Bufalova reached 14.54m in Krasnodar

The programe of "The Governor's Cup" held for the first time in Krasnodar (15) included only six events that were equally divided between male and female athletes. But in some of them the world indoor season's best were registered or repeated.

In the women's Triple Jump, Russian champion Olesya Bufalova landed at 14.54m, the furthest in the world in the young season. The indoor European champion Victorya Gurova was second with a 14.17m leap with Anna Pyatykh third (14.04m).

22-year-old Olga Kucherenko won the Long Jump with a 6.87m leap, the second farthest this season. Former World champion Tatyana Kotova was 10cm behind with a 6.77m best effort, with Elena Sokolova was third, reaching 6.52m.

In the men's Pole Vault, Osaka World Championships finalist Sergei Lukyanenko cleared the bar at 5.70 for the victory, beating back Evgeniy Mikhailichenko, who cleared 5.40. Ruslan Gataulin won men's Long Jump (7.94m), ahead of Vitaliy Shkurlatov (7.85) and Dmitriy Plotnikov (7.75).

Russian champion Marina Koroteeva is continuing her comeback from maternity leave. She clocked 8.12 to win the 60m Hurdles. Olga Korsunova (8.14) was second and Alexandra Antonova (8.16) was third.

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Bufalova reached 14.54m in Krasnodar

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