They say history repeats. It sure did on Saturday night as French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie broke Ukrainian legend Sergei Bubka’s 20-year old record at the same Ukranian city of Donetsk.

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie cried on the medal stand after winning silver in the pole vault in response to being booed by the Brazilian fans. Lavillenie competed with Brazil’s Thiago Braz da ...

With Sergei Bubka in the crowd, there was perfect symmetry as Renaud Lavillenie broke Bubka's indoor pole vault world record in the same Ukrainian city of Donetsk more than 20 years later. It felt ...

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (R) and France’s Renaud Lavillenie react during the All Star Perche pole vaulting athletics meeting at la Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand, central France, on February ...

Pole vaulting icon Mondo Duplantis has claimed that he was rooting for former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie to win the gold medal at the London Olympics 2012. The Swedish icon has revealed ...

It was a record some thought would never be broken: Sergey Bubka’s mark in the pole vault. But Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie – with Bubka cheering him on – did the almost unthinkable by bettering Bubka ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rio de Janeiro: In a world in turmoil, one thing never changes: the Olympic sport of losing gracefully. With a crisp, assured landing of ...

For the second time in two days, French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie was booed by the home fans in Rio. As he accepted his silver medal on Tuesday night, Lavillenie was brought to tears on the ...

Pole vault silver medallist Renaud Lavillenie was booed by the Rio crowd for a second time in 24 hours - with Olympics chief Thomas Bach calling his treatment "shocking". The Frenchman, 29, was in ...

Pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie of France broke one of track and field’s oldest records when he cleared 6.16 meters (20 feet 2 1/2 inches) to beat Sergei Bubka’s 21-year-old indoor record with Bubka ...

Renaud Lavillenie breaks Sergey Bubka's 21-year pole vault record Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie has broken Sergey Bubka's 21-year-old pole vault world record with a 6.16m leap in the Ukrainian's ...