Hopkins 'over the moon' with long jump gold
Long jump athlete Alice Hopkins said she was "over the moon" after winning a gold medal at the British Athletics Championships at the weekend. The 26-year-old from the Oxford City Athletic Club jumped a personal best of 6.59m in Birmingham to claim her first ever indoor gold."It feels amazing to be British indoor champion," Hopkins told BBC Radio Oxford."It was one of my goals this season to get this as last year I picked up the silver. I wanted to step it up again and I'm over the moon to get it."It puts me 11th in the all-time indoor list so that was another nice bonus."Thame-based athlete Hopkins, who has also previously competed in the heptathlon events, said she is hoping for further success in the upcoming outdoor season. "I'm looking forward to it and I want to get the gold there. I'm aiming for the world outdoor championships in Tokyo this September," she said. "To get the PB really boosts my confidence going into the outdoor season and makes my targets look really achievable." There was also a podium finish on Saturday for Oxfordshire's Jade O'Dowda, 24, who won a silver medal in the long jump.
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