“They should be afraid of my cheek, for it is dangerous to life.”

Today there will be a lot of pressure in the big indoor arena in Belgrade, where the World Indoor Athletics Championships are decided. Then Serbian Ivana Vulita (formerly Spanovic) tried to defend her gold.

She is one of the top candidates for the long jump competition, but when she herself was asked to highlight the strongest competitors, she chose a Swede.

– I like good competitions, because when you can achieve good results. She said: ‘I will jump against the cheeks of Sania and Lauren Eugen (Great Britain) and they have been the best this season.

‘It’s life threatening’

It’s commendable that Sagnia herself is happy to receive it.

– that’s cool. Absolutely.

League captain Kajsa Bergqvist believes Vuleta is right to shine a spotlight on Sagnia.

They must be afraid of my cheek. It is fatal. When you hit it full and you get the speed with it, everyone knows what capacity there is, she says.

Fourth best this year

Sagnia is feeling good ahead of the Year One Championship. So far this year, she’s jumped 6.70 meters as her best, but the real success was long overdue.

The goal is to jump better than the best season I’ve been here. So it’s just a matter of leadership. It’s going to be really hard in the first three jumps, so it’s important that you do well as soon as possible.

The long jump begins at 17:37 on Sunday afternoon. Sagnia ranks fourth in the starting field if you rank best of the season.