Seventeen-year-old Emmanouil Karalis broke on Saturday the Junior World Record in pole vault, clearing 5.53 meters at the national indoor championship that took place this weekend in Piraeus. Karalis beat a record that was almost 12 years old (since May 2004), and finished third in the national championship behind champion…
Pole vault is the event to watch for Greek track and field fans this year, with both Costas Filippidis and Nicole Kyriakopoulou impressively registering new national records over the weekend in Paris. Filippidis improved his recent record of 5.85 meters by as many as six points at the IAAF Diamond…
By George Georgakopoulos Costas Filippidis won his second IAAF Diamond League meeting this season after snatching the top spot in the men’s pole vault at the event in Lausanne on Thursday. The Greek champion cleared 5.72 meters to leave behind him all the major names in the sport such as…
