Aussie flips script in world championships twist
One week after, Aussie star Nina Kennedy has put herself on top of the world with a stand-alone victory in another nail-biting pole vault competition at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Thursday morning.
She told Athletics Australia she knew Moon was going to be “out for blood” after their world championship result. Winner Australia's Nina Kennedy reacts with third-placed US' Sandi Morris during the podium ceremony. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.“We had a great battle tonight and I came out on top and she fought really hard and it fills me with a lot of confidence going into Eugene for the Diamond League finals and for next year too.”
When Kennedy passed 4.81m on her first attempt — a personal best and Oceania record — the pressure was back on Moon, but the American kept her nerve to mirror the Australian’s success.
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