HIGH JUMP

Experience prevails: 37-year-old Ruth Beitia jumped 1.98m
THIS was a hard-fought competition, but the standard was modest with only five athletes going clear at 1.93m.
By the time the bar went up to 1.96m, only three remained in the competition. Bulgarian Mirela Demireva and Lithuanian Airine Palsyte had perfect records up to this point and were sharing the lead as Ruth Beitia had failed one of her jumps at 1.93m.
However, the defending champion regained control with a first-time clearance at 1.98m to ensure her third European gold medal at the age of 37.