Morris : 'I’m prepared to take over Isinbayeva’s crown'

The Women’s Pole Vault is a remake of the Olympic Final with Gold Medal Winer Katerina Stefanidi opposed to Silver Medal Winner Sandi Morris. “The meeting record of 4.93m is exactly my personal best mark and the American Record. I want to smash these next Friday and I’m in the shape to do so. If I succeed I’ll sing a song for the whole stadium.”

Singing is one of Morris’s passions. She has always been occupied with pets and her parents let her study guitar and violin. “I’m kind of a dare devil, I like challenges. You must be a little bit crazy to be a Pole Vaulter”, said Morris. “I did waterski, diving from high rocks and things like that. As a professional athlete I have to take care of my body and I don’t take those risks anymore.”

“Being an Olympian and winning a medal was more than I could dream of, taking in to account that I had to quit from training for 6 weeks with a broken wrist. Of course I am a competitor and it was a pity that the bar dropped in my last attempt. It was a good one and I thought that I had crossed the bar, it didn’t feel as if I’d touched it. It has given me the confidence that it is my turn to win the gold in Tokio.”

Morris : ‘I’m prepared to take over Isinbayeva’s crown’