Long jumper was overwhelmed by the occasion at London 2012 but is in a better place after battling back from a thigh injury that left her unable to walk The question does not escape in full before Shara Proctor chimes right in. Did she feel she handled her first Olympic Games well? "No way," comes the response. "Definitely not. I felt like a fish out of water." It is striking honesty but Proctor can make a splash in any company now. Or, more accurately, she can make her mark in the sand, just as...
Shara Proctor raring to go for gold at Rio and put 2012 pain behind her
The Guardian - 16 Jul 2016 23:00
Long jumper was overwhelmed by the occasion at London 2012 but is in a better place after battling back from a thigh injury that left her unable to walk The question does not escape in full before Shara Proctor chimes right in. Did she feel she handled her first Olympic Games well? "No way," comes the response. "Definitely not. I felt like a fish out of water." It is striking honesty but Proctor can make a splash in any company now. Or, more accurately, she can make her mark in the sand, just as...
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