Naked Pole Vaulter Runs Through Paris
By Wyatt Earp | March 31, 2009
Heh, Heh, “pole.”
PARIS – A French pole vaulting champion has run naked with his pole through the streets of Paris and posted the video on the Internet, hoping to draw attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal.
Um, if the man was running naked, isn’t it redundant to say that he was running with his pole?
Romain Mesnil, who won a silver medal at the 2007 Athletics World Championships in Osaka, used to be sponsored by U.S. sports brand Nike but says his contract expired last year and was not renewed.
“It was probably for budgetary and strategic reasons. It’s the crisis,” he wrote on his website (www.romain-mesnil.com).
Many athletes have reported difficulties obtaining corporate sponsorship as companies cut costs because of the global economic downturn. (H/T – )
Eh, that’s fairly interesting, but this story would really catch my eye if the pole vaulter were Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva . . .
Topics: WTF? | 7 Comments »
March 31st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Another beautiful Russian woman who is not having sex with me. Never marry them.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:48 pm
You’re on the cusp of TOO toned honey. Take a few months off and eat some bon bons then come see me again for a checkup.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Marvin – Well, will they have sex with me? Kidding, kidding!
Woody – She looks more natural (and hot) in regular clothes.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:18 pm
She could run with MY pole
And I’d be following close behind!
April 1st, 2009 at 12:05 am
“It was probably for budgetary and strategic reasons. It’s the crisis,”
Maybe because he’s a freak?
April 1st, 2009 at 9:18 am
The Marshall said: “She looks more natural (and hot) in regular clothes.”
What I’ve been saying for a while.
BTW I note that Mrs Sarcozy is not making an appearance at the G20 because she does not want to be outshone by Michelle …
April 1st, 2009 at 11:07 am
hoping to draw attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal.
I’m seeing Smiling Bob all over this one (well, if they weren’t in bankruptcy that is).