Shara Proctor reaches long jump final

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.