London 2012 Olympics: Cuban Vaulter Snaps Pole
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Cuban pole vaulter, Lazaro Borges, shattered his pole in a briefly scary accident in the qualifying rounds for the pole vault final.
Fiberglass shattered and flew into the air in the Cuban's first Olympic jump. Borges won a silver at last year's World Championship.
Borges attempted to jump 5.35 meters (17.5 feet) when the pole snapped in two making him crash to the ground.
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Fortunately, he was not injured.
Cuba has won 7 medals in this year's games thus far including a silver medal for Yarisley Silva in the Women's Pole Vault.
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