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UC Santa Barbara picks Powers as vault coach
Mike Powers will assist with the Pole Vault after a stellar career. A two time conference medalist in the decathlon, Powers set a career best score of 7,138- a mark he set at the 2012 Sam Adams...
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Ed makes pole vault success part of the furniture
Wales, England –Edward Thompson is making Wales a home to a new generation of pole vaulters as he takes the sport from the track to the streets. It’s not enough for 60 year-old Edward to travel to...
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Chinese athletics target one gold at Rio Olympics or 2015 worlds
BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — The Chinese athletic team has set a goal of four medals, including one gold, from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, said a Chinese...
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China plans to hire 11 foreign athletic coaches for Rio Olympics
BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China plans to hire 11 foreign athletic coaches for the Rio Olympics, a top Chinese athletic official said on Wednesday. “China needs advanced training ideas and methods...
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Lolo Jones earns U.S. bobsled spot for Calgary World Cup
Lolo Jones’ bid to cross over from Olympic hurdler to Olympic bobsledder likely will hinge on her performance in upcoming World Cup events. The two-time U.S. Olympic hurdler will get a chance to show...
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Khyati will train in Arizona
BANGALORE: Who said academics and athletics don’t work together? Meet Khyati Vakharia, the national champion in women’s pole vault, who cleared her MBBS exams with a first class certificate. The...
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The 2014 IAAF Diamond League
Pole Vault Men MEETING DATE Shanghai (CHN) 17.05.2014 Eugene (USA) 31.05.2014 Results Oslo (NOR) 11.06.2014 Lausanne (SUI) 03.07.2014 Paris (FRA) 05.07.2014 Stockholm (SWE) 21.08.2014 Brussels (BEL)...
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UCLA’s Drake Stadium in the Midst of Three Phase Upgrade
LOS ANGELES – Drake Stadium, the home of UCLA track and field, will have a new look in the near future as a three phase upgrade has begun on the historic facility. The first phase has already started...
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Moon Valley Wrestling Results
11/27/13 Thunderbird vs. Moon Valley Freshman 18-31 Thunderbird Varsity 24-36 Thunderbird JV Freedom 27-42 Thunderbird
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Russian Olympic torchbearer catches fire during relay
A Russian torchbearer’s clothing caught fire as he carried it through a Siberian city in the latest mishap to befall the Olympic flame. A clip posted on YouTube by the Russian site Lifenews shows...
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Possible Resolution On San Diego 2024 Olympic Bid
The county Board of Supervisors is to consider a resolution next week to back the efforts of a committee exploring whether San Diego should bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.Former San Diego Mayor...
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France studies bid for 2024 Olympics
AFTER the failure to land the summer Olympics in 2012 and the winter Olympics for Annecy in 2018, France has started low-key preparations to mount a new bid to get the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 or...
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Carl Lewis clashes with his Houston neighbors over his killer dogs
Despite his 10 Olympic medals, a U.N. ambassadorship and his pro bono coaching work for the University of Houston, track star Carl Lewis won’t be winning the “neighbor of the year” award at his...
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cs Canada announces 2013 annual award finalists
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada unveiled today the finalists in 12 categories for the 2013 Athletics Canada Annual Awards. The finalists and winners are selected by Athletics Canada’s Awards Committee from...
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Aussie champ honored at gala: future plans include USA
Sydney. Australia –RUBBING shoulders with A-listers like seven-time world surfing champion Layne Beachley, INXS musician Kirk Pengilly, high-profile surgeon Charlie Teo and NSW Governor Marie Bashir is...
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Sportspeople making really funny faces
Perth Now did a story about sports people who made funny faces…including the following world champion vaulter
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Kate meets Brit Vaulter
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L), patron of SportsAid charity, meets British pole vaulter Harry Coppell, 17, as she attends the SportsBall, the charity’s annual gala dinner at Victoria Embankment...
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Brașov and Lausanne confirmed as bidders for 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games
November 28 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced Romanian city of Brașov and Lausanne in Switzerland have met today’s deadline for submitting bids to host 2020 Winter Youth Olympic...
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