Miltos Tentoglou advanced to the final of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The top high jumper got off to a slow start with a jump of 7.78 meters on his first attempt, landing well behind the takeoff board, but on his second attempt he reached 8.26 meters (with a tailwind of 1.2) surpassing the qualifying standard of 8.15 m.
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This was also the best performance up to that point among the participants in the two qualifying heats. Tentoglou will now compete for a medal in the final, which will take place on Tuesday evening (10:16 p.m. Greek time).
It should be noted that his main rival, Italy’s Matteo Furlan, was injured upon landing his first jump and was wheeled off the field in a stretcher, missing out on a spot in the final!
Nikos Stamatonikolos also failed to advance to the final, with a first jump of 7.49 m, a second of 7.55 m, and a third that was ruled invalid.
*photo source: KYPE
