More highlights from the world of BBC Sport
Athletics: At the British Open in Manchester, Paralympian Chris Martin set a new world record in the Discus to cement his chances of a fourth appearance at the Paralympics. He threw 28.91m, beating the distance of 28.73 in the F33 category and will be looking to add to the gold and silver medals he won in the Sydney Games in 2000.
Swimming: At the Seven Hills meeting in Rome, Fran Halsall came first in a new British record and Caitlin McClatchey third, with the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team also winning gold in a new British record. The team, comprising Hannah Miley, Jo Jackson, Becky Adlington and McClatchey came in ahead of Italy and Sweden. In all, British swimmers won a total of 11 medals at Saturday’s meeting.
Triathlon: Helen Tucker won the World Championship finishing four seconds ahead of America’s Sarah Haskins and Samantha Warriner of New Zealand. Breaking away during the bike leg she then out-sprinted Haskins to win, buoyed no doubt by the fact she’d already secured her place at the Olympics, after a second place at the World Cup event in Madrid.
Fellow Brit Alistair Brownlee won the men's under 23 title, dominating the international field in his race and coasting to victory over last year's champion Gregor Buchholz.
2 comments:
The World ITU Championships on the women's side were fantastic to watch. Sarah & Helen were truly dominate under severe weather conditions.
Now the next showdown at the Hyvee World Cup next week looks to be in jeopardy due to the flooding.
JL
www.ShowMeCables.com
It's beeb brilliant to read about the triathletes recently, I hope all goes well in Hyvee if it goes ahead. You'll have to keep me posted in case it's a while before I get to 'T' on the BBC site!
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