MOSCOW (AP) — Pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva condemned homosexuality Thursday after criticizing fellow competitors who painted their fingernails in rainbow colors to support gays and lesbians in the face of a new anti-gay law in Russia. The Russian, who won her third world title Tuesday in front of a…
Ole Miss’ Sam Kendricks is the 2013 World University Games pole vault champion. Kendricks ranks eighth in the world this year with a school-record mark of 19-0.75 that he set at the Texas Relays on March 29. It was the best vault in the NCAA since 1998 and placed Kendricks…
YOUNG pole vault star Jack Longhurst made it a dream English Schools and English Championships double – then afterwards admitted he’s still not sure whether to continue in the sport. The 14-year-old FitzWimarc School pupil cleared a lifetime best of 3.70m to win the under-15 AAAs pole vault crown in Bedford. It…