Grant Holloway, Gudaf Tsegay and Ryan Crouser
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
That has certainly been the case for athletics in recent months with the desire for top-level indoor competition being met thanks to the efforts from adaptable and inventive meeting organisers.
It meant that the
World Athletics Indoor Tour was able to go ahead with 25 competitions taking place safely in 11 different countries across Europe and North America. In all, 1353 athletes from 84 countries participated in the wider series of Gold, Silver and Bronze level meetings with all six continental areas represented.
At the end of the five Gold-level meetings, 11 series winners – representing seven countries and three continental areas – were confirmed, each earning wildcard entries to the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade22:
Ellie Baker in Poland last weekend at the European Indoor Championships A British athlete has described her first even senior championships as an amazing experience . And Ellie Baker, 22, who grew up in Borehamwood, has her sights on even greater stages after an impressive showing in the European Indoor Championships earlier this month. Runner Ellie, who competes in the 800 metres, finished fourth in her debut senior final which she described as a big step forward for her. Ellie, a former pupil at Shenley Primary School, tweeted: I’m proud of the way I ran the last few days & I enjoyed every minute of it! Being an athlete you always want more but processing it, 4th in Europe is a big step forward for me & I can’t wait for what’s to come. Thank you for the support.
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