Flash Quotes from Day Two at the 3rd European Team Championships 1st League Izmir, Türkiye.
Christina Vukicevic (NOR) winner of the women’s 100m Hurdles
“That was a top class field, with both the gold and silver medallist from Barcelona competing so it is great to win and get maximum points for the team. It was not a great race for me technically, I got a bad start and wobbled over the first hurdle so there is plenty of room for improvement”
Gregory Sedoc (NED) winner of the men’s 110m Hurdles
“I am in the shape of my life at the moment and was just two hundredths of a second away from my PB so I am in good place physically. I think I am ready to run faster than ever before in Paris in two weeks time, if I can sort out the problems I currently have with my federation”
Tamas Kazi (HUN) winner of the men’s 800m
“An 800m field with twelve athletes is always very tough to run and is a bit of a lottery so I am delighted I ran tactically well and came out on top”
Ingvill Makestad Bovim (NOR) winner of the women’s 1500m
“Tactically I ran the race perfectly and the conditions were perfect for me. I have spent 10 weeks training in warm weather this year and it stood me in good stead out there. I only fell asleep at 2am last night but I still managed 8 hours so I was lucky in a way”
Ana Simic (CRO) winner of the women’s High Jump
“I live my life in the shadow of Blanka Vlasic so today was my chance to shine and I grabbed the opportunity with both hands. I equalled my PB on the big stage so the victory has given me great hope for the future”
Halil Akkas (TUR) winner of the men’s 3000m Steeplechase
“What a great result in front of my home fans and my home stadium. I feel the team are on the verge of creating history with promotion to the Super League so I am very pleased to play my part in the result”
Bianca Perie (ROU) winner of the women’s Hammer
“I threw a season’s best in a top class field and am now aiming for gold at the European Athletics U23 Championships so I couldn’t really ask for more”
Jamile Samuel (NED) winner of the women’s 200m
“That was a great performance in front of some top quality girls so I am really happy”
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (NOR) winner of the 200m
“With two wins I’ve done my bit for the team so hopefully this will be good enough to get us promoted back to the top division again”
Alemitu Bekele (TUR) winner of the women’s 5000m
“The Irish girl led from the start and made it a really good honest race so it suited me that it was fast. It was a great atmosphere to win in front on Turkish fans”
Melissa Boekelman (NED) winner of the women’s Shot Put
“I was expected to win and have delivered for the team so it’s a big relief for me. I was actually quite nervous before the competition!”