Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold - News Summed Up

Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold


Ugen is the British record holder and world indoor bronze medallist in the long jump and has not run a relay for almost four years. But an injury to Corinne Humphreys, who had run in the semi-final, meant Team England coaches asked the 26-year-old to step into the team. Commonwealth Games: medal table for Gold Coast 2018 Read more“I found out yesterday I was on the team,” Ugen said. All I said was: ‘Hold it, hold it, hold it’. She handed over to Bianca Williams and by the time Ugen took the baton England had a sizeable advantage.


Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 13:48 UTC



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