Ostrava (Czech Republic) (AFP)
The 2012 Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie finished 2nd in the Ostrava meeting (Czech Republic) on Tuesday, improving his best performance of the season with a jump to 5.74m.
Renaud Lavillenie was beaten by the number of missed attempts by the Filipino John Obiena, but finished ahead of the two-time American world champion Sam Kendricks (5.64m).
Returning to competition only at the end of August after a fractured left thumb that occurred at the end of June, Renaud Lavillenie did better than in his first three competitions of the season (5.71 m in Pierre-Bénite on August 29, 5.72 m in Lausanne Wednesday, 5.62 m in Chorzow Sunday).
The former world record holder must now jump at the French Championships in Albi on Saturday and at the meeting in Rome on September 17.
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