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Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman received a brand new set of poles from Air Canada on Thursday morning, two weeks to the day her equipment was destroyed on a flight to Doha for a season-opening Diamond League meet. Newman said the airline covered the cost of the new set of equipment — which, according to the London, Ont., […]
Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber improved marginally from last week’s Diamond League meet in Paris, clearing 5.63 metres Thursday to finish eighth in Lausanne, Switzerland, where American Sam Kendricks posted a meet record 5.93. Barber, who is focused on consistency leading up to the world track and field championships Aug. 5-13 in London, England, was […]
Canadian pole vault world champion Shawn Barber has publicly come out as gay. Barber made the announcement in a Facebook post early Monday morning. Barber, 22, was born in Las Cruces, N.M., and holds dual citizenship. He chooses to compete for Canada and calls Toronto home. He has a long list of pole vaulting accomplishments, including winning both the […]
