Tina Šutej vaults season's best 4.70m in Rome
Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Slovenian pole vaulter Tina Šutej cleared 4.70 meters, securing fourth place at the Diamond League meet in Rome.
- This mark represents a significant improvement, her best of the season by 25 cm.
- Britain's Molly Caudery won the event, with Switzerland's Angelica Moser and Australia's Nina Kennedy also placing in the top three.
Slovenian athlete Tina Šutej achieved a season's best performance, clearing 4.70 meters in the pole vault at the Diamond League meeting in Rome. This jump secured her fourth place and marked a significant improvement of 25 centimeters over her previous best this season. Šutej required two attempts at 4.70 meters after needing one attempt to clear 4.60 meters. The event was won by Great Britain's Molly Caudery, the reigning indoor world champion, who managed 4.80 meters. Switzerland's Angelica Moser, a three-time European champion, took second place with the same height, while Australia's Olympic champion Nina Kennedy finished third, having struggled at 4.60 meters. Other notable performances at the meet included Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka winning the javelin throw with 92.62 meters, Czech athlete Emma Zapletalova winning the women's 400m hurdles in 52.58 seconds, and Italian Andy Diaz Hernandez winning the triple jump with 17.59 meters.
Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.