Golden Fly Series Bangkok 2023 presented by SAT.
Outstanding Golden Fly Series Event presented by SAT. at Bangkok`s Giant Swing
The 20th Jubilee of Golden Fly Series – the world`s first in-city-athletics-series on the world`s most flexible mobile athletics facility “The FlySwat” - was celebrated in a magic evening at historic monument Giant Swing in Bangkok.
The event was presented, protected and support by SAT. – Sports Authority of Thailand.
Men`s pole vault title-defender Austin MILLER /USA took again the win in the new annual world leading mark (outdoors) with 5.76 m. Second Chinese Top Vaulter Jie YAO with 5.71 m before Thai local hero Patsapong AMSAM-ANG, who equalized his Thai Record with 5.61 m!
Ladies pole vault shows a double win of Zuzanna PRAZAKOVA/CZE and Anicka NEWELL/CAN with 4.21 cm, third local hero Khabut CHONTHICHA/THA with 4.01 m. Nice frame story: The Poles of NEWELL were denied for the flight from Canada, so she shared the poles of PRAZAKOVA. At the end both also shared the win…
Women`s long jump also proofed high quality with the win of Agate DE SOUSA/STP, which took the win with 6.56 m (currently Pos. 4 in annual world ranking outdoors) before actual Asian Indoor Champion Sumire HATA/JPN with 6.47 m and Magdalena ZEBROVSKA/POL with 6.42 m.
Men`s long jump was dominated from Cheswill JOHNSON/RSA which took the win with 7.84 m, followed by two Brazil top Jumpers Gabriel Luiz BOZA with 7.81 m and Lucas Marcelino DOS SANTOS with 7.66 m. Next Stop will be in Golden Fly Series home base Innsbruck/Austria on 7th June.
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Fotocredit: Golden Fly Series (released)
In the pictures below, the Governor of the Sports Authority Thailand (SAT.) Drridh Jotikasthira with Golden Fly Series founder and CEO Armin Margreiter at the official handover to the new Host City. We are looking . Gongsak Yodmani, Vice President of Asian Athletics Gen. Surapong Ariyamongkol as well as contractual partner and G-Lane CEO Rongforward to a fruitful and long lasting cooperation!