APELDORN, Netherlands (AP) — Peter “Gramps” DeJong has been based in Amsterdam for The Associated since March 1989. He has ...

Washingon’s Amanda and Hana Moll capped off the two best indoor seasons in collegiate history in the pole vault by going 1-2 at the NCAA Indoor Championships to stand together atop the podium on ...

A Tucson couple has turned their midtown backyard into a pole vaulting training facility, helping local athletes sharpen ...

Parkside's Reece Howard recently won his third state championship in the Pole Vault, setting many personal and school records ...

Centimeter by centimeter, Mondo Duplantis is soaring closer to the sky and securing his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history. The 25-year-old Swede broke his own world record for the ...

Mondo Duplantis lifted his pole vault world record to 6.27 meters in a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting. It was the 11th world pole vault record for the Olympic and world champion. Copyright 2025 ...

It’s a common occurrence in pole vault, afflicting Olympic champions ... “The confidence I require to stand at the end of the runway and then charge down, land my pole and soar almost six ...

When Armand Duplantis stepped onto the runway at the Mondo Classic, his Swedish home crowd didn't just cheer - they willed him to fly. But even champions have their limits.

There is now a three-time state champion residing at Parkside High School, and his journey to the top of the pole vault competition in the state of Maryland has taken an unconventional route.