Anning first GB woman to win individual indoor sprintDisappointment for Molly Caudery in pole vault
Amber Anning stormed to 400m gold to claim her first senior individual international medal on the second day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China. The British record holder, who collected a pair of relay bronzes at last summer’s Paris Olympics, crossed the line in 50.60sec to pip the United States’ Alexis Holmes by three hundredths of a second, while Norway’s Henriette Jaeger took bronze.
It was redemption for the 24-year-old Anning, who was disqualified from the same event due to a lane infringement at this month’s European Indoor Championships. “It feels amazing,” said Anning, who became the first British woman to win an individual world indoor sprint title. “I came here wanting the win after the disappointment of the Europeans. I wanted the gold and I’m grateful that I was able to get the job done and bring a medal back to the home city.
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