Jazmin Sawyers Overcomes Injury to Win Long Jump Gold at Commonwealth Games
England's Jazmin Sawyers captured the women's long jump title in Glasgow, rebounding from a ruptured Achilles and missing the Paris Olympics.
Jazmin Sawyers, a 32-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent, finally shed the setbacks of a ruptured Achilles and a missed 2024 Olympics by winning the women's long jump at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a best leap of 6.93 m. She finished ahead of Nigeria's Ruth Usoro (6.87 m) and Australia's Brooke Busch-Kuehl (6.80 m). The same night, England's mixed 4x400 m relay team, anchored by Lina Nielsen, claimed silver after a dramatic finish, while pole vaulter Owen Heard earned bronze with a 5.70 m clearance.
Sawyers, who previously placed fourth in Birmingham 2022 and missed the World Championships final, will now turn her focus to representing Great Britain at the European Championships in Birmingham starting 10 August. She reflected on her career's start in Glasgow in 2014 and expressed determination to build on this triumph.
Why it matters
The victory marks a comeback for a top athlete and adds to England's medal tally at a major multi-sport event.
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