By Simon Hart in Doha 930AM GMT twelve Mar 2010
Link to this videoThe 28-year-old was declared captain of the 37-strong GB group as a prerogative for her gutsy bronze award at last summers outside World Championships and she delivered a intense group speak on the eve of competition.
"Basically, I usually attempted to discuss it the group that it was patently a big warn to everybody what I did in Berlin," she said. "But from a personal perspective, the my ninth year in the GB group and my fifth World Indoors and infrequently youve got stop creation excuses and be some-more confident.
Dwain Chambers blasts by World Indoors day one World Indoors day one formula Dwain Chambers happy to be supposed again Jenny Meadows leads Britain"s query for bullion Watch full video highlights"Last year I usually pronounced to myself, How most some-more experience do I need to get? Its time to be confident. Hopefully, that rang a couple of bells with a small of the group and helped lift their heads a small bit."
Meadows, who was the quickest qualifier of the day in 2min 0.39sec and right away goes true in to Sundays final, additionally suggested that her family behind home were glued to the live movement in Doha on Telegraph.co.uk.
"Its great that family and friends can watch it on thewebsite, that is fantastic," she said. "I know they were all up early this sunrise examination it."
Meadows feat was the collect of the British performances on the opening sunrise of the three-day championships, though 22-year-old Andrew Osagie additionally held the eye as he lowered his 800m lifetime most appropriate by some-more than three-tenths of a second to finish runner-up in his feverishness in 1min 47.40.
Carl Myerscough done it by to the shot put last in sixth place with a last throw of 20.44m, his most appropriate of the season, whilst Richard Buck competent for the 400m semi-finals as one of the dual fastest losers with a time of 47.02sec.
Steven Lewis additionally progressed to the stick safe last but done tough work of his qualification, clearing 5.60m with his third and last try to fist by in ninth place.
Vikki Hubbard, competing in her initial comparison international, unsuccessful to swell in the high-jump after clearing usually 1.85m, whilst there was additionally beating for Vicky Griffiths in the 800m, Ed Aston in the 800m and Dale Garland in the 400m.
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