Pole vaulting is one of the more outlandish Olympic events. The primary instruments of the sport are curious creations—big sticks, between 10 and 17 feet in length, that certain track & field ...

STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis soared 6.28 metres to break the world pole vault record at the Diamond League event in Stockholm on Sunday, the 12th time he has set a new ...

No one needs more proof that Mondo Duplantis is among the greatest athletes of this generation, but we get it almost every time he steps onto the runway. The Paris Olympic Games were no exception.

EUGENE, Ore. — The men’s pole vault qualification at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials is not a place frequently mined for shock and controversy, but it provided both Friday night. The shock ...

Olympic champion Armand Duplantis has broken the pole vault world record for a 12th time at the Diamond League meet in his home country, Sweden. On his first attempt, the 25-year-old cleared the bar ...

Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 12th time in his career in front of a delighted home crowd in Stockholm, Sweden. Duplantis cleared 6.28 meters on his first attempt to surpass ...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Pole vault sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis said he was excited to be part of the growth of athletics after the two-time Olympic champion was handed an ambassadorial role for next ...

The first batch of pole vaulters who are joining EJ Obiena's upcoming world-class pole vault event has been unveiled. World's No. 7 Menno Vloon of The Netherlands, No. 14 Austin Miller, and No. 25 ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Katie Moon added to Team USA's medal count Tuesday with a silver medal in the women's pole vault event at the Stade de France venue of the Paris Olympics. Moon vaulted 15 feet, ...

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis has broken the men’s pole vault world record for a 13th time. Duplantis, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, cleared 6.29 meters (20 feet, 7 1/2 inches) at a meet in Budapest, ...

Sweden's Armand Duplantis, also known as Mondo Duplantis, did it again. The man just cannot stop. The 25-year-old double Olympic and world champion broke the men's pole vault record for the 13th time ...