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What happened Renaud Lavillenie?

What happened Renaud Lavillenie?

Paris: French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie suffered a potential blow less than two weeks from the Tokyo Olympics when he twisted his ankle warming up for a competition in northern France on Sunday.

What pole does Renaud Lavillenie use?

Renaud Lavillenie (French pronunciation: ​[ʁə. no la.vi.lə.ni] or [ʁə. no la.vil.ni]; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter. Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

How fast is Renaud Lavillenie?

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie set a world record* of 6.16m at the Pole Vault Stars meeting in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Saturday (15). The reigning Olympic and European champion cleared the height comfortably on his first attempt before going on to have one try at 6.21m.

How tall is Renaud Lavillenie?

1.77 m
Renaud Lavillenie/Height

How many events are completed by athletes in a decathlon?

10
Decathlon, athletic competition lasting two consecutive days in which contestants take part in 10 track-and-field events. It was introduced as a three-day event at the Olympic Games in 1912.

How tall is Duplantis?

1.81 m
Armand Duplantis/Height

Who is called the king of pole vault?

World record progression by Bubka Bubka broke the world record for men’s pole vault 35 times during his career. He broke the outdoor world record 17 times and the indoor world record 18 times.

Is decathlon still an Olympic event?

There is currently no women’s decathlon at the Olympic Games, the women instead competing in the heptathlon.

Why is there no women’s decathlon?

Women’s track and field events first appeared in the Olympics in 1928, with three races and two throwing events, only to see the 800-meter race eliminated for several decades because numerous athletes had collapsed at the finish line, raising concerns that women were not physically equipped to run that far.

Is Mondo Duplantis Swedish?

He’s a citizen of Sweden and the United States. His mother is from Sweden. His Swedish grandparents don’t even speak English. Despite lies and misinformation on social media that suggest Sweden paid Duplantis and fast-tracked his citizenship, the fact is, Duplantis has been a citizen of Sweden since his birth.