Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agree to share pole vault gold at World Athletics Championships - MyCyberBase
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CNN — In a heartwarming moment, Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agreed to share the pole vault gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. After a grueling competition in Budapest, Hungary, both Moon and Kennedy successfully made it over the bar at 4.90m in the final but failed on their three attempts at 4.95m. With so little to separate the two of them, they agreed that they would share their spot at the top of the podium , becoming the first joint gold medalists in World Championships history. Australia’s Kennedy broke down in tears when the gold medal was assured with the pair embracing in celebration. She later explained how they came to the decision to share the glory and become joint gold medalists. “I didn’t think she’d want to share it, I thought we might have had to keep jumping,” Kennedy told reporters after the final. “But, you know, I kind ...
