Holly Bleasdale has said she is “unbelievably happy” following her return to competition after injury. The British pole vault record holder only competed once outdoors this season – in Gateshead in June where she failed to clear her opening height of 4.25m at the European Championships – having struggled with…
After a long six months of rest, recovery and rehab trying to nurse my injuries, I’m fully injury free and back doing the thing I love the most…pole vaulting. Training has been going really well. It seems resting and re-building the body, working on weak areas and using visualization training…
Holly Bleasdale has taken her first significant steps towards success at Rio 2016 with a return to training following an injury lay-off. The British pole vault record holder and European indoor champion is ready to hit the ground running again after suffering a double injury blow with Achilles and back…
Holly Bleasdale has taken her first significant steps towards success at Rio 2016 with a return to training following an injury lay-off. The British pole vault record holder and European indoor champion is ready to hit the ground running again after suffering a double injury blow with Achilles and back…
European Indoor pole vault champion Holly Bleasdale plans to return to international competition at the World Indoor Championships early next year. The 21-year-old missed July’s European U23 Championships and then the World Championships in Moscow with Achilles and back injuries. But swift progress in her rehabilitation programme, whiich has included…
Chorley’s Holly Bleasdale has had to accept defeat in her quest to be fit for next month’s World Championships in Moscow. The 21-year-old pole vaulter’s name was conspicuous by its absence when Great Britain announced its squad for the trip to Russia. Bleasdale, who is the current European indoors champion,…
Holly Bleasdale the British pole vault champion for the last two years, is currently nursing Achilles and back injuries and will miss the Sainsbury’s British Championships in Birmingham this weekend. But Bleasdale will be watching from the stands at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. How hard is it going to be sitting…
The 21-year-old said: “Unfortunately I’m going to miss the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix in Birmingham and the European Under-23 Championships due to small injuries, but I am now looking forward to getting my body injury free in time for the World Championships in Moscow.” Bleasdale is considered one of British athletics…
European indoor pole vault champion Holly Bleasdale has confirmed she will revert to training in the UK and work full-time with Scott Simpson. Bleasdale had been splitting her time between Wales and Arizona, where she worked with Dan Pfaff and Simpson, but will now base her training at the National…
Bleasdale, who finished sixth at the London 2012 Olympics last summer, has been in fine form this season – winning the European Indoor Championships and earning selection for this weekend’s European Team Championships in Gateshead. And the 21-year-old British record holder will don the GB vest another time this summer…
