World Indoor Championships: Josh Kerr storms to 3,000m gold as Molly Caudery wins women’s pole vault

Josh Kerr ended Scotland’s 31-year wait for a world indoor title and did so on home turf as he stormed to 3,000 metres gold in Glasgow. Kerr powered away on the final lap to win comfortably in 7:42.98, with defending champion Selemon Barega fading down the final straight as he was beaten to silver by…

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Pole vault ace Obiena is PSA Athlete of the Year

Philippines’ EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the men’s pole vault final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) EJ Obiena stirred up the crowd at the colossal Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Main Stadium with nearly 80,000 people clapping in a single rhythm. And with one explosive vault,…

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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade reigns on vault as Biles falls to silver

(From L) Second-placed US’ Simone Biles, winner Brasil’s Rebeca Andrade and third-placed Korea’s Seojeong Yeo celebrate on the podium after the Women’s Vault Final during the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Antwerp, northern Belgium, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) US superstar Simone Biles was denied another title on…

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Simone Biles becomes first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault at World Gymnastics Championships | News News

Simone Biles, who stepped away from gymnastics to focus on her mental health, having pulled out of the all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, lands a Yurchenko double pike vault at the World Gymnastics Championships Last Updated: 01/10/23 10:37pm Simone Biles became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault America’s…

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President congratulates Asian Games pole vault king EJ Obiena

Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena celebrates after winning the men’s pole vault final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday congratulated pole vault ace EJ Obiena for winning and bagging the country’s first gold medal in the 19th Asian…

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Mondo Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record

Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the Men’s Pole Vault during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field on September 17, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. Duplantis went on to set a new world record in the event. Ali Gradischer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ali Gradischer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /…

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EJ Obiena wins historic pole vault silver in World Athletics Championships – rezal404

EJ Obiena, of the Philippines, reacts after a successful attempt in the Men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) EJ Obiena put himself in the equation to win it all before pocketing the silver medal for another historic finish on the global stage…

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EJ Obiena, unfazed by Duplantis, eyes pole vault glory – rezal404

FILE – Southeast Asian Games – Athletics – Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts during the men’s pole vault REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon MANILA, Philippines-Whenever EJ Obiena sees the otherworldly Armand Duplantis in the field, his instant reaction isn’t one of intimidation. “When he’s (Duplantis) there, my tendency…

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Carlos Yulo wins two more golds in vault, parallel bars at Asian Championships – rezal404

FILE–Carlos Yulo of Philippines competes during the men’s Vault Final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on 04 March 2023. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto) Carlos Yulo delivered a better performance in the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships after pocketing two more gold medals on Sunday in Singapore. The Tokyo Olympian kept…

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Vault champ Juancho Miguel Besana’s Olympics dream nearing reality – rezal404

Juancho Miguel Besana in action during the men’s vault final before winning the gold medal. —REUTERS. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—After soaking in the airy feeling on top of the medal platform, the once-distant Olympic fantasy for gymnast Juancho Miguel Besana has transformed into a possibility. “It’s a dream to become an Olympian like Caloy [Yulo],” said…

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