Lavillenie seals ‘crazy’ trebleBIRMINGHAM: France’s Renaud Lavillenie displayed all his experience to bag a “crazy” third world indoor pole vault title on Sunday as Briton Andrew Pozzi hailed the late Roger Bannister as the inspiration behind his hurdles triumph. But world record holder Lavillenie was left punching the air in triumph as he cleared 5.90 for a title to add to his previous wins in 2016 and 2012.“I’m very, very happy. The competition was a real battle,” said the 31-year-old who won Olympic gold in 2012 and silver in 2016. The men’s relay went the way of Poland, Jakub Krzewina anchoring a team comprising Karol Zalewski, Rafal Omelko and Lukasz Krawczuk to a world indoor record of 3:01.77, smashing the previous best set by the USA in 2014. Krzewina overhauled American Vernon Norwood in the final 15 metres for a memorable victory that shattered the US team’s bid for a seventh successive title, Belgium winning bronze.

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2018 21:56 UTC