pole vault : 3 videos

The well-known pole vault and long jump competition, the Golden Fly Series, held its first ever event in Geneva, Switzerland, on the picturesque lakeside near the city's iconic Jet d'Eau with its 140-metre-high water fountain. On 21st September, some of the world's best long jumpers and pole vaulters competed for vital world ranking points on the world's largest WA-certified mobile athletics facility, known as "The FlySwat". Nineteen world-class athletes from four continents competed for a pl...

Saturday evening, Innsbruck saw a veritable firework display of athletic performance at the kick-off of the Golden Fly Series. With its best start list since the creation of this well-loved in-city event, the show was as exciting as could be anticipated! In perfect conditions, the performances on the FlySwat were outstanding. The Men’s Pole Vault competition was in the hands of Portugal’s Edi Maia who won with a jump of 5.50m having gone out of the competition when he failed to jump the Wo...

Saturday evening, Innsbruck saw a veritable firework display of athletic performance at the kick-off of the Golden Fly Series. With its best start list since the creation of this well-loved in-city event, the show was as exciting as could be anticipated! In perfect conditions, the performances on the FlySwat were outstanding. The highlight of the evening was the long jump competition. A radar coupled laser-line, developed by Armin Margreiter and Fa. Medialas made its world premiere. A lase...