TOKYO — American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, has been forced to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic ...

Most track and field athletes could easily fit their uniforms and gear in a suitcase to travel to a competition like the 2024 Paris Olympics. But some have massive poles to worry about. Reigning ...

Alysha Newman is capitalizing on her talents as a world-class athlete by diversifying into many areas and projects. The Canadian pole vaulter won a bronze medal in the event in Paris last year. Now, ...

Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Suhr is two months from defending her gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Suhr, 34, says she has evolved as an athlete and as a person. Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Suhr ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Mondo Duplantis raised his pole vault world record to 6.29 meters at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest on Tuesday. The Olympic and world champion added a centimeter ...

STOCKHOLM — Mondo Duplantis lifted his pole vault world record to 6.28 meters at a Diamond League meet at the Olympic Stadium in the Swedish capital on Sunday. The Olympic and world champion added a ...

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 ...

Sixty-one-year-old Renee Peyton took third in the IPSF’s championships in Spain last year. Credit: Courtesy Defying Gravity photography This summer is a very special time for a very special sport you ...