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Who is Jazmin Sawyers? England Commonwealth Games long-jumper recorded Jerusalem for England and appeared on The Voice

The 23-year-old is competing at the Commonwealth Games for England and recorded a version of Jerusalem as the official anthem with Britain's Got Talent winner Tokio Myers

JAZMIN SAWYERS is an English long jumper who is part of the squad travelling to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games.

Over 400 athletes will be representing England in 18 sports including athletics, swimming, boxing and hockey.

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Sawyers will be representing England at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Who is Jazmin Sawyer?

BORN in Stoke, she started sport - initially as a gymnast at the age of four. 

She started athletics age 10 and joined the City of Stoke Athletics Club where she focused on long jump and high jump.

At the 2007 English Schools Championships she was the runner-up in the high jump behind Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

She won the schools titles in both long jump and pentathlon in 2008 and 2009.

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She won the silver medal in long jump at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth GamesCredit: Getty Images - Getty

In 2011, she won gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games and was chosen to represent England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

In her final round jump she secured a season best of 6.54m and won the silver medal behind Ese Brume in gold.

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What other sports has she competed in?

As well as the heptathlon and long-turn, in 2012 represented Great Britain at the Winter Youth Olympics in the bobsleigh.

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She and Mica McNeil won silver in the event - the country's first ever medal-winning team at the competition.

As a result, she was chosen as one of the carriers for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.

Sawyers represented Great Britain at the Olympics in Rio in 2016Credit: PA:Press Association

Why is she known as the "singing long jumper"?

ALONGSIDE a busy sport schedule, she is also a singer and songwriter. 

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In February 2017, she appeared on ITV's The Voice and was chosen by Will.I.Am during the blind auditions.

She was eliminated from the programme in a sing-off with Hayley Eccles.

In the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Sawyers recorded a new version of Jerusalem with Britain's Got Talent winner Tokio Myers to support Team England at the Games.

Sawyers has recorded a new version of Jerusalem ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth GamesCredit: PA:Press Association
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Will she be competing on the Gold Coast?

YES. She will be competing in her second Commonwealth Games. 

The qualifying rounds for the women's long jump will be on Wednesday, April 11.

The final will be on Thursday, April 12.

​New version of Jerusalem for the Commonwealth Games​ recorded by Britain’s Got Talent winner Tokio Myers and The Voice’s Jazmin Sawyers
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