On the first day of the two-day meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday, Duplantis wowed the crowd by breaking the collegiate record with a best of 19 feet, 5 inches.
British long jump champion J.J. Jegede recently leapt over three side-by-side Mini Coopers parked in the shadow of the London Bridge, clearing a total of 20 feet. The stunt was held to promote these limited edition vehicles, the Mini London 2012s,
There no question that Carl Lewis was an incredible athlete.
The former track & field star won ten Olympic medals, including nine golds, during his career, and was named "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated back in the 1990's
Lewis was such a good athlete that he was drafted by the NBA's Chicago Bulls, as well as the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
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Russian pole vaulter Dmitry Starodubtsev got quite the shock at the IAAF World Championships in South Korea over the weekend when the tool of his trade snapped right in the middle his attempt to clear a 5.75-meter bar.