Hannah England, the world championship 1500m silver medallist, is in confident mood ahead of her seasonal debut over that distance in the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Holland tomorrow.
The 25-year-old Oxford City athlete, who warmed up for that event by winning the 800m in a meeting at Loughborough last weeeknd, said: “I was really pleased with Loughborough run.
“ My primary aim was to win, and I felt really strong and am excited to race my main distance of 1500m.
“In Hengelo, I’m running against Charlene Thomas, Laura Weightman and Steph Twell – pretty much everyone except Lisa Dobriskey from a British perspective.
“So it is an excellent opportunity to test myself against the other Brits.
“Hengelo is always a world-class meet, so there’s a chance to race good international girls too.”
Meanwhile, Oxfordshire’s Lawrence Clarke ducked under the A standard time when finishing fifth in the 100m hurdles at the the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava last night.
Clarke, from Christmas Common near Watlington, recorded 13.42secs in a race won by Dexter Faulk. Another British Olympic hope Andy Turner was sixth World record-holder Usain Bolt won the 100m in a slow time of 10.04secs.
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