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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Ugen and Scott win bronze to spare GB’s blushes at world indoor championships

Lorraine Ugen, who is without a sponsor, won bronze in the women's long jump.
Lorraine Ugen, who is without a sponsor, won bronze in the women's long jump. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Bronze medals for Lorraine Ugen and Marc Scott spared Britain’s blushes on the final day of the world indoor championships – but they still endured their worst result in the competition since 2006.

On a day when Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record by flying over 6.20m, and the Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas did the same in the triple jump with an astonishing 15.74m leap, Britain’s celebrations were more muted as they left Belgrade with two medals.

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