1. At the elite level, pole vaulting suffers from anemic marketing by the U.S. Track and Field Federation. 2. Due to space restrictions, there will be no naked touch football or pole vaulting. 3. However, the biggest obstacle to pole vaulting might not be the medical staff or her family. 4. Last June, the board of the State Public High School Athletic Association, which oversees school athletics, took up the question of sanctioning girls pole vaulting. 5. Lawrence Johnson, who is black, won a silver medal in the traditionally white-dominated sport of pole vaulting. 6. Most Florida high schools, including those in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, compete in pole vaulting. 7. New categories for women include weightlifting, pole vaulting, water polo, tae kwon do and the triathlon. 8. Overnight, a new type of skate had changed speed skating the way the jump shot had revolutionized basketball and the fiberglass pole had altered pole vaulting. 9. The lawsuit seeks an injunction requiring the state to sanction pole vaulting for girls immediately so Kercado and other athletes can compete this spring in state championships. 10. The school has suspended pole vaulting and plans to resume only after moving the vaulting site and using a larger landing pad than is currently required. |
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