By DustBin 
Now sporting events in real life are awesome. Like pole vaulting. In athletics and sports pole vaulting is one of my favorite sports. This had happened because it need a combination of speed, nimbleness, gymnastics, and also balance. Yes, that’s all. The pole vault was known since ancient time when the forefathers of Homo Sapiens Sapiens were standing on brachial tree leaves and make a fantastic leap into pitched Battle. This millenarian ancient sports competition made its debut as an Olympic competition and is currently live streamed and televised around the world each century. In this essay I will talk about the background of the Olympic Pole vault, the rules and tricks of this sports, and highlight the best Olympic pole vault performances.
The History of Pole Vaulting in the Olympics
Though the origins of pole vaulting are as ancient as those of the Olympic Games themselves, the event made its first Olympic appearance at the inaugural modern Olympic in 1896 held in Athens. Since then it has been held at every Summer Olympics since, and has evolved considerably since its early days, in terms of technique and equipment. Initially dominated by US athletes, the medals have more recently been distributed across Europe and Australia.
Rules and Techniques of Olympic Pole Vaulting
At each attempt, the vaulting polesman must clear a thin bar with a maximum length of either 4.80 or 4.60 metres (depending on the sex of the competitor; in the Women’s world record, this lower limit is at 3.85m) placed horizontally between two uprights of equal height.With some sense of indirection this sport activity can be briefly described as follows. My goal is a challenging one: to pass through an isotropic n-dimension paraboloid by magically flying above it using a flexible and long rod with decreasing radius as I get closer to the barrier (see Figure 5 in the Appendix below). As in this sport activity, I am free to choose the horizontal position at which each of my attempts to cross the barrier starts and, again as in this sport activity, I can repeat once more each of my unsuccessful attempts, at progressively increasing heights.
Equipment:
Pole: Made either of fibreglass or carbon fibre, these long sticks could be as soft and bendy or as stiff as the athlete desires, depending upon technique and weight.
On either side, two diagonal pieces each also 4.5m in length form the top of the field. The entire field measures 9 x 18, divided into three sections perpendicular to each other.At the back of the field stands a crossbar measuring 4.5m long and mounted on pegs so it can be wrenched out of place, should it be struck.
Technique:
Manner: Vaulters run down a runway (about 40 metres) to achieve maximum speed and acceleration, then thrust themselves into the air with an upward corkscrew motion.
Takeoff: At the end of the pit, just before the sand, the vaulter plants the pole into a small box in the ground, twisting and bending the pole, allowing him to rise up and take off the ground.
Swing-Up and Extension: The athlete then does a swing-up under the bar, and inverts the body by pushing backward against the pole to go over and above the bar.
The vaulter must clear the bar (without knocking it off the jaws) and land in the pad area.
Memorable Olympic Moments in Pole Vaulting
Sergey Bubka (USSR): despite never winning an individual Olympic gold medal, but breaking the world record for men’s pole vault 17 times and dominating the late-20th century.
Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) Was the first woman to successfully vault 5 metres and the current world recordholder. Won Olympic golds in 2004 and 2008.
Thiago Braz da Silva (Brazil): Bronze at the London 2012 Olympics, he shocked the world with an Olympic record of 6.03 metres to win gold on home soil at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The Current State of Olympic Pole Vaulting
To the present, the pole vault remains a highly competitive and nonexceptional event, with top athletes still frontiers trying, again, what is possible. New materials and orientation techniques have been driving world and Olympic records further up in the pitching vault history. With the innovation of training materials, as well as equipment, the event is expected to surprise even more in the coming years.
Other information:
What is Olympic level pole vaulting?
Olympic-level pole vaulting is a track and field event that involves jumping over an elevated bar as part of an intensive single-event competition. In this demanding sport, a long, flexible pole (often constructed of fibreglass or carbon fibre) is used as an aid to help the jumper lift off and clear the bar. Competitors run down a full-length track, plant the pole Button at the base of the pole, known as the button, in a box at the end of the track. As they plant, they bend the pole and use the stored energy to thrust themselves over the bar. Athletes must propel themselves – with just their own bodyweight – at a speed of 20 metres per second or faster in order to achieve a high jump. Pole vaulting requires speed, strength, co-ordination and excellent timing. Top-rank competitors reach clearance in excess of 6 metres (nearly 20ft) at elite levels.
What is the Olympic pole vaulting record?
The men’s record for the Olympic pole vault is now 6.03 metres (19 feet 9.5 inches), set by Thiago Braz da Silva in 2016; and the women’s is 5.05 metres (16 feet 6.75 inches), set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2008.
Is pole vault still in the Olympics?
Yes, pole vaulting is still included in the Olympics as one of the main track and field events in the athletics category. This event was introduced in the men’s Olympic programme in 1896 and introduced for women in 2000. Athletes from all over the world still compete in this event to jump the highest. Pole vault is one of the main and spectacular Olympic athletic events as athletes jump with speed, strength and technical skills to clear the highest height.
Conclusion
It is always a wonder to watch pole vaulters in action at the Olympics, especially when they zip smoothly over the bar to set a new Olympic record. Pole vaulting demands not only brute strength and superhuman speed, but also careful planning and a great deal of calculation as the athlete determines the perfect position to allow the pole to thrust him into the air. Over the years, higher and higher Olympic bars have strained the limits of the human body to dangerous new heights. Pole vaulting will long remain a defining characteristic of the Olympic Games.