Injured Vlasic will defend world high jump title

World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will defend her title despite a hamstring injury which nearly forced her to pull out of the upcoming world championships in the South Korean city of Daegu,......

Why Djokovic decided to compete in Tokyo Games

'It came down to patriotism and my feelings for Serbia.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic considered pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19-related restrictions after winning Wimbledon this month......

Vlasic wins the battle of the Beauties

Croatia's Blanka Vlasic went some way to making up for her Olympic disappointment when she retained the women's high jump title with a leap of 2.04 metres. "I was expecting it to go much higher,......

High jumper Vlasic ruled out of Olympics

Former high jump world champion Blanka Vlasic will not compete in the London Olympics due to injury problems, the Croatian said on her website on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who has the second best......

Bolt back where he belongs, Vlasic vanquished

Usain Bolt raced to redemption in 19.40 golden seconds on Saturday to retain his world 200 metres title while Anna Chicherova ended Blanka Vlasic's four-year run as high jump world champion.......