Joe Thomas (coach: Arwyn Davies) put in an impressive performance to triumph in the 800m race at Glasgow's Aviva International Match.

The Cardiff AAC athlete, representing the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in an event he loves to perform well in, blasted away with 200m to go to stun a strong field and score an emphatic victory. As UKA reports, the youngster had put in such a significant gap ahead of his rivals he almost slowed in disbelief before crossing the line in what was still to be a significant personal best of 1:47.35 – his final lap of 25.66 doing significant damage to the rest of the line-up.

“I’m really pleased. The first 100m was tough and I felt like I really had to try to stamp down my authority but I tired myself out a little bit,” Thomas admitted.

“It came to about 500m to go though and I felt really comfortable. I thought that was a good opportunity for me to move a little early and just went for it. I thought that Lalang would come screaming back at me down the last 100m but it didn’t pan out that way. It was the perfect race for me!”

Congratulations to Joe for such a commanding win!