Alena Lutkovskaya from Irkutsk region set a world record among girls in pole vault, clearing 4.30 meters and surpassing a record held since 2006. She cleared 4.00 and 4.20 on her first attempts, and 4.30 on her second.
Alena Lutkovskaya, representing the Irkutsk Region, won the pole vault with a world record for girls, clearing the bar at a height of 4 meters 30 centimeters. The previous record (4.25) belonged to Valeria Volik (Moscow) and had stood since 2006. Alena started at a height of 4.00, which she cleared on her first attempt, then, again on her first attempt, cleared 4.20. The world record of 4.30 was conquered on her second attempt. She tried three times to clear 4.40, but for now this mark has not been conquered by the athlete.Alena Lutkovskaya trains under Olympic silver medalist, former world record holder, European champion, and World Championships medalist Konstantin Volkov.
“The task that my coach and I set at the Russian Championships, I completed. I had to set a personal best, and I did. However, I wanted to meet the standard for the title of Master of Sport of International Class, but today I was unable to do that. But I will have more competitions, and I still want to jump 4.40. First I will try to do this at the senior Russian Championships, which will be held in Moscow in mid-February, and then I will also compete at the Russian Youth Championships in Volgograd,” the athlete noted.
based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region