Katie Moon of the United States won the women’s pole vaulting gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday with a jump of 4.90 meters following a back-and-forth battle that ...

Faith Kipyegon will earn millions for winning the women's 1500m title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Her win also earned Kenya its third gold medal.

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Louisiana-born Armand “Mondo” Duplantis needed motivation to learn — in his case — Swedish. The globe saw his inspiration at ...

Mondo Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for a 14th time to win a third consecutive World Outdoor Championship ...

Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again and Kerr reaches 1500m final - Unstoppable Duplantis cleared 6.30m at the ...

Duplantis, who was winning division one high-school meets in his mid-teens, was on the radar of Swedish national team staff ...

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KOCKENGEN, Netherlands — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees athletes ...

KOCKENGEN, Netherlands (AP) — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees ...

KOCKENGEN, Netherlands (AP) — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees ...