Pole Vault

Tokyo Olympics 2020: French medal hope Renaud Lavillenie twists ankle in pole vault competition

"Clearly not the ideal scenario for my last competition before the Olympic Games," tweeted Lavilleni. "I leave the clinic with an 'encouraging' verdict: no fracture, a big sprain. The countdown begins."

Firstpost Explains: What makes pole vault the most complicated, yet exhilarating track and field event

What makes pole vault the most complicated, yet exhilarating sport in track and field? Firstpost Explains:

Want to do things that nobody has seen before and I've made a good start, says pole vault record holder Armand Duplantis

Armand Duplantis spoke about his 2020, the weight of expectations at just 21 and the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record

Duplantis cleared 6 meters, 15 centimeters (20 feet, 2 inches) at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome with his second attempt, besting Bubka's mark of 6.14 meters (20 feet, 1 1/2 inches) set in Sestriere in July 1994.

Leading pole vaulters Katerina Stefanidi, Katie Nageotte and Alysha Newman to compete in Ultimate Garden Clash

Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, Katie Nageotte of the United States and Alysha Newman of Canada will participate in the Ultimate Garden Clash but won’t be competing in their backyards because they don’t have the equipment at home

Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris builds pole-vault set-up from scratch to continue training amidst COVID-19 shutdown

To stay sharp, Morris is working out with recently purchased weight room equipment. She's also enjoying some down time at home

Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis fails to breach 6.19metre mark eight days after setting new world record

Armand Duplantis failed in three attempts at 6.19 metres, eight days after beating his own best mark to take the record to 6.18 metres.

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for second time in eight days, with 6.18m effort

Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on Saturday for the second time in eight days.

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis soars 6.17m to achieve lifetime dream, break pole vault world record

World silver medallist Mondo Duplantis realised a lifetime dream when he broke the pole vault world record by soaring 6.17 metres on his second attempt at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Torun in Poland

Federation Cup Athletics: NADA testers reach venue after Seema Punia had left for home following gold medal exploits

Seema Punia, who won a gold on the opening day and virtually booked a CWG berth, left for home before the NADA officials reach the NIS Patiala.