POOLE runner Melissa Courtney-Bryant came up short in her maiden World Championship 1500m final in Budapest on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old finished last with a 12th place finish, admitting that she was below par.
She shared: “I don’t really know what’s wrong, I don’t really have any excuses, I just felt rubbish.
“I was really good in warm-up, everything was leading for it to be good, but as soon as the gun went, I was like ‘oh no, my legs are not there’ and that is really hard because the stadium, the atmosphere, family and friends here – it is a big stage and you want to perform here.
“I have to be really happy that I am in a World Championship final.
“The strength in British distance running, and in that final, is incredible. But that was a really below-par performance from me so I feel really disappointed.”
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