Aussie Olyslagers claims silver <\/a><\/p>\nAustralia’s two-time defending champion Nicola Olyslagers reaches the podium in the women’s high jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.<\/p>\n
She accidentally pushed over the race favourite, Ethiopian Freweyni Hailu, while trying to keep her balance after being shoved from behind.<\/p>\n
Spaniard Marta Garc\u00eda was later disqualified for her clumsy push on Hull, while defending champ Hailu worked wonders to get back up groggily and finish sixth.<\/p>\n
Hull decided to attack from two laps out and led at the bell.<\/p>\n
But she was pipped by fast-finishing Battocletti, with Mackay edging out the Australian for silver.<\/p>\n
“I made my move with 400 (metres) to go and I wasn’t sure if it would be enough,” said Hull, who won bronze in the same event at last year’s world indoor titles.<\/p>\n
“I am still learning these things. Outdoors and indoors are two different sports for me, and you have to more tactically aware indoors.”<\/p>\n
Hull will compete in the women’s 1,500m final on Monday morning AEDT.<\/p>\n
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Kurtis Marschall claimed a medal in the men’s pole vault. (Getty Images: Dan Mullan)<\/p>\n
Marschall equalled his personal best of 6.00m in the men’s pole vault to finish behind Sweden’s Olympic champion and world record holder, Armand Duplantis (6.25m), and Greek Emmanouil Karalis (6.05m).<\/p>\n
The trio filled the same placings at last year’s world outdoor titles in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
“In this day and age, you have to jump six metres to get a medal,” Marschall said.<\/p>\n
“I feel like I’m just a six-metre guy now and it’s reassured me in the top three in the world.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Australians Peter Bol and Hayley Kitching earned impressive semifinal wins in the respective men’s and women’s 800m events.<\/p>\n
Bol won his semifinal in 1:46.21.<\/p>\n
“The goal is always to win the gold, so I am looking forward to the final,” Bol said.<\/p>\n
Kitching triumphed in her semifinal via a time of in 2:00.06.<\/p>\n
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