Eliza McCartney couldn’t hide her emotions, and nor did she want to as she soared over 4.90 metres for the first time in her life to put a world-class stamp on the Vertical Pursuit pole vault competition’s at Auckland’s SkyCity on Sunday. New Zealand’s 21-year-old Rio Olympic bronze medallist surprised…
TRACK & FIELD: Pole vaulter Lisa Campbell “wasn’t even on the scene” last year but she’s now bound for the Commonwealth Games, where it’s hoped she can improve on her impressive training form. The 25-year-old was on Thursday included in a 109-strong Australian athletics squad which will compete on the Gold…
As Perth pole vaulter Nina Kennedy fell back to earth after clearing a new personal best of 4.71m last weekend, she let out a shriek of delight that could have echoed clear across the continent to the Gold Coast, where the Commonwealth Games trials start today. She broke the world…
Eliza McCartney has fired a warning shot at her Commonwealth Games pole vault rivals with an exceptional clearance in her first competition of the summer. The Kiwi Olympic bronze medallist cleared 4.70m off a short 10-step run-up at the Potts Classic meet in Hastings on Saturday. In her first hit-out…
Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart says she will be training as if she’s heading to the Commonwealth Games before the selection is made next month. The 18-year-old has the same coach as Olympic bronze-medallist Eliza McCartney and her brother, Cameron, has already secured his spot representing New Zealand in weightlifting. She…
Pole vault star Eliza McCartney says she’s nearing a return to competition ahead of the Commonwealth Games, after an Achilles injury towards the end of 2017. McCartney, 21, was forced to withdraw from competition in July, with the injury, before coming back at the Athletics World Championships in August only to…
Kiwi pole vault sensation Eliza McCartney says she’s preparing well for next year’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, having missed Glasgow 2014 with injury. McCartney, 20, is looking to add to her Olympic bronze medal won in Rio last year, getting ready for her first taste of Commonwealth Games…
The Team England athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games has been announced at it includes a number of competitors from the West Country. Lucy Bryan, Pole Vault. Lives in Bristol and trains in Bath Molly Caudery, Pole Vault. Lives and trains in Cornwall Read More
Australian pole vault record holder Alana Boyd has announced her retirement. Australian pole vault record holder Alana Boyd has decided that the best year of her decorated career is the perfect time to bow out. The 32-year-old announced her retirement on Wednesday, two months after being edged out on countback…
