Muller Olympic Trials

Thursday 8 July 2021

Jeremiah Azu in GB U23 Team

Jeremiah Azu has been selected for 100m and 4x100m Relay, in GB team for European U23 Championships, in Tallinn, Estonia, between 8th – 11^th July.

Jeremiah performances in the Olympic Trials SM 100m, where he progressed from

Heat to Semi Final, and onto Final. He was 2^nd U23 in 100m SM Final, deserved his place in GB U23 team.

Poor weather, cold on first day, also windy, affected sprint performances.

54 British U23 athletes have been selected for the U23 European Championships.

Olympic Trials 25^th - 27^th June.

A good number of Cardiff athletes (18) competed in Manchester over the 2 days, some achieving pb’s, and a Welsh record.

  100m Jeremiah Azu   U23 Heat 4.  2^nd 10.86.  SF. 2, 4^th 10.38 sb. Final 7^th 10.46.

  100m Sam Gordon      SM Heat 5.  2^nd 10.85.  SF. 1, 4^th 10.48.

  100m Arron Owen       SM Heat 6.  4^th  10.79.  SF. 3, 7^th 10.71.

  100m Dewi Hammond SM Heat 3.  6^th  11.08.

  400m Owen Smith                        SM Heat 2,  3^rd 47.26.    F.  8^th    47.09.

  400m Rhiannon Linington-Payne SW Heat 3. 8^th 56.52.

  800m David Locke U23     Heat 1,   4^th  1.50.14.

1500m Jake Heyward U23  Heat 4.   1^st  3.44.94. Final. 3^rd3.42.47.

1500m James Heneghan    Heat 1.   6^th  3.49.95.

1500m Cari Hughes U23W Heat 1.   4^th  4.28.47. Final.7^th 4.16.19 pb

3k s/c  Kate Seary SW  Final.           4^th10.11.08 pb, Welsh and club record.

5000m Charlotte Arter   SW Final.    4^th 15.34.64. pb

            Jennifer Nesbitt  SW              5^th 15.40.92.

            Clara Evans       SW              9^th 16.24.88.

5kW     Bethan Davies SW Final.      1^st  22.47.85. sb

Shot Putt. Aled Davis SM F42            1^st 15.80. sb

Long Jump. Rebecca Chapman Final 7^th 6.09.

Decathlon SM Curtis Matthews  Shot Putt 15.21 pb  HJ 1.80.  DNF.

Well done, to all Cardiff Athletics athletes competing in Muller Olympic Trials.