French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie hardly treated this like a garden-variety competition. It was for backyard bragging rights. So he raised his intensity. Lavillenie and Mondo Duplantis of Sweden ...

With Sergei Bubka in the crowd, there was perfect symmetry as Renaud Lavillenie broke Bubka's indoor pole vault world record in the same Ukrainian city of Donetsk more than 20 years later. It felt ...

They say history repeats. It sure did on Saturday night as French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie broke Ukrainian legend Sergei Bubka’s 20-year old record at the same Ukranian city of Donetsk.

Yesavage is again sidelined, this time after feeling "a little pinch" in his left knee while warming up on Tuesday. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s stock with the Chicago Cubs could not get much higher, but he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. France's Renaud Lavillenie jumps to clear 6.16 meters, a new world record, at the "Pole Vault Stars" event at Donetsk in eastern ...

Pole vaulting icon Mondo Duplantis has claimed that he was rooting for former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie to win the gold medal at the London Olympics 2012. The Swedish icon has revealed ...

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie cried on the medal stand after winning silver in the pole vault in response to being booed by the Brazilian fans. Lavillenie competed with Brazil’s Thiago Braz da ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- France's Renaud Lavillenie attempted to break his own world record in the pole vault, but settled for the gold medal in the event Thursday night at the world indoor track and field ...

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (R) and France’s Renaud Lavillenie react during the All Star Perche pole vaulting athletics meeting at la Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand, central France, on February ...