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Scott in frame for another Olympic selection
whilst Dinah breaks records at Beijing
As in 2011 Scott Overall too good for twice Olympic Gazette that she was not
achieved the Olympic Champion and several times worried about winning
marathon qualifying time World Champion Jamaican medals at the highest level
at the Berlin marathon, on Veronica Campbell-Brown, of competition, “I’d love to
September 27th 2015, by and Olympic medallist the have got a medal but to be
finishing 10th in a race won American Jeneba Tarmoh, in that calibre of race, seeing
by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who was also left in her Dafne run 21.63, I’m really
while Scott was the third slipstream. not disappointed,” she said.
European athlete to finish. “I was quite nervous,” said “I gave it my all, which is all I
Of real significance though Dinah, who was the only could ask for. “To be in a race
his finishing time of 2 hours British woman to reach the when two of the girls were
11 minutes and 24 seconds final, “Campbell-Brown and running 21.6, I was thinking,
was well inside the qualifying Jeneba are such inspirations ‘I know I’m really trying my
time 2.17.00 and only 29 and Olympic Champions. So best… when I crossed the line
seconds off his personal best. I was quite happy I was able I was just open-mouthed. I’m
Hopefully it will enable him to ease down. And you kind flabbergasted, it’s absolutely
to gain selection for team GB of have to when you have one amazing.”
in the Olympics in Rio. of the biggest races ever the Meanwhile Lorraine Ugen
In Beijing at the World next day.” qualified for the final of the
Championships in August Dinah went on to run another long jump with a confident
Blackheath and Bromley were personal best in the final on 6.79m. Into the final she had
represented by Dina Asher- August 28th clocking a time of mixed success with her various
Smith in the sprints and 22.07 seconds to eclipse Kathy jumps, registering 6.85m in her
Lorraine Ugen in the Long Cook’s previous mark set at second jump and progressing
Jump. the 1984 Olympic Games. to the final three rounds.
To begin with Asher Smith To achieve this suggests However a couple of no jumps
ran the fastest first round that she had competed in prevented her from finishing
200 metres heat in World one of the quickest races of in the medals and in the end
Championship History with a all time, and it was, being she secured fifth place.
personal best of 22.22. Then won by Dutchwoman Dafne
in her semi-final she was far Schippers in 21.63sec with
all medallists finishing under
22 seconds. Dinah herself
finished fifth and said she was
“absolutely over the moon”
at her performances. “I’ve
run three personal bests three
days in a row and ended with
a 22.07, which is also a British
record, so I’m a really, really
happy girl.”
Having declared in an
interview covered by the
