Pole vault sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis said he was excited to be part of the growth of athletics after the two-time ...

American-born pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis broke a world record for a ninth time at the Paris Olympics on Monday and brought home a gold medal for Sweden. The Louisiana-born 24-year-old ...

Backed by a deafening roar from those in the stands, the Swedish pole vault star broke his own world record with a giant clearance of 6.25 meters at the third and final time of asking.

Pole vaulting is as much science as art, as much precision as feel. He made a technical adjustment, moving the uprights a little closer. Kendricks wasn’t saying Mondo got that from him.

Duplantis (5ft 11in) is small by pole vault standards, built more like Lavillenie (5ft 10in) than the U.S.’s Chris Nilsen (6ft 5in). As a high-schooler, he ran the 100m in 10.57s (wind-assisted ...

Pole vault continues on Aug. 5 (men's final and women's qualifying) and Aug. 7 (women's final). By Liam Nee | NBC Olympics • Published August 4, 2024 • Updated on August 4, 2024 at 10:57 am ...

He may be in the early stages of his pole vault career, but Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has already scaled the summit of his sport. The Swede broke his own world record in February, first jumping ...

Pole vaulting is similar to the high jump, as the goal is to sprint down a runway and then launch yourself over a high crossbar. Instead of relying solely on your own strength to get yourself ...

Jeff Hartwig, who set two North American pole vaulting records in 1998, was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1996 and 2008. The pole vault is, at heart, simple physics.