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Isinbayeva prepares to vault into the sunset
Yelena Isinbayeva, the queen of pole vaulting is planning to retire in style with a final performance at the IAAF World Championships that commence tomorrow in Moscow. Yelena Isinbayeva’s appearance...
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Lavillenie bids to add world title to laurels
MOSCOW — French pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie has vowed not to rest on his laurels as he aims to add the world title to his Olympic pole vaulting crown when the world championships start on...
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Bubka sets priorities
MOSCOW (RUS): IAAF Vice President legendary Sergey Bubka said about his priorities in IOC Presidency bid for L´Équipe: „It is investing into the future. We need to be more active towards young people....
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NEW QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR 2015 WORLDS
MOSCOW (RUS): Ahead of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, the first day of the 49th IAAF Congress played host to the 1st IAAF World Athletics Forum, providing an environment for lively and open...
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Vault leads field events in entry numbers at Worlds
MOSCOW (RUS): Men top 5 events based on entries at the World Championships are 100 m 79, marathon 76, 20kmw and 50 kmw each 66, 200 m 64. Top technical pole vault 42. Women top five marathon 75, 20kmw...
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Doping News
IAAF returns to 4 year doping ban –The new WADA Code, which will come into force on 1 January 2015, will reflect our firm commitment to have tougher penalties and the IAAF will return to 4 year...
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Some international results
WIPPERFURTH (GER, Aug 8): Katharina Bauer cleared here new pole vault best 445 cm. SOMERO (FIN, Aug 6): New national pole vault record for Minna Nikkanen with 450 clearance. Unfortunately too late for...
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Eaton ready to get World title after wedding
Ashton Eaton is upbeat he will have shaken off any post-Olympic cobwebs when he steps into the starting blocks of the World Championship decathlon on Saturday. The multi-event discipline stars open the...
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From the NCAA to the World Stage: 2013 Collegians at the IAAF World...
NEW ORLEANS - A significant number of 2013 collegians are making their way to Moscow, Russia, for the 2013 IAAF Outdoor World Championships — the year’s premier event in the world of track &...
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Sirmon signs with Montana
WALLA WALLA, Wa. — Wa-Hi trackster Peter Sirmon(15-3) has signed a national letter of intent to pole vault at the University of Montana in Missoula. Sirmon is the school record holder in the event,...
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Team USA Opens World Championships
American record holder Brad Walker (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.) only needed one attempt to secure his place in the final of the men’s pole vault. Walker entered competition at 5.55m/18-2.5 and succeeded...
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U.S. Olympic Group Expected to Assess San Diego for 2024 Games
A group from the U.S. Olympic Committee is expected to visit San Diego in September or October to assess the region as a potential site for the 2024 Olympic Games, said the chairman of a local...
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Cal Adds former NAU Coach as Throws and Vault Coach
BERKELEY – The Cal track & field staff is adding two veteran assistant coaches to its staff in Mohamad Saatara, who will oversee the throwing events, and Lissa Olson, who will be a volunteer coach...
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Bubka hoping Isinbayeva bows out in style
MOSCOW: Men’s pole vault legend Sergey Bubka said on Saturday he is hoping double Olympic women’s pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will end her major championship career in spectacular style...
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Scott fails to advance at World Championship
MOSKVA, Russia — Jeremy Scott’s bid for a IAAF World Championships pole vault medal came to an abrupt end after the 1999 Norfolk High School graduate failed to qualify for the finals here Saturday....
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