Kiwi pole vault star Eliza McCartney will miss the World Athletics Championships starting in Doha this month after ending her season early because of injury. The 22-year-old Rio Olympics bronze medallist had already delayed the start of her international season because of a troublesome hamstring injury. The decision to delay her season was “precautionary” only, her manager…
The pole-vaulting competition at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki was disrupted on Tuesday when a Finnish vaulter’s crash damaged the measuring equipment. When the event restarted, using a second pit where the equipment was intact, gusty winds hampered the vaulters’ efforts. The pole-vaulting competition at the World Athletics Championships…