DAEGU, South KoreaDAEGU, South Korea — Her entire outlook changed since becoming a mother, Anna Chicherova of Russia won the high jump gold medal Saturday at the world championships. She cleared 6 ...

(From L) Croatia's Blanka Vlasic, Belgium's Tia Hellebaut and Russia's Anna Chicherova pose on the podium after the women's High Jump at the National stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ...

World champion high jumper Blanka Vlasic of Croatia could miss the 2012 Olympic Games. Vlasic, one of track’s biggest stars, is still suffering from a bacterial infection related to the surgery she ...

Here in China, the government-run CCTV stations rule almost every channel. Well, during the Olympics, most of the channels have turned into ESPN of sorts -- running highlight after highlight ...

At the height of her success, high jumper Blanka Vlasic had to relearn how to leap. There was really no other choice for the 29-year-old Croatian. A fragment of a bone in her left ankle broke off and ...

Blanka Vlasic elegantly folds her long limbs and leans forward in a confessional manner. We are having a private conversation at a drinks reception, but a TV camera starts filming anyway and several ...

Split-born high jumper Blanka Vlasic is as close to a certainty for Olympic gold as it is possible to find. It is possible that Vlasic may slip up under the intense pressure of the Games. But the ...

Double Olympic medallist and International Event Ambassador for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2026, Blanka Vlasic, highlighted the role of sport in empowering women while addressing the media in ...

(FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 2010 shows Croatia's Blanka Vlasic celebrating after jumping over 2m during the women's high jump competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme - Diamond League ...

Croatia's two-time high jump world champion Blanka Vlasic will not compete at the London Olympics because of a foot injury, she announced on Saturday. The 28-year-old - who took silver in the 2008 ...

Former world champion high jumper Blanka Vlasic has pulled out of London 2012 because of injury. The Beijing Olympics silver medallist had been struggling with a bacterial infection which had upset ...

DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 01: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia uses a towel to shelter from the sun during the women's high jump qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics ...