At the same venue a few days later, pole vaulter Lucie Wolfenden, 17, made a confident start to her U20 campaign.

Her leap of 3.12m at the Manchester pole vault open, where she placed second, was just three centimetres off of her personal best.

Liina Otsalu of Maccabi London Harriers contested the 60m for the first time at the Sutcliffe indoor  series event in Eltham, South London, winning her heat in 8.99sec. 
Otsalu, 23, only restarted her athletics career in August last year after an 11-year break.

Long-distance specialist Nick Gold completed the 5K in Hyde Park in 16.57.  It was the Highgate Harriers V45 athlete’s best time since 2012.