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The New York Times reported that Duplantis is to pole vaulting what Usain Bolt was to sprinting; Michael Phelps to swimming; Simone Biles to gymnastics. [103] Duplantis' supremacy in the pole vault is so overwhelming that he often best his peers by almost a foot - a staggering gap considering medals are often won by margins of a centimeter. [104]
Gold medalist Armand Duplantis aka Mondo Duplantis of Sweden celebrates with his girlfriend Desiré Inglander after setting a new world record during the Men's Pole Vault Final on day ten of the ...
Duplantis, who went pro in 2019 after one year at LSU, has now broken the world record 10 times in the past four years of competition. His first time was in February 2020, when he set a record of ...
With Armand Duplantis, the question is never whether he’ll win but how high he’ll fly. The 24-year-old Swede had broken the pole vault world record eight times, pushing the limits of ...
It felt only right that the Duplantis drama came with Noah Lyles in the building. A night after the American sprint star electrified track with a .005-second victory in the men's 100 meters, Lyles was on hand to receive his gold medal and watch Duplantis electrify field to the tune of 6.25 meters — about the height of a typical two-story ...
And, as the Paris Olympic Games creep ever closer, Duplantis has made it clear that he hasn’t yet reached his best level. Armand Duplantis set a new record of 6.24 meters. - Tingshu Wang/Reuters
Sprinter Usain Bolt, here holding the 2011 trophy, was World Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011–2013, and 2016, more times than any other athlete.. The World Athletics Awards is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics organised by World Athletics (formerly named IAAF), including track and field, cross country running, road running, and ...
Armand Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault when he cleared 6.24 meters Saturday at the season-opening Diamond League meet in China. Sweden's Duplantis told a pre-meet news ...