George Mills wins British indoor 3,000m title with championship record
George Mills broke the championship record and won the men’s 3,000m at the British Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham.
Mills scored a 0.17 second distance in James West, demanding a victory in 7 minutes and 40.16 seconds.
The 25-year-old was watched by his father, former England footballer Danny Mills, as his previous championship record broke for nearly 10 seconds.
His performance qualifies him for the European indoor championship.
“I came here to do a job – that was to first go to the European indoor championship and put my name on the hat again, obviously winning,” Mills told the BBC. “Good to be happy Do this.
“When I go to these championship games now, I’m going to win medals, so that’s what I’m aiming for.
“I really brought it all to the sport and I just wanted to be the best athlete I could do.”
In the Women’s 3,000m, Hannah Nuttall won the victory before Laura Muir, second place.
Nuttall surpassed her lateness in 8:49.49, beating Muir for more than half a second.
Both will be held at the European Indoor Championships.
“I do think if I had the best game, but actually executing and doing it is another matter,” Nuttall said.
“I thought I would follow her (Muir) and see what I left in the end; I had another gear when I passed her and she had nothing left.
“The nerves have been insufficient in recent days.”
Elsewhere, 17-year-old Otis Poole won by 2.20m despite only receiving invitations to compete earlier in the day. Poole’s previous personal best jump was the 209m attempt.
The European Indoor Championships will be held from March 6 to 9 in Appeldoon, Netherlands.
