Norris (Dulw R) 21:19

W50: 1 V Carter (Stock Ex) 21:01

W55: 2 M Lennon (Dulw R) 21:26; 3 O Balme (Dulw R) 22:08

W65: 1 J Quantrill (Dulw R) 24:23

TEAM: 1 Kent 11; 2 Dulwich 66; 3 Greenwich Tri 88

RUNTHROUGH BATTERSEA PARK CHASE THE SUN 5km / 10km, Battersea Park, May 31

Overall (5km): 1 H Hart (Belg) 14:45; 2 B Crowley (IRL) 15:30; 3 K Bowling (AFD) 15:34

Women: 1 R Bunting (Lon Hth, W40) 17:53; 2 L Thompson (Ton) 17:53; 3 E Sharrock (Norw) 18:16

Overall (10km): 1 J Collier (Harrow) 30:13; 2 J Tranvag (Rindal Il) 32:48; 3 F O’Reilly (AFD) 33:21

Women: 1 M Alvarez (Peru, W45) 35:06; 2 S Holt (Strag, W40) 36:58; 3 B Port (Clap C) 38:39

SCOTTS TRAVEL MIDWEEK LEAGUE Div 1, Race 2, St Albans May 31

Cameron Dockerill led St Albans Striders to a team victory in the second race of the series, Martin Duff reports.

A time of 31:16 was comfortable enough to see off a challenge from Michael Waddington who moved up from third in the opening match as the then race winner Ben Hadman was relegated to third.

Katie Harbon again came out top of the women’s section with an improvement to 35:46

Overall: 1 C Dockerill (St Alb) 31:16; 2 M Waddington (Ware) 31:59; 3 B Hadman NHRR) 32:22; 4 J Pennell (St Alb) 33:02; 5 B Birch (Gard CR) 33:08; 6 P Adams (St Alb) 33:09; 7 T Webb (NHRR) 33:13; 8 M Smith (Orion) 33:21; 9 S Federici (St Alb) 33:47; 10 M Roberts (NHRR) 33:54

M40: 2 M Cooper (St Alb) 33:55; 3 P Evans (St Alb) 34:04; 4 A Hardy (Ware) 34:06; 5 S Buckle (St Alb) 34:09; 6 W Bell (NHRR) 34:11

M45: 1 K Francis (Ware) 34:07; 2 J Scott (St Alb) 34:08; 3 E Price (Gade V) 34:33

M50: 1 K Sambridge (Ware) 35:05; 2 S Aiken (Trent P) 35:38; 3 B Judge (Gard CR) 36:44

M55: 1 A Leach (NHRR) 34:03; 2 N Malpelli (NHRR) 37:03; 3 R Brown (Orion) 36:24; 4 P Harvey (Gard CR) 36:32

M60: 1 M Russell (Gard CR) 40:10

U20: 1 M Kercher (Trent P) 34:59

TEAM: 1 St Albans 196; 2 NHRR 294; 3 Ware 400
M40 TEAM: 1 St Albans 47; 2 NHRR 74; 3Ware 106

Women: 1 K Harbon (NHRR) 35:46; 2 K Woodward (Wat J, W40) 36:17; 3 J Vine (Gard CR, W35) 37:19; 4 L Parry (Gard CR) 37:30; 5 K Alpe (Trent P) 37:52; 6 Z Oldfield (Orion, W45) 38:09

W40: 1 J Baird (Trent P) 38:39

W45: 1 P Habbick (St Alb) 40:05; 2 A Greenwood (Trent P) 41:08

W50: 1 A McKeown (NHRR) 41:29

W55: 1 L Bentham (St Alb) 43:51; 2 V Shadbolt (Gard CR) 46:11

W65: 1 D Heydecker (St Alb) 47:34

TEAM: 1 St Albans 117; 2 Trent P 156; 3 NHRR 181

W35 TEAM: 1 Trent P 22; 2 NHRR 48; 3 Sat Albans 52

Overall
Senior TEAM: 1 St Albans 313; 2 NHRR 475; 3 Trent P 783
Vets TEAM: 1 St Albans 99; 2 NHRR 122; 3 Trent P 145

SCOTTS MIDWEEK LEAGUE Div 2, Race 2, Watford May 31

The rapidly improving Watford Joggers club made the most of home advantage to win both men’s and women’s team and individual plaudits.

The overall male standard and times were reduced compared to the opening match but the race provided a win for Jude Bell, who moved up from second last time out. 46-year-old Helen Mussen scored a repeat victory and did so in a much faster time of 39:48.

Overall:
1 J Bell (Wat J) 33:46; 2 O Hill (Wat J) 34:14; A Patterson (FVS, M40) 34:53

M50: 1 R Lowe (Harl) 36:14; 2 F Ryan (Wat J) 37:42

Div 2 TEAM: 1 Wat J 160; 2 Royston 322; 3 FVS 471
M40 TEAM: 1 Wat J 43; 2 Royston 90; 3 Watford J B 145

Women:
1 H Mussen (Wat J, W45) 39:48; 2 J Edmonds (Royst) 40:58; 3 C Lathwell (FVS) 42:24

W55: 1 K Murphy (Barn) 43:08

Div 2 TEAM: 1 Watford J 115; 2 Royston 140; 3 Barnet 217
W35 TEAM: 1 Watford J 39; 2eq Barnet/FVS 42

Overall
Div 2 Senior: 1 Wat J 275; 2 Royston 462; 3 FVS 737
Vet TEAM: 1 Watford J 82; 2 FVS 200; 3 Barnet 206

LINCOLN WELLINGTON MILE / 3km / 5km SERIES, Lincoln, May 30

Former world masters M75 1500m champion Victor Shirley ran one of the fastest 5km’s ever by a M80 with 23:27.

Overall (1M): 1 S Wilkinson (U20) 5:08; 2 K Shimada (Fetcheveryone, M40) 5:09; 3 R Clayton (Linc W, M40) 5:10

Women: 1 N McBride (U17) 5:39; 2 A Newbold (Newk, U17) 6:05; 3 A Laycock (Unatt) 6:21

Overall (3km): 1 E Whitworth (Linc W, U15W) 10:35; 2 I Porter (Linc W, U15W) 10:40; 3 F Phillipson (Linc W, U13) 10:51

Women: 1 Whitworth 10:35; 2 Porter 10:40; 3 F Lilly (Linc W, U13) 11:23

Overall (5km): 1 T Straw (Linc W) 14:58; 2 R Page (Linc W) 15:35; 3 J Swindale (Linc W, U20) 16:20

M60: 1 P Duncan (Linc W) 19:13.

M80: 1 V Shirley (N Masters) 23:27.

U15: 1 T Morris (Linc W) 16:23; 2 O Cooney (Linc W) 17:23

Women: 1 I Barwell (Linc W, U20) 17:23; 2 C Hanson (Linc W) 17:32; 3 L Skinner (OTCF, W40) 17:39

W40: 2 N Curtis (OTCF) 17:42; 3 C Cooney (Linc W) 18:29. W55: 1 C Payne (GRC) 21:40. W60: 1 F Usher (Linc & D) 21:07; 2 J Davidson (GRC) 23:34. U17: 1 S Barrett (Norw) 17:49

FELL RACES

THE YOMP, Kirkby Stephen, June 4

Overall (20km/730m):
1 P Mather (Lons) 1:38.00; 2 B Smith (L&M) 1:45:24; 3 H Addison 1:47:25; 4 M Sandamas (Barl, M50) 1:49:25

Women:
1 E Mather (Lons) 1:57:04; 2 S Budgett (Horw, W60) 2:16:51; 3 S Keefe (Howg), W40) 2:22:43

PEN-Y-GHENT, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, June 3

Overall (5.9M/1650ft):
1 J Cox (Eden) 48:51; 2 M McGoldrick (Sett, M40) 50:19; 3 C Lowther (Eden, M40) 51:23; 4 S Lungu (P&B) 53:14; 5 S Bell (Ilkley) 53:28; 6 J Eyre (Eden) 54:05

M60: S Webb (Calder V) 61:36

M70: G Howard (Ilkley) 80:25

Women: 1 E Clayton (Bing) 56:50; 2 S Gibbs 61:39; 3 N Jackson (N Leeds FR, W40) 62:42; 4 H Cowley (Ches Drag) 63:36

W50: L ‘O’Brien (Felland) 77:17

DUDDON VALLEY LONG (English championships counter), Cumbria, June 3

Overall (29km/1830m):
1 Billy Cartwright (Mat) 2:46:28; 2 B Townshend (Kesw) 2:47:11; 3 B Rothery (Ilkley) 2:49:30; 4 F Grant (Dark Pk) 2:52:46; 5 S Hebblethwaite (Kesw, M40) 2:56:14; 6 R Jebb (Helm H, M45) 2:56:25; 7 G Dale (Amble) 2:58:35; 8 H Bolton (Kesw) 2:59:57; 9 M Lamb (Kesw) 3:00:21; 10 T Simpson (Amble) 3:04:25; 11 T Watt (Amble) 3:04:34; 12 O Johnson (Dark Pk, M40) 3:05:13; 13 B Sharrock (Amble) 3:05:53; 14 E Hyland (Calder V) 3:07:13; 15 S Halsall (Kesw) 3:08:40; 16 D Haworth (Mat) 3:09:17; 17 H Stainton (B Combe) 3:09:25; 18 G Roberts (Calder V) 3:09:39; 19 B Abdelnoor (Amble, M40) 3:09:59; 20 B Nikolich (Penn) 3:10:28

M50: G Mulholland (Calder V) 3:17:17

M55: J Hunt (Dark Pk) 3:32:23

M60: T Bolton (N Fells) 3:53:04

M65: S Entwistle (Penn) 4:27:49

TEAM: 1 Kesw 39; 2 Amble 60; 3 Helm, H 115; 4 Dark Pk 130; 5 Calder V 159

M40: Helm H 33

M50: Calder V 30

Women: 1 V Wilkinson (Bing, W40) 3:17:58; 2 N Jackson (Kesw) 3:21:34; 3 E Cowper-Coles (Denb D) 3:31:54; 4 A Fan (Amble) 3:32:30; 5 R Mather (Knave) 3:33:08; 6 E Pannone (Eden) 3:37:58; 7 L Watson (Dark Pk) 3:38:55; 8 N Beadle (Amble) 3:42:00; 9 D Berdeni (Dark Pk) 3:43:16; 10 A Lupton (B Combe, W40) 3:43:18; 11 B Hanson (Amble) 3:46:47; 12 A Whitaker (Harr) 3:48:07

W50: M Price (Mercia) 3:53:32

W55: S Hodgson (Kesw) 4:05:11

W60: R Browne (Bowl) 4:25:13

W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 5:29:08

TEAM: 1 Amble 23; 2 Dark Pk 34; 3 Kesw 46; 4 Mercia 80; 5 Calder V 11

KELBROOK, Kelbrook Village, June 3

Overall (5.5km/213m):
1 T Cornthwaite (Salf) 21:24; 2 J Ormrod (Ross, U20) 22:00; 3 J Cleaver (Ross, M40) 22:17; 4 D Mirfield (Barl) 23:03; 5 A Wale (Clay, M40) 23:13; 6 W Walker (Clay, U20) 24:30

M45: B Charnley (Barl) 25:36

M50: P Needham (Traw) 25:46

M55: A Bramham 25:55

M60: J Curran (Acc RR) 28:27

M70: I Smith (Ribb) 32:55

Women:
1 E Hopkinson (Wharf, W40) 25:41; 2 L Powell-Smith (B’burn, W45) 26:37; 3 H Jarvis (Barl) 26:38; 4 A Mason (Wharf) 28:41

W65: S Burns (Clay) 31:25

U20: S Smith (B’burn) 31:44

MILLSTONE, Donard, June 1

Overall (4M/1500ft):
1 J Mcatee (Mourne) 37:49; 2 A Crutchley 38:29; 3 J Scott (Mourne) 39:08; 4 E O’Kane (U20) 39:36; 5 J Millar (Mourne) 39:46; 6 L Valley (Armagh, M40) 39:51; 7 M Jennings (Jog Lisb) 40:14; 8 M Harte (Newry, M45) 40:59

M50: W Cartmill (Newry) 43:52

M60: Deon McNeilly (Newc) 47:55

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 48:36

M70: P McGuckin 56:02

M75: J Adgey (N Down) 67:36

Women: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 44:00; 2 M Hell (N Belf) 44:35; 3 S O’Kane (Lagan V, W55) 47:51; 4 T Cumming (Willow, W40) 48:56; 5 S Mcintyre 49:16

W60: P Shields (Murl) 56:56

W65: M Mackin (Drom) 57:57

BAMFORD SHEEPDOG TRIALS, Bamford, May 29

Overall (4.2km/305m): 1 D Haworth (Mat) 30:50; 2 H Holmes (Mat) 30:52; 3 C Williams (Dark Pk) 31:04; 4 E Brown (Hallam) 32:59; 5 J Wills 33:22; 6 J Brearley-Ratcliffe 33:39; 7 L Clayburn (Dark Pk) 33:57; 8 L Baxter (Dark Pk) 34:02

M55: P Critchlow (Beaum) 34:35

M60: I Shaw (Fat B) 37:47

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 44:10

U21: E Clowes (Newc TC) 34:12

Women:1 K Walshaw (Holm) 34:38; 2 A Pearse (Steel) 35:49; 3 B Bergstrand (M’bro, U21) 36:43; 4 K Sloane (Summ) 37:56; 5 E Venn (Long E) 40:28

W50: S Curtis (Penn) 40:49

W65: A-M Jones (Macc) 45:00

ISLE OF JURA, Craighouse Distillery, May 27

Overall (28km/2370ft): 1 F Wild (L’ber) 3:07:07; 2 P Rutter (Helm H) 3:23:33; 3 T Saville (Dark Pk) 3:23:36; 4 T Simpson (Amble) 3:26:42; 5 S Halsall (Shett) 3:28:04; 6 S Alexander (W’lands CC) 3:33:52; 7 S Crutchfield (W’lands CC, M40) 3:37:18; 8 E Thorburn (L’ber, M40) 3:47:29

M50: I Holmes (Bing) 3:47:45

M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 4:21:26

TEAM: 1 Westerlands 11:08:09; 2 L’ber 11:19:06; 3 Dark Pk 11:30:52

Women: 1 E Johnstone (Penn) 4:18:43; 2 V Thompson (Helm H) 4:19:45; 3 E Downs (W’lands CC) 4:21:31; 4 B Halcrow (Amble) 4:23:34; 5 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 4:26:02

W40: S Richmond (Penn) 4:31:07

W50: A Mudge (C’thy) 4:33:33

W60: H Dean (Ochil) 5:35:06

TEAM: 1 W’lands CC 13:37:03; 2 Dark Pk 14:21:12; 3 C’thy 14:31:36

LUKES MOUNTAIN, Meelmore, May 25

Overall (5M/2000ft): 1 J Mcatee (Mourne) 38:15; 2 A Tees (BARF, M40) 38:35; 3 A Crutchley 39:10; 4 J Millar (Mourne) 40:23; 5 E O’Kane (U20) 40:42; 6 L Vallely (Armagh, M40) 40:44

M45: M Harte (Newry) 41:09

M50: W Cartmill (Newry) 44:42

M60: Deon McNeilly (Newc) 46:54

M70: P McGuckin 56:24

M75: J Adgey (N Down) 69:46

Women: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 45:29; 2 M Hell (N Belf) 46:47; 3 C Abraham 47:01; 4 S Mcintyre 48:40

W40: T Cumming (Willow) 48:42

W55: S O’Kane (Lagan) 51:00

W65: P Shields (Murl) 56:09

TOTLEY MOOR, Totley, May 23

Overall (5.5M/1100ft): 1 B Houghton (Dark Pk) 40:50; 2 D Haworth (Mat) 42:36; 3 C Williams (Dark Pk) 43:53; 4 J Wills 46:34; 5 S Birch-Machin (Dark Pk) 46:58; 6 P Critchlow (Beaum, M50) 47:08

M60: A Maplethorpe (Long E) 61:26

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 61:37

Women: 1 E Pannone (Eden) 48:36; 2 A Pearse (Steel) 51:00; 3 S Thorne (Steel) 54:45; 4 S Evans (Steel) 55:41

W40: N Neville (H&R) 57:36

W50: E Sanders (Ashb) 66:53

W60: J Matthews (S’well) 70:41

W70: J Forrester (Belpr) 78:21

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Josh Kerr, Jemma Reekie, Scott Lincoln, Daryll Neita and Reece Prescod victorious abroad as our latest results round-up includes the Diamond League, Continental Tour and European 10,000m Cup

Diamond League, Florence, Italy, June 2

With surely one of the greatest women’s middle-distance performances of all-time, Faith Kipyegon smashed the 3:50 barrier at 1500m. For a full report click here

Men: 100 (0.0): 1 Fred Kerley USA 9.94; 2 Ferdinand Omanyala KEN 10.05; 3 Trayvon Bromell USA 10.09; 4 Akani Simbine RSA 10.09; 5 Samuele Ceccarelli 10.13; 6 Rohan Browning AUS 10.15; 7 Yohan Blake JAM 10.15; 8 Marvin Bracy USA 10.23
200 (0.0): 1 Erriyon Knighton USA 19.89; 2 Jereem Richards TTO 20.28; 3 Aaron Brown CAN 20.31; 4 Filippo Tortu 20.41; 5 Reynier Mena CUB 20.48; 6 Joe Fahnbulleh LBR 20.51; 7 Eseosa Desalu 20.90; Alexander Ogando DOM DQ

Fred Kerley (Getty)

5000: 1 Mohamed Katir ESP 12:52.09; 2 Yomif Kejelcha ETH 12:52.12; 3 Luis Grijalva GUA 12:52.97 NR; 4 Joshua Cheptegei UGA 12:53.81; 5 Telahun Haile ETH 12:54.31; 6 Woody Kincaid USA 12:54.40; 7 Joe Klecker USA 12:55.16; 8 Jacob Krop KEN 12:55.57; 9 Selemon Barega ETH 12:56.18; 10 Mohammed Ahmed CAN 12:56.46; 11 Grant Fisher USA 12:56.99; 12 Samuel Tefera ETH 12:58.44; 13 Thierry Ndikumwenayo ESP 12:59.03; 14 Berihu Aregawi ETH 13:04.52; 15 Nicholas Kipkorir KEN 13:10.52; 16 Stewart McSweyn AUS 13:23.81

Mo Katir (Getty)

110H (-0.2): 1 Grant Holloway USA 13.04; 2 Jason Joseph SUI 13.10 NR; 3 Devon Allen USA 13.19; 4 Jamal Britt USA 13.26; 5 Just Kwaou-Mathey FRA 13.35; 6 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.38; 7 Rafael Henrique Pereira BRA 13.47; 8 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli 13.57
HJ: 1 JuVaughn Harrison USA 2.32; 2 Woo Sang-Hyeok KOR 2.30; 3 Luis Zayas CUB 2.27; 4 Hamish Kerr NZL 2.24; 5 Douwe Amels NED 2.20; 6 Edgar Rivera MEX 2.15; 7 Tobias Potye GER 2.15; 8 Andrii Protsenko UKR 2.15
TJ: 1 Andy Díaz CUB 17.75; 2 Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR 17.68; 3 Lázaro Martínez CUB 17.12; 4 Emmanuel Ihemeje 16.69; 5 Donald Scott USA 16.46; 6 Abdulla Aboobacker IND 16.37; 7 Christian Taylor USA 16.32
SP: 1 Leonardo Fabbri 21.73; 2 Tom Walsh NZL 21.69; 3 Tomáš Staněk CZE 21.64; 4 Joe Kovacs USA 21.55; 5 Adrian Piperi USA 21.43; 6 Zane Weir 21.13; 7 Filip Mihaljević CRO 20.92; 8 Josh Awotunde USA 20.12
Women: 100 (-0.4): 1 Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 10.97; 2 Gina Lückenkemper GER 11.09; 3 Imani Lansiquot GBR 11.16; 4 Morolake Akinosun USA 11.20; 5 Abby Steiner USA 11.23; 6 Gabby Thomas USA 11.27; 7 Jenna Prandini USA 11.33
400: 1 Natalia Kaczmarek POL 50.41; 2 Lieke Klaver NED 50.75; 3 Lynna Irby-Jackson USA 50.84; 4 Roxana Gómez CUB 51.29; 5 Aliyah Abrams GUY 51.31; 6 Anna Kiełbasińska POL 51.76; 7 Candice McLeod JAM 52.09

Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

1500: 1 Faith Kipyegon KEN 3:49.11 (WR); 2 Laura Muir GBR 3:57.09; 3 Jessica Hull AUS 3:57.29 AR; 4 Ciara Mageean IRL 4:00.95; 5 Axumawit Embaye ETH 4:00.98; 6 Abbey Caldwell AUS 4:01.34; 7 Josette Andrews USA 4:01.39; 8 Cory McGee USA 4:01.45; 9 Sintayehu Vissa 4:01.98; 10 Linden Hall AUS 4:02.43; 11 Ludovica Cavalli 4:03.04; 12 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford CAN 4:03.64; 13 Federica Del Buono 4:05.09; 14 Marta García ESP 4:07.22
3000SC: 1 Sembo Almayew ETH 9:00.71 NU20R; 2 Jackline Chepkoech KEN 9:04.07; 3 Zerfe Wondemagegn ETH 9:04.61; 4 Beatrice Chepkoech KEN 9:10.02; 5 Alice Finot FRA 9:10.04 NR; 6 Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek SLO 9:10.07 NR; 7 Mekides Abebe ETH 9:11.09; 8 Courtney Wayment USA 9:11.41; 9 Marwa Bouzayani TUN 9:11.76; 10 Luiza Gega ALB 9:11.94; 11 Winfred Yavi BRN 9:18.12; 12 Emma Coburn USA 9:18.17; 13 Regan Yee CAN 9:40.04; 14 Nataliya Strebkova (Soltan UKR 9:43.20
400H: 1 Femke Bol NED 52.43; 2 Shamier Little USA 53.38; 3 Anna Hall USA 54.42; 4 Gianna Woodruff PAN 54.59; 5 Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 54.71; 6 Rushell Clayton JAM 54.71; 7 Ayomide Folorunso 55.34; 8 Anna Ryzhykova UKR 55.99
PV: 1 Katie Moon USA 4.71; 2 Tina Šutej SLO 4.71; 3 Nina Kennedy AUS 4.61; 4 Roberta Bruni 4.61; 5 Sandi Morris USA 4.61; 6 Lene Onsrud Retzius NOR 4.51; 6 Wilma Murto FIN 4.51; 8 Elisa Molinarolo 4.41; 8 Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 4.41
LJ: 1 Larissa Iapichino 6.79; 2 Tara Davis Woodhall USA 6.74; 3 Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk UKR 6.59; 4 Ese Brume NGR 6.58; 5 Malaika Mihambo GER 6.57; 6 Jazmin Sawyers GBR 6.43; 7 Ivana Vuleta SRB 6.42; 8 Quanesha Burks USA 6.33; 9 Khaddi Sagnia SWE 6.32
DT: 1 Valarie Allman USA 65.96; 2 Feng Bin CHN 65.91; 3 Shanice Craft GER 64.47; 4 Liliana Cá POR 63.69; 5 Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 63.20; 6 Jorinde van Klinken NED 62.13; 7 Daisy Osakue 61.55; 8 Izabela da Silva BRA 60.81

FBK Games, Hengelo, Netherlands, June 3-4

London Marathon winner Sifan Hassan gained a stunning 10,000m and 1500m double. For a full report click here

Men:
100 (0.4): 1 Reece Prescod GBR 9.99; 2 Yohan Blake JAM 10.05; 3 Raphael Bouju 10.09 U23R; 4 Marvin Bracy USA 10.10; 5 Ronnie Baker USA 10.13; 6 Aaron Brown CAN 10.15; 7 Benjamin Azamati GHA 10.18; 8 Jeremiah Azu GBR 10.21

Reece Prescod (FBK Games)

400: 1 Collen Kebinatshipi BOT 45.01; 2 Vernon Norwood USA 45.05; 3 Zakithi Nene RSA 45.17; 4 Dylan Borlée BEL 45.80; 5 Liemarvin Bonevacia 45.87; 6 Isaac Makwala BOT 46.48
1500: 1 Andrew Coscoran IRL 3:37.97; 2 Elliot Giles GBR 3:38.00; 3 Jye Edwards AUS 3:38.24; 4 Niels Laros 3:38.34; 5 Salim Keddar ALG 3:38.41; 6 Luke McCann IRL 3:38.62; 7 Matthew Stonier GBR 3:38.71; 8 Jimmy Gressier FRA 3:38.94; 9 Ermiyas Girma ETH 3:39.94; 10 Matthew Ramsden AUS 3:40.21

Andrew Coscoran beats Elliot Giles (FBK Games)

110H (0.4): 1 Grant Holloway USA 13.03; 2 Devon Allen USA 13.12; 3 Eric Edwards Jr. USA 13.29; 4 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.33; 5 Milan Trajkovic CYP 13.44; 6 Eduardo Rodrigues BRA 13.51; 7 Aurel Manga FRA 13.58
400H: 1 CJ Allen USA 48.24; 2 Nick Smidt 49.17; 3 Joshua Abuaku GER 49.23; 4 Wilfried Happio FRA 49.40; 5 Thomas Barr IRL 49.52; 6 Pablo Andrés Ibáñez ESA 49.63; 7 Julien Watrin BEL 49.92; 8 Abdelmalik Lahoulou ALG 49.96
PV: 1 Armand Duplantis SWE 6.11; 2 Kurtis Marschall AUS 5.81; 3 Menno Vloon 5.81; 4 Jacob Wooten USA 5.71; 5 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre GER 5.61; 6 Thibaut Collet FRA 5.61; 7 Ersu Şaşma TUR 5.61
LJ: 1 Mattia Furlani ITA 8.24 NU20R; 2 Cheswill Johnson RSA 8.08; 3 JuVaughn Harrison USA 8.07; 4 Emiliano Lasa URU 8.01; 5 Radek Juška CZE 7.92; 6 Will Williams USA 7.91; 7 Jules Pommery FRA 7.81
JT: 1 Julian Weber GER 87.14; 2 Keshorn Walcott TTO 83.56
National events: 1500: 1 Robin Van Riel 3:38.17

Daryll Neita (FBK Games)

Women:
100 (-0.1): 1 Daryll Neita GBR 11.05; 2 Bassant Hemida EGY 11.16; 3 Vitoria Cristina Rosa BRA 11.18; 4 Cambrea Sturgis USA 11.20; 5 N’ketia Seedo 11.22; 6 Maboundou Koné CIV 11.30; 7 Delphine Nkansa BEL 11.32; 8 Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 11.35
200 (1.4): 1 Bassant Hemida EGY 22.41 NR; 2 Lieke Klaver 22.51; 3 Kayla White USA 22.56; 4 Tasa Jiya 22.84; 5 Vitoria Cristina Rosa BRA 23.03
400: 1 Femke Bol 50.11; 2 Wadeline Jonathas USA 51.74; 3 Laura Müller GER 52.08; 4 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 52.14

Femke Bol (FBK Games)

1500: 1 Sifan Hassan 3:58.12; 2 Nelly Chepchirchir KEN 3:58.96; 3 Janat Chemusto UGA 4:01.98; 4 Judy Kiyeng KEN 4:02.09; 5 Melissa Courtney-Bryant GBR 4:02.81; 6 Esther Guerrero ESP 4:03.07; 7 Linden Hall AUS 4:03.66; 8 Winnie Nanyondo UGA 4:04.03; 9 Edina Jebitok KEN 4:04.10; 10 Elise Vanderelst BEL 4:05.26; 11 Hannah Nuttall GBR 4:05.66; 12 Agathe Guillemot FRA 4:05.70; 13 Eliza Megger POL 4:06.08; 14 Sarah McDonald GBR 4:06.73; 15 Mekides Alemshet ETH 4:10.10
10,000: 1 Sifan Hassan 29:37.80; 2 Grace Loibach Nawowuna KEN 29:47.42; 3 Tsige Gebreselama ETH 30:04.45; 4 Selah Busienei KEN 30:26.40; 5 Betty Chelangat KEN 30:27.94; 6 Samantha Harrison GBR 31:37.97; 7 Joy Cheptoyek UGA 32:09.52; 8 Wede Kefale ETH 32:25.49

Sifan Hassan leads the 1500m (FBK Games)

100H (0.2): 1 Nia Ali USA 12.61; 2 Nadine Visser 12.71; 3 Ditaji Kambundji SUI 12.78; 4 Marione Fourie RSA 12.86; 5 Sarah Lavin IRL 12.91; 6 Devynne Charlton BAH 12.93; 7 Maayke Tjin A-Lim 13.16; 8 Sharika Nelvis USA 13.17
HJ: 1 Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR 2.00; 2 Iryna Herashchenko UKR 1.93; 3 Johanna Göring GER 1.90; 4 Yuliya Levchenko UKR 1.90; Emily Borthwick GBR NH
SP: 1 Maggie Ewen USA 19.61; 2 Danniel Thomas-Dodd JAM 19.21; 3 Auriol Dongmo POR 18.89; 4 Jessica Schilder 18.83; 5 Yemisi Ogunleye GER 18.45; 6 Fanny Roos SWE 18.30; 7 Jessica Woodard USA 18.19

European 10,000m Cup, Pace, France, June 3

Italian Yeman Crippa outkicked Tadesse Getahon of Israel in 28:08.84 with 28:09.48 for second. Illas Fifa of Spain was third in 28:12.62.

Thomas George was the leading Brit in seventh – his third sub 28:25 clocking of the summer.

In the women’s race, Alina Reh of Germany went one better than last time winning in 32:15.47. The podium was completed by Valeriia Zinenko of Ukraine (32:29.81) and Germany’s Dominika Mayer (32:35.95). Germany took the women’s team title and Israel the men’s.

Men: 10,000: 1 Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA 28:08.83; 2 Tadesse Getahon ISR 28:09.48; 3 Ilias Fifa ESP 28:12.62; 4 Gashau Ayale ISR 28:15.32; 5 Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel ITA 28:19.01; 6 Valentin Gondouin 28:20.78; 7 Thomas George GBR 28:23.06; 8 Mehdi Frere 28:25.44; 9 Jesús Ramos ESP 28:29.44; 10 Dereje Chekole ISR 28:37.12; 11 Yitayew Abuhay ISR 28:37.70; 12 Jack Gray GBR 28:38.25; 21 Matthew Leach GBR 28:48.01
Women: 10,000: A: 1 Alina Reh GER 32:15.47; 2 Valeriia Zinenko UKR 32:29.81; 3 Dominika Mayer GER 32:35.95; 13 Abbie Donnelly GBR 33:04.40; 23 Rebecca Murray GBR 34:33.94. B: 1 Ide Nic Dhomhnaill IRL 33:24.10; 2 Shona Heaslip IRL 33:26.96; 3 Rebecca Lonedo ITA 33:28.75

Chorzow, Poland, June 4

Marie-Josee Ta Lou won the 100m in 10.82 (0.0) while Natalia Kaczmarek won the 400m in 50.02.

There was a dead-heat in the 100m hurdles between Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Alaysha Johnson who both clocked 12.42/-0.1 (12.413).

Wojciech Nowicki won the men’s hammer ahead of world leader Rudy Winkler; 80.00m to 78.29m.

Jemma Reekie looks like she is returning to form in the 800m as she won with a 1:58.94 clocking ahead of Australia’s Catriona Bisset (1:59.22).

Jemma Reekie (Getty)

Men: 100 (-1.4): 1 Dominik Kopeć 10.21; 2 Rohan Browning AUS 10.32; 3 Emmanuel Matadi LBR 10.36
400: 1 Igor Bogaczyński 45.53; 2 Karol Zalewski 45.81; 3 Maks Szwed 45.86
800: 1 Filip Ostrowski 1:45.67; 2 Ben Pattison GBR 1:45.74; 3 Mateusz Borkowski 1:45.79; 4 Michał Rozmys 1:46.23; 5 Simone Barontini ITA 1:46.29; 6 Mostafa Smaili MAR 1:46.45; 7 Patryk Sieradzki 1:46.47; 8 Ephrem Mekonnen CAN 1:46.76; 9 Kacper Lewalski 1:46.78; 10 Maciej Wyderka 1:46.83; 11 Jakub Augustyniak 1:46.94; 12 Daniel Rowden GBR 1:46.96; 13 Mark English IRL 1:49.95
110H (0.2): 1 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.43; 2 Rafael Henrique Pereira BRA 13.52; 3 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.54; 4 Krzysztof Kiljan 13.67; 5 Jakub Szymański 13.68
PV: 1 Piotr Lisek 5.82; 2 Chris Nilsen USA 5.82; 3 Sam Kendricks USA 5.72; 4 Ethan Cormont FRA 5.72; 5 Matt Ludwig USA 5.72; 6 Robert Sobera 5.57; 7 Paweł Wojciechowski 5.57; 8 Emmanouíl Karalís GRE 5.57
SP: 1 Tom Walsh NZL 21.48; 2 Filip Mihaljević CRO 21.04; 3 Joe Kovacs USA 21.04; 4 Armin Sinančević SRB 20.93; 5 Michał Haratyk 20.35; 6 Jakub Szyszkowski 19.82
HT: 1 Wojciech Nowicki 80.00; 2 Rudy Winkler USA 78.29; 3 Ethan Katzberg CAN 76.74; 4 Paweł Fajdek 74.01; 5 Marcin Wrotyński 72.64; 6
MileW: 1 Meher Ben Halima 5:35.49; 2 Łukasz Niedziałek 5:38.52; 3 Artur Brzozowski 5:46.81; 4 Dawid Tomala 5:57.61
4×100: 1 CZE 38.93
Women: 100 (0.0): 1 Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 10.82; 2 Ewa Swoboda 11.07; 3 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 11.20; 4 Arialis Martinez POR 11.23; 5 Magdalena Stefanowicz 11.25. Heat 1 (-0.7): 1 Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 11.03. Heat 2 (0.4): 1 Ewa Swoboda 11.03; 2 Shannon Ray USA 11.22
400: 1 Natalia Kaczmarek 50.02; 2 Susanne Gogl-Walli AUT 50.90; 3 Lynna Irby-Jackson USA 51.07; 4 Lada Vondrová CZE 51.16; 5 Ama Pipi GBR 51.27; 6 Laviai Nielsen GBR 51.43
800: 1 Jemma Reekie GBR 1:58.94; 2 Catriona Bisset AUS 1:59.22; 3 Halimah Nakaayi UGA 1:59.40; 4 Noélie Yarigo BEN 1:59.53; 5 Adrianna Topolnicka 2:00.40; 6 Eloisa Coiro ITA 2:01.07; 7 Margarita Koczanowa 2:02.06; 8 Angelika Sarna 2:02.34
1500: 1 Axumawit Embaye ETH 4:02.63; 2 Gaia Sabbatini ITA 4:08.07; 3 Martyna Galant 4:08.37; 4 Katharina Trost GER 4:08.71; 5 Kristiina Mäki CZE 4:09.22; 6 Aneta Konieczek 4:09.23; 7 Aleksandra Płocińska 4:09.52; 8 Weronika Lizakowska 4:09.56
100H (-0.1): eq1 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn PUR/Alaysha Johnson USA 12.42; 3 Natalia Christofi CYP 12.84 NR; 4 Jyothi Yarraji IND 13.03; 5 Klaudia Siciarz 13.07
LJ: 1 Ese Brume NGR 6.81; 2 Quanesha Burks USA 6.77; 3 Agate De Sousa STP 6.76; 4 Magdalena Bokun 6.60; 5 Maryse Luzolo GER 6.49; 6 Petra Beáta Banhidi-Farkas HUN 6.44
HT: 1 Camryn Rogers CAN 77.34; 2 Janee’ Kassanavoid USA 75.34; 3 Annette Echikunwoke USA 71.13; 4 Anita Włodarczyk 70.67; 5 Silja Kosonen FIN 69.98; 6 Katarzyna Furmanek 69.37; 7 Aleksandra Śmiech 69.27; 8 Malwina Kopron 68.78; 9 Alexandra Tavernier FRA 65.90
MileW: 1 Olga Chojecka 6:27.76; 2 Katarzyna Zdziebło 6:36.69; 3 Magdalena Żelazna 6:57.91
National Events 100H (-0.7): 1 Alaysha Johnson USA 12.72

Kingston, Jamaica, June 3

Noah Lyles set a 19.67 (0.3) world lead in the 200m ahead of Britain’s Zharnel Hughes’ 20.14 who set a European lead.

Noah Lyles (Getty)

Shericka Jackson improved her season best to 10.78 (1.6) by winning the 100m.

World record-holder Wayde van Niekerk won the 400m easily with 44.21

Men: 100 (-0.3): 1 Christian Coleman USA 10.03; 2 Kadrian Goldson 10.08; 3 Emanuel Archibald GUY 10.23. B (1.9): 1 Michael Campbell 10.08; 2 Tyquendo Tracey 10.26
200 (0.3): 1 Noah Lyles USA 19.67; 2 Zharnel Hughes GBR 20.14; 3 Rasheed Dwyer 20.53; 4 Brendon Rodney CAN 20.65; 5 Alonso Edward PAN 20.73
400: 1 Wayde van Niekerk RSA 44.21; 2 Zandrion Barnes 44.90; 3 Rusheen McDonald 45.24; 4 Demish Gaye 45.32; 5 Karayme Bartley 45.80; 6 Trevor Stewart USA 45.94. B: 1 Antonio Watson 44.75; 2 Roshawn Clarke 45.24; 3 Assinie Wilson 45.51; 4 Anthony Cox 45.55
110H (2.3): 1 Tyler Mason 13.14; 2 Orlando Bennett 13.18; 3 Damion Thomas 13.29; 4 Dejour Russell 13.53; 5 Lafranz Campbell 13.62
HJ: 1 Lushane Wilson 2.20
LJ: 1 Tajay Gayle 8.02; 2 Shown-D Thompson 7.75; 3 Emanuel Archibald GUY 7.75; 4 LaQuan Nairn BAH 7.66
DT: 1 Alex Rose SAM 65.86; 2 Traves Smikle 65.15; 3 Kai Chang 63.19; 4 Fedrick Dacres 62.85
Women: 100 (1.6): 1 Shericka Jackson 10.78; 2 Anthonique Strachan BAH 10.99; 3 Shashalee Forbes 11.07; 4 Kemba Nelson 11.10; 5 Ashanti Moore 11.10; 6 Celera Barnes USA 11.13; 7 Natasha Morrison 11.22; 8 Tamara Clark USA 11.24. B (0.7): 1 Remona Burchell 11.17; 2 Tia Clayton 11.23; 3 Briana Williams 11.30
400: 1 Charokee Young 51.11; 2 Stacey-Ann Williams 51.34; 3 Kendall Ellis USA 51.37; 4 Sada Williams BAR 51.57
100H (-0.4): 1 Tobi Amusan NGR 12.57; 2 Tia Jones USA 12.72; 3 Megan Tapper 12.80; 4 Michelle Harrison CAN 12.88; 5 Cindy Sember GBR 13.13; 6 Crystal Morrison 13.17
400H: 1 Shiann Salmon 55.10; 2 Ronda Whyte 55.55; 3 Cassandra Tate USA 55.62
TJ: 1 Shanieka Ricketts 14.32; 2 Thea LaFond DMA 14.15

Nashville, June 3

KC Lightfoot set an American and continental record 6.07m in the pole vault. Only Mondo Duplantis and Sergey Bubka have jumped further outdoors.

Shanwnti Jackson improved her 100m PB to a 10.89 US high school record and under-20 world lead which puts her fourth all-time.

Men:
100 (0.5): 1 Brandon Carnes 10.02; 2 J.T. Smith 10.09; 3 Cejhae Greene ANT 10.11; 4 Rikkoi Brathwaite IVB 10.11 =NR; 5 Cravon Gillespie 10.20; 6 Jelani Walker JAM 10.20, Heat 1 (0.4): 1 Joseph Amoah GHA 10.15;
200 (-0.5): 1 Cravont Charleston 20.44; 2 Demarius Smith 20.92. B (0.5): 1 Kyle Greaux TTO 20.82
400: 1 Bryce Deadmon 44.72; 2 Javon Francis JAM 45.10; 3 Evan Miller 45.20; 4 Isaiah Jewett 45.29; 5 Paul Dedewo 45.35. B: 1 Michael Ohioze GBR 46.18; 2 Kahmari Montgomery 46.25; 3 Wil London 46.29
800: 1 Alex Amankwah GHA 1:45.12; 2 Brandon Miller 1:45.30; 3 Edose Ibadin NGR 1:45.49; 4 Vince Crisp 1:45.70; 5 Charles Jones 1:46.27; 6 John Rivera PUR 1:46.39. C: 1 Tyrese Reid 1:46.09. D: 4 Joseph Morrison GBR 1:50.67
1500: 1 Benjamin Allen 3:38.61; 2 Davis Bove 3:39.17; 3 Rob Napolitano PUR 3:39.35; 4 Jack Anstey AUS 3:39.83; 5 Sean Peterson 3:40.39; 6 Timothy Doyle PUR 3:40.39
Mile: 1 Sean Maison 3:58.83; 2 Matthew Scarr AUS 3:59.87
3000SC: 1 Mason Ferlic 8:22.25; 2 Andy Bayer 8:27.31; 3 Nathan Mylenek 8:28.72
110H (0.9): 1 Shane Brathwaite BAR 13.58; 2 Joshua Zeller GBR 13.67; 3 Yves Cherubin HAI 13.71; 4 Parker Bowden 13.73. Heat 1 (0.0): 1 Joshua Zeller GBR 13.72
400H: 1 Taylor McLaughlin 48.38; 2 Jaheel Hyde JAM 48.57; 3 Dave Kendziera 49.04. B: 1 Drake Schneider 49.75
PV: 1 KC Lightfoot 6.07 AR; 2 Cole Walsh 5.70; 3 Tray Oates 5.60
SP: 1 Payton Otterdahl 21.68; 2 Roger Steen 21.05; 3 Rajindra Campbell JAM 20.23
HT: 1 Sean Donnelly 74.02
Women:
100 (0.9): 1 Shawnti Jackson U20 10.89; 2 Kortnei Johnson 11.06; 3 Brittany Brown 11.06; 4 Murielle Ahouré-Demps CIV 11.09; 5 Melissa Jefferson 11.10; 6 Natalliah Whyte JAM 11.13; 7 Adaejah Hodge IVB 11.20. Heat 1 (-0.8): 1 Melissa Jefferson 11.13; 2 Shawnti Jackson 11.18. Heat 2 (0.2): 1 Brittany Brown 11.13; 2 Adaejah Hodge IVB 11.19; 3 Kortnei Johnson 11.20. Heat 3 (-0.4): 1 Kiara Parker 11.27; 7 Kristal Awuah GBR 11.72
200 (1.2): 1 Natalliah Whyte JAM 22.39; 2 Candace Hill 22.57; 3 Jessika Gbai CIV 22.69; 4 Ashley Henderson 22.83; 5 Felicia Edwards 23.12; Kristal Awuah GBR DNF
400: 1 Alexis Holmes 50.58; 2 Paola Morán MEX 50.85; 3 Courtney Okolo 51.81; 4 Brittany Aveni 52.26; 5 Nicole Yeargin GBR 52.39. B: 1 Quanera Hayes 51.74; 2 Shakima Wimbley 52.49
800: 1 Allie Wilson 1:59.24; 2 Charlene Lipsey 1:59.26; 3 Susan Ejore KEN 1:59.51; 4 Brenna Detra 1:59.57; 5 Olivia Baker 2:01.01; 6 Emily Richards 2:01.14. B: 1 Claudia Saunders FRA 2:01.76; 2 Hannah Segrave GBR 2:02.46
1500: 1 Addy Wiley 4:03.22; 2 Alexina Teubel 4:05.79; 3 Angel Piccirillo 4:06.96; 4 Carina Viljoen RSA 4:09.03. B: 2 Gemma Finch GBR 4:15.24
3000SC: 1 Logan Jolly 9:38.82
100H: 1 Tonea Marshall 12.67; 2 Anna Cockrell 12.79; 3 Amber Hughes 12.84; 4 Miriam Abdul-Rashid 12.94; 5 Gabbi Cunningham 12.98. Heat 1 (0.8): 1 Kendra Harrison 12.49; 2 Anna Cockrell 12.79. Heat 2 (-0.6): 1 Tonea Marshall 12.64; 2 Amber Hughes 12.86; 3 Miriam Abdul-Rashid 12.99
400H: 1 Andrenette Knight JAM 54.20; 2 Deshae Wise 56.07; 3 Michelle Smith ISV 56.83; 4 Robyn Brown PHI 56.96. B: 1 Tia Adana Belle BAR 55.51; 2 Kaila Barber 56.16; 3 Bianca Stubler 56.20; 4 Yanique Haye-Smith TKS 56.49; 5 Riley Knebes 56.88
HJ: 1 Taylor Beard 1.86; 2 Jelena Rowe 1.86
PV: 1 Bridget Guy Williams 4.70; 2 Rachel Baxter 4.60; 3 Sydney Walter 4.50
SP: 1 Jalani Davis 18.64; 2 Portious Warren TTO 17.99; 3 Lloydricia Cameron JAM 16.50; 4 Divine Oladipo GBR 16.48
HT: 1 Stamatía Skarvélis GRE 69.23; 2 Sade Olatoye NGR 69.12; 3 Nayoka Clunis JAM 68.00

Regensburg, Germany, June 3

Men:
100 (-0.1): 1 Robin Ganter 10.21; 2 Oliver Bromby GBR 10.21. B: 1 Kesi Oludoyi GBR 10.45; 2 Zanson Plummer GBR 10.51; 3 Olumide Isaac GBR 10.53. Heat 1 (0.7): 6 Kesi Oludoyi GBR 10.53; 7 Zanson Plummer GBR 10.58. Heat 2 (0.3): 1 Robin Ganter 10.19; 2 Oliver Bromby GBR 10.22; 3 Milo Skupin-Alfa 10.23; 8 Olumide Isaac GBR 10.54. 200 (-0.4): 4 Kesi Oludoyi GBR 21.57. Race C (0.0): 1 Niclas Baker GBR 21.13. 400: 1 Manuel Sanders 45.36; 4 Niclas Baker GBR 46.68. 400H: 1 Emil Nana Kwame Agyekum 48.86; 2 Dany Brand SUI 49.45; 3 Constantin Preis 49.55. LJ: 1 Simon Batz 7.86. 4×100 Race 1: 1 GER 38.79
U20 100 (1.0): 1 Heiko Gussmann 10.34
110H (-0.7): 1 Enzo Michael Diessl AUT 13.39 NU20R. Heat 1 (-1.3): 1 Enzo Michael Diessl AUT 13.42 NU20R
Women:
100 (0.2): 1 Louise Wieland 11.38. Heat 2 (0.7): 1 Louise Wieland 11.33
400H: 1 Carolina Krafzik 54.89; 2 Lina Nielsen GBR 54.96; 3 Eileen Demes 56.39; 4 Lena Pressler AUT 56.99
U20 100 (0.6): 1 Chelsea Kadiri 11.43. Heat 1 (1.8): 1 Holly Okuku 11.40; 2 Rosina Schneider 11.42

Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruna, La Coruña, Spain, June 3

World champion Kimberley Garcia Leon and Caio Oliveira De Sena Bonfim of Brazil gained fast 20km race walk victories with Garcia’s 1:26:40 putting her ahead of Quanming Wu  (1:26:48).

Bonfim defeated Alvaro Martin of Spain 1:18:29 to 1:18:49.

Men:
20kmW: 1 Caio Bonfim BRA 1:18:29 NR; 2 Álvaro Martín 1:18:49; 3 Diego García 1:19:25; 4 Christopher Linke GER 1:19:27; 5 Zhang Jun CHN 1:19:36; 6 José Luis Doctor MEX 1:19:41; 7 José Alejandro Barrondo GUA 1:19:42; 8 Gabriel Bordier FRA 1:20:09; 9 Andrés Olivas MEX 1:20:14; 10 Noel Ali Chama MEX 1:20:40; 11 Jordy Jiménez ECU 1:20:45; 12 Xu Hao CHN 1:21:31; 13 Yutaro Murayama JPN 1:21:37; 14 Cui Lihong CHN 1:21:49; 15 Miguel Ángel López 1:21:52; 16 César Rodríguez PER 1:22:00; 17 César Alberto Herrera COL 1:22:07; 18 Jonathan Javier Amores ECU 1:22:18; 19 Daniel Chamosa 1:22:20; 20 Bian Tongda CHN 1:22:29
U20 10kmW: 1 Pablo Rodríguez 42:33; 2 Daniel Monfort 43:00; 3 Ivan Molina Espartero 45:18
Women:
20kmW: 1 Kimberly García PER 1:26:40 NR; 2 Wu Quanming CHN 1:26:48; 3 Alegna Gonzalez MEX 1:26:59; 4 Qieyang Shenjie CHN 1:27:15; 5 Mária Pérez 1:27:19; 6 Evelin Inga PER 1:27:32; 7 Erica de Sena BRA 1:28:53; 8 Glenda Estefanía Morejón ECU 1:29:04; 9 Ma Li CHN 1:30:02; 10 Raquel González 1:30:15; 11 Cristina Montesinos 1:30:39; 12 Valentina Trapletti ITA 1:30:47; 13 Eleonora Giorgi ITA 1:31:25; 14 Antia Chamosa 1:32:06; 15 Li Maocuo CHN 1:32:12; 16 Sofia Ramos MEX 1:32:13; 17 Yin Lamei CHN 1:32:32; 18 Serena Sonoda JPN 1:32:46; 19 Yang Liujing CHN 1:33:03; 20 Johana Ordóñez ECU 1:33:23
U20 10kmW: 1 Karla Serrano MEX 45:19; 2 Sharon Lisseth Herrera Soto CRC 45:19; 3 Natalia Pulido COL 45:58

Bergen, Norway, June 3

Men: 100 (-0.7): 1 Karl Erik Nazarov EST 10.34; 2 Adam Thomas GBR 10.42; 4 Kolbeinn Hödur Gunnarsson ISL 10.51 =NR. Heat 1 (1.8): 1 Adam Thomas GBR 10.30
300: 1 Gardeo Isaacs RSA 32.85; 2 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen 32.95
800: 1 Tobias Grønstad 1:46.61; 2 Joseph Deng AUS 1:46.70; 3 Filip Šnejdr CZE 1:47.19; Jamie Webb GBR DNF
3000: 1 Narve Gilje Nordås 7:43.94; 2 Emil Danielsson SWE 7:45.98; 3 Adam Fogg GBR 7:46.67; 4 Awet Nftalem Kibrab 7:47.37; 5 Dan Kibet UGA 7:47.89; 6 Magnus Tuv Myhre 7:48.59; 7 Ferdinand Kvan Edman 7:49.40; 8 Isaac Kimeli BEL 7:49.54; 9 Senay Amlesom Fissehatsion ERI 7:50.22; 10 Santtu Heikkinen FIN 7:50.31; 11 Kenneth Kiprop UGA 7:50.69; 12 Per Svela 7:51.26
3000SC: 1 Víctor Ruiz ESP 8:23.37; 2 Topi Raitanen FIN 8:24.77; 3 Vidar Johansson SWE 8:25.34; 4 Emil Blomberg SWE 8:26.86; 5 István Palkovits HUN 8:27.43; 6 Fredrik Sandvik 8:27.46; 7 Simon Sundström SWE 8:28.77; 8 Ibrahim Ezzaydouny ESP 8:29.63
PV: 1 Pål Haugen Lillefosse 5.72
LJ: 1 Jalen Rucker AUS 7.84
SP: 1 Roman Kokoshko UKR 20.98; 2 Kyle Blignaut RSA 20.83; 3 Eric Favors IRL 20.00
DT: 1 Gudni Valur Guðnason ISL 63.83; 2 Sam Mattis USA 62.82; 3 Robert Urbanek POL 62.71; 4 Andrew Evans USA 61.13
HT: 1 Thomas Mardal 77.46; 2 Eivind Prestegård Henriksen 76.09; 3 Hrístos Frantzeskákis GRE 75.70; 4 Aaron Kangas FIN 75.30; 5 Bence Halász HUN 75.10
Women:
300: 1 Henriette Jæger 36.62; 2 Tereza Petržilková CZE 37.24
800: 1 Rachel Pellaud SUI 2:02.60; 2 Majtie Kolberg GER 2:02.67; 6 Jen Selman GBR 2:04.62
1500: 1 Nikki Hiltz USA 4:07.18; 2 Vera Hoffmann LUX 4:08.03; 3 Marissa Damink NED 4:08.41; 4 Qsanet Alemu ETH 4:08.98; 5 Revee Walcott-Nolan GBR 4:09.14
5000: 1 Rose Davies AUS 15:10.30; 2 Belinda Chemutai UGA 15:23.48; 3 Kristine Eikrem Engeset 15:26.00; 4 Nanna Bové DEN 15:39.70; 7 Grace Carson GBR 16:09.31
100H (-0.3): 1 Nooralotta Neziri FIN 13.17
HJ: 1 Yuliya Chumachenko UKR 1.86
TJ: 1 Kristin Gierisch GER 13.80
HT: 1 Brooke Andersen USA 76.08; 2 Katrine Koch Jacobsen DEN 70.68; 3 Alyssa Wilson USA 69.24; 4 Suvi Koskinen FIN 68.51; 5 Jillian Weir CAN 67.23

Saint Louis, USA, June 1

Men: Mile: 1 Olin Hacker 3:56.59; 2 Brett Meyer 3:57.06; 3 Jake Gillum 3:59.26; 4 Liam Back NZL 3:59.48
High School 800: 1 Daniel Watcke 1:48.59
Mile: 1 Simeon Birnbaum 3:57.53; 2 Rocky Hansen 3:58.23; 3 Tinoda Matsatsa 3:58.70; 4 Jackson Heidesch 3:59.08
Women:
Mile: 1 Abby Nichols 4:26.08; 2 Krissy Gear 4:26.52; 3 Alexina Teubel 4:27.67; 4 Jenn Randall 4:30.53; 11 Aziza Ayoub PUR 4:42.45 NR; 12 Ellie Leather GBR 4:44.67

Josef Odlozil Memorial, Prague, Czech Republic, June 5

Nikoleta Jichova won the 400m hurdles in cold rain in 55.77 just  0.01 ahead of Jessie Knight.
Maintaining his consistent form, Scott Lincoln won the shot with a 20.65m throw.

Men:
100 (0.3): 1 Emmanuel Matadi LBR 10.16 2 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.19 2 Reynier Mena CUB 10.19 4 Eugene Amo-Dadzie GBR 10.24 5 Seye Ogunlewe NGR 10.25. Heat 1 (-0.3): 1 Eugene Amo-Dadzie GBR 10.21 2 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.21 3 Reynier Mena CUB 10.24 4 Seye Ogunlewe NGR 10.24. Heat 2 (0.8): 1 Emmanuel Matadi LBR 10.22 2 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 10.28.
400: 1 Joe Brier GBR 46.39 2 Matěj Krsek 46.58.
1500: 1 Abdulkarim Teki Abdurahman ETH 3:38.41 2 Hafid Rizky MAR 3:38.68 3 James West GBR 3:39.02 4 Samuel Pihlström SWE 3:39.61 5 Jakub Davidik 3:39.84
3000SC: 1 Salaheddine Ben Yazide MAR 8:29.80
110H (-1.4): 1 Michael Dickson USA 13.59 2 Mikdat Sevler TUR 13.78; 7 Miguel Perera GBR 14.23
400H: 1 Constantin Preis GER 49.06 2 Vít Müller 49.14 3 Seamus Derbyshire GBR 49.84 4 Chris McAlister GBR 49.92 5 Yasmani Copello TUR 50.16
PV: 1 Clayton Fritsch USA 5.55 2 Luke Winder USA 5.45
LJ: 1 William Williams USA 7.85
SP: 1 Scott Lincoln GBR 20.65 2 Tomáš Staněk 20.60 3 Roman Kokoshko UKR 20.39 4 Eric Favors IRL 19.75
JT: 1 Jakub Vadlejch 82.55 2 Dawid Wegner POL 78.25

Scott Lincoln (Getty)

Women:
200 (-0.4): 1 Jada Baylark USA 23.37
800: 1 Nataliia Krol UKR 2:01.84 2 Eveliina Määttänen FIN 2:01.97 3 Majtie Kolberg GER 2:02.10; 10 Jen Selman GBR 2:08.59
100H (0.1): 1 Jade Barber USA 13.10
400H: 1 Nikoleta Jíchová 55.77 2 Jessie Knight GBR 55.78 3 Noura Ennadi MAR 56.49 4 Hayley McLean GBR 57.31
HJ: 1 Michaela Hrubá 1.84 2 Yuliya Chumachenko UKR 1.80 4 Laura Zialor GBR 1.76
JT: 1 Sara Kolak CRO 59.33 2 Nikola Ogrodníková 58.83

Portland Track Festival, Oregon, USA, June 3-4

Josh Kerr won the 800m in 1:46.62, while Amon Kemboi held on to win the 1500m in 3:34.12 from a fast-finishing Cole Hocker.

Men:
800: 1 Josh Kerr GBR 1:46.62; 2 Devin Dixon 1:46.72; 3 Isaiah Harris 1:46.91; 8 Kyle Langford GBR 1:49.70.
1500: 1 Amon Kemboi KEN 3:34.12; 2 Cole Hocker 3:34.14; 3 Johnny Gregorek 3:34.35; 4 Amos Bartelsmeyer GER 3:34.39; 5 Sam Prakel 3:34.63; 6 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot CAN 3:35.21; 7 Drew Hunter 3:35.33; 8 Kieran Lumb CAN 3:35.43; 9 Henry Wynne 3:35.45; 10 Cameron Proceviat CAN 3:36.70. B: 1 Matt Wisner 3:38.82; 2 Liu Dezhu CHN 3:38.88; 3 Rheinhardt Harrison 3:38.90; 4 Ajay Kumar Saroj IND 3:39.19; 5 Austin Miller 3:39.36; 6 Aarod Ahl CAN 3:39.47; 7 Tomas Palfrey AUS 3:39.49; 8 Austen Dalquist 3:39.62; 9 Leo Young 3:39.86
5000: 1 Olin Hacker 13:19.28; 2 Benjamin Eidenschink 13:33.24; 3 Brodey Hasty 13:37.21
3000SC: 1 Benard Keter 8:22.97; 2 Daniel Michalski 8:28.05; 3 Craig Huff 8:29.03

Josh Kerr (Gregorio Denny)

Women:
800: 1 Nia Akins 1:59.37; 2 Raevyn Rogers 2:00.20; 3 Jazz Shukla CAN 2:00.84; 4 McKenna Keegan 2:01.27; 5 Kristie Schoffield 2:02.08; 6 Kaela Edwards 2:02.20
1500: 1 Helen Schlachtenhaufen 4:05.67; 2 Emily Lipari 4:08.42; 3 Alli Cash 4:08.60; 4 Anna Camp-Bennett 4:09.07. B: 1 Katie Camarena 4:08.73
Mile: 1 Emma Bennett 4:47.84
5000: 1 Taylor Werner 15:03.13; 2 Natosha Rogers 15:10.17; 3 Katie Wasserman 15:15.88; 4 Allie Buchalski 15:19.77; 5 Julie-Anne Staehli CAN 15:24.84; 6 Briana Scott CAN 15:25.77; 7 Leslie Sexton CAN 15:27.70; 14 Roisin Flanagan IRL 15:47.08
10,000: 1 Woynshet Ansa ETH 32:40.03; 2 Sanjivani Jadhav IND 32:46.88
3000SC: 1 Colleen Quigley 9:32.48; 2 Amy Cashin AUS 9:38.27; 3 Madeline Strandemo 9:42.08; 4 Abby Kohut-Jackson 9:48.66; 5 Emma Gee 9:49.72; 6 Alycia Butterworth CAN 9:54.48; 7 Meredith Rizzo 9:58.13; 8 Katie Rainsberger 9:58.70

Pireás, Greece, June 4

Miltiadis Tentoglou jumped 8.24/0.5 in the sixth round to defeat Sweden’s Thobias Montler
Serbia’s Milica Gardasevic won the women’s long jump with 6.77/0.0 with European high jump bronze medallist Angelina Topic of Serbia third 6.52/0.4.

Men:
LJ: 1 Miltiádis Tentóglou 8.24; 2 Thobias Montler SWE 7.88; 3 Anwar Anvarov UZB 7.84
Women:
LJ: 1 Milica Gardašević SRB 6.77; 2 Alina Rotaru-Kottmann ROU 6.71; 3 Angelina Topić SRB 6.71 eqU20; 4 Khaddi Sagnia SWE 6.52; 5 Tilde Johansson SWE 6.40

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Rivals of the double Olympic and world champion embraced her after making history in Florence

The biggest compliment you can receive as an athlete is getting respect from your competitors.

When athletes who battle you for Olympic and world titles come together in an expression of unity, to congratulate you on a historic achievement, you realise the impact you’ve made off the track as well as on it.

That was the situation when Faith Kipyegon set the world 1500m record at the Florence Diamond League (June 2).

The 29-year-old clocked a stunning 3:49.11 in the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, finally surpassing the 3:50.07 that Genzebe Dibaba ran in Monaco eight years ago.

Kipyegon, already considered by many as the greatest female 1500m runner in history because of her two Olympic and world crowns, knew breaking that elusive world record would cement her place at the top of the tree.

Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

After opening up her outdoor season with a comfortable 1500m win at the Doha Diamond League, the Kenyan told AW: “Absolutely [breaking the world record], everything is possible. This year, I’m looking forward to challenging it and I will try and break the record. I didn’t get it before and I hope this time around it will be really good.”

Kipyegon refers to last year’s Monaco Diamond League, when she missed out on the world record by just three tenths of a second after running 3:50.37.

In 2021, she also attempted to break Dibaba’s mark in Monaco but clocked 3:51.07.

Those two failed attempts, plus the 3:49.11, means that Kipyegon now holds the third and sixth fastest times in history as well as the world record.

She will be the heavy favourite to claim a third world 1500m title in Budapest and, if fit, no one would be in their right mind to bet against her.

Such was the level of respect for Kipyegon in Florence that Laura Muir, Jessica Hull and Cory Ann McGee – who finished third, seventh and ninth respectively in Oregon – waited on the track to congratulate the Kenyan after her lap of honour.

Not only did the trio, plus the entire 1500m field, hug Kipyegon but they posed for a photo, pointing at the double Olympic and world champion as she held the world record sign.

Faith Kipyegon poses with the WR sign (Getty)

It’s the kind of moment that, in track and field, is usually synonymous with multi-eventers who celebrate two days of work. For an individual discipline that lasts less than two minutes, that kind of reaction is a rarity.

Muir, who was beaten by Kipyegon to Olympic gold in Tokyo, told Scottish Athletics: “When you’re trying to stick with the world record-holder, it’s going to be tough! I’m just so happy for Faith [Kipyegon], she deserves that so much.”

Ciara Mageean, a double European 1500m medallist, finished second to Kipyegon in last year’s Diamond League final and was even more emphatic about her praise for the Kenyan.

She told AW: “I crossed that line and I saw ‘world record’ and I was like ‘holy moly’. To be in a race where a world record was broken and to go to such an amazing woman is just fantastic.

“I’m so delighted for her and that will be the highlight of that race for me, never mind my time! I’m not going to be a sub-3:50 runner and I know that.”

The group photo was as special as the run itself and spoke volumes of how Kipyegon is perceived as a person and not just an athlete.

Benevolent and endearing, she radiates a warmth that is impossible not to notice.

Faith Kipyegon (Getty)

Kipyegon, who started out in athletics by running the 4km journey from her home in the village of Keringet to her primary school and back again, stepped away from the sport in 2018 – having already become Olympic and world 1500m champion in 2016 and 2017 respectively –  to give birth to her daughter Alyn.

After a 21-month absence, she returned to claim a world silver medal over the distance in Doha and then retained her Olympic crown in Tokyo.

Family and female empowerment is everything to Kipyegon, who is based out of Kaptagat in Kenya and is, like world marathon record-holder and double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, under the stewardship of coach Patrick Sang.

In an exclusive interview with AW in our November 2022 magazine, she stated: “When I’m training in camp, I think about her [Alyn]. When I’m out of the country, I think about he, so when I get home it’s something special for me to be around her.

“I want to motivate women. I want to show them the right way and I was them to follow in my footsteps. I want to be their mentor and for them to think ‘Faith Kipyegon is a great woman. I want to do things like Faith’.

Faith Kipyegon, Ciara Mageean and Laura Muir (Getty)

“I want to motivate the women and young athletes around the world – not just in Africa – to follow their hearts and work on their careers.”

It’s no surprise then that Kipyegon has joined up with Nike as part of an Athlete Think Tank that aims to inspire young girls both in sport and fashion.

The initiative seeks to accelerate change from the grassroots level by investing in more than 135 community partners supporting women and girls worldwide.

In decades to come, people will look back at athletes from this era and Kipyegon’s legacy will likely be one of the strongest.

The world record was the final piece of the jigsaw on the track and every athlete in that race in Florence knew it.

A picture truly does tell a thousand words.

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Olympic sprint relay silver medallist and Commonwealth 200m champion was also a brilliant and respected coach

Mike McFarlane, the 1980s sprints icon and much-admired coach, has died aged 63.

‘Mac’, as he is affectionately known, was hospitalised following a heart attack and after being in a critical condition he passed away several days later.

“Mike was an amazing son, husband, father, brother, coach and friend,” his family said in a statement on June 6.

McFarlane won Olympic 4x100m silver in 1988 and European indoor 60m gold in 1985 representing Great Britain, but he was perhaps best known for finishing joint first in an English vest with reigning Olympic 100m champion Allan Wells in the 200m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

In an epic race in Brisbane, Australia, both men clocked 20.43 and officials were unable to separate them on the photo finish, ultimately awarding them both the gold.

Mike McFarlane and Allan Wells (Mark Shearman)

In later years ‘Mac’, as he was affectionately known, enjoyed great success as a sprints coach but suffered a heart attack in recent days and was unable to recover in hospital.

“Everyone at UK Athletics is saddened to hear of the passing of Mike McFarlane, the Olympic silver medallist and highly respected coach,” said the national governing body. “All our thoughts go to his family and friends at this time.”

Kath Merry, the Olympic 400m medallist and broadcaster, said: “A wonderful coach and a super athlete. How sad. No age at 63. Always a smiling face. He will be missed.”

Mike McFarlane (Mark Shearman)

Jeanette Kwayke, former UK 60m record-holder, added: “Coaches like Mac played such an important role in the lives of so many of the boys I grew up in the game with.”

As a teenager McFarlane won a hat-trick of English Schools 200m titles from 1975-1977. Indeed, his wind-assisted winning time of 20.9 in the senior boys’ race at the 1977 event at Hendon in north London still stands as a championship best today.

Such talent led him to the top of the podium at the same distance at the European Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in 1979 and he earned a spot on the AW front cover shortly afterwards.

 

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At a time when Newcastle and Arsenal striker Malcolm MacDonald – AKA ‘Super Mac’ – was making national headlines due to his speed, British athletics had its own super Mac who was even quicker. Coached by John Isaacs at Haringey, McFarlane’s brilliance acted as a catalyst for the revival of British sprinting in the 1980s.

In 1984 he took the UK 100m title in Cwmbran ahead of Buster Watson and Donovan Reid and went on to finish fifth in the Olympic 100m final in Los Angeles where he rubbed shoulders with multiple gold medallist Carl Lewis.

Mike McFarlane and Carl Lewis (Mark Shearman)

The following winter he won the European indoor 60m crown in Athens in 6.61 ahead of Antoine Richard of France and Ronald Desruelles of Belgium, but he will go down in history as one of Britain’s greatest bend runners on an outdoor track.

It is this ability that saw him combine with Elliot Bunney, John Regis and Linford Christie at the 1988 Seoul Games when the GB quartet – with McFarlane on the third leg – took silver in 38.28, less than one tenth of a second behind the Soviet Union.

McFarlane’s career wound down in the late 1980s and he ended his career with PBs of 10.22 (10.08w) for 100m and 20.43 from the famous Commonwealth final before going on to help future generations of athletes.

Elliot Bunney, Linford Christie, John Regis, Mike McFarlane (Mark Shearman)

Rob Draper, a former athlete who went on to be chief football writer at the Mail on Sunday, said: “Mac was a superbly-gifted coach and underused in this country at times, especially in the last decade. He coached a clean Dwain Chambers to 9.97 and world 100m bronze in 1999, a trailblazing performance for that generation of sprinters. No one knew more about sprints in the UK than him and Linford Christie.

“But he was so much more than a great coach: he was a husband to Joanne and father to Ryan. His charisma filled a room. He was a loyal friend and straight talker.

“He worked incredibly hard, coaching world-class athletes like Chambers, Julian Golding and Tony Jarrett whilst working for the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. More recently the likes of Jodie Williams and Desiree Henry benefited from his advice.

“My memory of him will be stood with stopwatch at New River Stadium on a dark, cold night, his squad complaining about 300m reps and Mac pushing them on through the pain.”

Mike McFarlane (Mark Shearman)

With social media increasingly awash with tributes, Newham & Essex Beagles said: “Mike’s extraordinary contributions to the world of athletics have left an indelible mark, and his loss will be felt deeply by the entire sporting community.

“His exceptional achievements as a sprinter were an inspiration to countless individuals around the world. His dedication, unwavering determination, and remarkable talent propelled him to the pinnacle of athletics success. His legacy as a sprinter will continue to motivate aspiring athletes for generations to come.

“Moreover, Mike’s subsequent career as a coach has been equally remarkable. His passion for nurturing young talents and imparting his extensive knowledge and experience to others made him a revered figure in the field of sports coaching. His guidance and mentorship have undoubtedly shaped the lives and careers of many athletes, instilling in them the values of discipline, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence.”

Derek Redmond, former UK 400m record-holder, added: “As a young athlete coming up through the ranks I remember getting plenty of advice from him. He had such a big heart and was part of the big sprint movement this country had in the 80s and 90s.

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Olympic gold medallist takes on Commonwealth champion on July 23 at the Olympic Stadium

Sifan Hassan and Eilish McColgan will go head-to-head over 5000m at the Diamond League in London on Sunday July 23. The mouth-watering clash is the latest news from organisers who have already announced that British athletes like Jake Wightman, Keely Hodgkinson, Jazmin Sawyers and Dina Asher-Smith are set to compete, plus international stars like Femke Bol, Ryan Crouser and Grant Holloway.

McColgan will have to be at the top of her game, though, if she wants to stretch Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion Hassan. While the Dutchwoman won the London Marathon in April and has got back into winning ways on the track in recent days with 1500m and 10,000m wins at the FBK Games in Hengelo, McColgan had to withdraw from London with a knee injury and has spent much of the time since cross-training as the injury slowly heals.

Hassan, who won the inaugural Millicent Fawcett Mile in London five years ago, said: “I am excited to be racing on the track in London once again. I had a great performance on the roads of London earlier this year, and I enjoyed the support of the crowds on the streets, so I hope we experience another great atmosphere in the London Stadium in July.

“I am making the transition from the road back to the track and was very pleased with my first races. So, I am really looking forward to seeing what I can show in a 5000m.”

Sifan Hassan leads the 1500m (FBK Games)

McColgan won 10,000m gold and 5000m silver at the Commonwealth Games last year plus 10,000m silver and 5000m bronze at the European Championships, whereas she has broken British records in recent years at everything from 5000m to half-marathon.

She said: “It is always special to race in front of a home crowd, and I was lucky enough to experience that twice at the Commonwealth Games last year. I know the huge boost their encouragement gives to the British athletes, so I am very excited to be racing in the 5000m race next month.

Eilish McColgan (Mark Shearman)

“I have no doubt it will be a hugely competitive race, and it will be a real highlight for those coming to watch us on the day. I am really looking forward to testing myself against a very strong field.”

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Everything you need to know about this week’s big off-road endurance running event in Austria

The best mountain and trail runners in the world descend on Innsbruck-Stubai in Austria this week for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.

Taking place just eight months after the inaugural event in Chiang Mai in Thailand, a 30-plus-strong British team will be challenging for medals. That’s twice as many athletes as the GB team for this year’s World Cross Country Championships in Australia. A sign of the times? Or is it merely a reflection of the fact there are 10 races over a four-day period from June 7-10?

British hopes will be high too as the squad features Jon Albon, Scout Adkin and junior Rebecca Flaherty (all pictured in main image above) among others. Runners from Uganda and Kenya will be difficult to beat, though, while Italy, Switzerland, France and Spain all have a good tradition on the hills and trails.

In total 1500 athletes from around 70 countries will take part in an event which sees World Athletics joining forces with the World Mountain Running Association, International Trail Running Association and the International Association of Ultrarunners.

For our coverage of last year’s event in Chiang Mai, click here, whereas you can find an in-depth feature on the background to the 2023 event here.

June 7: Senior men’s and women’s uphill only vertical race (7.3km, 1020m elevation)

This uphill event starts in Neustift in Stubai and, after a circuit of the village, heads on to narrow forest trails.

Leading contenders are expected to be last year’s one-two, Allie McLaughlin of the United States and Andrea Mayr of Austria, in the women’s race, with defending champion Patrick Kipngeno and Ombago Kiriago Philemon of Kenya facing top Europeans like Alejandro Garcia and Daniel Osanz of Spain in the men’s race.

Jacob Adkin (Helen MacVicker)

Jacob Adkin, the 2019 European champion, leads the GB men’s hopes with Andrew Douglas, Chris Richards and Joe Steward.

Scout Adkin of Ambleside is joined by Kate Avery, Phillipa Williams and Sara Willhoit in a strong GB female team. They will be going for gold too as they finished just two points behind the winners United States in the team stakes in this race in Chiang Mai last year.

June 8: Short trail (44.6km, 3132m)

Jon Albon, the Norwegian-based Brit who won the 2019 world title, leads GB hopes in this event. Albon has won multiple world and European obstacle course racing titles and Skyrunning races and also took victory at the OCC at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2021.

He is joined by Kristian Jones, Alexander Chepelin and Thomas Roach as they try to match or surpass the team bronze they won last year in Chiang Mai.

Stian Hovind Angermund, the defending champion from Norway, plus last year’s runner-up Francesco Puppi of Italy are also in the line-up, with Albon taking bronze behind them in Chiang Mai.

Elsey Davis, meanwhile, leads the GB challenge in the women’s race with team-mates Cat Taylor and Sharon Taylor as they try to match or improve on the team bronze medals they earned in Chiang Mai.

Defending champion Denisa Ionela Dragomir of Romania is not due to run but last year’s silver and bronze medallists, Barbora Macurova of the Czech Republic and Emilia Brangefält of Sweden, are set to compete.

Elsey Davis (Chiang Mai 2022)

June 9: Long trail (approx 85km)

The course has been tweaked in recent days due to snow on the higher ground but the women’s favourite remains reigning world champion and CCC winner Blandine L’Hirondel of France.

Jasmin Paris, former winner of the notorious Spine Race, forms the British challenge together with Meryl Cooper, Julia Davis and Fiona Pascall.

Defending men’s champion Adam Peterson is the only athlete missing from the top 10 at the last championships in Chiang Mai. In his absence the favourites include Nicolas Martin of France and Andreas Reiterer of Italy.

Joshua Wade, recent winner of the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 100, plus George Foster, Thomas Joly De Lotbiniere and Harry Jones form the GB challenge with Jones placing 11^th in Chiang Mai last year.

June 10: Junior men and women up and down (7.5km, 374m)

Rebecca Flaherty won silver behind GB team-mate Jess Bailey in Chiang Mai (as the duo combined with Ellen Weir to win team gold) and Bingley runner Flaherty will be going for gold in Austria after good recent form. She is joined by Amelia Lane, Lauren Russell and Eve Whitaker in the GB squad, while the junior men’s team (bronze medallists in 2022) consists of Ewan Busfield, Tom Perry, Alex Poulston and Will Longden.

Patrick Kipngeno (WMTRC)

June 10: Senior men and women up and down (15km, 758m)

This classic race starts and finishes in Innsbruck and it should be a fast and furious course over two laps.

Lots of athletes who have run the uphill only event earlier in the championships are doubling up. These include the American Allie McLaughlin and British hope Scout Adkin. Look out too for defending champion Rebecca Cheptegei of Uganda and, in the men’s race, last year’s runner-up in this race Patrick Kipngeno of Kenya.

The British men’s team is Jacob Adkin, Andrew Douglas, Chris Richards and Joe Steward with the women’s quartet being Scout Adkin, Alice Goodall, Holly Page and 2019 bronze medallist Phillipa Williams.

Last year the GB women’s team won silver just four points behind Switzerland in this up-and-down mountain race.

Entries and results for the Innsbruck-Stubai event are here.

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