Press Brief Renaud Lavillenie

I’m happy with my performance in Lausanne yesterday. The conditions were a bit difficult, but I won and took the 4 points. I think that I can jump again as high as in Donetsk (world record) in an outdoor competition, but it might be complicated this year because of the difficult weather conditions. I hope to be able to jump around 6.05 this season, and I’ll be aiming higher in 2015 and 2016. My goal is to stay unbeatable as long as possible. I won the last two editions of the European Championships, so I’ll be looking to grab a third gold medal in august. I’ll be of course watching France vs. Germany tonight, but I’m very happy to be in Paris and to jump in the Stade de France tomorrow. The weather conditions will have an impact on the pole-vault competition. With wind and rain you can lose up to 15 centimetres. With my level, I think I can jump around 5.80 in rainy conditions. But the most interesting thing is to compete against the other athletes. If I win with a 30 centimetre margin on the other pole-vaulters, it’s a very good result.