Greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis broke the world record in the teen pole vault by “flying” over 5.78-meter (18.96 feet) in the second day of the Pan-Hellenic Teen Track Championship on Sunday.
The previous record was held by Swedish-American pole vaulter Arman Duplantis who managed 5.75m a year ago.
Karalis, a 19-year-old Greek champion, has improved the Pan-Hellenic record for teens twice: in his jump at 5.71m he broke the record in closed track and with his 5.78m effort he set the absolute record.
His performance also won him a spot in this year’s great winter event for athletes, the World Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Two more Greek athletes booked their tickets for the same event on Sunday: Kostas Douvalidis, who finished at 7.69 in the 60m hurdles and Elisavet Pesiridou who clocked 8.11 in the same event.
See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter.com. Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos. Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email!
