Olympics: New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr wins gruelling men’s high jump in Paris
New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr won gold in the men’s Olympic high jump on Saturday with a best effort of 2.36 metres after a long and gruelling final, securing his country’s first medal in the event. Defending champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar got the bronze with a season’s best 2.34, leading to a war of attrition…