Thiago Braz is gold in pole vault and sets an Olympic record

Brazilian made the best mark of his career, 6,03m, and beat the favorite, the French Renaud Lavillenie, who complained about the fans' lack of fair play. Brazilian.

this monday night (15) in athletics it was glorious for Brazil. At the end of the pole vault, the Brazilian Thiago Braz, only 22 years, got the gold medal, upon reaching the mark of 6.03 m, with the right to break the Olympic record.

To reach the achievement, the Brazilian overcame French favorite Renaud Lavillenie, world record holder with the mark of 6.16 m, and who ended up with the silver medal. The bronze went to the American Sam Kendricks.

Thiago reaches his third important achievement in his career. The Brazilian's other medals were gold at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona 2012 and silver at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010.

This is Brazil's second gold medal at Rio 2016. The other belongs to Rafaela Silva, in judo