Megan Keith booked her place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a sensational performance at the Night of the 10,000m PBs in London. The Scot put on a show at Parliament Hill, but fellow Brits Jessica Warner-Judd and Patrick Dever missed the necessary qualifying times. Dever needed a time of 27:00 to make it to Paris but registered a time of 27:23.78 to finish in second behind Mohamed Ismail.
Megan Keith booked her place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a dramatic sprint-finish win at the Night of the 10,000m PBs in London.
Keith needed to finish among the top two Brits to book her place in Paris, and the 22-year-old registered a time of 31:03.01 at the Olympic-trial event to take first in stunning style.
Keith came out on top in a sprint finish on the home straight, with the USA’s Fiona O’Keeffe taking second and her compatriot Amanda Vestri finishing in third.
The Scot believes the partisan home crowd at Parliament Hill cheered her on to victory.
“With 200 to go I thought she [O’Keeffe] had got the best of me but I rounded the bend and the crowd went insane,” she said.
“The atmosphere was incredible. The crowd carried me. I stayed relaxed and I am so happy.
“Hopefully the good times keep coming.
“Winning gives you confidence but also the way I won. I’m very happy with how it played out.”
There was no such luck for Britain’s Jessica Warner-Judd.
She was the second British finisher in the race – and ninth overall – but failed to crack the Olympic qualifying time of 30:40, while in the men’s 10,000m, Patrick Dever also finished below the standard.
Dever needed a time of 27:00 to make it to Paris but stopped the clock at 27:23.78 to finish in second behind Mohamed Ismail and ahead of Felix Bour in third.
The 27-year-old admitted it simply was not to be.
“The crowd here is incredible and I’m so glad to have raced here. It’s a very special night,” he added.
“I put my all into getting the 27 minutes but it wasn’t to be tonight.”
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