11.   They are barred from such non-traditional events as the modern pentathlon, weightlifting and pole vaulting, though their abilities are unquestioned.

12.   Long before pole vaulting became an accepted event for women, Chinese coaches were recruiting women and grooming them for world competition.

13.   Parachuting, pole vaulting and platform diving are worse on the body, said researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

14.   Still, she cannot wait to get back to pole vaulting, the very sport that almost killed her.

15.   The first time Stacy Dragila tried pole vaulting, she was frightened and uncertain.