Speaking of the pole vault, Ekaterina Stefanidi and Sandi Morris talk at Doha Presser

Two of the finest pole vaulters in the world, Ekaterina Stefanidi, 2016 Olympic gold medalist and Sandi Morris, 2016 Olympic silver medalist, spoke to the media on Thursday, May 5, 2017. Both athletes love their events, are relaxed with the media and responded to questions that were not the normal drivel.

Ekaterina Stefanidi and Sandi Morris, photo by RunBlogRun

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Stefanidi and Morris have both faced challenges in their athletic careers, and have risen above those tough times, to soar above the competition. Their pole vault battle on Friday night in Doha will be one to enjoy and behold. Special thanks to Ekaterina and Sandi for their honesty and love of their event.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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