USA’s Katie Moon rises again to claim third successive world pole vault gold | World Athletics Championships
On Wednesday, Katie Moon in the United States in Tokyo in an exciting final to become the first woman to win three successive pole jump titles at the world athletics championships.
Moon has good memories of Japan – she won gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. This time, she was ahead of compatriot Sandi Morris with a successful final jump at 4.90 m from the season.
Morris, silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, ranked second with 4.85 m, while Tina Sutej in Slovenia took bronze at 4.80 m. Morris has now finished second in four world championships, while looking for her first outdoor world title.
The 34 -year -old moon is the oldest woman to win a world championship leap jump title. She said that she had ambitions to participate in Olympic games at home, at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
