Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates after winning the men's high jump. [REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari]
World champion Mutaz Barshim, undefeated last season, cleared 2.40m in Doha on Friday to set himself up nicely for another assault on the long-standing world record of 2.45m set by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor in 1993.