Still only 22, the Carlow athlete can land a third Irish senior indoor title at the Sport Ireland Arena on Sunday
The legendary Ukrainian pole-vaulter Sergei Bubka called the event a “professor’s sport”, because “one must not just run and jump, but one must think”, and Keenan talks about it with that air of intelligence.
Today, the Irish outdoor record belongs to Brian McGovern, who took it from 5.06m to 5.36m in one day in Arizona in 2013. Keenan doesn’t have to look far for inspiration. Arguably the biggest name in global athletics these days is Armand Duplantis – better known as Mondo – who at age 23 and representing Sweden has already broken six world records, taking it to 6.21m last July, with World, European and Olympic titles to boot.
“It’s hard to judge yourself, based off other people’s performances, because people develop at different speeds, but he’s definitely an inspiration to me, just seeing how high the guy can go.
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