Hubbard competes for the Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club

Grantham athlete Vicki Hubbard is the national indoor high jump champion after taking victory at the UK Championships in Sheffield.

The 20-year-old was the only competitor to clear a height of 1.87 metres.

Loughborough-based Hubbard said: "I'm just coming back from two years of injuries so I'm happy with the win."

She will now take part in a meeting in Split, Croatia in a bid to reach the 1.92m qualifying standard for the World Championships in Qatar in March.

In the women's 60m, Wyberton's Bernice Wilson was second to Joice Maduaka in a time of 7.39 seconds.

Jenny Pacey from Lincoln was fourth in the long jump with a best of 5.98m.

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