Shakes-Drayton leads GB one-two as she wins 400m gold ahead of team-mate Child
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Perri Shakes-Drayton won 400-metre European indoor gold in Gothenburg this morning with a scintillating personal best of 50.85 seconds - the fastest time in the world this year.
The 400m hurdles specialist, 24, led at the bell and took gold in emphatic fashion, with fellow Brit and hurdler Eilidh Child setting a new Scottish record of 51.45 secs to win silver. Shana Cox, 28, finished sixth in 53.15 seconds.
Shakes-Drayton said: 'I’m really happy with that. Everyone had expectations of me getting gold and in my heart of hearts I wanted gold. To be able to deliver and run a world lead – I didn’t expect that. I’m going to take that, it gives me confidence and hopefully I can transfer it over the hurdles.
At teh double: Perri Shakes-Drayton and Eilidh Child show off their medals
In a league of her own: Perri Shakes-Drayton celebrates winning the 400m
'I still want to achieve over the 400m hurdles and I haven’t fulfilled my potential so to me I’m still a 400m hurdler and I think that gave me an advantage because I’m used to running over ten hurdles in a 400m so I’m a lot stronger.'
Child said: 'I’m over the moon, I knew it would be hard but I was lucky to get a good lane draw after yesterday’s qualification.
Race to the line: Shakes-Drayton lead fellow Brit Edith Child in the 400m final
Crossing the line: Shakes-Drayton wins the 400m final ahead of Eilidh Child in second
'I knew everybody would be out for me because I was out in lane six so I thought I would just go out like a bullet and hopefully get that break.
'Once I saw Perri ahead of me, I just thought "sit on her shoulder and try and work with her the whole way round". I’m delighted that I got a medal.'
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