Hunter Bell’s dilemma over audacious bid for double world athletics glory
Middle-distance runner heads into this weekend’s UK Championships with a tricky decision looming
Georgia Hunter Bell will next week be picked for the 800m and 1500m in Britain’s world championships team, all being well. But the dilemma over whether to actually contest both will only just have begun.
Not since Hunter Bell’s mentor Kelly Holmes claimed two memorable Olympic golds in 2004 has a British athlete even attempted the audacious middle-distance double at a global championships.