![]() That top three remained the same at the finish line, with Nuttall fighting hard to keep ahead of the Spaniard to earn 15 points for GB & NI.Ī delighted Nuttall said afterwards, “It went really well because I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it going in as I’ve only raced one 5000m before, so I just wanted to put myself at the front and give myself the best opportunity to move up if I felt good. However, with 600m to go, the Italian Nadia Battocletti, Nuttall and Agueda Marques (ESP) broke away from the rest of the field, a move that proved to be a decisive one. In very hot conditions at the Silesia Stadium, the leading pack built up the pace throughout the contest with the Briton at the forefront for the majority of the 12 and a half laps. Hannah Nuttall produced a superb display of 5000m running in only her second ever track 5000m race, as she finished in second position overall in a time of 15:29:49. ![]() ![]() There was a second-place finish for Hannah Nuttall (Helen Clitheroe, Charnwood) in the women’s 5000m, as well as third positions for Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff) and Zak Seddon (Geoff Wightman, Bracknell) in the men’s 100m and 3000m steeplechase respectively, all adding crucial points to the team total. Great Britain and Northern Ireland got off to a fantastic start on day one of European Team Championships First Division, sitting second in the standings behind Italy on 131.5 points after 12 events. 23rd June 2023 NUTTALL, AZU AND SEDDON STAR ON DAY ONE OF EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ![]()
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