World Athlete has named Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis “World Athlete of the Year”. Duplantis, a world-class pole vaulter from Lafayette and former LSU athlete, beat out five other finalists for the title of Male Athlete of the Year. It seems like Mondo sets a new World Record ever two weeks,…
The path looks clear for Thomas Bach to be re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC confirmed on Tuesday that Bach has no opponents for the election, which is scheduled for March in Athens. “I am honoured and humbled by the fact that there are no…
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Right now – 27 November, as this is written – it is exactly 64 years past the mid-point of the athletics’ program at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. Sixty-four is not an anniversary we usually celebrate, I’ll grant you, but consider two points of mitigation in that regard. Firstly, the…
When the world needed them most, the rhythmic dancers kicking ass and taking names were nowhere to be found. Thanks to COVID, this year’s glorious 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed to next year, and things are going to look a whole lot different. In September the International Olympics…
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis – who broke Sergey Bubka’s 26-year outdoor pole vault world record – has been named as one of the five finalists for the Male World Athlete of the Year 2020 award. Duplantis made history at September’s Diamond League meeting in Rome when he cleared 6.15 metres. It…
French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed a €400 million (£357 million/$474 million) funding package to help sports clubs and organisations recover from the coronavirus pandemic, which will provide a welcome boost to preparations for Paris 2024. The announcement was made during a video conference with sports leaders including Denis Masseglia,…
Clarksville, TN – Pole Vault U. is adding another talent. Austin Peay State University (APSU) head track and field coach Valerie Brown is pleased to add another talented pole vaulter with the signing of Alexa Oatman to a National Letter of Intent. READ MORE
The Daily Princetonian caught up with women’s pole vaulter SJ Cohen, a first-year hailing from Pennsylvania who cleared 12’ 9.5” during her 2020 indoor season, to discuss pole vault, cooking, magic tricks, and everything in between. SJ: It’s interesting because I started out as a distance runner in middle school,…
