Bubka Finally Soars At Millrose

Sergei Bubka, the world’s greatest pole vaulter with nine world championships and the 1988 Olympic gold medal, had never won at the Millrose Games, the 89th annual running of America’s most prestigious indoor track and field competition.

In the opening night of the Millrose Games on Friday, however, the 32-year-old Ukrainian star leaped to a meet-record 19 feet, 2-1/2 inches.

In other events, world champion Gwen Torrence took the women’s 60-meter dash. Canadians Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin, the 1-2 finishers in the World championships 100 meters, finished the same way in the men’s 60.

Torrence, the 1992 Olympic 200-meter gold medalist, won in 7.02 seconds. She believes she can break 7.00.