After securing victory in Chorzów, Armand Duplantis requested that the bar be raised to 6.32 metres, but it was only an unsuccessful attempt and his world record therefore remains 6.31.
“Not an easy competition”
It was otherwise an unusual scene that unfolded in Poland as Duplantis competed in his third competition in eight days. He had three misses on the way to victory.
"It wasn't an easy race, it never felt easy at any height. It felt just as hard at 5.65 and 6.20, that's how it is. I'm still processing the whole race," says Duplantis.
He failed in his first attempts at both the opening height of 5.65 metres and 5.90, but cleared both heights on his second attempts.
Afterwards, Duplantis showed his usual steady pole vaulting - at least temporarily.
He cleared 6.00 on his first attempt and was third at that point in the competition after both Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen and Greek Emmanouil Karalis also cleared six metres without any previous misses.
At 6.10 came Duplantis' next miss - a height that Karalis was already above - but here too the Swede cleared the height on his second attempt.
Won European Championship gold
After Guttormsen bowed out at six metres, it became a duel between Duplantis and Karalis at 6.20 metres.
A height that Karalis had never cleared before - and he didn't do it now either. However, Duplantis did and with 6.20 the victory was definitely secured.
Last Sunday, the Swede won European Championship gold and last Thursday he won the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.
European Championship four-time winner Daniel Ståhl came third in the discus with a throw of 68.25 metres. Lithuanian and European Championship silver medallist Mykolas Alekna took the win with a giant throw of 72.58. European Championship gold medallist Kristjan Čeh of Slovenia came second with 68.93.
