FILE PHOTO: Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - October 4, 2020 Britain's Chris Thompson during the elite men's race Pool via REUTERS/Ian Walton
LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran Chris Thompson, who turns 40 next month, produced a masterful and highly emotional performance to win the British Olympic Marathon trials in the unusual surroundings of London's Kew Gardens on Friday to secure his place in Tokyo.
While Thompson punched the air and let out a scream of joy after crossing the line following years of frustration, Steph Davis, still a part-timer, burst into tears after destroying the field and her own personal best to win the women's race and also qualify only a couple of years after she took up serious training.
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