Three of the world's top pole vaulters are staging a show from their own backyards. After clearing the bar, maybe a barbecue? The competition billed as the “ Ultimate Garden Clash ” will take place ...

Nearly 400 athletes kicked off their New Year’s weekend in Belton by going aerial for the 14th annual Texas Expo Explosion — the second-largest pole vaulting competition in the United States. “It’s a ...

GLOUCESTER - The first round of the greasy pole competition is over in Gloucester. The flag has been snatched for another year of a decade's long tradition in a town with grease in its blood. It was a ...

GLOUCESTER — As a thick fog rolled over Gloucester Harbor, a man in a white T-shirt stepped out onto a 40-foot greased telephone pole suspended above the surf. He slipped and fell into the water. For ...

The sport of track and field found a way to stage a world-class competition Sunday, keeping athletes at a healthy social distance — as in hundreds, if not thousands, of miles apart. The “Ultimate ...

GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) - It’s one of the most popular events of the summer in New England. SKY 7 HD was over the scene of the Greasy Pole Competition in Gloucester as part of the annual Saint Peter ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The coronavirus has caused numerous headaches across pretty much all sports and activities. The Pole Vaulting world is no exception... but with big cities canceling their indoor ...

AA World Pole Vault Challenge - Hokett, Menno Vloon, Piotr LiseK, EJ Obiena, Thibaut Collet, Austin Miller, Ersu Şaşma, Oleg Zernikel, Matt Ludwig MAKATI CITY, Philippines, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The one thing about every sport is that you have to persevere! You have to learn all the little tricks, train hard. And sometimes, no matter how hard you work, you're going to ...

Does your kid have the upper body strength to climb a 22-foot-tall pole at the Topsfield Fair? Kids of all ages have a chance to win $10 by climbing to the top of the Money Pole any day at the fair.

PARIS — Three years after a positive COVID test prevented him from competing at the Tokyo Olympics, American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks admits he’s still “bitter” about how he was supposedly ...