Karalis and Duplantis trade rivalry for rhythm, dancing together before their $10M Ultimate Championship pole vault showdown in Budapest.

Tentoglou and Karalis target Diamond League glory in Brussels, with Greece’s top athletics stars facing elite rivals in the season finale.

Emmanouil Karalis has taken another giant step toward the summit of the pole vault, clearing 6.20 meters at the Weltklasse Zürich on Thursday to set a new Greek national outdoor record and become the second-best vaulter in history behind Sweden’s Armand Duplantis. The 26-year-old Greek champion produced the biggest clearance of his career outdoors just […]

Greek pole vaulter clears 6.16 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, surpassing his previous outdoor best of 6.08 meters

The Greek champion cleared 6.00 meters and came agonizingly close to 6.10, finishing behind Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis after a closely fought European Championship final

Pole vault star Emmanouil Karalis is urging supporters to fill the stands this weekend as Volos hosts Greece's national athletics championship

Paris Olympic bronze medalist Karalis, now a navy ensign, joins fellow champions commissioned into the Greek armed forces, part of a long-standing honorary program recognizing Olympic achievement

Wedding plans emerge as the Olympic medalist continues a standout season that has cemented his place among the world's elite pole vaulters

Greece’s Olympic Committee rewards pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis for his podium finish at the World Indoor Championships in Poland

The 27-year-old Greek pole vaulter, widely known as “Manolo,” continues to build an impressive legacy, now boasting eight medals at major competitions—three of them at the World Indoor Championships.

The first Greek athlete in action will be Andreas Pantazis in Friday's men’s triple jump final, but the spotlight will fall most sharply on Karalis and Tentoglou, the country’s two proven championship performers.

Olympic champions Miltiadis Tentoglou and Emmanouil Karalis lead Greece’s eight-member squad for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Three additional athletes secured their places after the final qualification list was confirmed.

The Greek pole-vaulting champion cleared the six-meter mark during an indoor meet in Liévin, France

Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Manolo Karalis is among three athletes nominated for the World Athletics Fair Play Award 2025, recognized for his sportsmanship, support of fellow competitors, and exemplary conduct on the track.

Duplantis from Sweden, the greatest pole vaulter in history, unsurprisingly added another gold medal to his collection, jumping over 6.15 meters.

Greek pole vaulter Emmanouil ‘Manolo’ Karalis has secured a spot in his first-ever World Championships final

It was Duplantis atop the podium with 6.00m, Karalis taking a brilliant runner-up spot, and Kendricks finishing third with 5.80m.