Tamberi backs up European gold with Diamond League win

SILESIA, Poland, Aug 22 : Italian Gianmarco Tamberi cleared 2.31 metres to win the Silesia Diamond League high jump in Katowice's market square on Saturday, with the 34-year-old continuing his fine form after clinching a fourth European gold medal.Former Olympic champion Tamberi was locked in a battle with Jamaica's Romaine Beckford after both cleared 2.29 at the third attempt.When Beckford failed his final effort after the bar was raised two centimetres, Tamberi had sealed the win with one fewer error before clearing his final jump at 2.31.Tamberi took several different approaches to his jumps, sometimes urging the crowd to clap along, at other times preferring silence, and when the Italian went with music, it ranged from classical to techno. "The secret is to get motivated from everythin