Junior world champion in pole vault Alena Lutkovskaya set a national record in her age group, winning in Zweibrucken, Germany, with 4.54. The 18 year old also nearly broke the junior world record, but 4.64 eluded her. Frenchwoman Marion Lotu finished second on attempts.
The reigning junior world champion in the pole vault, Alena Lutkovskaya, has set a new national record in her age category.At the tournament in Zweibrücken, Germany, the 18-year-old pole vaulter won with a result of 4.54.
Recall that the previous record also belonged to Alena and was set in February last year. The athlete attempted to improve the junior world record by 1 cm as well, but the height of 4.64 proved too much for her. This record still belongs to Sweden’s Angelica Bengtsson (4.63).
The Frenchwoman Marion Lotou lost to the Russian only on attempts. In third place was Austrian Kira Grünberg (4.40).