Fear is not a word which figures large in the lexicon of Holly Bleasdale.
Fear is not a word which figures large in the lexicon of Holly Bleasdale.
Holly Bleasdale wins in Sheffield Photograph: Getty
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Mark Woods
It is a given, of course, that pole vaulters have to be cool under pressure, but YouTube is littered with enough botched attempts and equipment malfunctions to make Harry Hill burp with glee. The 21-year-old from Preston is of a different breed however. And although she came a disappointing sixth at last summer's Olympics, there is a sense her era is soon to begin.
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