BOLTON athlete Stuart Stokes faces the race of his life tomorrow night when he bids for a place in the British team for next month's World Championships in Athens.

Stokes qualified for the final of the 3,000m steeplechase trials in Birmingham last night when he finished third in his heat in a time of 8mins 59sec.

He will line up with Britain's elite runners at the distance tomorrow including recent European Cup winner Robert Hough who will be favourite.

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