World Championships in Athletics: Staff of Swede Bengtsson breaks, with a competitor she jumps national record

Athletics World Championships in Doha, women's pole vault. The bar was 4.80 meters - that would be best for the Swede Angelica Bengtsson. It was her third and possibly last attempt of the competition. She ran, stabbed the staff and it broke. Bengtsson crashed but was unharmed.

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Bengtsson was sixth with national record World Cup

The Chief Judge decided that she could try again. But in the rush, the Swede did not find her replacement staff. Help came from the Frenchwoman Ninon Guillon-Romarin, who had failed seconds before for the third time at 4.80 meters.

Since her competition device had the same hardness as that of Bengtsson, she let the Swede jump with her staff - and Bengtsson actually crossed the 4.80 meters. Personal best and country record for the Swede.

At 4.85 meters for the 26-year-old was over. She finished the contest in sixth, Guillon-Romarin was twelfth.