Kolkata, Jan 5 (UNI) Pole vault legend and 1988 Olympic gold medalist Sergey Bubka will be International Event Ambassador for the 15th edition of the Tata Mumbai marathon, to be held on January 21 in Mumbai.
Procam International, organiser of the country’s finest distance running events, today announced that six-time world champion for men’s pole vault Sergey Bubka will be the International Event Ambassador for the 15th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon.
The 54-year-old Ukrainian pole vaulter was one of the first 24 athletes to be inducted as the inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame. Sergey was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 metres and 6.10 metres, and broke the world record for men's pole vault 35 times.