BEIJING, Aug 24 — Canada’s Shawnacy Barber prolonged Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie’s world championship jinx by snatching men’s pole vault gold in Beijing today.

Barber managed a best of 5.90 metres, winning on countback from defending champion Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany at the Bird’s Nest stadium.

Olympic champion and world record holder Lavillenie could only clear 5.80 and shared bronze with Polish pair Piotr Lisek and Pawel Wojciechowski as his challenge fell flat again. — AFP