Christian wins again

Sunday 31 July 2011

Cardiff's Christian Malcolm booked his place in the British team for the world championships in Daegu/Korea later this year by retaining his 200m title in this weekend's World Trials and UK Championships in Birmingham.

He also clinched a sprint relay place by placing fourth in the 100m, having clocked 10.17, his fastest time for 10 years, in the semi final.

Other Cardiff medallists in Birmingham were Gareth Warburton (3rd in the 800m), Bryony Raine (3rd in the pole vault) and Lianne Clarke (3rd in the javelin).

European silver medallist Rhys Williams will have been disappointed with his 4th place in his speciality 400m hurdles, having paid the price for a slow start to the race. Likewise, Joe Thomas was hoping for better than fifth in what was a tactical 800m.

20 year old Charlotte Arter did well to reach the final of the women's 1500m, having established a personal best time of 4:23.18 in her heat. She was 9th in the final in 4:26.83.

The full list of Cardiff performances is as follows:

100m: Gareth Price (6th in heat 1 - 10.84); Christian Malcolm (4th in final - 10.21); Mica Moore (6th in heat 3 - 12.23).

200m: Gareth Hopkins (7th in heat 2 - 22.47); Christian Malcolm (1st in final - 20.85).

400m: Tom Miller (7th in heat 1 - 48.17); Glyn Hawkes (7th in heat 4 - 49.56).

800m: Gareth Warburton (3rd in final - 1:48.13); Joe Thomas (5th in final - 1:48.81).

1500m: Adam Bitchell (6th in heat 1 - 3:49.86); Ieuan Thomas (12th in heat 2 - 4:03.66); James Thie (11th in final - 3:48.35); Charlotte Arter (9th in final - 4:26.83).

10,000m: Alex Hains (19th in final - 30:35.79).

400m Hurdles: Rhys Williams (4th in final - 50.59); Emma Peters (4th in heat 1 - 61.24).

3000m steeplechase: Emily Brown (5th in final - 11:04.25).

Pole Vault: Bryony Raine (3rd in final - 4.11m).

Triple Jump: Gary White (11th in final - 14.63m).

Javelin: Lianne Clarke (3rd in final - 49.77m).

Discus: Dave Coleman (8th in final - 51.48m).