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TALBOT BACKING BLOMKVIST HELP

DANNY TALBOT is hopeful that the newfound stability around him, coupled with a personal best in the Olympic semi-final, has put him in a positive place to kick on towards bigger and better things next year.

Semi-finalist: Danny Talbot ran a personal best of 20.25 in Rio
MARK SHEARMAN

Talbot, who missed out on reaching the 200m final in Rio after clocking a 20.25 lifetime best for third in his semi-final, moved from former coach Daniel Cossins at the start of the year to team up with Loughborough-based Benke Blomkvist, who works with fellow sprinters Richard Kilty and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.

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