Olympic silver medallist Yarisley Silva has won the gold medal in the women's pole vault competition at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

The Cuban was the only woman to clear 4.90m, making the height with her final attempt after twice bringing the bar down.

Brazil's Fabiana Murer had just one failure on her way to taking on the 4.90m height, but had three straight misses to leave her with the silver medal.

Great Britain's Holly Bradshaw cleared 4.70m for the first time this season, but failed all three of her attempts at 4.80, ensuring a seventh-place finish.

Olympic champion Jennifer Suhr cleared her first two heights at the first time of asking, but also failed with her three attempts at 4.80m, forcing the American to settle for fourth.

Greece's Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou was the first to clear the 4.80 bar, but could not make it over at 4.90m after passing at 4.85m, ensuring that she took home the bronze.