Philippa Fotopoulou equaled her personal Cypriot world indoor lengthy report, leaping 6.53m, on the “bronze” worldwide indoor meet in Dortmund, Germany. Rafael Blancker's athlete had reached 6.53m. and on the Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul on February 20, 2021. In Dortmund, Fotopoulou got here on robust from the beginning, tying the Cypriot world report from her very first soar, after which went on to do even higher, solely to fall quick. . Our long-distance champion and two-time European Open Athletics Championships finalist had two extra legitimate jumps at 6.41m. (fifth) and 6.29m. (sixth). With 6.53m, Philippa Fotopoulou took third place within the assembly, behind the good Malaika Mihabo (6.79m) and Mikaele Asani (6.67m).
Notice that Fotopoulou entered indoor monitor and area in 2025, final Saturday (11/1), collaborating in a gathering in Zaragoza, the place she took 2nd place with 6.47m. Our champion is aiming to be within the high 18 in Europe by February 23, 2025, to take part within the European Indoor Championships in Apuldoorn, Holland. Philippa Fotopoulou is at the moment in twelfth place with 1,188 factors, from her excellent outcomes in the summertime of 2024. She leaves Dortmund with a acquire of 1,159 factors, which doesn’t increase her common.
The largest occasion of the 12 months in indoor monitor and area is the World Championships in Nanjing, China, with the World Federation setting a excessive direct qualification threshold of 6.90m. and from then on, the highest 18 will likely be accomplished with the highest performances, from September 1, 2024 to March 9, 2025. With the 6.53m. Fotopoulou is at the moment rising to 14th place, however it’s nonetheless too early and several other re-rankings are anticipated within the subsequent interval. It ought to be famous that solely two gymnasts from every nation have the appropriate to take part within the World Indoor Championships.
