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Top 10 Sexiest and Hottest Women Athletes in the World
 Darya Klishina: Russia long jump: Darya
Igorevna Klishina was born on 15 January 1991. She is a Russian long jumper and
model. She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m, the all time second best
junior mark.
Competition record: Representing Russia
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2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 6.47 m
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2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st 6.80 m
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2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 6.62 m
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2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 6.80 m
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European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 7.05 m
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World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 6.50 m
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2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 6.85 m
Darya Klishina, female long jumper from Russia, has come a long way since
she started her career in athletics at the age of thirteen, in 2004. The 20 year
old has worked her way in this field with her unique combination of strength,
grit and grace. Having spent most of her childhood in Tver, a small town in
Russia, Klishina moved to Moscow to pursue athletics. This shift has allowed her
to commit fully to her career on the tracks.
Klishina started on the tracks as an excellent sprinter. One of the physical
factors that contributed a great deal to her success on the track is her long
limbs. This has also helped her make her mark as a teen, on the volleyball scene
� one that she entered when she was just eight. At thirteen, however, she
directed her attention towards a career as a long jumper. Klishina�s decision to
get into this field was partly inspired by her father, an athlete himself. He
believed that Klishina would be able to contribute a great deal to individual
sports, and that it would go a long way in her making a career in athletics.
She was then chosen to train with long jump coach Olga Shemigon when Klishina
was 13. Ever since then, there has been no looking back for this young athlete.
Her physical strengths and training have contributed to the accolades she has
won at international events like World Junior Championship and World Youth
Championship (held in Ostrava in 2007). Klishina has picked a title at both
events. She has also bagged two medals for her remarkable accomplishments in the
events at the Diamond League. Klishina is currently placed third on the World
Ranking list for Women�s Long Jump. She has won gold in the European Junior
Championship for long jump twice. The first was at the 2009 Novi Sad European
Junior Championship, and the second was at the 2011 Paris European Indoor
Championships.
In June 2010, Klishina landed the longest outdoor jump in her career � an
impressive 7.03 meters. This was at a national event � Znamensky Brothers event
� that took place in Zhukovsky, Russia. The same year, she made her best indoor
jump of 6.87 meters at Moscow. Her achievements have inspired a lot of trust in
her fans, who believe that Klishina will make new records in 2011. One of
Klishina�s top goals for this year is to stay injury-free. In this form, she
intends to take the top spot in 2012. With the London Olympics underway,
Klishina aims to take home a medal from it this year and next. She also intends
to qualify for several crucial athletics events this year.
According to her, there are a few key traits that have helped her achieve the
success she has, as a long jumper. One of this is her long legs that have
allowed the athlete to cover great lengths both in field and track events. Other
than this, she believes that as an athlete, she is highly self-reliant, an
aspect that she prides herself on being able to do. Klishina states that
irrespective of whether she is met with success or failure, she seeks both
affirmation and answers from within. Strong character and the capacity to do
work hard are two other traits that have helped Klishina find success in the few
years that she has been in athletics. She also relies on her ability to
communicate effectively with her coach and to imbibe her comments quickly, to
make her way through the challenges on the field.
One of Klishina�s greatest strengths has been her parents, who, as athletes,
have been able to understand and support the dedication and sacrifices that she
has been required to make for being in the field. Her mother, who was in
athletics primarily for the fitness aspect, and her father, who played amateur
volleyball and high jump, enrolled her in different extra curricular classes
like choreography.
A demonstration of their support was when a coach noticed Klishina�s strengths
at a city relay, and recommended athletics as a career option, and she took it
up. The only aspect that her parents have highlighted for her is the fact that
athletics is an individual sport while volleyball is a team sport. Keeping this
in mind, she has made the choice to focus on field and track athletics, rather
than juggle volleyball and athletics, as she realized that it was impossible to
excel in both.
A typical day that involves training, starts with breakfast, as Klishina
recognizes that it is an important meal in her day. She then heads off to her
training session, which begins with a round of warm-ups. The activities that
make up this session are: special running routines and stretching. This is
followed by the training for track events and long jump. The training is
primarily planned on the basis of which day of the week it is. Another key
factor that is taken into consideration when planning her training is her
fitness condition. Her training generally ends with activities that allow her
body to cool down. This involves a few stretching and running exercises.
Klishina also attends pre-season training camps quite frequently. Here, she
trains with her friends and team mates. The camp usually has two sessions of
training activities in a day. Towards the end of the season, the team is
required to train just once a day. At this point, they are given one break in a
week.
The young star athlete believes that she is not quite different from other girls
of her age when it comes to recreational activities. There are a few activities
she enjoys indulging in the most. Spending her free time in cafes, with her
friends is one of them. She occasionally visits the cinema and goes bowling too.
Klishina also enjoys traveling around the globe. Some of her trips have been
vacations, while most have been part of her work.
There was great disappointment for Darya as she placed fifth in the Russian
Championships and failed to make the team for London 2012. While she was widely
expected to qualify comfortably, it seems that things just didn�t click for
Darya on the day. She jumped 6.81 metres below her personal best of 7.05 metres
to miss out on her Olympic Dream.
Darya had trouble jumping from the Launch-board all through the championships.
With the start point for her jumps being well in front of the board, this cost
her valuable distance on her jumps. Darya said:
�I felt like my head and my legs existed separately from each other and I was so
nervous that I could not relax and perform my best jump.�
World Championship silver medalist Olga Kucharenko also missed out on Olympic
qualification by jumping the same 6.81 metre distance as Darya. Both women still
held out hope that Russian Valentin Maslakov would hand either of them a place
in the team at the expense of one of the other jumpers. Maslakov said:
�We had arguments. For example, it was suggested to take Darya Klishina to the
Olympic long jump in place of bronze medalist Ludmila Kolchanova. But I stick to
the sporting principle. That�s why the strongest three will travel to the
Olympics.�
Darya will now be working hard to put this latest disappointment behind her as
she returns to training. She recently tweeted:
�My dear friends, I am watching Olympics, my heart is aching and I wish I was
there! I did my best to be selected but unfortunately I did not make it! But
life goes on and I will work to keep improving. I am still young. Thanks for
your support and warm wishes!!!�
And so, we will update you on Darya�s exploits in up and coming events as she
seeks to atone for her Olympic disappointment and starts to fulfil her obvious
potential as a World class long jumper.
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Dated 10 December 2012
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