Averbukh (5.81) Wins Comfortably in Gent

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IAAF Article

[list]Gent, Belgium - Marian Oprea of Romania offered the KBC Indoor – IAAF indoor permit – meeting a cracking start when he leapt 17.42m in the very first round of the Triple Jump. By the end of the afternoon Aleksandr Averbukh of Israel had won the Pole Vault with 5.81m and in between Blanka Vlasic of Croatia showed great jumping form when clearing the High Jump bar at 2.00m. Moroccans Adil Kaouch and Mariem Alaoui Selsouli were outstanding in the 3000m. The home crowd was delighted with the 60m win of Kim Gevaert, and with a national High Jump record of 1.96m by Tia Hellebaut.

Averbukh Feels Happy in Gent

“I became the European champion on this runway in 2000,â€Â

[Scott Go Pre]

Way to go Averbukh! I think he has one of the best approaches!