Pickering finishes third in Stuttgart

European junior 100 metres 支持する／優勝者 Craig Pickering finished third over 60

metres at the Sparkassen Cup in Stuttgart to show his 最近の form has been no

flash in the pan.

The 20-year-old Milton Keynes 競技者's 業績／成果 in a 急速な／放蕩な final, which was

won by 連邦／共和国 100m silver medallist Olusoji Fasuba ahead of Marcus Brunson, has certainly lowered the 半端物s on him winning next month's European indoor 肩書を与える.

Pickering showed 井戸／弁護士席 against more experienced 競争相手s with the Nigerian clocking a lifetime best of 6.49secs to 勝利，勝つ the final just 0.02secs ahead of the American 走者-up.

The Briton managed to match their pace until the last 20 metres when the 二人組

殺到するd ahead of him as he finished in 6.57secs.

But Pickering finished ahead of training partner Jason Gardener and Ronald

Pognon who were fifth and sixth それぞれ.

敗北・負かすing Gardner, who will be chasing a fourth 連続する European 肩書を与える in

Birmingham, and フラン's European 記録，記録的な／記録する 支えるもの／所有者 and silver medallist two years

ago was a 大規模な 上げる.

Pickering said: "I've now run 6.55secs twice in a week and a 6.57secs, so it

証明するs I can be 一貫した.

"明白に there was 圧力 on me out there and I think I 対処するd with it

井戸／弁護士席. This is the first time I have competed at this level. I never 推定する／予想するd it

to be 平易な and it wasn't.

"Now I just hope things continue to 進歩 同様に as they have done. This

has been something different but I'm pleased I was first European finisher."

示す 吊りくさび-Francis will have to show a 広大な 改良 if he is to make the

Norwich Union GB team for Birmingham after finishing only fifth in his heat with

a time of 6.82secs.

Europe's 最高の，を越す indoor 会合, where the 最高潮の場面 was Meseret Defar and her

fellow Ethiopian Meselech Melkamu destroying the world 3000m 記録，記録的な／記録する, 明確に

showed British 競技者s can 勝利，勝つ Euro pean indoor メダルs.

Nathan Douglas may have managed only one valid 三段跳び 通関手続き／一掃 but it

was good enough to earn him second place against several 対抗者s who will be

also be appearing in Birmingham.

"I'm more than happy with my showing and remember I am a little bit rusty as

this was my first 外見 of the year," said last year's European outdoor

silver medallist.

The 24-year-old Oxford 競技者 managed a smile after dicing with an 早期に 出口

from the 競争 with his first two 試みる／企てるs 宣言するd 違法な because of

foot faults.

But he remained 静める and with his next 決定的な 成果／努力 made the 削減（する） of six for

the final three 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs, 解除するing his former personal best by nine centimetres to

a very respectable 17.14m.

He fouled at every other 試みる／企てる as Portugal's Nelson Evora （疑いを）晴らすd 17.17m to

勝利，勝つ with the USA's Aarik Wilson third with a best leap of 16.99m.

Jo Pavey 粉々にするd her own three-year-old 連邦／共和国 3000m 記録，記録的な／記録する by over

three seconds with a time of eight minutes 31.50secs, but was no match for her

African 競争相手s.

The 連邦／共和国 5000m silver medallist 戦う／戦いd bravely, but was always at

least 10 metres 流浪して of Defar and Melkamu.

Defar, the Olympic 5000m 肩書を与える 支えるもの／所有者, won by the 狭くする 利ざや of 0.02secs in

8:23.72, in a race which will long be remembered for its intensity over the last

200m.

"I didn't think I was in 形態／調整 to break my 記録，記録的な／記録する although I （機の）カム here very

井戸／弁護士席 用意が出来ている," said Pavey, who has been warm 天候 training in South

Africa.

She 追加するd: "There was no way I could have stuck with them but it shows my

準備s に向かって the Europeans are going 同様に and probably much better

than I 推定する／予想するd."

James McIlroy, who was also 開始 his season, clocked 1:49.16 for sixth

place over 800m while Joice Maduaka and Montell Douglas finished fourth and

sixth in their 60m final where the USA's LaVerne Jones 始める，決める a world leader of

7.16secs.