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8 hours ago
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Chalmers targets World final after new personal best
Alastair Chalmers reached the semi-finals at last summer's Olympic Games in Paris [Reuters] Alastair Chalmers says he is targeting the 400m hurdles final at the World Championships in Tokyo after running a personal best. Guernsey's reigning British champion, 25, clocked 48.30 secs in Germany on Sunday, breaking his previous best by 0.24 seconds. Advertisement Chalmers narrowly missed out on the finals at the European Championships last summer before falling in the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Paris. Should Chalmers finish in the top two at the forthcoming British Championships, he will be guaranteed a place in Tokyo, having achieved the qualifying standard. "So much can happen between now and then, I've just got to stay healthy," he told BBC Radio Guernsey. "I think on the day in Tokyo if I can execute a really good race and I'm healthy and in good shape then there is a good chance I could make that final. "It's going to be hard, but that's the whole point of competition, you've got to turn up on the day and give if your all and not mess up." Advertisement Chalmers has won the last five British titles and is in the form of his life, having improved his best time year on year. "Running the fastest time of your life is always a lovely feeling," he added. "When I crossed the line I was just very happy that I'd run that world qualifier, personal best, I think it was a meet record as well. "I'm just in a great place physically and mentally and it just allows me to go out and run quick on the track against some really high quality athletes." The World Championships in Japan will take place from 13-21 September.
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9 hours ago
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Chalmers targets World final after new personal best
Alastair Chalmers says he is targeting the 400m hurdles final at the World Championships in Tokyo after running a personal reigning British champion, 25, clocked 48.30 secs in Germany on Sunday, breaking his previous best by 0.24 seconds. Chalmers narrowly missed out on the finals at the European Championships last summer before falling in the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Chalmers finish in the top two at the forthcoming British Championships, he will be guaranteed a place in Tokyo, having achieved the qualifying standard."So much can happen between now and then, I've just got to stay healthy," he told BBC Radio Guernsey. "I think on the day in Tokyo if I can execute a really good race and I'm healthy and in good shape then there is a good chance I could make that final."It's going to be hard, but that's the whole point of competition, you've got to turn up on the day and give if your all and not mess up."Chalmers has won the last five British titles and is in the form of his life, having improved his best time year on year."Running the fastest time of your life is always a lovely feeling," he added."When I crossed the line I was just very happy that I'd run that world qualifier, personal best, I think it was a meet record as well."I'm just in a great place physically and mentally and it just allows me to go out and run quick on the track against some really high quality athletes."The World Championships in Japan will take place from 13-21 September.
BBC News
24-02-2025
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Chalmers aiming for European Indoor Championships
Alastair Chalmers hopes he can represent Great Britain at next month's European Indoor British outdoor 400m hurdles champion - who made the Olympic semi-finals last summer - finished third in the 400m in Birmingham on 24-year-old Guernsey runner is hopeful he can get a place in the 4x400m relay squad. "It's great to be with these guys, I'm mates with all of them so it'll be a really fun opportunity," Chalmers told BBC Sport after the race."It's a good opportunity to work on different things and be in different environments, which is what it's all about."I'm really excited to go out there and get ready and prep for the outdoors." Chalmers crashed out of the Olympic Games in Paris last summer when he fell after hitting a hurdle at the semi-final stage. This year he is focusing on defending his British 400m hurdles title for a sixth successive year before heading to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. And he says his race in Birmingham, where he lost to winner Alex Haydock-Wilson and runner-up Josh Faulds, was the perfect way to start his season. "I live for these occasions of high pressure situations, which is great, but today I just didn't get it right," he added."But that's the art of 400m running. Hopefully I can bounce back, go to the Europeans, run a good time with these boys in the mix and 4x400m and go on to outdoors over the hurdles."The big goal this year is still the world outdoors."
