Janku’s 2.30m High Jump highlights Czech Champs

  The Jumping events were the clear highlights of 38th Czech Championships which took place last weekend (30 June / 1 July) in the town of Trinec which is situated just 60km from Ostrava.

European silver medallist Tomas Janku achieved 2.30m for the first time this outdoor season in the High Jump and what’s more made it on his first try. Then he went straight to 2.35m, but failed. His progression: 2.15/1 – 2.18/1 – 2.21/1 – 2.24/1 – 2.27/2-2.30/1 - 235/xxx.

Jaroslav Baba, the Olympic bronze medallist jumped his ‘after-surgery’ best of 2.24m to became runner-up, and Svatoslav Ton finished third with the same height. Fourth placed Dalibor Hon registered new a PB of 2.21m.

In the women’s Pole Vault, Katerina Badurova, the fresh new national record holder from last week’s Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava continued in good form in the town of Trinec. Badurova produced a 4.60m clearance and tried for a national record of 4.70. Helsinki World bronze medallist Pavla Rybova vaulted her season's best of 4.50m for second place.

The women’s High Jump battle ended with a win for Romana Dubnova who cleared 1.93 on her second attempt. This time Iva Strakova was second (1.91) and Barbora Lalakova, third (1.88). But all indicated they can jump higher in the coming days and weeks.

There was other good jumping by Michal Balner in the men’s Pole Vault who cleared a PB of 5.60m for victory, and by the junior Jan Kudlicka who placed second, improving to 5.50m which means second place in the current European junior lists for the year.

Roman Novotny took a good win in the Long Jump with a PB of 7.98m (+1.8), while European Indoor Champs bronze medallist Denisa Scerbova took the women’s title with a solid 6.56m (+0.9).

Javelin star Barbora Spotakova, the European silver medallist, won with 58.17m as she was saving energy for today's Athens Grand Prix on Monday (2), and 2005 World Champs bronze medallist Vera Cechlova as expected won the women’s Discus Throw (61.19m).

There was a good duel in the men’s 110m Hurdles into a 1.3 wind. Petr Svoboda won with 13.82 and Stanislav Sajdok was second clocking 13.98. There was a surprise in the 400m Hurdles when Jindrich Simanek beat Michal Uhlik (50.49-50.66).