Alysha Newman of London, Ont., cleared 4.73 metres on her second of three attempts to finish third in the women's pole vault competition at the Diamond League Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome on Friday.
Alysha Newman placed third in women's pole vault Friday at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome to strengthen her hold on a qualifying position for the Diamond League Final next month.Alysha Newman of London, Ont., cleared 4.73 metres on her second of three attempts to finish third in the women's pole vault competition at the Diamond League Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome on Friday.
With her seventh top-three finish in 10 competitions this outdoor season, the London, Ont., native picked up six valuable points to climb one spot to fourth in the season standings with 18. The top six advance to the Sept. 13 Diamond League Final in Brussels, with the last qualifying competition Sept. 4 in Zurich.
Kennedy mentioned the possibility of setting a world record in the next year. Russian Yelena Isbinbayeva's mark of 5.06 has stood for 15 years. The 33-year-old crossed the line in 12 minutes 54.90 seconds, 68-100ths of a second shy of his season best. when he clocked 12:58.16 on June 6, 2019. Before Friday, Ahmed had also clocked sub-13 minutes in his other three races in the country, including aCanada's Moh Ahmed has appeal denied after getting tripped in Olympic men's 5,000m heatAhmed, whose personal best is 12:47.20, attributed his success on Italian soil to being motivated to run well against strong competition, which was on display Friday.
It concluded a memorable week for Tebogo, who met Pope Francis on Wednesday and showed him the spikes that he won with in Paris — the ones inscribed with his late mother's date of birth on them. She died in May of breast cancer.
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