A dream men’s pole vault tops the first field announced for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic on 30 June, which also brings the IAAF Diamond League to California for the first time. It is not a dream. Every active member of the six-metre club is prepared to vault, including the world record holder,…
Stanford, California – A dream men’s pole vault tops the first field announced for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic, which also brings the IAAF Diamond League to California for the first time. It is not a dream. Every active member of the 6-meter (19-8¼) club is prepared to vault, including the world record holder,…
On March 13, Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Thiago Braz chatted with Digital Journal about his plans for 2019, as well as the digital transformation of the sport of pole vault. On his plans for 2019, Brad said, “With my return to Brazil, I will work a lot to establish…
Strong fields in the men’s pole vault and women’s high jump and triple jump have been announced for the Meeting de Paris, the seventh meeting of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League, set for 30 June. Among the men, the pole vault competition will gather together the top three performers in the…
World record-holder Renaud Lavillenie will take on an all-star field in the men’s pole vault in this year’s Prefontaine Classic. Joining Lavillenie are 2017 world outdoor champion Sam Kendricks, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Thiago Braz and high school star Mondo Duplantis, who owns the world junior record of 19 feet,…
Four Olympic champions, five World champions and six European gold medallists will be in action at the fifth edition of the ISTAF INDOOR meeting in Berlin on Friday evening. Renaud Lavillenie of France and Brazil’s Thiago Braz, winners of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic titles respectively, will meet in the…
Renaud Lavillenie firmly buried memories of being reduced to tears by a hostile home crowd at the Rio Olympics by continuing his domination of the Diamond League. A weeping Lavillenie became one of the most poignant images from the Games as he struggled with the partisan crowd backing eventual gold…
This year’s Prefontaine Classic boasts a star-studded pole vault field with the top five finishers from last year’s World Championships set to compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene on 28 May. World record-holder Renaud Lavillenie has dominated the event in recent years and is the only six-time…
