But she literally won’t have any competition in the pole vault in the championships, which runs March 24-31 in Torun, Poland. In the men’s pole vault, nine men are listed as competing in that age group. She took up pole vaulting at 65. The overall world record for women’s pole vaulting is 16.6 feet (5.6 metres), according to the International Association of Athletics Federations. Pole vaulting clearly isn’t for everyone of her age, but in general, activity should be, LaMantia said.

Source: National Post March 22, 2019 05:08 UTC