Klishina defends her title with a world leading jump of 7.01m
02.03.2013
Darya Kilishina bounced back from the bitter disappointment of failing to make the Russian team for the 2012 Olympic Games to successfully defend her European indoor title with a stunning world leading mark and indoor personal best of 7.01m.
As a measure of the quality of the 22-year-olds performance, it was the first time in a women's long jump final at a European Athletics Indoor Championships that the seven-metre barrier was breached since German great Heike Drechsler leapt out to 7.06m 19 years ago.
There was no shame in winning 'only' silver for European outdoor champion Eloyse Lesueur who posted a best of 6.90m with the competition of her life. The French athlete set no less than three national records in the course of the competition of which she can be rightly proud.
Meanwhile, there was also a huge bonus for the home crowd not to mention the previously unheralded Swede Erica Jarder who snatched an unexpected bronze medal with her sixth round jump. The crowd roared their approval as she soared out to a new personal best of 6.71m to secure the hosts first medal of the championships.
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