Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, and London 2012 Olympic champion, Renaud Lavillenie, are presented in Tourcoing this Sunday January 31 for the first edition of the Perche en Or. The men’s and women’s competitions, which should be worth the detour, will be followed live on our Facebook page from 3.30 pm thanks to the images provided by the organization.
The performances of this first edition of the Perche en Or should be of high level. Winner of Starperche from Bordeaux on January 16 for its comeback with 5.92 m and Meeting de Karlsruhe Friday with 5.95 m, Renaud Lavillenie will of course be the star of the event. The men’s competition promises to be very strong with the arrival of serious customers. In good form, Valentin Lavillenie will also be present in Hauts-de-France and will try to improve on its best jump of the winter, currently frozen at 5.72m. The men’s competition will also feature the Pole Pawel Wojciechowski, reigning European indoor champion, who already raised to 5.93 m in the open air. Americans Christopher Nilsen (5,95 m), Jacob Wooten (5.90 m) and Matt Ludwig (5,90 m) will be there to give them a very high quality replica. The French colony of the engaged will count the brothers Thibaut and Mathieu Collet as well as’Ethan Cormont and Baptiste Thiery.
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