Shara Proctor has broken the British long jump record at the Anniversary Games in London, beating her own previous mark by three centimetres.
The 26-year-old recorded a distance of 6.98m within minutes of compatriot Dina Asher-Smith becoming the first British woman to run a 100m race in under 11 seconds.
After the jump, she told BBC Sport: "The claps echo around the stadium, and it gave me the extra boost. I was shaking at the start. I did not expect that jump. This stadium is the greatest place to jump. It gave me chills.
"There is more to come. I am in hard training and that's why I didn't expect a jump like that."
Heptathlon duo Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jessica Ennis-Hill finished in fourth and seventh place respectively.
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Darren Plant
Darren Plant
