Svoboda: “This is the best moment of my career but I hope better times are to come.”

Recently minted European Indoor 60m hurdles champion Petr Svoboda joked in the wake of his success that his home town might help celebrate his triumph by allowing him to drive and sit on his tractor.

“I had a flash back to Barcelona when I hit the second hurdle, but I got back on track and saw the finish line and everything was okay,” he explained. “If I hadn’t hit that hurdle I think I could have run close to my Czech record of 7.44.”

“There are many hurdlers around and there are many around with better times than me,” he admitted. “The aim now is to reach the World Championship final in Daegu. For now, yes, this is the best moment of my career but I hope better times are to come.”

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