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Calli Hauger-Thackery leads GB to half-marathon team gold at European Athletics Championships, wins individual bronze
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Published 09/06/2024 at 16:43 GMT+1
With the 2024 Olympic Games only weeks away, the Great Britain half-marathon team at the European Championships in Rome, Italy, gave themselves a boost with team gold. The standout performer ahead of the Games in France was Calli Hauger-Thackery, who came in third in the overall stakes, and with the three top times from the country, they produced the fastest of all countries.
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Britain’s Calli Hauger-Thackery won bronze in the individual half-marathon and was part of the team gold at the European Athletics Championships.
The 31-year-old secured third spot in Rome with a time of 1:08.58, behind gold medallist Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal of Norway, and second-placed athlete Joan Chelimo Melly of Romania.
There were strong finishes for the rest of Team GB as they secured gold: Abbie Donnelly placed sixth, Clara Evans ninth, and Lauren McNeil 17th.
With the top three finishers counting towards the total, they produced a winning time of 3:29.01.
"You work so hard that naturally as an athlete you want more but I am so happy to win the individual bronze and be part of an amazing gold medal-winning team," said Hauger-Thackery.
"It shows a lot about where British women's running is at the moment - I'm very proud of us all.
"Doing this half-marathon two months out from the Olympic marathon is great preparation for me."
Hauger-Thackery said that she would now focus her efforts on the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games.
She added: "I'll head back out to St Moritz to get that final preparation in before the big one in Paris."
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