Sawyers puts heartbreak behind her to claim gold
Summary
Jazmin Sawyers won the women’s long jump gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after recovering from a serious injury. England also won a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay and a bronze in the men’s pole vault.Key Facts
- Jazmin Sawyers jumped 6.93 meters to win gold in the women’s long jump.
- Sawyers had missed the 2024 Olympics due to an Achilles tendon injury and surgery.
- England’s mixed 4x400m relay team took silver, helped by a strong final leg from Lina Nielsen.
- Nigeria led most of the mixed relay but England and Jamaica caught up near the end.
- Owen Heard won bronze in the men’s pole vault with a jump of 5.70 meters.
- Heard improved from fifth place in the 2022 Commonwealth Games to third in 2023.
- The pole vault competition was very strong, with a new games record set by Australia’s Kurtis Marschall.
- Both Sawyers and Heard will compete next for Great Britain at the European Championships in Birmingham starting in August.
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