Renee Regis wins British indoor 200m with golden household second

The 20-year-old breaks Merlene Ottey’s championship report whereas Amber Anning settles for British indoor 400m bronze.

The second day of the UK Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham (February 15) had a coronary heart warming twist when Renee Regis was offered along with her gold medal within the 200m by none aside from her father, John Regis — the previous world indoor 200m champion.

Regis entered the 200m last because the favorite after a surprising 22.89 run within the semi-finals, which set a brand new championship report. The earlier report of 23.07 had stood since 1990, held by the legendary Merlene Ottey.

Within the last, Regis did not simply win; she powered away from the sector with a formidable 22.95, ending comfortably forward. Hannah Brier claimed silver in 23.37, whereas Brooke Ironside secured bronze with a time of 23.92.

“I didn’t anticipate to run that quick within the semi-final,” stated Regis. “My coaches advised me to commit, in order that’s precisely what I did.

“It was humorous seeing my dad current me with the medal. He didn’t inform me he was going to try this, however it made the second much more particular.”

The emotional household second was simply considered one of many highlights on a day that noticed loads of drama unfold on the monitor.

Within the last race of the day, the ladies’s 400m, reigning world indoor champion Amber Anning was the favorite, however it was Yemi Mary John who stole the highlight. Holding her kind into the ultimate bend, John surged forward of Anning to take the win in 51.69, securing her first British title. Louisa Stoney narrowly edged out Anning on the road, claiming silver in a private greatest 51.83. Anning matched that point to take bronze.

The ladies’s 800m last had excessive expectations after Issy Boffey’s 1:57.43 efficiency in Boston just a few weeks earlier. Boffey wasted no time asserting management within the last, stringing out the sector early on. She pulled away with 100m to go to clock 1:59.64 — her second-fastest indoor time ever.

Emily Simpson produced a superb surge within the last levels to safe an indoor private greatest of two:01.43 for silver. Shaikira King additionally set a brand new indoor greatest, with a time of two:01.49 to say bronze.

Within the girls’s 1500m, Jemma Reekie was the clear favorite, and he or she lived as much as expectations with a commanding victory in 4:26.27. Molly Hudson confirmed outstanding power to take silver in 4:27.21, whereas Revee Walcott-Nolan accomplished the rostrum with a time of 4:27.28 for bronze.

The ladies’s 3000m additionally featured a robust subject, though solely seven girls had been on the beginning line. Eloise Walker led for a lot of the race, however Hannah Nuttall made her transfer with 800m to go, pushing the tempo and ultimately breaking Jo Pavey’s 24-year-old championship report with an 8:41.76 victory. Snowden claimed silver in 8:46.09, whereas Walker earned bronze in 8:48.45.

“I by no means know the way championship races will play out,” stated Nuttall. “I wasn’t fascinated by the time, however once I noticed the clock, I used to be thrilled.”

Serena Vincent claimed the ladies’s shot put title with a season’s greatest throw of 17.33m, comfortably forward of Sophie McKinna, who took silver with a throw of 16.27m. Sabrina Fortune produced a private better of 15.12m to take bronze.

Kate Anson loved a flawless collection of jumps to take the ladies’s excessive bounce title with a clearance of 1.81m. She then went on to clear 1.84m, drawing all eyes within the stadium. The competitors was tight, with Thea Brown clearing 1.81m to take silver, and Hannah Lake incomes bronze with a season’s greatest 1.78m.

Reigning champion Georgina Forde-Wells needed to battle onerous for her title within the girls’s triple bounce. Regardless of robust performances from Reese Robinson and Leila Newth, Forde-Wells discovered her rhythm in spherical 4, leaping 13.46m and enhancing to 13.53m within the last spherical. Robinson took silver with a private better of 13.05m, whereas 15-year-old Leila Newth claimed bronze with a leap of 12.95m, additionally a private greatest.

Returning to the British Indoor Championships for the primary time in 4 years, Bethan Davies added one other British title to her identify with a time of 14:00.94 within the 3000m race stroll.