On 21th of February in Metz (France) an international athletics meeting took place. Andriy Protsenko gained victory in mens high jump.
Andriy began competition from 211cm mark. In order to reach the height of 2.33m Андрій needed totally four aatempts, while for all other heights ( 211, 219, 225, 230) Ukrainian sportsman used up one try for one height, missing every next height (2.15m, 2.22m, 2.28m ) At a entry standard height on World Championship in Portland (2.33) Protsenko was the only one, while his experienced competitor Jaroslav Baba (Czech Republic) didn`t manage to reach 2.30, which he tried to conquer, having missed 228cm. Unfortunately , all attempts to gain 233cm. were unsuccessful. As a result, Czech sportsman stayed on the second position with a mark 2.25m. The third position took Puerto-Rican Castro Luis (225cm).
Watch the full results of high jump competition in Metz (France) HERE>>