Form played out on the final day of athletics at the Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday (16), as nine of the 11 stage one winners wrapped up gold medals in Buenos Aires’ final session of athletics. The only change in overall leaders came in the men’s pole vault, where Thierry Baptiste –…
Clermont-ferrand – This weekend, French pole vaulter and world record holder Renaud Lavillenie celebrated a major milestone in his personal life. A 32-year-old athlete, Lavillenie married his longtime partner Anais Poumarat, after being together for 11 years. Their young daughter, Iris, just celebrated her first birthday this past July. Their wedding ceremony…
France’s Kevin Mayer made up for recent disappointments in spectacular style when he set a decathlon world record of 9,126 points at the Decastar event in Talence, France on Sunday. World champion and Olympic silver medallist Mayer surpassed American Ashton Eaton’s 9,045 total at the 2015 world championships in Beijing.…
PARIS (AP) – On a spectacular day for track and field fans, Kevin Mayer of France set a decathlon world record in front of a home crowd, just hours after Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon world record in Berlin. Competing at the Decastar event in Talence, southwestern France, world champion…
Berlin: World record holder Renaud Lavillenie advanced smoothly to the final of the pole vault at the European championships on Friday, needing just two successful attempt to progress. The Frenchman is a three-time European outdoor champion, but no marked in Amsterdam two years ago, something for which he is keen…
CLERMONT-FERRAND: Newly-crowned Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie of France has dropped coach Damien Inocencio to work with former international pole vaulter Philippe D’Encausse. “I can only confirm his decision. But the reasons given are so childish that they can’t justify his decision,” Inocencio, who had coached 25-year-old Lavillenie for…
Renaud Lavillenie has been left flying the French flag for his country’s athletics team at the Olympic Games, the pole vaulter arriving in London in the form of his life and odds-on favourite to claim gold. After claiming a disappointing bronze at last year’s World Championships in Daegu, Lavillenie underwent…
