Sweden's Armand Duplantis won pole vault at the Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic on Tuesday, as 17-year-old Australian Gout Gout improved his 200 meters personal best to 20.02 seconds.
Duplantis cleared 6.13 meters in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava before failing to get over 6.29 meters for what would have been a new world record nine days after setting his latest one at 6.28 meters.
The 25-year-old double Olympic champion was in a league of his own once again as second-placed Emmanouil Karalis of Greece did not even get close to clearing 6.02 meters.
"I feel pretty good about it. I can't complain too much. Overall I feel like I jumped really well," Duplantis said.
Gout Gout, who had run 200m in a wind-assisted 19.84 seconds in April, stormed to a convincing win in a new Australian record in his first race in Europe.
"I don't feel any pressure. Because as soon as I step out on that track, it's just me by myself and what I've got to do -- my favorite thing, and that's to run," Gout said. "So, I just go out there and run and nothing stops me from doing that."
Reigning Olympic champion Grant Holloway lost to U.S. compatriot Dylan Beard in the 110 meters hurdles for the second time in four days.
Holloway only finished fifth at the Diamond League in Paris last Friday as Beard took the second spot.
In Ostrava, Beard edged a slowing Holloway on the finish line with both clocking 13.13 seconds.
"This is not the way I execute the race," Holloway said before admitting "the time is all right".
South Africa's Prudence Sekgodiso won the women's 800 meters in 1:57.16, the second fastest time this season.
In the 400m, Femke Bol, a triple medalist from the Paris Olympics last year, only took the third spot in her first start in the event this season, after focusing on 400 meters hurdles.
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won in 49.15 seconds with Bol clocking 49.98 seconds.
Eighteen-year-old Kenyan Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech won the men's 1,500 meters in 3:29.05, trailing his time in Paris last week by just over a second.
Thelma Davies of Liberia topped the women's 100 meters in an impressive national record of 10.91 seconds.
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan won the women's 110 meters hurdles in 12.45 seconds.
Serbia's Adriana Vilagos upset reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Haruka Kitaguchi to win the women's javelin with 64.87 meters, topping the Japanese by 99 centimeters.
Related News
09 Feb, 2025
Kevin Walters re-writes history as Bronc . . .
10 Apr, 2025
ZIM U19 Take 4-0 Lead
23 May, 2025
Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe o . . .
14 Jul, 2025
What is the biggest Aussie sports scanda . . .
05 Jun, 2025
India laying ground of first nuclear war . . .
05 Jun, 2025
India News | Vijayendra Demands Probe by . . .
12 Jul, 2025
High power lawyer last seen with beer in . . .
29 Mar, 2025
Domingo Replaces Gough As Lahore Qalanda . . .