Pawel Wojciechowski of Poland receives medical treatment after he got injured due to his broken pole during the men’s pole vault final of track and field at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, Oct. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Lili) READ MORE
New Zealand’s rising pole vault star Olivia McTaggart is expected to be back competing in time for September’s IAAF World Championships despite requiring surgery following a frightening incident last week. The 19-year-old’s pole snapped mid-air while attempting 4.40m during the Vertical Pursuit on Auckland’s Federal St and she was in obvious discomfort,…
National champion Olivia McTaggart has suffered every pole vaulter’s worse nightmare on her way to victory at the Auckland’s Vertical Pursuit street event. Competing in the shadow of the Sky Tower, McTaggart had already won the women’s division with a clearance of 4.27m, when she spectacularly snapped her carbon-fibre pole…
CHARLESTON – While some would say that Ethan Harsted suffered a tough break, both literally and figuratively, during Friday’s Class 3A preliminary round here at the IHSA Boys State Track and Field Meet, he remains convinced he’s one lucky guy. Things were going about as well as the Ottawa senior…
