Jenn Suhr of Riga tied for first place at the Spitzen Leichtathletik in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Monday with a jump of 4.70 meters. Suhr, 36, tied with Angelica Bengtsson of Sweden at 4.70 meters and neither cleared the 4.80-meter bar. They were named co-champions. Read More
Olympic gold medalist Jenn Suhr of Riga finished second in the pole vault at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday with a jump of 4.82 meters. Suhr, 36, tied with two other jumpers at the same height. Katerina Stefanidi (Greece), the 2016 Olympics gold medal winner, and Suhr…
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…
Pole vault superstar Armand “Mondo” Duplantis placed seventh overall while competing against the pros at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday. The Lafayette (LA) High rising senior vaulted 5.73 meters or 18 feet, 9.59 inches. He also made attempts at 5.81m but missed all three. Mondo’s final mark is off his PR of 19-4.25, but it’s still…
