Great Britain's Georgina Harland won gold in her first competition of the year at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup at Millfield School, Somerset.Team-mate Mhairi Spence also produced a commanding performance, narrowly missing out on the podium in fourth place.
Britain started the day well with four of their seven finalists all shooting 180 or above. Spence and Harland continued their good form in the subsequent rounds of fencing, swimming and riding, with good rides from both meaning Spence entered the final round in the lead with Harland fourth overall. However, Harland – a bronze medallist in Athens in 2004 – started the 3,000m run only a few seconds behind and after the first lap she led the field, eventually finishing 75m ahead of second placed Lada Jienbalanova of Kazakhstan. Poland’s Sylwia Czwojdzinska beat Spence to third spot.
The event marked the start of the qualifying process for Britain’s athletes for the Beijing Games and there were other notable performances. Katy Livingston finished eighth, Heather Fell came home 15th and Louise Helyer, Sarah Langridge and Lindsey Weedon placed 22nd, 25th and 29th respectively.
Elsewhere, in the men’s final, Nick Woodbridge finished 20th and Sam Weale 32nd in a 36-strong final amongst the world’s elite.
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