GB’s Reekie qualifies fastest for world 800m final
Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie continued her bid to win a first global medal by qualifying fastest for the women’s 800m final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Scot Reekie, 25, judged her effort to perfection to win her semi-final in one minute 58.28 seconds and build further confidence before Sunday’s medal race. NBA […]
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Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie continued her bid to win a first global medal by qualifying fastest for the women’s 800m final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
Scot Reekie, 25, judged her effort to perfection to win her semi-final in one minute 58.28 seconds and build further confidence before Sunday’s medal race.
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In winning her semi-final, Reekie, who finished fifth at last summer’s outdoor World Championships, got the better of two of her expected medal rivals to assert herself as one of the favourites for gold.
The home favourite cruised past Ethiopia’s world leader Habitam Alemu in the closing stages, with 2022 world indoor bronze medallist Halimah Nakaayi finishing third.