US’ Nageotte bags Olympic gold in women’s pole vault

US athlete Katie Nageotte won a gold medal in women’s pole vault at Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday.

Nageotte, 30, jumped 4.90 meters in the final to be the Olympic champion in the Japanese capital.

Russian Olympic Committee’s Anzhelika Sidorova took silver with 4.85 meters.

Holly Bradshaw from Great Britain had a bronze medal with 4.85 meters, the same height with Sidorova.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run through Aug. 8.

Source: Anadolu Agency