Cuban Pole Vaulter Eyes 5.80m Mark

Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges said his goal next year is to consistently jump over 5.80 meters, Cuban sports news website Jit reported Wednesday.
Borges said "the goal is to stay within 5.75 and 5.80 meters, preferably 5.80."
His personal peak is a national record of 5.90m, achieved at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, which put him in second place, while his current record is 5.71m.
After acknowledging that his 2014 objectives are "very high", Borges, who also won the 2011 Pan-American Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, said he will begin the season with indoor competitions, and in the summer participate in the Diamond League and World Cup, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
He plans to close the season at the Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in Veracruz, Mexico.