With a clutch third attempt clearance at 4.95m, Anzhelika Sidorova prevailed over Sandi Morris to claim gold in the women’s pole vault. On a quest to secure their first major outdoor titles, Sidorova and Morris were on fire, producing perfect scorecards through 4.90m, a height that only the pair managed to conquer in a competition that will be remembered as the deepest in World Championships history.
