EUGENE, Ore. — The men’s pole vault qualification at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials is not a place frequently mined for shock and controversy, but it provided both Friday night.

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 ...

Sam Kendricks set a new trials record of 5.92m in pole vault to earn a spot at the Paris Olympics.

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 performance.

The 23-year-old from Cornwall took pole vault gold in Glasgow, beating reigning Olympic and world champion Katie Moon and two other Olympic medallists. It was her first major title and capped an ...

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