Duplantis on hectic buildup to
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Duplantis on hectic buildup to European Championships: It’s been a lot

Armand Duplantis is chasing his fourth European Championship gold. But before the competition in Birmingham, there were discussions about whether the pole vault star would even be able to start. I wanted to see how the week went before I made the decision to come to the European Championships, says the Swede.

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Armand Duplantis enters the European Athletics Championships on Friday, when the men's pole vault qualifiers get underway. But the past few months have been "stressful" for Duplantis. There have been weddings, injury problems and a move to Monaco, the gold medal favourite said at a press conference ahead of the European Championships in England.

"It's been a lot. But now I feel good, ready to jump," he says.

During the summer, Duplantis' grandmother also died, aged 92. In Birmingham, "Mondo" wants to win for her.

I know grandma wants me to go and "kick some ass," so that's what I'm going to do - for her, he says.

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