Pole vaulter Alysha Newman inches closer to qualifying for Diamond League Final

31.08.2024 - 02:45 cbc.ca

Alysha Newman placed third in a pole vault competition Friday in Rome to strengthen her hold on a qualifying position for the Diamond League Final next month.

In her first event since becoming Canada's first-ever Olympic medallist in women's pole vault, Newman cleared 4.73 metres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet.

She cleared that bar on her second of three attempts before missing all three tries at 4.83 at Stadio Olimpico. Newman earned Olympic bronze on Aug.

7 after jumping 4.85 at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Denis, France. With her seventh top-three finish of this outdoor season, the London, Ont., native picked up six valuable points to climb one spot to fourth in the season standings with 18.

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