Agnes third in London

NAMIBIAN middle-distance ace Agnes Samaria took third place at the Super Grand Prix in London on Saturday.

The Namibian 800-metre specialist clinched the third spot in the 1 500 metre race, which she has also mastered through the years. Samaria, who will compete at the Olympic Games in the two disciplines, said she was happy with the result that showed some improvement after several poor finishes on the European circuit.”It was a very slow race, so sprinting at the end.I had heavy legs from the training, but managed,” she said.Samaria has now climbed to seventh position in the world rankings of the 1 500m.Her next race before the Olympic Games start on August 8 will be in the Super Grand Prix in Monaco tomorrow.From that race, Samaria said she will travel to Beijing where she will try to land a medal in either of the two disciplines.”With a good race in Monaco I can secure my place in the World Finals in Stuttgart on September 13,” she said.Samaria, who will compete at the Olympic Games in the two disciplines, said she was happy with the result that showed some improvement after several poor finishes on the European circuit.”It was a very slow race, so sprinting at the end.I had heavy legs from the training, but managed,” she said.Samaria has now climbed to seventh position in the world rankings of the 1 500m.Her next race before the Olympic Games start on August 8 will be in the Super Grand Prix in Monaco tomorrow.From that race, Samaria said she will travel to Beijing where she will try to land a medal in either of the two disciplines.”With a good race in Monaco I can secure my place in the World Finals in Stuttgart on September 13,” she said.