TOKYO — American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, has been forced to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic ...

Olympic pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will make a special appearance in Tupelo on April 4. Kendricks, who won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be at the Tupelo High School Blu Ace Entertainment ...

Most track and field athletes could easily fit their uniforms and gear in a suitcase to travel to a competition like the 2024 Paris Olympics. But some have massive poles to worry about. Reigning ...

Alysha Newman is capitalizing on her talents as a world-class athlete by diversifying into many areas and projects. The Canadian pole vaulter won a bronze medal in the event in Paris last year. Now, ...

Australian Olympic pole vault gold medalist Steve Hooker has developed a bad case of what golfers call "the yips," casting doubt over his ability to successfully defend his crown in London in July, ...

Don Bragg, who was denied his dream of playing Tarzan in the movies but parlayed his imposing physique into a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died Saturday at his home in ...