Pole Vaulter Runs Naked thru Paris

[+ ArVaGuy]

French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil recently lost his sponsorship from Nike and decided to run through the streets of Paris to advertise his search for a new sponsor. (He's also raising money for charity.) The video has been posted on Youtube and Reuters picked up the story.

 

He certainly has a very large pole.

 

Here's the Reuters article:

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52T5F820090330

 

Here's the Youtube video:

 

 

Here's Romain Mesnil's web site:

 

http://www.romain-mesnil.com/

[Steven_Draker]

Romain Mesnil

 

Here's the Youtube video:

 

 

Hey ArlingtonVAGuy,

Thanks for posting this. I saw it on TV ... I wish I ran into Romain when the actual video was shot ...

 

Cheers,

[uwsman2]

Chopin on the Soundtrack?

 

So why is he running to Chopin???

[Guest zipperzone]

French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil recently lost his sponsorship from Nike and decided to run through the streets of Paris to advertise his search for a new sponsor.

 

Wouldn't he have been arrested for doing that?

[+ ArVaGuy]

French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil recently lost his sponsorship from Nike and decided to run through the streets of Paris to advertise his search for a new sponsor.

 

Wouldn't he have been arrested for doing that?

 

One would think so. Only in Paris would something like this occur. Let's thank the gendarmes for being considerate and letting Mesnil's pole flop through the streets.

[JT Brooklyn]

Vaulting!

 

I definitely have to start "Vaulting" more Poles!

 

Apparently it keeps you in great shape!

[Guest Michaelnc]

Pole vaulters always have the best bodies of any track & field athletes! That nice combination of definition and flexibility!

[Steven_Draker]

what you didn't see because of that black square ...

 

http://medias.jeanmarcmorandini.tele7.fr/images/news/v2-inside/2/28b4982482ca89eb37b2e1ba23b0f128_29.jpg

[Guest zipperzone]

http://medias.jeanmarcmorandini.tele7.fr/images/news/v2-inside/2/28b4982482ca89eb37b2e1ba23b0f128_29.jpg

 

I still don't see "it"