Commonwealth hopeful devastated by broken javelins

Welsh record holder Freya Jones' javelins have been broken in transit just four months before the Commonwealth Games. The 32-year-old, who is ranked 35th in Europe, was travelling to Australia when a luggage buggy ran over her equipment in Brunei. Four javelins were broken and Jones is going through the insurance process but, with them costing between £700 and £1,200 each, is looking for support.

"I'm not going to sugarcoat it - I cried," she said. "If you're a javelin thrower you'll understand how personal your implements are. "They're not just equipment, they're imprinted to you in a way.

I've had one of these for years and it makes me so sad I'll never throw it again. " Freya Jones' Commonwealth Games hopes have been hit by broken javelins Welsh record holder Jones, who is targeting the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, was the British champion in 2020. Last year she was runner-up at the UK Championships for a fourth time when throwing a new personal best of 56.

53 metres. However, the broken javelins have hit her bid for success in Glasgow, with the women's final at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday, 1 August. "With my entire focus on making the team for the Commonwealth Games, this couldn't have come at a more devastating moment," she said.