Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka has decided to not run for the post of President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU). According to Sport.ua, Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman champion Zhan Beleniuk and Barcelona 1992 fencing gold medallist Vadym Gutzeit are in the running to replace Bubka, who won…
What Vitaly Petrov learned from his WWII coach that came back as an amputee that still wanted to pole vault will shock you. ……………………………………………………………………………….. The best of the best when it comes to portable runways and pit platforms. One of the fastest runways in the world, the Kanstet portable runway.…
Runway Snafu Angers Bubka : Pole vault: World record-holder says he will never compete in L.A. again after broken promise by Franken. An incensed Sergei Bubka–who said meet promoter Al Franken broke his promise to provide a rubberized vaulting runway–vowed late Saturday night to never return to the Sunkist Invitational…
The 20-Year Wait – 6.16m For the past 20 years, the pole vault world has waited for a vaulter just as tall, as fast, and talented at Sergey Bubka. The pole vault community was convinced that a man larger and faster would make the difference between 6.15 or more.…
(CNN) — It was a record some thought would never be broken: Sergey Bubka’s mark in the pole vault. But Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie — with Bubka cheering him on — did the almost unthinkable by bettering Bubka in the latter’s hometown of Donetsk in Ukraine. Lavillenie cleared a height of…
MOSCOW: Men’s pole vault legend Sergey Bubka said on Saturday he is hoping double Olympic women’s pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will end her major championship career in spectacular style with world title gold. Bubka, who is the head of the organising committee of the world championships in Moscow, said…
LONDON (AP) – IOC presidential candidate and pole vault great Sergei Bubka believes the spate of recent high-profile doping cases in track and field shows that global drug-testing efforts are working and cheaters “will pay the price.” The former Olympic gold medalist and six-time world champion said Wednesday he was…
Kiev, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian pole vault former star and recordman Serguei Bubka called all the athletes in the world to be more careful when selecting their supporting teams, after the latest doping scandals including high level athletes in the last weeks. Bubka, world pole vault recordman and now…
The IAAF Vice-President and the candidate for the IOC presidency Sergey Bubka shares his expectations for Moscow 2013 and thoughts on Lavillenie’s potential. – You are the Organisational Delegate for the IAAF World Championships that will be held in Moscow this August. What is your estimate of the preparation progress…
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergey Bubka wants harsher punishment for drug cheats if his bid for the most powerful position in sport is successful. The 1988 Seoul Olympics gold medallist is one of six IOC members vying to succeed Jacques Rogge as President of the International Olympic Committee…