Mutaz Essa Barshim wins over wicked gravity, and clears 2.40m WL

Mutaz Essa Barshim, photo by PhotoRun.net

Barshim 240 WL
OPOLE (POL, Jun 11): Excellent World leading 240 high jump by Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim at the 11th Opole Jumping Festival. He also offered the spectators two solid attempts at World record height of 245. Before he jumped 235 in first and 238 first WL and meet record in third attempt and 240 in first. What a shape as second placer Wojciech Theiner jumped only 223 as third Jaroslav Baba also 223. Urszula Gardzielewska won women with 186 cm. Italian World Indoor champion Gianmarco Tamberi was a late withdrawal after ankle pain from Birmingham.

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