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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. France's Renaud Lavillenie jumps to clear 6.16 meters, a new world record, at the "Pole Vault Stars" event at Donetsk in eastern ...

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 ...

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DOHA (Reuters) - French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, the world record holder, said he wasn't able to recover his composure after "stupid things" threw him off course in qualifying at the world ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Once Canadian medal favorite Shawnacy Barber crashed out of the pole vault final prematurely, the gold medal came down to two men: legend Renaud Lavillenie of France and massive ...

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 ...

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 ...