21st June 2009 06:51
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| Reigning European champion Alex Averbukh of Israel won the Pole Vault title with a clearance of 5.40m at the European Team Championships Third League in Sarajevo on Sunday. |
At the end of 40 events, Israel garnered a mammoth 401.5 points to finish ahead of Moldova, who overtook Denmark to finish second with 393.5 points.
Reigning European Pole Vault champion Alex Averbukh of Israel was at his best, winning the men's title with a clearance of 5.40.
Mayann Foreman captured the women's High Jump with a leap of 1.83 to add 13 more points to Israel's tally.
Denmark who finished Day One in second position squandered their lead today to pave the way for a Moldovan march to the Second League.
Azerbaijan runners maintained their supremacy in the middle distance running, winning both the women's 1500m and 5000m. While Mare Ibrahimovic (16:02.58) grabbed top spot in the women's 5000m ahead of Denmark's Stig Moeller (16:16.81), Gezashing Safarova claimed top place in 1500m by clocking 4:26.14.
Hayle Ibrahimovic captured the men's 3000m with a personal best of 8:08.13, while Dane Toft Munkholm finished second with 8:22.97.
Denmark bagged both the men's and women's 4X400m relays but that was clearly not enough on a day when Moldova was in inspired form. Israel and Azerbaijan finished second and third in the men's relay while these positions went to Luxemburg and Moldova in the women's race.
Andorra and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia finished at the bottom of the table with 123 and 116.5 points respectively.
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