The key moment of the race came 4 laps before the finish when I was able to keep the pace with my rivals again. During warming up I felt stomachaches and unfortunately this was the problem also in the race. I had bad pains therefore I lost contact with the leading group but then it improved a little bit. I am satisfied with the time because I wanted to fulfill the qualification limit (31.45.00) of our federation for the Olympics and I achieved it.

Definitely, I am satisfied with the time. It was the first 200 m run, so it was important. I do not think there was a pressure on me because of the role that I played as the star of the Golden Spike meeting. I always concentrate on my performance at the first place. I do not know yet what I will run in Beijing. I would prefer 200 but it also depends on my coach decision and how the season will continue. I like fast sports car. If I would like to have the Czech car Skoda in my collection? I do not know, maybe yes...(smile).

Urcite som s dosiahnutym casom spokojny. Bola to moja prva 200 v sezone, takze bola dolezita. Nemyslim si, ze by bol pred pretekmi na mna vyvijany nejaky natlak ako na hviezdu mitingu Zlata tretra. Vzdy sa sustredim v prvom rade na svoj vykon. Stale neviem, aku trat budem bezat v Pekingu. Uprednostnil by som 200 m, ale zalezi to aj na rozhodnuti mojho trenera a na tom, ako sa bude sezona dalej vyvijat. Mam rad sportove auta. Ci by som vo svojej zbierke chcel mat ceske auto Skoda? Neviem, mozno ano...(smiech).

Dnes mi akosi chybala energia. Nevedela som sa sustredit, vela veci ma rozptylovalo. To je asi dan za to, ze som hadzala pred domacim publikom. Zlomovy moment nastal, ked Obergfollova hodila v piatej serii viac ako ja, sutaz sa pre mna zacala ako keby odznovu, ale mala som uz iba dva pokusy


I felt today I was like without energy. I could not concentrate myself, there were a lot of things which drove my concentration away. The breaking point was at the 5th attempt when Obergfell threw further than me, the competition was for me at the beginning again but I had only two more attempts.

Rovnako ako Barbora aj ja mam dobru formu, ale v prvych troch sutaziach sezony mi to nevychadzalo tak, ako som chcela. V prvych styroch pokusoch som dnes hadzala na urovni 64 az 65 metrov a vedela som, ze ak poriadne trafim pokus, mozem Barboru dnes porazit. Citila som dnes velku sancu. Klucove bolo, ze som sa v prvom rade sustredila na seba, a az potom na Barboru. S vykonom som mimoriadne spokojna, ved som si o viac ako tri a pol metra zlepsila tohtosezonne maximum.

Just like Barbora I am also in a good shape but I did not achieve what I wanted in my first three competitions this year. During the first four attempts I was throwing between 64 and 65 metres and I knew that I could beat Barbora today. I felt a big chance. The key moment was that I was concentrating on myself and only then on Barbora. I am very satisfied with my result. I improved my SB with more than 3.5 metres.

How was my first 300m? It was fine. You know, it is a tough race. Now I want to be ready for the US Trials. I ran it like 400 meters rather than 200m. I only wished it was a little bit faster. But unfortunately there was a false start. I did not want a false start... I will not try to qualify for 200 m at Trials. I only will prepare for my next 400 m races. For example for the next one in Rome.

Jaka byla ma prvni tristovka? Bylo to fajn. Je to tezky zavod. Nyni chci byt pripraven na kvalifikaci americkych atletu. Bezel jsem ji spise jako 400m nez 200m. Jen jsem si pral bezet trochu rychleji. Nanestesti byl ale ulity start. To jsem nechtel...Nebudu se pokouset o kvalifikovani na 200m. Budu se pouze pripravovat na me dalsi zavody na 400m, napriklad na ten dalsi v Rime.

Trener tvrdil, ze mam na cas pod 1.45.5 min a potvrdilo sa to. Potreboval som sa len dostat do vhodnych pretekov. Placheho rekord z roku 1969 je konecne minulostou, velmi som ho chcel prekonat prave ja. Citil som sa dnes super, aj pocasie sa umudrilo. V rozcvicke mi bolo chladne, ale ked ustal vietor, uz to bolo v poriadku. V pretekoch som citil dost sil, dolezite bolo, ze som sa vyviezol s Africanmi a udrzal sa s nimi. Ale poslednych 200 metrov mohlo byt este rychlejsich.

V Osle, kde som zabehol juniorsky svetovy rekord bolo ovela teplejsie a ja teplo milujem. Teraz bolo chladnejsie, preto ten o nieco slabsi cas. Pre utok na rekord dnes pre mna neboli idealne podmienky. Vitazstvo je vsak pre mna velmi dolezite. Vodic Idriss Abdulgadir je moj treningovy partner a rovnako ako v Oslo aj teraz odviedol vybornu pracu.

In Oslo where I set a new junior world record the weather was much warmer and I love hot wetaher. Today it was much colder and therefore my time was not so good. There were not ideal conditions for me to attack WJR today. The victory is very important for me. The pacemaker Idriss Abdulgadir is my sparringpartner and he did a great job today as well as in Oslo.

I felt fine during the race. The surface in Ostrava is very good for the high jump, so I am happy that the jumps were so high. I was affraid that it would be spoiled by rain but fortunatelly it was not. I do not know when the World record will come. I think it is on the way. I will concentrate for the Olympics and maybe the record comes.

Pocas pretekov som sa citila dobre. Povrch na stadione v Ostrave je velmi dobry na skok do vysky, takze som rada, ze som skakala tak vysoko. Bala som sa ze sutaz pokazi dazd, ale nakonies nastastie neprsalo. Neviem, kedy skocim svetovy rekord. Myslim, ze uz je niekde na ceste. Teraz sa budem koncentrovat na plympijske hry a mozno konecne pride aj rekord.

Dnes som chcel zabehnut pod 45 sekund, ale minuly tyzden som prechladol a necitil som sa najlepsie. Preto som stastny, ze som aspon vyhral. Chcem byt v tomto roku europskou jednotkou a na olympiade v Pekingu postupit do finale. To su moja dva hlavne ciele pre tuto sezonu.

My goal was to run under 45 seconds today but last week I got a flue and had a cold. I did not feel well at all. I am happy that I won at least. I want to be the number one in Europe and to reach the final at the Olympics. These are my main goals for this season.

I am very satisfied with my today´s performance. It is quite cold so I think the time was also good. Everybody is speaking about Bolt, Powell and Gay as the candidates for the Olympic gold. I think I could beat them and it is my goal to win the gold medal in Beijing. I just need to go on racing and I need to be patient and I hope I will be successful then.

Se svym dnesnim vykonem jsem velmi spokojeny. Je celkem zima. Pocasi se rychle meni a cas v techto podminkach je take dobry.Kazdy mluvi o Powellovi, Gayovi a Boltovi jako horkych kandidatech na zlato na Olympijskych hrach. Myslim, ze je mohu porazit. Mym letosnim cilem je ziskat zlato na olympiade. Potrebuji jen dale zavodit a predevsim byt trpelivy. Doufam, ze pote budu uspesny.

It was my first outdoor 400 m this year so I am satisfied with my time. In Oslo with 22.94 I improved my PB at 200 m, so it is good sign that I continue in the training in the right direction. It is going to be very hard to defend the position of world number one from the world championships in Osaka at the Olympics. But I want to try it. It will be neccessary to run sub 49 s to get gold.

Bola to moja prva stvorstovka vonku v tomto roku, preto som s casom spokojna. Na Zlatej lige v Oslo som si zlepsila osobny rekord na 200 m na 22,94, takze je to dobry signal, ze v treningu napredujem spravne. Obhajit poziciu svetovej jednotky z majstrovstiev sveta v Osake na olympiade v Pekingu bude velmi tazke, ale chcem sa o to pokusit. Na zlato bude treba urcite cas pod 49 sekund.

I am very satisfied with the victory but I am not satisfied with the time. I wanted to run sub 13 minutes but the pace meakers were too slow. I was not interested in beating Tariku Bekele. I only wanted to run fast. The crowd in Ostrava was great. How will I celebrate? I think the best way is to thank to the spectators, to the fans and organizers. Everything was perfect. Thank you! I love this country!

Som velmi spokojny s vitazstvom, ale s casom velmi nie. Chcel som bezat pod 13 minut, ale vodici boli prilis pomali. Nebolo mojim hlavnym cielom porazit Tariku Bekeleho, viac som tuzil zabehnut dobry cas. Publikum v Ostrave je vynikajuce. A ako oslavim vitazstvo? Myslim, ze najlepsou cestou oslavy je podakovat divakom, fanusikom a organizatorom. Vsetko bolo perfektne. Dakujem vam! Milujem tuto krajinu!

Velmi som dnes chcel skocit osobny rekord 587 cm. Ale bola to vyborna sutaz, rekord mitingu chcem venovat divakom, ktori vytvorili vybornu atmosferu. Vsetko dnes bolo v poriadku, pocasie, divaci, sutaz. Na olympiadu v Pekingu este nemyslim, lebo este sa na nu musim kvalifikovat na ruskom sampionate 17. jula. Ak tam skocim 570 a budem v prvej trojke, potom mam istotu. V tomto roku by som chcel skocit 600 cm.

I really wished to jump my PB 587 cm. It was a great competition. I want to devote this meet record to the spectators, they created fantastic athmosphere. I am not thinking about the Olympic Games yet because I have to qualify first at the Russian Championships on July 17. If I jump 570 there and will be among the first three, I will go to Beijing for sure. In this year I want to jump 6 metres.

Dnes som nebezala na cas, lebo som vedela, ze to bude vyrovnany beh, v ktorom nebola jasna favoritka. Vlani som bola v Ostrave druha, teraz prva, viac som si uz nemohla zelat. Cas tentoraz nehral ulohu, sustredila som sa na to, aby som preteky zvladla takticky. Tempo 57.5 na 400 m u vodicky som si objednala ja, ale tusila som, ze sa bude bezat o pol sekundy pomalsie, preto som sa za vodickou prilis nehnala a strazila som si svoju poziciu a superky. Za takychto okolnosti som na slovensky rekord dnes nemyslela. Pred olympiadou ma cakaju este tri velke miting - dva v ramci Zlatej ligy v Rime a Parizi a potom aj miting Grand Prix v Londyne. Tam by mi mohol utok na rekord vyjst, ale klucove je, aby som sa nezranila, lebo mojou prioritou je olympiada.

Today the time was not important for me because I knew there were no hot favourites at this race. I was placed second in Ostrava last year, this year I won, I could not wish more. I was concentrated on the tactics at this race. I was not thinking about a national record today. I have 3 more big meetings ahead of me before the Olympic Games - the Golden League in Rome and Paris and the Grand Prix in London. I hope I could set a new national record but my priority are the Olympic Games.

It is such a good time, I did not expect that. Wow! Thanks Ostrava! I am very happy and satisfied. I do not know if I can beat Liu Xiang in the Beijing now. But we will see.

Je to skvely cas! Neocakaval som to. Wow! Dakujem Ostrava! Som velmi stastny a spokojny. Teraz vsak este neviem, ci dokazem porazit Liu Xianga v pekingu, ale uvidime.

Vyrovnanie ceskeho rekordu som vobec necakal, lebo sa mi na starte podlomila noha a musel som to zachranovat, aby som nespadol. navyse som bol pri svetovom rekorde Dayrona Roblesa - to je zazitok na cely zivot. Chcel som dnes v prvom rade splnil A limit na olympiadu, co mi vyslo a som velmi rad, ze sme limit splnili dvaja - aj Standa Sajdok.

I am satisfied with the race but I hoped I could set a new meeting record therefore I expected better time. This race was a preparation for US trials. The US trials are more difficult than the Olympic Games. I think my outdoor season will be better than the indoor season this year.

Se zavodem jsem spokojena, i kdyz jsem doufala, ze dosahnu lepsiho casu a podari se mi prekonat rekord mitinku. Zavod byl pripravou pro kvalifikaci americkych atletu na olympijske hry. Kvalifikace je tezsi nez samotna olympiada. Verim, ze letos bude ma sezona pod sirym nebem lepsi nez ta halova.

I expected time around 54,5 so I am really satisfied. I ran through the hurdles clearly without any problems. My goal for this season is to run 53,5 maybe even faster and to qualify to the final at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Cakala som cas okolo 54,5 sekundy, takze som s vykonom spokojna. Dnes mi vysiel aj prebeh medzi prekazkami, ani raz som nemusela skrcovat alebo predlzovat krok. Mojim tohtorocnym cielom je zabehnut 400 m prekazok za 53,5 a mozno aj rychlejsie a kvalifikovat sa do finale na olympijskych hrach v Pekingu.

Neprislo mi, ze se bezi tak rychle. Dnesni zavod mi skvele vysel.Prebehy pres prekazky mi vychazely od zacatku az do konce. Pred zavodem jsen citila dobrou formu, ale cesky rekord jsem necekala. Jsem moc stastna, ze mam rekord i limit na olympiadu.

Chcela som zabehnut aspon 16 000 metrov, a ked to pojde, tak aj viac. Takze ciel som splnila. Vaznejsiu krizu som nemala, iba v zavere mi tvrdli lytka. Skvele ostravske publikum ma vsak stale hnalo dopredu. Vyborne si svoju ulohu splnila vodicka Olga Firsova. Bola to moja tretia hodinovka v zivote, vlani som uz zabehla 16 051 metrov, ale za cesky rekord mi tento vykon neuznali, lebo som ho dosiahla v spolocnen sutazi s muzmi.

Slovensky rekord som prekonala sice iba tesne, ale som spokojna, ze som to zvladla. S trenerom sme si naplanovali zabehnut o 200 metrov viac, ako bolo doterajsi rekord, co sa mi takmer splnilo. Najvaznejsiu krizu som prezivala vo chvili, ked mi ceske vytrvalkyne usli a ja som musela s neprijemnym protivetrom bojovat uz sama. Navyse ma rozbolel aj clenok a opuchol mi. Hodinovku si urcite este niekedy skusim, ved mam len 20 rokov a este len zbieram skusenosti. Tato disciplina sa mi celkom zapacila.

I hoped I could break the record all the time because I had planned the pace with my coach. After each lap he informed me about the split time. The wind was sometimes strong but it was not all the time so I could keep the pace. The Ostravian spectators were very helpful and great, they gave me the power to run so fast and I could even accelerate in the finish.

Pocas celeho behu som dufala, ze dokazem prekonat svetovy rekord, pretoze sme si s trenerom naplanovali tempo. Po kazdom kole ma informoval o medzicasoch. Vietor bol miestami silnejsi, ale nastastie nie po cely cas, takze som bola schopna tempo udrzat. Ostravski divaci boli skveli a hodne mi pomohli, dodali mi silu bezat tak rychlo a dokonca som ku koncu dokazala zrychlit.

Celu jar som tvrdo trenoval, aby som hodil takyto vykon. Ale moj najdlhsi pokus 78 m by som si veru do ramecka nedal. Po odhode som si aj zakrical, ze to bude spatne, ale nastastie to bolo presne 78 metrov a splnil som B limit CAS na olympiadu. Dufal som, ze po druhom pokuse nepodlahnem euforii zo splnenia limitu, snazil som sa o to, ale celkom sa mi to nepodarilo. Pocas celej sutaze som sa nedokazal spravne trafit do rozbehu, ale superi, zda sa, mali este vacsie problemy ako ja. Velmi si cenim aj skalp Juhoafricana Oosthuizena, ved je to borec s osobnym rekordom skoro 87 metrov.

My best attempt was not technically good. Immediately after this throw I was shouting that this attempt would not be good but luckily it was exactly 78 metres and I fulfilled B standard of the Czech Athletics Association for the Olympic Games. I really appreciate I have beaten Robert Oosthuizen from South Africa, he is a javelin thrower with his PB close to 87 metres.

I expected much better time but the race was o.k. I am happy I can run in the A final. The weather did not limit me I am used to training in much colder weather. I hope there will be better atmosphere in the A final because I really need the crowd.


Doufal jsem, ze dosahnu lepsiho casu, ale se zavodem jsem spokojeny. Jsem stastny, ze pobezim jeste v A finale. Pocasi me nijak neomezovalo, jsem zvykly trenovat a zavodit v mnohem chladnejsich podminkach. Doufam, ze v A finale bude lepsi atmosfera a divaci nas pozenou k lepsim casum, mne povzbuzovani velice pomaha.

Priblizne 300 metrov pred cielom som mal pocit, ze potrebujem trochu relaxovat, preto som zvolnil, ale neodhadol som to dobre, lebo v zavere mi ostalo az prilis vela sil. Chcel som si dnes zlepsit osobny rekord, nevyslo to, ale aj cas pod 1.49 min je velmi cenny. Zlepsil som si tohtosezonne maximum z minulej soboty z ceskej extraligy

I hoped it would be faster but I am satisfied with the victory. It could be a little warmer but it was OK. I hope you will see me in the A-race next year. Now I will concentrate on the US Trials to run better time.