Birmingham March 2 (IANS) Russia s Danil Lysenko captured the men s high jump title while his compatriot Mariya Lasitskene won the women s gold at the opening day s competition of the World Indoor Championships here.
Lysenko competing as an authorised neutral athlete on Thursday gained revenge on Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar for his defeat in last year s London World Championships Xinhua news agency reported.
The 20-year-old extended his 2018 win streak to nine by clearing 2.36m to the Olympic silver medalist s 2.33m best mark.
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