Hurdlers Sharpen up for Indoor AAA's

A busy weekend of domestic action saw Britain sprint hurdlers sharpen up with a week to go before the AAA Championships/World Championship trials.

Whilst Colin Jackson was running his fastest time of the year in winning the Norwich Union Grand Prix at the NIA, British hurdlers were busy at the Birmingham Games and the BUSA Championships at Kelvin Hall Glasgow.

Rachel King's followed up her World qualifying mark in the Europa Cup by defeating Diane Hawkins 8.24 to 8.27 in the Birmingham Games, though both finished behind Ireland's Deval O'Rourke. In 4th place top junior Symone Belle inched her pb down a further notch to 8.42.

In the senior men's hurdles Duncan Malins took a good step forward winning in 7.84 to move to 4th on the current UK indoor list, whilst in the age group events there was also a fine performances for Nicola Robinson who clocked 8.72 in the Junior girls event.

Meanwhile in Glasgow, Malins' Colin Bovell coached training partners were in great form, Europa Cup representative Dominic Girdler improving to below 7.8 with a 7.78 championship best performance for equal 13th on the UK all time list, in front of Tristan Anthony's new pb of 7.93. Girdler's Loughborough colleagues dominated the women's event with Helen Worsey running first 8.35 in the heat and then 8.31 in the final for 24th on the all time list whilst Tamsin Stephens silver medal 8.41 was a new Northern Ireland

22nd February 2003