No Russian team but high jumpers strike indoor goldBIRMINGHAM: Mariya Lasitskene and Danil Lysenko could not represent their banned home nation of Russia at the world indoor championships on Thursday but, competing as neutral athletes, the spring-heeled pair still leapt to high jump gold. The outstanding 20-year-old prospect Lysenko needed a third-attempt clearance at 2.36 metres to win the gold outright from Barshim, who had a rare three-time failure at that same height. The 25-year-old victor made her win sound as easy as it looked. “It is very hard for me to jump without any strong opponents,” she said. Dibaba won her third straight world indoor 3,000 metres crown - and her fourth indoor title in total — with an imperious performance in a high quality race.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2018 00:11 UTC