Pole vault champ Kendricks out of Olympics due to Covid By webmaster - July 29, 2021 273 0 World pole vault champion and Rio bronze medallist Sam Kendricks has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not compete at Tokyo 2020. RELATED ARTICLES Sports Can Verstappen, Hamilton come from the back in Sao Paulo ‘reverse grid’ race? Sports Clarke STUNS Billam-Smith with sensational seventh-round stoppage Sports ‘Very disappointed’ Russell says Mercedes error cost him Sao Paulo GP pole