Sophie bounces back with victory in Berkeley


She won the hammer with a throw of 73.22m, just over a fortnight after three no-throws saw the favourite for the gold medal bow out of the final on the Gold Coast.
The Rio 2016 bronze medalist had eased back into action five days after the Commonwealth Games final by throwing 70.03m to win the Spring Fling Elite/Open event back in California at Salinas.
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Hide AdBut her effort in Berkely was her best of the season to date, topping the 71.41m in the pre-Commonwealths Stanford Invitational event warm-up event in Palo Alto, California.
The main focus of the season for the 26-year-old is the European Championships in Berlin in August.
She said earlier this year: “My main aim is the Europeans at the end of the year.
“The long term aim is the World Championships in Doha, which aren’t until October next year, then the year after that it’s the Olympics. But the Europeans is basically the World Championships.”