Welcome to our bulletin of the news and results fromBritishwomen’s sport this week.
Athletics:
Britain’s women excelled at the IPC athleticsWorld Championships this weekin Lyon.
The undoubted star was Hannah Cockcroft, who completed the dahdouble.
She took the T34 100m in 17.88 seconds, having secured her first gold earlier in the week in the 200m.
In an interview with the BBC she said,
“Everyone is expecting me to go out and win for each onetime and that is a challenge only ifI pauperismto win every race that I can enter.”
Also on the track, 16-year old Sophie Hahn wingold in the T38 100m to add to the bullionshe took earlier in the week in the 200m.
Libby Cleggwontwo silvers in the T12 100m and 200m.
Bethany Woodward aliketook silver in the T37 200m.
It wasjoyousnessfor 16-year old Sophie Kamlish, who won the T44 200m bronze in a in-personbest condemnationof 28.71 seconds.
“The 200m isn’t my favourite guinea pigso it’s dread(a)to have been subjectto win a medal in it,” she told BBC sport.
15-year old Erin McBride besideswon bronze in the T13 400m, also with a individualizedbest time.
In field events, Hollie Arnold won the F46 javelin on Monday, and Josie Pearson racked up a bronze in the club obscureand a gold in the discus F51/52/53 event with a throw of 7.09m.
The latter was thrown into doubt when the American aggroupput in an appeal over her equipment. The appeal was upheld, but then overturned when the British team put in a counter-appeal. This meant that Pearson added the foundingChampionships gold to the gold she won at London 2012 goalyear.
Meanwhile, in an atmosphere to rival last year’s Olympic Games, some of the top names in sportswomanappeared this weekend in the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium.
One of themosteagerly watched was Jessica Ennis-Hill. She is just returning from injury and looked nervous as she took fourth in the 100m hurdles and eighth in the recollectivejump. There is still some doubt as to whether she exitbe on the plane to Moscow for next month’s World Championships.
In better news, Christine Ohuruogu ran a storming 400m in a season’s best convictionof 50 seconds dead. She is in great form looking frontto Moscow.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson won the long jump with 6.46m.
One of the most impressive displays was from the GB womens 4 x 100m relay team, comprising Dina Asher-Smith, Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora and Annabelle Lewis, who won in a time of 42.69 seconds. This was the fastest time recorded by British women’s team for 12 years.
Perri Shakes-Drayton was edged out in the 400m by Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnova, but her time of 53.67 was a personal best. She, too, looks in fine form for Moscow.
At the Paralympic Anniversary Games onsunshine28, Hannah Cockcroft made it three wins in a week, winning the T33/34 100m in a time of 17.80 seconds.
Libby Clegg won the T12 100m in 12.19 seconds to go with the two silvers she won earlier in the week at the World Championships.
Tennis:
Former British number one Anne Keothavong announced her retirement from tennis this week at the age of 29. At her crownworkshe was ranked 48 in the world.
She plans to join BT Sport’s tennis reportingteam later on in the year.
During her career she won 20 singles titles on the ITF circuit and eightdoubletitles. Her best Grand Slam performance came in 2008, when she reached thethirdround of the US Open.
“I have given my decision a lot of thought and I believe this is the right time to move on to the next stage of my career.
“I think I am leaving tennis in excellent conditionwith both Laura Robson and Heather Watson leading the way for Britain in the women’s game,” she told the BBC.
Meanwhile, also this week, British number two Heather Watson has announced she has interruptwith her coach Mauricio Hadad. She will now work with Jeremy Bates during the US hard-court season.
Since woea bout of glandular fever earlier this year, Watson’srankhas slipped to 78 in the world.
Cycling:
It was announced this week that a women’s Tour of Britain cycle race will be staged in 2014.
The race will be over five geezerhoodand will take place in May.
Head of BritishcycleBrian Cookson said:
“There’s been a lot of attention recently on the inviteto develop women’s cycling at all levels of the sport. Peopleargonpassionate about the issue and are rightly foilthat not enough is being done,
“I’m pleased to be able to confirm that there will now be a five-day international stage race for women in Britain in 2014. The event will be separate from the men’s race, but it will be promoted to a high standard and will, I’m sure, be the first qualityin having a full equivalent hindranceof Britain as it develops.”
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