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McCartney soars to record heights
New Zealand pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has set a season-leading world best in clearing 4.94m at a meeting in Jockgrim, Germany.
McCartney broke her own New Zealand record by 2cm, bettering the 4.92m she set two weeks ago in Mannheim.
The 21-year-old Aucklander, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games in April and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, soared over 4.94m on her third attempt before going on to tackle 5.01m.
She missed her first attempt before bad weather halted the competition.
Second place in Jockgrim went to American Jennifer Suhr on 4.87m, while Englishwoman Holly Bradshaw was third with 4.80m.
McCartney, who cleared 4.72m in finishing fourth at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne recently, has another chance at 5m clearance at this weekend's meeting in Monaco.
-RNZ
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