Švábíková wins European Championship bronze at pole vault

Czechia’s Amálie Švábíková came third in the final of the women’s pole vault at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul on Saturday night.

Švábíková’s best clearance was of 470 metres, some 5 cm short of Slovenia’s Tina Šutej, who took silver. Wilma Murto of Finland won the gold medal with a jump of 480 cm.

It is the first medal from a major senior event for the 23-year-old athlete, who won the Junior World Championship in 2018.