Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Amy-Eloise Markovc’s first Olympics may be over but she insists she can hold her head up high after setting a new personal best.
The Stockport runner failed to reach the final of the women’s 5000m on Day 1 of athletics in Tokyo, finishing ninth in a time of 15:03.22.
She pipped Team GB teammate Eilish McColgan to finish as the lead Brit and ran quicker than Jess Judd, who was in heat one. And, though disappointed she didn’t make the final, the 25-year-old is proud of her performance. “My goal coming here was that I wanted to walk off the track happy and proud,” said the north-west ace, whose race was broadcast live on Eurosport and Discovery+. “I won’t say
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