Athletics: Brandon Starc equals the Australian high jump record of 2.36m whilst competing in Germany. RED-HOT high jumper Brandon Starc has become just the fourth Australian to win a Diamond League trophy, pocketing $69,300 for his efforts. Starc is in the form of his life, having equalled the 21-year-old Australian record of 2.36m last weekend in Germany. The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games champion justified his pre-event favouritism in the Belgian capital, winning the high jump final on countback from Germany’s Mateusz Przybylko with a best clearance of 2.33m. “To actually believe that I belonged in world high jump among these guys - to mix it with the best and beat the best.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2018 05:03 UTC