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Sunday 28 August 2011

Hooker knocked out in qualifying

Steve Hooker (29), flagship for Australia pole vault numbers, can not qualify for the final round of the World Athletics Championships 2011, after failing in the qualifying round on Saturday (08/27/2011).

World Athletics Championships to 13, who held the IAAF took place in Daegu, South Korea, starting on Saturday (27/08/2011) until Sunday (09/04/2011) future.

Hooker, who was the champion at the World Athletics Championships 2009 in Berlin, did not get into trouble when it will start the jump as high as 5.20 meters. Likewise, when the bar raised to 5.35 meters.

But when the bar height increases up to 5.50 meters, of the three occasions Hooker unable to leap beyond it altogether.

That's why he can not fight in the pole vault finals which will take place Monday sons (29/08/2011) later.

"I'm not experiencing any difficulty. Physical I also do not have any problems. Just a little mistake when I have to run toward the bar," said Hooker, who is also the holder of the Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medal it.




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