Ukhov tops 2.38m, threatens World record in Hustopece
30.01.2011
Hustopece, Czech Republic - In a stunning season’s debut, Russia’s World indoor champion Ivan Ukhov cleared 2.38m and seriously threatened Javier Sotomayor’s 2.43m World indoor record at the second leg of the Moravia High Jump Tour in Hustopece, Czech Republic, on Saturday (29).
Underscoring his solid form, Ukhov, last year’s Samsung Diamond League winner in the event, warmed up for the competition at 2.30m, clearing handily, before opening at 2.20m. After one technical miss he sailed clear, and moved on with first attempt clearances at 2.24m, 2.30 and 2.34. He scaled 2.38m, a season’s world leader, on his second attempt and immediately asked for the bar to be raised to 2.44m, a would-be World indoor record. With Sotomayor in attendance in the packed hall of 800, Ukhov’s first attempt was solid, which he followed with a near-miss on his second.
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