FRENCH PAULE VOLTER RUNS NAKED AFTER SPONSORS IN PARIS

French pole vaulting champion Romain Mesnil, has run naked with his pole through the streets of Paris and posted the video on the Internet, hoping to draw attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal.

Romain Mesnil used to be sponsored by Nike but says his contract expired last year and was not renewed. Many athletes have reported difficulties obtaining corporate sponsorship as companies cut costs because of the global economic downturn.


^{Copyrights Kiciprod}

In his video, Mesnil runs with his pole as if preparing for a vault at tourist spots like Montmartre, Le Marais, and the Pont des Arts across the River Seine (our favorite Parisian spot). His private parts are covered with a black square so I assume he was just in his underwear ... but still the idea is cool! I wanna believe he was naked just like you do, but we need to see the real footages ... and it's OK we know it is cold in Paris right now ;-)

It was broadcast on primetime state television news bulletins. OhLaLa that is so French I love it ;-)