Learn Science through Sports – 9
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar. Two of the most famous pole vaulters are Yelena Isinbayeva and Sergey Bubka!
The idea of going up almost 20 feet on a stick is astonishing. It is achieved by transferring energy from the muscles in motion onto the energy of the pole and then back to the body! Slide through the frames to get an idea…
That was interesting! Rule changes over the years have resulted in larger landing areas and additional padding of all hard and unyielding surfaces. Chances are, more records will be broken!