The well-known pole vault and long jump event, The Golden Roof Challenge, Home of the Golden Fly Series, took place for the 19th time in the heart of Innsbruck, Austria. For the first time ever, this event is included in the WACT (World Athletics Continental Tour) from the International Athletics Federation IAAF. This allows the invited top athletes to collect important world ranking points for the qualification to the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games next year. Twenty-two...

Women`s long jump also proofed high quality with the win of Agate DE Sousa (STP), which took the win with 6,56 m (currently Pos. 4 in annual world ranking outdoors) before actual Asian Indoor Champion Sumire HATA (JPN) with 6,47 m and Magdalene ZEBROVSKA (POL) with 6,42 m. Men`s long jump was dominated from Cheswill JOHNSON (RSA) which took the win with 7,84 m, followed by two Brazil top Jumpers Gabriel Luiz BOZA with 7,81 m and Lucas Marcelino DOS SANTOS with 7,66 m.

Men`s pole vault title-defender Austin MILLER (USA) took again the win in the new annual world leading mark (outdoors) with 5,76 m. Second Chinese Top Vaulter Jie YAO with 5,71 m before Thai local hero Patsapong AMSAM-ANG, who equalized his Thai Record with 5,61m! Ladies Pole Vault showed a double win of Zuzanna PRAZAKOVA (CZE) and Anicka NEWELL (CAN) with 4,21m, third local hero Khabut CHONTHICHA (THA) with 4,01. Nice frame story: The Poles of NEWELL were denied for the flight from Canada, s...

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

The elite of long jump and pole vault came together in the city centre Innsbruck for the 15th Golden Roof Challenge. Their extraordinary arena: The historic area in front of the tourist spot Goldenes Dachl meaning Golden Roof. At this In-City-Event, the cheering spectators can follow the competition with the top-stars jumping in touching distance – contrary to the spacious athletics stadiums. The centrepiece of the contest is the “FlySwat”, the largest mobile athletics facility in the worl...

On the saturday of farmer johns race weekend, we held some competitions to win some spot prizes. Such good times in the mud.

Blue bird sky at the Golden Fly Series in Liechtenstein on September 08th in Schaan. Pole Vault Olympic Champion Thiago Braz da Silva, a few Rio Olympic participants as well as world- and Europe champs competed at the Golden Fly Series Liechtenstein 2016 yesterday. The largest mobile athletics facility in the world, the “FlySwat”, made it possible to have all these athletes in the centre of Schaan. 20 competitors started at the the Golden Fly Series in Liechtestein, in two disciplines, Po...

Blue bird sky at the Golden Fly Series in Liechtenstein on September 08th in Schaan. Pole Vault Olympic Champion Thiago Braz da Silva, a few Rio Olympic participants as well as world- and Europe champs competed at the Golden Fly Series Liechtenstein 2016 yesterday. The largest mobile athletics facility in the world, the “FlySwat”, made it possible to have all these athletes in the centre of Schaan. 20 competitors started at the the Golden Fly Series in Liechtestein, in two disciplines, Po...