In the women’s competition, Lithuanian record-holder Airine Palsyte cleared a world-leading 1.97m in the high jump and tried at two meters.

Behind her, Spain’s Ruth Beitia placed second and Poland’s Kamila Licwinko third, both having cleared 1.94m. Britain’s Isobel Pooley cleared 1.91m in fourth while there was a tie for fifth between Germany’s Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch and Poland’s Urszula Gardzielewska, both also with 1.91m. German outdoor record-holder Ariane Friedrich marked her comeback with 1.88m in eighth.

Cottbus 2016 high jump women meeting video

RESULTS:

1 Airinė Palšytė (LTU) 1.97 WL,SB
2 Ruth Beitia (ESP) 1.94 SB
3 Kamila Lićwinko (POL) 1.94 SB
4 Isobel Pooley (GBR) 1.91 SB
5 Urszula Gardzielewska (POL) 1.91 SB
5 Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (GER) 1.91
7 Katarina Mögenburg (NOR) 1.88 =PB
8 Ariane Friedrich (GER) 1.88 SB
9 Jossie Graumann (GER) 1.80
10 Ana Paula de Oliveira (BRA) 1.75 PB
11 Imke Onnen (GER) 1.75