Katie Moon has talked for years about being in the latter part of her career, but it’s going to be hard to walk away if she keeps winning.

Like on Wednesday. Moon became the first woman to win three consecutive world outdoor titles in the pole vault, doing so in Tokyo, where she won Olympic gold four years ago.

She cleared 4.90 meters for gold in a do-or-die attempt, taking the lead from former training partner Sandi Morris. Morris then missed her last attempt at 4.95.

“They’re all special, but I think the older you get, it gets harder,” Moon said. “So to be able to come in here and not just win but to jump a (4.90), I don’t know how many years of that I’ve got in me.”

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Morris, bidding for her first global outdoor title,

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