PARIS — Alysha Newman vaulted herself onto the Olympic podium at Stade de France on Wednesday with an impressive bronze medal performance that included a national record in the event she has dominated for a decade at home.

On Monday, the newly re-invigorated 30-year-old pole vaulter from London, Ont. was competing in the first final she has made since 2019, and was determined to deliver. She cleared a top height of 4.85 metres in a pitched battle with eventual gold medalist Nina Kennedy of Australia and silver medal winner Katie Moon of the U.S.