Due to other commitments, only Mabel Akande represented at this years British Athletics / @britishathletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
Her journey went as follows:
In the heats at 13:13, she came home in 1st place from lane 2 in a commanding 7.43s, displaying superb maturity for the youngest sprinter in the competition.
In the semi-final at 16:19, she finished 3rd, behind (you guessed it), Amy Hunt again for the third time in a fortnight. Mabel ran a 7.34 to qualify for the final only a couple of hours later.
In said final, (at 18:18), where last year Mabel picked up a bronze medal, she didn’t get the best of starts yet closed her brilliant championships in 7th spot with a 7.42s.
Well done Mabel and good luck to Kaesi Opara and Georgina Adam who had been invited but are now looking to their outdoor seasons.
You can see the action from the final via British Athletics, below:
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