by Larry EderThe women’s pole vault is one of the events that I use as an litmus test to see the progress of women’s athletics. In 2017, you have Ekaterina Stefanidi, a Greek national, who also has won Rio and came very close to giving up the pole vault a few years ago. Sandi Morris, who has taken silver in Rio and Worlds, and hails from athletic power US. Yarisley Silva, Cub and Robelys Peinado, Venezuala, tied for bronze medals, showing off the athletics powers of the Caribe and South America.
