- Dobson beaten by Alexander Doom, who ran 44.15sec
- Angelica Moser wins pole vault gold with 4.78m jump
A little over two years ago, the 1997 world 4x400m relay champion Iwan Thomas hailed young Charlie Dobson as the “Ginger Ninja” – and predicted that he would break his European championship 400m record. It was a bold act of prophecy, given that Dobson had only ever run the distance twice. Yet on a remarkable Rome evening it came true.
The only problem? While the 24-year-old ran a personal best of 44.38sec to take silver, Belgium’s world indoor champion, Alexander Doom, entered a different stratosphere as he powered to victory in 44.15.
Written by Sean Ingle in Rome
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/10/charlie-dobson-claims-400m-silver-as-molly-caudery-takes-pole-vault-bronze under the title “Charlie Dobson claims 400m silver as Molly Caudery takes pole vault bronze”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
