Junior world pole vault champion Alena Lutkovskaya made an unsuccessful debut at the Diamond League meet in New York, taking sixth place with 4.44 meters. She cleared that height confidently, but could not clear 4.64 meters, the junior world record mark. Brazilian Fabiana Murer won with 4.8 meters.
Junior world champion in pole vault from Irkutsk, Alena Lutkovskaya, made an unsuccessful debut at the Diamond League stage in New York. The vaulter cleared 4.44 meters and took sixth place in the standings.Alena Lutkovskaya failed on her first attempt at 4.24 meters. The next attempt was met with some nerves by the pole vaulter. Alena cleared 4.44 meters on her first jump and decided to pass on 4.54 meters. She then made three attempts at 4.64 meters, the height of the junior world record. However, the athlete was unable to clear that mark. As a result, Alena Lutkovskaya finished sixth.
Fabiana Murer of Brazil took first place in the competition. Her result was 4.8 meters. The silver medal went to Greek athlete Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou. The bronze was won by American Jennifer Suhr.
Recall that in early March 2015, Alena Lutkovskaya broke the Russian indoor record in her age group. The athlete won an international competition in Zweibrücken, Germany, clearing 4.54 meters.