Russia’s ‘first lady of the pole vault’ targeting another world record as she prepares to return to action after giving birth to her daughter Yelena Isinbayeva is the latest global superstar to express her desire to shine at the Rio 2016 Games. The Russian, one of the greatest pole-vaulters of…
TWO-time pole vault Olympian Alana Boyd qualified for Rio Olympics earlier this year after finishing 11th at the world championships with a 4.6m leap. The Daily caught up with the 31-year-old Sunshine Coaster to see how her preparations for August’s Games were going. How are you feeling after your qualification?…
Moscow (AFP) – Russian star pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said Wednesday she plans to retire after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she has her sights sets on a third Olympic gold. “If everything goes as planned, I will be in a new role next year,” Isinbayeva…
November 9 – Widespread celebrations across Brazil to mark the 1,000 day anniversary until the beginning of Rio 2016 have been highlighted by the unveiling of an observation tower within the Olympic Park. The celebrations offered the Games organisers a positive reprieve from the widespread criticism they have faced over…
Stretching out into the still blue lagoon waters, set against a backdrop of rugged mountains, these are the spectacular first images of how Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic park will look in 2016. Designs for the complex in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood of the city have been revealed by the…
Suhr, who also came in first place at the AVIVA Grand Prix in Birmingham on Sunday, was second behind Yelena Isinbayeva in Beijing four years ago. Earlier this month she exceeded that performance pushing, the Russian into third place with a winning jump of 4.75m, five centimeters shorter than she…
BLAIRSVILLE — Best athlete at the recent American Legion state baseball tournament in Plymouth? Perhaps a spectator. Leverkusen, Germany, resident Jonas Efferoth, a North Posey High School exchange student the first half of the 2009-10 school year, attended Princeton’s three state tournament games along with Cindy and Joe Stolz, parents…
