Renaud Lavillenie of France sings the French National Anthem during the medal ceremony after taking gold in the men's pole vault event at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, Oregon March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Pole vaulters Renaud Lavillenie and Jenn Suhr claimed the first gold medals of the World Indoor Championships with record-breaking clearances on Thursday, while IAAF chief Sebastian Coe was reminded that restoring fan trust could take time.
Lavillenie dominated the men's competition, vaulting a championship best 6.02 metres to reclaim the title he won in 2012 but was unable to defend two years ago due to injury.
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