Pole vaulting is known as the glamour sport of field competition. Money. Fame. Giant sticks. Pole vaulting has it all. Not a day goes by without hearing about some kid who wants to be the next Sergei Bubka or Stacy Dragila. But what the agents chirping in these kids' ears don't tell them is that pole vaulting has a lethal side. Earlier today, Russian flyboy Dmitry Starodubtsev nearly lost his life when his pole snapped at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea -- which until today was known for its succulent apples. But there's nothing red or delicious about what happened. View the video below with caution.
Now imagine for a second what it would have been like had there not been a giant pad for Starodubtsev to land on, but rather a pit of alligators. Good God. He's lucky he only came out of it with an injured hand and wounded pride. When will the IAAF ban this blood sport? Perhaps when it's too late.
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