The 33-year-old pole vaulter Valentin Lavillenie, Renaud’s younger brother, announced on his Instagram account that he was drawing a line under the indoor season. “It is often said that choosing is giving up, which is why I am giving up my indoor season. As everyone knows, the year 2024 is very important and I chose to have surgery as soon as possible for pubalgia which was preventing me from expressing myself 100%. The Paris Olympic Games are in my sights, so I plan to be at my best. The operation went wonderfully, I am already starting the rehabilitation,” he declared on social networks this Thursday.
Valentin Lavillenie reached 4th place in the indoor world championships in 2022 but did not compete in 2023.