Sawyers puts heartbreak behind her to claim gold
English long jumper Jazmin Sawyers overcomes previous major championship disappointments to win Commonwealth gold.
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"It hasn't properly hit me how this is the thing I've been telling myself all the horrible bits are for."
— Jazmin Sawyers , Athlete
"It was a really good standard of competition, maybe even the best standard of Commonwealth pole vault ever."
— Owen Heard , Athlete
"We knew the Nigerians and Jamaicans would be big threats."
— Lina Nielsen , Athlete
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English long jumper Jazmin Sawyers overcomes previous major championship disappointments to win Commonwealth gold.
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