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This Isinbayeva article from BBC Sport has garnered some attention on the Pole Vault Power Message Boards. Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has spoken out against the new rules about athletes being available for drug testing. This World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules say athletes on the national testing register must be available for an [...]

This somewhat dated Bill Falk instructional video walks through the basics, covering event regualtions, pole vault equiptment, and more. Not a spectacularly insightful video, but worth watching if you are a beginner or want some refreshing.

THE great man has spoken. Sergey Bubka, the undisputed king of the pole vault, has declared that Australia’s Steve Hooker has what it takes to break the world record of 6.15m he set in his Ukraine homeland in 1993. Speaking from Donetsk, where he honed the vaulting skills that saw him rule the event from [...]

Here is some excellent coverage of the Men’s Pole Vault at the Reebok Indoor Games ’09. As all pole vaulters know by now, Steve Hooker took some pretty good attempts at surpassing Sergei Bubka’s long standing 6.15m world record. Also competing were Derek Miles, Darren Niedermeyer, Giovanni Lannaro, Paul Burgess, Tim Mack.

By Richard Sydenham BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – World, Olympic and European champion Yelena Isinbayeva said her record sponsorship deal with Chinese sportswear firm Li Ning would not distract her from breaking more pole vault records. Several sources told Reuters earlier this month the agreement was worth $1.5 million a year for five years, unprecedented for [...]

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