Pole vaulter Sally Scott says there were times she feared her shoulder injury would end her career. The 23-year-old was selected for England’s team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, despite a two-year struggle with the niggling injury. “I thought at one point I wasn’t going to be able to pole vault again,” Scott told BBC Newcastle. “I’ve had a shoulder problem, an impingement in my right shoulder which takes all the force of the pole.” Scott, who is a two-time English Under-20 champion, was given the option of surgery to help deal with the issue but decided against it, going down the rehabilitation route whilst cutting down her jumping schedule. “I haven’t done as many competitions this year; I haven’t been wearing myself out. “I’ve been able to do a competition, go back into a training block, keep nice, fit and strong.” The injuries took their toll in the 2013 season, with Scott unable to reach the height of four metres for the first time since 2008. “I was jumping rubbish heights,” said the former Gateshead Harrier, who managed a season best of just 3.80m, 40cm below her personal best more
