Alysha Newman will be a medal favourite in pole vault heading into the world track and field championships later this month. The 25-year-old Mother Teresa grad grabbed bronze at the prestigious Diamond League final this past weekend in Brussels, Belgium with a 4.77-metre effort, five centimetres short of her personal…
Bermudian Olympian Tyrone Smith proposed to fellow Olympian Sandi Morris recently, capping off Ms. Morris’ pole vaulting event with a romantic surprise. The proposal took place after Ms. Morris, an American Olympic medalist, competed in the Diamond League Final meet in Zurich, Switzerland. Read More
FLYING high before an English Premier League-style crowd has given Kurtis Marschall the belief he can excel on athletics’ international stage. The SA pole vaulter will line up in the IAAF Diamond League final in Zurich, Switzerland, next weekend following his seventh-place finish at the world championships last week. Marschall’s…