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Brits battle for Olympic selection
- Updated: April 24, 2016
The quest to qualify for the British Olympic marathon team proved every bit as exciting as anticipated as a quartet of runners booked their spots for Rio.
In the women’s race, Alyson Dixon clocked 2:31:52 to finish top Brit home as she was followed close behind by Sonia Samuels with 2:32:00. Both runners were well outside their PBs and the Olympic qualifying time of 2:31:00, but they already had the qualifying mark going into London and sealed automatic selection with their top two spots.
Behind, Charlotte Purdue ran gamely in third to clock a fine 2:32:48 on her debut in the marathon, but the former European junior cross country champion is likely to suffer a cruel omission from Team GB due to being outside the qualifying standard when selectors name their choices on Tuesday.
The battle of the …
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