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A pole vaulter hangs inverted at the height of the attempt, spine curved along the bar and legs trailing into open air. Crisp charcoal and graphite strokes build rich tonal shading across the body, while stadium floodlight catches the shoulders and the bowing pole. Dramatic, athletic, and quietly triumphant.