Mutaz Essa Barshim wins silver medal at IAAF World Indoor Championships

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim added another feather to his already overcrowded cap when he jumped to a silver medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, the UK, yesterday.

Barshim, who was chosen as the IAAF’s 2017 Male Athlete of the Year, failed to clear 2.36 in his three attempts and finished second, according to Gulf Times.   

Russia’s Danil Lysenko, classified as an ’Authorised Neutral Athlete,’ cleared 2.36M with his third and final try to be crowned as world indoor champion, reported Qatar Tribune.

Meanwhile, Germany’s Mateusz Przybylko was third with a 2.29M clearance.

Lysenko and Barshim had cleared three heights on their first attempts and were the only two to attempt the 2.36M jump.

Both jumpers failed at their first two attempts. While Mutaz failed for a third time, the 20-year-old Lysenko soared over the bar to clinch the title.

It was sweet payback for the Russian, who had lost to Barshim at the IAAF World Championships in London last year.

Barshim has been the leading jumper this season with 2.38M jump at the Asian Indoor Championship in Iran last month.

Picture courtesy: Qatar Tribune