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Bosworth and Wilkinson lead British team for Poděbrady

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Tom Bosworth and Callum Wilkinson form part of a nine-strong British team for the European Race Walking Cup in Podebrady in the Czech Republic on 21 May.

Bosworth is the most accomplished member of the squad and he looks set to improve markedly on his 16th-place finish in the 20km walk from Murcia two years ago. His standout performance since then was a sixth-place finish in the Olympic Games where he lowered the British record to 1:20:13 in warm and humid conditions.

He began his 2017 campaign in record-breaking form with a national 5000m walk record of 18:39.47 at the British Indoor Championships and the 27-year-old is ranked fourth continentally in the 20km walk with a 1:20:58 season’s best set in Rio Maior last month.

Bosworth is joined on the team by Wilkinson, who is poised to make his senior international debut in Podebrady. The 20-year-old finished 12th over 10km in the U20 race two years ago but made his breakthrough last year by winning gold in the 10,000m walk at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz.

Wilkinson only made his 20km walk debut less than two months ago but it was a notable one, clocking a British U23 record of 1:23:47 - a mark which should also stand him in good stead when he returns to Bydgoszcz for the European U23 Championships in July.

The team for the 20km walk also includes 20-year-old Cameron Corbishley and Dominic King, a two-time Olympian in the 50km walk.

On the women's side, Gemma Bridge clocked a lifetime best of 1:35:01 in Podebrady last month and that performance was rewarded with her first international call-up. She is joined in the women's team alongside Bethan Davies and Heather Lewis.




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