Lavillenie does not include – Sports.fr

Arch-favorite in the final of the pole, Renaud Lavillenie, only third, failed to win the only major title missing from his list. “It’s not my competition,” railed the Clermont.

Only the world to more than 6 meters this season, when his opponents struggled to exceed 5.90 m, Renaud Lavillenie was the favorite in the final of the pole vault in Beijing Worldwide. But the world record three times in check at 5.90 m, will have to settle for a new bronze medal behind the Canadian Shawnacy Barber and German Raphael Holzdeppe, who have overcome, them, this famous bar.

“I expected the conditions were quite good, has responded Lavillenie the microphone of France 2. The opponents were of a good level. C ‘ is a bit difficult to warm. I do a superb entry into the contest ( ed 5,80m ). After no specific mistakes, but my three jumps behind it does not pass. I think the World, this is not my competition. “

The pole vault is not done snapping fingers

The World outdoor title is indeed the only that is not respecting its huge prize list. The pressure was huge but obviously, to hear, it’s not that derailing the Clermontois. “ I know that as there are times I a little fucked up, but then I was in my head, he said. All the lights were green. But I keep saying every day that do pole vault if not snapping fingers. But people do not want to understand, to the World … “

Not easy indeed to be archi favorite in a field conducive to surprises , whether good or bad. “ It’s stupid, but it is the pole vault, confirms Philippe Encausse coach. It is not sheltered from the grain of sand that will disrupt all, it was good but it’s like that. “

Lavillenie will have the opportunity to take revenge in a year to Oympiques Games but competition hitherto relegated to the the shadow of the giant Sergei Bubka dispossessed of his world record (indoors), now bears the face Shawnacy Barber, world champion at only 21 years. “ It turned out this winter and this summer he has materialized, says French. He made the competition so that it had n ‘There is nothing to say. It’s very promising. ” And it is more than a call to order before Rio.