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Shara Proctor reaches long jump final

Great Britain's Shara Proctor records the biggest leap of her career to qualify for the final of the long jump at the World Indoor Championships.

Great Britain's Shara Proctor has qualified for the final of the long jump at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

The 23-year-old recorded a leap of 6.86m, the best of her career, in round two of qualifying to secure her place in tomorrow's medal battle.

"Thank God I've qualified, that's a weight lifted off my shoulders," said Proctor.

"I didn't expect to jump that far, I just expected to jump far enough to get into the final.

"Now I just have to go out there and jump. Ideally I'd like to get a medal, jump a national record. You've got to reach for the stars."

Proctor has UK citizenship as Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory.

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