Britain's Molly Caudery set the world's leading height of the year and broke the British record in women's pole vault at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Toulouse on Saturday.The 24-year-old cleared a world pole vault lead of 4.
FILE PHOTO: Athletics - European Athletics Championships - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - June 10, 2024 Britain's Molly Caudery reacts during the women's pole vault final REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File photoBritain's Molly Caudery set the world's leading height of the year and broke the British record in women's pole vault at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Toulouse on Saturday.
Caudery had already secured victory with an initial clearance at 4.61 m but continued to push for more and persevered in the rainy conditions. France's Marie-Julie Bonnin finished second, with 4.51 m.
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