When the list of British lottery funded athletes was announced last October, the men’s high jump was one of the hardest-hit events with five of the country’s best male jumpers – including three Olympic finalists – getting cut from the programme.
But the lack of support has clearly fired up British high jumpers over the winter, and just one week after Robbie Grabarz leapt to the top of the world season lists with 2.34m, former UK indoor champion Samson Oni recaptured his best ever form by equalling his own PB in the Czech town of Hustopeče.
Competing in the first leg of the Moravian high jump tour, Oni leapt 2.31m to finish third against a quality field, equal with world indoor champion Ivan Ukhov. Oni went on to attempt 2.33m…
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