Pole vaulting is one of the more outlandish Olympic events. The primary instruments of the sport are curious creations—big sticks, between 10 and 17 feet in length, that certain track & field Olympians hold while sprinting, then jab into the ground and hang on to as they hurl themselves through the air to achieve increasingly…
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2024 Summer Olympics: A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech
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