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Watford Grand Prix – 11 June 2022 – Preview, Start Lists & Timetable

Watford Grand Prix - 11 June 2022 - Preview, Start Lists & Timetable

Due to some last minute pacer changes if anyone can help please contact Tim Brennan

Timetable: Timetable for the meeting is available HERE

Start Lists: Start Lists for the meeting are available HERE

Results: Results for the meeting will be available HERE

All queries should be directed to

Mens Events:  Rupert Waters

Womens Events: Nick Bentham

Live streaming of the meeting is available via VINCO

Spectator tickets HERE

PREVIEW

Reece Sharman-Newell and Olympian Jess Judd are two of the most interesting entries for what is shaping up to be a cracking night of athletics at the Saucony British Milers Club International Grand Prix at the Watford Woodside Arena on Saturday (June 11th).

Sharman-Newell, still only 19, is the fastest man in the field after a sizzling personal best of 1:45.56 at the Bryan Clay Invitational meeting in California, in April.

That represents a huge improvement on his 2021 best of 1:51.93 and lifted him to sixth in the UK Rankings, though Sharman-Newell remarkably still finds himself only third in the Basingstoke & Mid Hants club rankings behind Thomas Staines (1:45.28) and Ben Pattison (1:45.44).

How he would love to nudge ahead of those two in what will be the Colorado State University student’s first race back in Britain and claim his first maiden Grand Prix A victory.

Not that Sharman-Newell will have the race all his own way. Watford-born fellow GB international Kyle Langford, currently eighth on the 2022 UK Rankings over 800m with 1:46.11and with a best of 1:44.83, is also entered after a successful spell racing in America and is sure to get big support from the local athletics fraternity.

Leading Irish runner Mark English (1:44.71) and the experienced Guy Learmonth (1:44.73)  are also in the line-up plus Rocco Zaman-Browne, who was third at the Birmingham Uni Grand Prix.

While Sharman-Newell is looking to stake his claim for an international vest this summer Judd, who doubled up in the 5000m and 10,000m at Tokyo last year, has already got her 2022 summer campaign off to a great start by winning the British 10,000m Championships to book her place in the team for the Worlds in America.

Judd has been a big supporter of the BMC Grand Prix series, which this year is offering a £16,000-£22,000 prize fund for each of the five high profile meetings, and on Saturday will step down to the 1500m to sharpen up her speed.

As for in-form Judd she is the fastest in the field…

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