Pole vaulters need long run-ups.

撑竿跳需要长距离助跑。

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This showed that the top vaulters of China had some defects in utilizing the elasticity of the pole and in exercising control over their bodies.

在拉引推竿阶段中后期运动员身体普遍明显前伸，进而揭示出我国优秀运动员在利用撑竿的弹性和控制身体的能力等方面所存在的缺陷。

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But a team of paleontologists from a British university said the pterosaurs used their powerful legs and arms to leap into the air, rather like pole vaulters in athletics.

但是，一所英国大学的古生物学家小组称，翼龙利用他们强有力的腿和手臂在空中飞跃，就像田径撑竿跳高一样。

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Pole vaulters huddled in coats and, in one case, an Olympic-themed blanket while they waited their turns.

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Today's swimmers, sprinters, pole vaulters, shot putters, divers and long-jumpers are considerably better than their 1992 predecessors.

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There is also a new and obviously expensive athletics stadium (for elderly pole-vaulters, one wonders?) and a gymnasium that would grace Tokyo.

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