Just a few hours ago in Prague, Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov cleared 2.42 meters (7′ 11¼”) and with some daylight between him and the bar.

There have been just seven 2.42 meter jumps in all of history. More from Jon Mulkeen:

The last time someone jumped 2.42m, indoors or outdoors, was 1994.

— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) February 25, 2014

Before 2014, no man had ever jumped 2.40m+ indoors three times in one year. Ukhov has now done it three times in the space of 6 weeks.

— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) February 25, 2014

As good as all of that is, it doesn’t guarantee a World Indoor Championships gold medal. The vertical jumps are events prone to inconsistency and Ukhov hasn’t always produced at the championship meets. But it can be done: Javier Sotomayor jumped a world record 2.43 at the 1989 World Indoors.

Your video of the day is Ukhov’s jump:

Links

In his Athletech series, Jim McDannald talked to Steve Magness about what he does and what gear and technology he uses to get it done.

Kevin Sully wrote about pro runners’ weekend of discontent.

Results

Besides Ukhov, the other notable result from today’s Prague Indoor meet was Blanka Vlašič‘s 2.00m high jump clearance, which puts her in the picture as a challenger for World Indoor gold.
Full results

News

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