Diamond League win for vaulter McTaggart
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 20
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 20
New Zealand’s Olivia McTaggart has won the women’s pole vault at the London Diamond League, her first success at this level.
The 25-year-old Auckland won on personal best countback, beating world champion Katie Moon, European champion Angelica Moser and USA’s Emily Grove, all four clearing 4.73 metres..
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McTaggart won the gold as she was the only jumper to clear make the height on her second attempt.
McTaggart's mark was 2cm better than her previous personal-best, a mark set five days ago at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Luzern, Switzerland.
The vault qualifies McTaggart for the World Championships in Tokyo in September.
