Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Audrey Leduc emerged victorious in the 100-metre races at the Canadian track and field trials in Montreal. Leduc, the Canadian 100m record holder, won her heat with a time of 11.09 seconds and later secured the title. In the under-20 category, 16-year-old Grade 10 student Jorai Oppong-Nketiah won the 100m title with a time of 11.39 seconds, which would have placed her third in the senior final. She might be considered for the Canadian 4x100m relay team in Paris. Meanwhile, in the UK, 17-year-old Phoebe Gill won the national 800m championship with a time of 1:58.66, earning her a spot in the Olympic team. Gill's performance saw her outpace Jemma Reekie, who finished second, and Erin Wallace, who came in third.
Phoebe Gill shows mind-boggling talent in qualifying for Paris at only 17 Schoolgirl from St Albans wins 800m title at UK trials in an astonishing 1min 58.66secs to secure her place at the Olympics Tap for the full story⬇️ https://t.co/OMvSC5LRTQ
17-year-old Phoebe Gill ‘in a dream’ after storming to place in Olympic team https://t.co/hvyeDHjeOU
Superb from Georgia Bell! Winning the women's 1500m at a cruise and flying the flag for Battersea Park 👍🏃♀️🇬🇧 #UKChamps2024
Wow! Phoebe Gill take a bow 👍🏃♀️🇬🇧 https://t.co/xADBjrIp9B
PHOEBE GILL IS BRITISH CHAMPION AND GOING TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES!!! 🥇 1:58.66 🥈 @JemmaReekie 1:59.28 🥉 @erinwallace___ 2:00.88 #UKChamps2024 https://t.co/hfEZURNX2o
17 year old Phoebe Gill just won the national 800m championship in a 1.58 and is going to Paris. With a great chance of making the final at least. Just brilliant.
PHEOBE GILL. Imagine going to the Olympics at 17. Ran the legs of Jemma Reekie from 200m in. Wound it up and held her nerve. Unbelievable bottle, fearless Championship running. GBs middle-distance roster is hitting golden generation levels
One of the best stories to unfold last night at trials was the performance by 16-year-old Jorai Oppong-Nketiah. Grade 10. She won the u20 100m title. Her time of 11.39 would have placed third in the senior final. Might she be considered for the 🇨🇦4x100m relay team in Paris? https://t.co/mO2NJjEyBi
De Grasse, Leduc win 100-metre races at Canadian track and field trials https://t.co/Ht6gnBFqsb https://t.co/LtQq1Dau61
Canadian 100m record holder Audrey Leduc wins her heat easily in a time of 11.09. Let’s see how fast she can go in the final tonight. A hometown Quebec crowd cheering her on here in Montreal. https://t.co/eOZOPT4vN6