{"id":2284,"date":"2018-03-26T18:31:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2018\/03\/26\/comedy-remedy-nerves-british-triple-jump-champion\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T18:31:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:31:23","slug":"comedy-remedy-nerves-british-triple-jump-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/comedy-remedy-nerves-british-triple-jump-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy is the remedy for nerves for British triple jump champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 19-year-old University of Manchester student&nbsp;is using&nbsp;comedy&nbsp;improv as a way of coping&nbsp;with the stresses of competitive&nbsp;sport.<\/p>\n<p>On top of her gold for triple jump at the Spa British Athletics Indoor championships, which saw her break the under-23 British indoor record, politics student Naomi Ogbeta also managed to snag a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Italy last year.<\/p>\n<p>Naomi said: \u201cI haven\u2019t really got used to it, I have done a couple interviews, I went on BBC Radio Manchester to talk about it.&nbsp;It has been fun and I have enjoyed it, but the media attention has been different for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2282\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/yjtgg1vm.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/yjtgg1vm.jpg-large.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/yjtgg1vm.jpg-large-300x260.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/yjtgg1vm.jpg-large-1024x888.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/yjtgg1vm.jpg-large-768x666.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Naomi is viewed as the biggest prospect in British triple jumping for many years.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI have won the outdoor championship before but I have&nbsp;felt a bit of pressure coming into the indoor championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople were thinking, &#8216;is she a one-off&#8217; or whether I could do it again. But when I did win&nbsp;I was so happy, it was actually confirmation that I am good enough to be British champion, and it was not just a one off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2283\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/naomiogbetabritishathleticsworldchampionships9gusqhtn3uel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/naomiogbetabritishathleticsworldchampionships9gusqhtn3uel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/03\/naomiogbetabritishathleticsworldchampionships9gusqhtn3uel-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When she is not studying hard, going through gruelling training sessions or spending time with primary school children teaching them the art of triple jumping, Naomi flexes her comedy&nbsp;chops by attending her university\u2019s improv society, something which gew from her love of acting when she was younger.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With a competition you always have this feeling of&nbsp; &#8216;oh my gosh, I have no idea what I\u2019m going to jump today&#8217;.&nbsp;That\u2019s what it&#8217;s like with improv<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She said: \u201cWhen I started university I really wanted to join a society, but it had to be a society that I could fit around training. I used to some acting when I was younger and I thought I\u2019d try out improv because, with acting I never got the main parts, but with improve, you can create your own main parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With&nbsp;her buoyant personality Naomi&nbsp;took to comedy like a duck to water&nbsp;and says there are similarities with sport.&#8221;I think like &#8216;I actually have no idea what it\u2019s going to be like today, will people find me funny today?&#8217;&nbsp;Every time I\u2019ve done a show it has been pretty successful, and it helps me with my nerves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naomi has completed her winter sports season&nbsp;and is looking ahead to the European Senior Championships to be held in Berlin this summer for her return to action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 19-year-old University of Manchester student&nbsp;is using&nbsp;comedy&nbsp;improv as a way of coping&nbsp;with the stresses of competitive&nbsp;sport. 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