Athletics: World Championships weekend round-up

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It has been a weekend of mixed fortunes for the British Women at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow with strong performances from Christine Ohuruogu and Susan Partridge, but disappointment for Shara Proctor.

The games started in style with a historic win in the Women’s Marathon by Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat who claimed the first gold of Moscow 2013, and in doing so became the first woman to successfully defend a World Championships marathon title.

Britain’s Susan Partridge and Sonia Samuels put in strong performances finishing 10th and 16th with 2:36:24 and 2:39:03 respectively. Both athletes clocked 76 minutes at halfway, with Partridge gradually making her way through the field to go from 22nd at that point to eventual 10th

In the 400 metres, one of Britain’s best hopes of gold, GB team captain Christine Ohuruogu cruised through her heat and semi-final to progress to the women’s 400m final with a sub-50 clocking. In the semi, she powered from third place to first in the final 100m, timing her run to perfection to clock 49.75 and pip US champion Natasha Hastings (49.94) into second.

There was also success for GB in the 3000m steeplechase as Eilish McColgan put her injury woes behind her to pull out a Scottish record of 9:35.82 which was quick enough to see her through to the final. And in the 1500m heats Hannah England also progressed to the semi-finals.

Britain’s Shara Proctor looked a strong medal contender for the long jump having performed well in the heats and having had her best-ever season leading up to the competition.

But she never really got into the swing of things, her second-round leap of 6.79m her best and a mark only good enough for sixth. She later said she “didn’t deliver today” and that her calf had cramped up during competition.

Sportsister, The Women’s Sports Magazine

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