University of Virginia physics professor Lou Bloomfield explains some of the fundamental forces at work in Olympic pole vaulting. LOU BLOOMFIELD: I'm Lou Bloomfield here to talk about the physics of ...

Olympian Alysha Newman’s now-viral twerk became one of the breakout moments of the Paris Games, in which the Canadian pole vaulter captured a bronze medal and made history. Although the masses ...

Kurtis Marschall is working to bring to Australia the greatest pole vaulter of all time, Armand Duplantis, as the headline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman took home the bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris, bringing the first women's pole vault ...

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis was one of the viral stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he's continuing to shine well after the Games. Duplantis broke his own pole world record on Saturday, less than a ...

Mondo Duplantis won Thursday's lakeside Diamond League event in Lausanne, nearly setting a new pole vault world record in the process.

The two-time Olympic and three-time world champion has once again pushed pole vaulting into new territory in 2026. 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 ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Mondo Duplantis called his victory Thursday in a vibrant lakeside Diamond League event “the greatest pole vaulting competition ever.” The Olympic and world champion then ...

Australian Olympic pole vault gold medalist Steve Hooker has developed a bad case of what golfers call "the yips," casting doubt over his ability to successfully defend his crown in London in July, ...