Karalis wins bronze medal in pole vault at Paris Olympic Games* An astounding new world record of 6.25 m for Duplantis

Emmanuel Karalis celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the final of the men’s pole vault at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. AP-BBE/APE-BBE/ACHILLEAS CHIRAS




Emmanouil Karalis, 25, won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games in pole vault on Monday night, after single tries of vaulting through 5.50 m to 5.90 m

Karalis followed in third place after Sweden’s Armand Duplantis – with an astounding new world record of 6.25 m  – and the USA’s Sam Kendricks with 5.95 m.

The bronze medal is the 31st by a Greek athlete in track and field during the Olympic Games and the 128th overall.

Congratulations

Congratulatory messages came from Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, main opposition SYRIZA-PA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, and PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, among others.

Source: ANA – MPA

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