ATHLETICS: David Gillick sent out a serious warning sign that he intends defending his European Indoor 400-metres title when he clocked the fastest time in the world this year, winning the Dusseldorf International meeting in a superb 46.18 seconds.
Gillick roasted the high quality field, easing home ahead of Italy’s Claudio Licciardello, who ran 46.57, with the American Jamaal Torrance even further back in third, running 47.11.
It was Gillick’s first race of the indoor season and clearly indicates he’s in the sort of form to challenge for European gold for the third successive time, when the championships take place in Turin early next month.
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