Zhou Yang of China celebrates after clearing the bar at 4.30 meters during the women's pole vault final at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing August 18, 2006. Zhou took the gold in this event. [Reuters]

BEIJING -- Chinese Zhou Yang excelled to bag the women's pole vault crown at the IAAF World Junior Championships here on Friday.

The 18-year-old Zhou leapt over 4.30 meters to tie her personal best created in Zhengzhou in May.

"It was a par performance. I did not bring out all my potential today," said Zhou. "Thank you all for your support and I want to meet you here again in Beijing Olympics."

Tina Sutej of Slovenia took the silver in 4.25 which is a Slovenian junior record and Vicky Parnov from Australia finished third in 4.20.

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