2018 Doha Diary DL: Mariya Lasitskene wins 39th high jump in a row

Mariya Lasitskene, photo by PhotoRun.net

Mariya Lasitskene won her 39th high jump competition in a row with her win in Shanghai. The height, 1.97 meters, means little, but the high level of competition, and the level of athleticism that Lasitskene (nee Kuchina) exhibits each time she competes is something that must be experienced.

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Her level of domination is truly under appreciated. The high jump super star has a high level of fitness, but also, a very high level of mental domination of her competitors in the events. Don’t believe me, just watch the competition for a few heights. Lasitskene would be a fine poker player: no emotion, no revealing of effort.

Mirela Demireva cleared 1.94 meters. She made Mariya Lasitskene work for her 39th victory, which is the way it should be. Lasitskene cleared 1.97 meters to take the win.

Mariya Lasitskene wins @shanghaiDL in 1.97m, High Jump – Women Pts 1 Lasitskene , Mariya ANA 1.97 8 2 Demireva , Mirela BUL 1.94 7 3 Jungfleisch , Marie-Laurence GER 1.88 6 4 Okuneva , Oksana UKR 1.85 5 4 Spencer , Levern LCA 1.85 5 … https://t.co/9tCQZLcCMP pic.twitter.com/DZuEtDBUMQ

— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) May 12, 2018

Lasitskene cleared 2.06 meters on 6 July 2017 at the Athletissima DL in Lausanne, Switzerland. In near perfect conditions, Lasitskene showed her talent and fitness. Having won World championships in 2015 Beijing, London 2017, and the World Indoors in March 2018, Lasitskene only needs a gold medal in Tokyo 2020 to show her place in athletic history.

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A wonderful interview, Mariya Lasitsekene spoke to @runblogrun in Birmingham after her long indoor season. She was so happy to have exceled in a long season and anticipated taking a nice break before the outdoor season. Now, as the outdoor season is starting, Lasitskene begins with a nice win in Shanghai, China.

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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