Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's pole vault final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ...

The first day of the 64th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships saw records tumble in the women's 5000m and in men's pole vault as the event got underway on a positive note at Jawaharlal ...

Updated: Aug 3, 2021 / 11:20 AM CDT TOKYO (KLFY) — Lafayette native Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, 21, claimed the gold medal in men’s pole vaulting this morning at the Tokyo Olympics.

Former LSU track and field star Armand Duplantis, who represents Sweden in national competitions, set a world record in the pole vault by clearing 6.25 meters in his third attempt at that height.

FULL RESULTS Lafayette, Louisiana-born Swede Armand "Mondo" Duplantis is in rarified air. He can win an Olympic gold medal and still be, if only for a fleeting moment, slightly disappointed with his ...

KC Lightfoot celebrates during the finals of the men's pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Monday, June 21, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.(Charlie Riedel / AP) The new American record ...

National inter-state athletics meet in Chennai sees new meet records set in pole vault, 100m, and 5000m events.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sophomore Zach McWhorter broke the school record in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.80m/19-0.25 to take second place in the event on the final day of competition at the ...

KC Lightfoot broke the American record in the men’s pole vault by clearing 6.07 meters at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on Friday night. Lightfoot, 23, broke the record of 6.06 set ...

Christopher Nilsen, of the United States, competes in the men’s pole vault final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Matthias Schrader AP ...

Sondre Guttormsen, a sophomore pole vaulter on the Princeton men’s track and field team, cleared 5.66m (18’7”) in the pole vault on Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden, during his first competition of 2021 ...

“The men’s pole vault, especially in the U.S. is very competitive this year,” he said. “I can count about 10 men that have jumped 19 feet or over the last year or this year, and that ...