RNZ15 Jul, 2026 05:01 PM2 mins to readNew Zealand's Eliza McCartney, seen competing in Italy last month, missed out on pole vault gold at a World Athletics meet in Budapest on countback. Photo / Getty ImagesNew Zealand pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has continued her good form in Europe, finishing second at the Gyulai István Memorial meeting in Budapest.McCartney and Australian Nina Kennedy both cleared 4.8m, but Kennedy, the Paris Olympics gold medallist, took the win on countback.
Fellow Kiwi Olivia McTaggart had several attempts
