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Long jump athlete Alice Hopkins said she was “over the moon” after winning a gold medal at the British Indoor Athletics Championships at the weekend. <\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“It feels amazing to be British indoor champion,” Hopkins told BBC Radio Oxford.<\/p>\n
“It was one of my goals this season to get this as last year I picked up the silver outdoors. I wanted to step it up again and I’m over the moon to get it.<\/p>\n
“It puts me 11th in the all-time indoor list so that was another nice bonus.”<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
“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. <\/p>\n
“To get the PB really boosts my confidence going into the outdoor season and makes my targets look really achievable.” <\/p>\n
There was also a podium finish on Saturday for Oxfordshire’s Jade O’Dowda, 24, who won a silver medal in the long jump. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n