Maria was great in Paris, a little luck was needed for the best ranking and result in her career

Millimeters separated Marija Vuković from second place in her debut participation in the Diamond League

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With the heel of her right foot, Marija set the bar for the best ranking in her career, Photo: REUTERS
With the heel of her right foot, Marija set the bar for the best ranking in her career, Photo: REUTERS
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The best Montenegrin athlete Marija Vuković finished her debut participation in the Diamond League in style - with a fifth place, but a third result in Paris.

Only a greater number of attempts separated the best Montenegrin athlete from a medal, as she equaled the best personal result of this season with a jump of 195 centimeters, but two more attempts separated her from the third place of the Ukrainian Julia Levchenko and the Australian Nikola Olislagers, who also cleared 195 centimeters. and then broke the bar three times at 198 centimeters.

And Marija was incredibly close in the first and third attempts at 198 centimeters, which would have brought her second place and a career record - first she was late with the deflection of her right leg and stuck it with her calf, then in the third series she made a technical mistake and knocked down the bar with the heel of her right foot , although she was well above that height.

Thus, her best result remained 197 centimeters, and she placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

In Paris, the gold medalist from Belgrade, Ukrainian Jaroslava Mahuchich, celebrated with a season record of 201 centimeters, while the 2nd place went to her compatriot Irina Geraščenko (198).

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