Karalis had cleared 6m and came mighty close to clear 6.15. He was over the bar, but as he came down, got the slightest of ...

The American teammates were the last two pole vaulters standing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time Monday night, clearing 6.30 meters to capture ...

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time Monday night, clearing 6.30 meters to capture his third world championship. Duplantis, who grew up in ...

Ricky Hatton right, celebrates a knockout over Jose Luis Castillo, left, during their IBO junior welterweight championship ...

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from Day 5 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo ...

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

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 ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy will defend her world title in Tokyo without a single lead-up competition, coming in cold after a long injury layoff that has her ...

When men treat fundamental respect like Olympic-level achievement, it exposes just how low our collective standards have ...

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 ...

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