The athlete who clears the highest bar without knocking the bar down wins. Men's pole vault has been part of every modern Olympics. The women's event made its debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. Why are ...

With two failed pole vault attempts at 4.50 meters it looked like Katie Nageotte’s Olympic journey was over early. Contending with evident wind conditions, Nageotte and the 14 other women competing in ...

I n Wednesday's Paris Olympic women's pole vault final, Canadian Alysha Newman secured a bronze medal finish in her first ...