Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda has opened up about how lucky she feels competing against American track star Sha'Carri Richardson.
Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda counts herself lucky to be competing against the sprinters of the current era as she singled out reigning World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson.
Swoboda expressed her love for running against Richardson, admitting that she has a vibrant aura and her energy is also on point.
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“I love to run with Sha’Carri. Sha’Carri is a gorgeous girl, and her energy is welcome and it’s nice to be a part of this little family,” Swoboda admitted as per World Athletics.
This year, Swoboda has a lot to offer to her fans and she has already started the winning streak. She now has her eyes set on the World Indoor Championships, European Athletics Championships, and the Olympic Games.
She added that this year, she will embrace her extroverted nature more, and speaking about her heavily tattooed body, painted nails, and playful personality have won her a legion of fans at home and overseas, she explained that she might add something if she wins something.
She also shares a special memory of the venue for this year’s World Indoor Championships. It is not only is it the same arena in which she won the European Indoor Championships 60m gold in 2019, but she also has strong family ties nearby.
“First Glasgow, then Rome and Paris! Not now. Maybe when I win something? Maybe after (the) indoors, some more tattoos. I like this, it’s my hobby.
“It’s a big event for me,” she says. “I want to win a medal and a PB. I like Glasgow. It’s also close to where my brother lives in Edinburgh,” she added.
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Swoboda opened her year in style, winning at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event in Lodz and then at World Indoor Tour Gold events in Ostrava and Torun. At the latter, she clocked a then world lead of 7.01, her best time for two years.