Alex Bell believes her newfound maturity on the track can fire her towards a medal at the European Championships. The Leeds middle distance star successfully booked her place in Saturday night's 800m final with a polished performance in Munich.
Ad Bell, 29, finished third in Friday morning's second semi-final after coming home behind Renelle Lamote and British teammate Jemma Reekie in a time of 2:00.53.
AthleticsAsher-Smith says European 200m silver does not reflect her fitness levels41 MINUTES AGO It proved a scrappy encounter at the city's Olympic Stadium and Bell, who finished seventh in last summer's Olympic final, says her experience on the circuit is finally helping her deliver.
She said: «I think even though I have been racing for so long, it's only been this season now with every race I am doing that they're stressing me less when it gets bargy, clumpy, and trippy. »In the past, I have panicked at that point. «So I am just conserving more energy because the more composed you are, the more energy you save. »I was side-eyeing other athletes down the straight but it was fine.