Team South Africa got off to a blistering start at the U20 World Championship as Mire Reinstorf broke the women’s junior African pole vault record to claim gold in Kenya.
The 19-year-old cleared 4.15m after her first attempt, breaking the 4.10m record which was previously held by Syrian Balti of Tunisia since September 2002.
Reinshorf expressed her delight, saying: “I’m so happy, so grateful for this. It’s my first international competition and I’m so happy it turned out this way. I honestly didn’t think I’ll get a medal. It’s actually been nice conditions. The wind was also not bothering me. It was neither too cold or to warm,”
Mire Reinstorf clinched the gold medal and set African-U20 record in the women's pole vault final with a height of 4.15metres at the World Atheltics U20 Championships (18 Aug).
(https://t.co/6JiULUOrbF)#factssouthafrica #SouthAfrica #mirereinstorf #athletics #goldmedal #kenya pic.twitter.com/PvQSsbBq7V— Facts South Africa 🇿🇦 (@Facts_RSA) August 19, 2021
Photo Caption: Mire Reinstorf wins gold for Team SA at the U20 World championships after breaking the African junior pole vault record by clearing 4.15m on her first attempt in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Maties Sport (Twitter)
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