Greek pole vaulter Emmanuel Karalis has a major reason to be proud. He claimed the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. This year’s European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Gävle, Sweden. In the men’s pole vault competition, Karalis claimed the silver medal for Greece with a…
The 2018 pole vault season came to a close and Digital Journal looked back on Greek pole vaulter Emmanuel Karalis’ incredible year. Earlier in the year, in the indoor pole vault season, Karalis set a world junior recordof 5.78 meters, which stood for a few weeks, prior to being broken by…
Greek pole vaulter Emmanuel Karalis has a major reason to celebrate. He kicked off the 2018 indoor season with a 5.65 meter clearance. Karalis 5.65 meter clearance in pole vault on January 20, 2018, was enough to secure him a first place spot in Jablonec in Czech Republic. Most impressive is…
Acclaimed Greek pole vaulter Emmanuel Karalis chatted with Digital Journal about his career in pole vault. Last year, he set a world junior record in the sport. This summer, Karalis competed at the 2017 World Championships in London, which was a great learning experience. “It was a great experience. I…
Teenaged Greek pole vaulter Emmanuel Karalis is determined to scale new heights, despite the negative impact of the nation’s financial crisis on sport. Fresh from breaking the world youth record — a mark which had stood for 12 years — this month, the 16-year-old is being hailed as a future…