Pole vault prince Duplantis soars in Belgrade
Pole vault world record holder Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis cleared 6.10 m at an indoor meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday before failing on two attempts to beat his own world mark of 6.18 m.
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No vaulter other than Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis has cleared the 6.10 m indoor or outdoor, for seven years.
What is doubly impressive is that he is coming back from a two-week injury lay off and equalled the world best performance of the year on his return.
The 21-year-old American-born Swede cleared 6.10 m with his first vault, before gamely attempting 6.20 m twice but failing on both efforts.
Duplantis knocked French vaulter Renaud Lavillenie of his perch by bettering his 2014 world record of 6.16 m last winter with efforts of 6.17 and then 6.18 m.
Lavillenie and Duplantis will go toe-to-toe in March in Poland, with the Swede favourite.
No vaulter other than Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis has cleared the 6.10 m indoor or outdoor, for seven years.
What is doubly impressive is that he is coming back from a two-week injury lay off and equalled the world best performance of the year on his return.
The 21-year-old American-born Swede cleared 6.10 m with his first vault, before gamely attempting 6.20 m twice but failing on both efforts.
Duplantis knocked French vaulter Renaud Lavillenie of his perch by bettering his 2014 world record of 6.16 m last winter with efforts of 6.17 and then 6.18 m.
Lavillenie and Duplantis will go toe-to-toe in March in Poland, with the Swede favourite.
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