Bradshaw bowled over by British Indoors best
BySportsbeat
Published 10/02/2019 at 11:53 GMT
European pole vault bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw was shocked at pulling off her third-best ever jump at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
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Bradshaw was one of eight athletes to scoop national titles and in the process book their place at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow next month.
The 27-year-old's performance was the standout – clearing 4.80m at the third attempt, her second-best ever indoor jump that places her third in the world.
"I feel pretty shocked," said the Lancashire leaper, going off 12 strides rather than 16 this indoor season to build up her speed.
"My aim is the World Championships in Doha and I’m going off a slightly shorter approach so I didn’t think 4.80m was in my capability but to jump that is kind of crazy.
"I’ve got the Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham next week and then I’ll head to Glasgow. These comps are about having fun and it’s going amazingly well."
Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers, 40, was disqualified after a false-start in his semi-final ruled him out of contention for the 60m title.
"I feel like a fossil coming back into the sport again and being resurrected," he said.
"I'm going to walk out there with my tail between my legs, unfortunately, watch how the weekend goes and then review."
The women's 60m was a highly competitive race, reigning European indoor Asha Philip taking the national title in 7.19s with Rachel Miller and Kristal Awuah pushing her hard.
Laura Muir took home the 3000m title as predicted but was extended by in-form Melissa Courtney, fresh from a world-lead performance last week, winning in 8:48.03s.
And triple-jumper Naomi Ogbeta booked her place in Glasgow with victory and a distance within the British Athletics qualifying standard, jumping 14.05m.
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