By bob to long jump, Jazmin Sawyers sembre of 'silver

In recent days they have played in Amsterdam the European Athletics Championships. Among the protagonists of the continental event, it must be included even un''atleta who had already & agrave; did talk about s & eacute; thanks to winter sports.

Monday 11 July 2016 2 minutes reading time

It is dell''inglese Jazmin Sawyers, who on Saturday it won a 'silver medal in the long jump competition, reaching 6.86 meters (albeit assisted by the wind), just eight centimeters behind the winner, the Serbian favored, Ivana Spanovic. This is not the first international medal for Sawyers. In 2012, the l & agrave; the Bronze junior champion right in the long, had obtained the 'silver in 2-man bobsleigh at the Olympic Youth Games in Innsbruck. In that context, the native of Stoke-on-Trent had acted as the brakeman driver Mica McNeill. The two had climbed on the podium along with two Dutch crews. The 'now twenty-two, born eptathleta, had been involved in the Olympic project on the initiative of the British Federation of Bobsleigh and, just by virtue & ugrave; the facts athletic progress thanks to training supported by the brilliant experience in winter sport, he decided to focus on the long jump, for which it already & agrave; naturally flow. The choice & egrave; proved apt, since & eacute; in recent weeks there & egrave; graduated champion of Great Britain and number 2 in 'Europe, however guadagnadosi fully the right to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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