Katie Moon has done it again.
The US pole vault superstar outdueled her teammate Sandi Morris at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 on Wednesday (17 September) to win her third straight world title.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion saved her best for last, clearing a season’s best 4.90m on her third and final attempt, taking the lead from her compatriot.
Morris, with one jump remaining, opted to raise the bar to 4.95m, but it was not meant to be. She ended up with her fourth world silver medal.
Slovenia’s Tina Sutej took bronze with 4.80m.
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