I felt the only way to leave Japan was to set the world record. That was my mentality. I don’t know what is next for me at ...

Indian High Jumper Sarvesh Kushare had earlier scripted history in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as he ...

In a display of total dominance, Duplantis was the only athlete to clear 6.15 metres. Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis secured the ...

Olympic pole vault gold medalist Nina Kennedy will miss the World Track and Field Championships that start next week after straining a leg muscle in training. Kennedy, a 28-year-old Australian, was ...

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Australia's Olympic and world champion pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has pulled out of this month's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo because of a leg injury. Kennedy, who ...

Awaiting the start of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, Sam Kendricks had just been at the USA Track and Field team meeting and posed for the team photograph when he received a notification which said his ...

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 ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Mondo Duplantis raised his pole vault world record to 6.29 meters at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest on Tuesday. The Olympic and world champion added a centimeter ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, competes in the final ...

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis bettered his pole vault world record by a centimetre on Tuesday, clearing 6.29 metres at the athletics meet in Budapest.

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, ...