Perch: Lavillenie at 5.62m for Its Re-Entry

It was time for Renaud Lavillenie on Friday! After an indoor season of ups and downs, the 38-year-old Olympic pole jumping champion was making his outdoor debut, on the side of Chorzow in Poland, a city where he has been travelling almost every year since 2018. The French perchist, who was hoping to pass the 5.82m minima set for the Tokyo World Championships, had to settle for 5.62m. From his first test he crossed a bar at 5.40m, then passed the…