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In this March 4, 2018, file photo, France's Renaud Lavillenie clears the bar in the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Britain. The three biggest names in men’s pole vault will compete against each other from their own backyards, Sunday, May 3, 2020, in a rare sporting event during the coronavirus pandemic. Video links will connect world record holder Mondo Duplantis, world champion Sam Kendricks and former Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie. World Athletics calls it “The Ultimate Garden Clash” and will stream it on social media.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) **FILE**

Mondo Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie split gold in backyard pole-vaulting

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

France's Renaud Lavillenie celebrates after setting a new world indoor record of 6.16 meters, at the &quot;Pole Vault Stars&quot; event at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Lavillenie broke Sergei Bubka's 21-year-old indoor pole vault world record. (AP Photo)

Pole-vaulter Lavillenie pulls out of world champs

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France's Renaud Lavillenie jumps to clear 6.16 meters, a new world record, at the &quot;Pole Vault Stars&quot; event at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Lavillenie broke Sergei Bubka's 21-year-old indoor pole vault world record. (AP Photo)

Bubka watches Lavillenie break his world record

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press