Hazel's happy, despite missing out on medals
SPRINT star Hazel Robson admits it was a job well done at the BT Paralympic World Cup despite finishing fifth and sixth in the 100m and 200m and missing out on a personal best in Manchester.
The Jarrow & Hebburn AC runner, who claimed bronze medals in the T36 100m and 200m at the Beijing Paralympics, was far from at her best as Germany's Maria Seifert earned a sprint double.
In the build-up, Robson had been predicting a Manchester showdown with fellow Brit Katrina Hart, but the 30-year-old was twice off the pace.
Seifert claimed gold in the 100m with a time of 14.47 seconds as Hart took silver, with Robson finishing back in sixth in 15.56 seconds – way off her personal best.
And in the 200m, Robson clocked a time of 32.39 seconds to finish fifth, with Seifert taking gold in 30.24 and Hart the silver in 30.91.
"The 100m was a good run," said Robson. "I got a good start and I kept it going through the line as well.
"My problem has been slowing down at the line, but I've been trying to keep going and I'm pleased I was able to do that.
"I had a good lane for the 200m, so I knew if I got a good start, I had a good chance of being in the mix.
"But I'm not really sure if I got a good start or bad start in the end. I tried to stay with Katrina Hart, and I did. But it was very tricky running into that headwind.
"When you come round the bend in the last 100m, the wind really hits you on your face and it becomes so much harder."
* The BT Paralympic World Cup is taking place until May 31 and features the world's leading international Paralympic athletes in athletics, seven-a-side football, swimming and wheelchair basketball.
The supporting partners are Northwest Regional Development Agency and Manchester City Council.
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