Two of Britain’s fast-rising pentathletes achieved the Olympic qualifying standard with top-eight finishes at the European Championships in Kent.
Jamie Cooke, 20, came fourth in the men’s final, having eclipsed his own 200m freestyle swimming world record for a pentathlete. World junior number one Freyja Prentice then produced a good run/shoot to climb from 12th to eighth in the women’s final.
Neither athlete is guaranteed a place on the British team for London 2012 as there are further opportunities for their team-mates to achieve the standard.
Russia’s Andrei Moiseev was the men’s winner, while Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell was down in 23rd in the women’s event, which was won by world number one and Olympic champion Lena Schoneborn.
Major events this week:
Archery: World Cup stage three, Utah, USA (2-6 August)
Athletics: Diamond League, London (5-6 August – live on BBC Two/online at 1830 on Friday and on BBC One/online at 1330 on Saturday. Live coverage on BBC Radio Five Live)
Sailing: Olympic test event: Weymouth and Portland International Regatta (31 July-13 August)
Shooting: European Championships, Belgrade (31 Jul-14 August)
Triathlon: World Championship Series stage six, London (6-7 August – live on BBC Red Button at 0830 on Saturday and on BBC Two at 1200 on Sunday)
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