Renaud Lavillenie equalled his world Lead of 5.95m in the Pole Vault on Sunday (14) for the third and final day of French National Championships held in Paris in the Charlety Stadium. Lavillenie had to stop his competition after his first attempt at 6.05m which was a bid to break his national record (6.01m outdoors, 6.03m indoors). “I hit the bar with my hand, giving me a hematoma,” said Lavillenie, whose gold-medal collection is missing just a World title. “I felt it was safe to quit, I don’t want to jeopardies my main goal.” As a result, all his motivation is geared towards the IAAF World Championships in Moscow from 10-18 August. “The main thing is the victory. The huge performance, jumping 5.95m on my first attempt, is a very good sign for my World Championships prospects,” he said. more
