BY TIM PARSONS
Great Britain produced their most epic World Athletics Championships performance ever, following bronze medal victories on the final day in Beijing. Christine Ohuruogu, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Child and Seren Bundy-Davies went first and secured third place in a season’s best time of 3:23.62. Former reigning champion, Ohoruougu, was out shined in he previous outing by competitive talent, Allyson Felix, and must have been proud to produce her personal best time in this race despite not getting top prize. The talents in her ranks are really serious top notch stuff. Jamaica captured the gold medal after a blistering performance on the final leg in which Novlene Williams-Mills outclassed Francena McCorory. America got silver.
In the men’s race, Rabah Yousif, Delano Williams, Jarryd Dunn and Martyn Rooney did well to get bronze , which was quite good considering the formidable opposition coming from the Jamaicans and Americans. The Americans finished with an impressive 6 medals and have historically been legends of the sport, making and breaking records until Jamaica started to produce legends of their own.
The British team had plenty to be proud of in finishing the championships with a total of four golds, one silver and two bronze medals. Mo Farahas continues to prove an exceptional talent for Britain, taking gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000m run. Farah has now won 3 successive world titles and has won gold in both track distance events at Olympics and two world championships. Other heroes include ‘Super Saturday’ heroes Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford in the heptathlon and long jump competitions . Team GB has always done well in world championship competitions, but is their best performance to date. The annual world championships will be held in London in 2017, so this is something to really look forward to.
