Yarisley Silva has been Cuba’s leading pole vaulter for more than a decade. The 2015 world champion and equal fifth best vaulter of all time reflects on the highest and lowest moments of her decorated career. HIGH The Olympic silver medal in London (in 2012) marked a turning point in…
London – On July 21, American pole vaulter and reigning world champion Sam Kendricks was victorious at the IAAF Diamond League in London. Kendricks won the men’s pole vault competition in London clearing 5.92 meters on his first attempt. The Mississippi native also tried 5.97 meters once but failed to clear the…
LONDON (Reuters) – American pole vault world champion Sam Kendricks completed a double triumph over the weekend by winning at the inaugural World Cup in London 48 hours after Diamond League success in Rabat on Friday. Many of his compatriots, like sprinters Christian Coleman, Ronnie Baker and Noah Lyles, chose…
(Reuters) – World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks and national hammer throw record holder DeAnna Price will lead a U.S. team missing many top stars at next month’s Athletics World Cup in London. The team, announced on Friday by USA Track & Field, also will include current indoor women’s 400m…
The final preview for the IAAF World Championships in London looks at the chances for the four women athletes in the New Zealand team. Eliza McCartney was one of the stand-out Kiwi athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics, placing third in the womens pole vault and collecting an unexpected bronze…
Thiago Braz da Silva, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, has reportedly withdrawn from the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London and ended his season due to “due to poor form, a calf injury, and back pain,” according to Brazilian media. The Brazilian’s world-qualifying mark of 5.86m, set indoors in January, was ranked sixth globally…
Olympic pole vault bronze medallist Eliza McCartney has been forced out of her next scheduled competition this weekend, the latest hiccup in her preparation for next month’s world championships in London. McCartney (20) has been hampered by an Achilles tendon injury in recent weeks, since arriving in Europe for the…
Some of Canada’s pole vaulters are taking their talents from the track to the streets of London Thursday. In conjunction with the London Ribfest, the London Western Track and Field Club will host their first Vault the Park, a street pole vault event, on Central Avenue next to Victoria Park.…
A chance to compete against local Olympians has London pole vaulters flying high in the street. The London Western Track and Field Club, in partnership with London Ribfest, hosted its first ever Vault the Park on Central Ave. beside Victoria Park on Thursday. The free event gives young athletes a…
Pole Vault 1971 London England FROM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W37jreervDo
