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English race-walking titles for Luc Legon and Bethan Davies

English race-walking titles for Luc Legon and Bethan Davies

Battles for national titles in the walks and masters throws as we bring you our latest results round-up from the UK

Molly Barnett Open Track Walks including the England Athletics Winter Track Championships, Coventry, March 4

Luc Legon, who won medals in both the UK and England 3000m indoor walk championships events, easily won the men’s 10,000m walk title taking over two minutes off of his track PB as Tom Partingdon took silver.

Luc Legon (Mark Easton)

European 35km walk 11th-placer Bethan Davies won the women’s 10,000m by almost four minutes in 46:54.49.

Abigail Jennings, who won the UK and England indoor 3000m walk titles took over a minute off her PB in second with a 50:37.78 clocking.

Bethan Davies (Mark Easton)

Men: 10,000W: 1 L Legon (Bexley) 45:15.72; 2 T Partington (Manx) 46:48.37; 3 A Nandwani (Hyde Park) 50:31.50
5000W: 1 E Simmonds (E Dash, U17) 25:59.53

U13 2000W: T Perry (Northern IOM) 11:00.56

Women: 10,000W: 1 B Davies (Card) 46:54.49; 2 A Jennings (AFD) 50:37.78; 3 G Griffiths (Pemb) 52:09.34; 4 J Nicholls (Leic WC) 53:16.99; 5 H Hopper (Camb H) 53:30.84; 6 P Spooner (Hyde PK) 53:32.03; 7 J Wilton (Ash) 56:30.12; 8 M Dunwell (Northern IOM, U20) 56:34.65; 9 E Ghose (Ton) 56:47.33; 10 M Peddle (Lough) 59:22.67

Bethan Davies (centre) won the women’s 10,000m walk title (Mark Easton)

U15 girls 3000W: 1 A Chappell (Ash) 17:59.67

U13 girls 2000W: 1 L Fletcher-Merryweather (Manx) 12:42.47; 2 A Thursfield (W&B) 14:22.25

BRITISH MASTERS WINTER THROWS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Horspath, March 4-5

M35 men: SP: 1 C Mee (Charn) 10.24. WT: 1 S Whyte (TVH, M55) 16.01; 2 T Balko (B’burn, M55) 13.09; 3 S Linsell (Leeds C, M55) 12.36; 4 D Burrell (Lut, M55) 11.84. WT: 1 C Mee (Charn) 7.88. DT: 1 C Mee (Charn) 27.20. DT: 1 S Whyte (TVH, M55) 37.89; 2 G Pullen (B&H, M55) 36.43; 3 G Farrell (VPCG, M55) 34.20; 4 T Balko (B’burn, M55) 32.99; 5 S Linsell (Leeds C, M55) 32.36; 6 D Burrell (Lut, M55) 28.58; 7 T Ratcliffe (Dac, M55) 27.85. HT: 1 C Mee (Charn) 25.90

M40: SP: 1 S Wall (Dac) 10.61; 2 S Cater (B&R) 9.46; 3 K Golding (Swin) 6.54. WT: 1 S Cater (B&R) 8.42. DT: 1 R Bate (Traff) 35.64; 2 S Wall (Dac) 27.67; 3 S Cater (B&R) 27.56; 4 K Golding (Swin) 19.24. HT: 1 M Elliott (Tel) 44.66; 2 R Bate (Traff) 43.55; 3 S Cater (B&R) 29.52. HT: 1 S Whyte (TVH, M55) 47.28; 2 T Balko (B’burn, M55) 37.08; 3 D Burrell (Lut, M55) 34.38; 4 G Farrell (VPCG, M55) 32.23; 5 S Linsell (Leeds C, M55) 28.89. JT: 1 S Cawson (Burt) 46.88; 2 S Wall (Dac) 39.82; 3 S Cater (B&R) 32.16; 4 K Golding (Swin) 28.59

M45: SP: 1 D…

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