Armand Duplantis tried three times at 6.32 metres but failed to break his own world record at the Paris Diamond League gala. "Mondo" still won the competition with a new meet record, 6.13, two weeks after his three-day wedding celebration on the French Riviera and his loss at home at Stockholm Stadium. "I wanted to make a little 'statement'," he tells SVT.
SportsIt didn't turn out as Armand Duplantis had hoped in the sunshine at Stockholm Stadium. The pole vault star finished second, ending his winning streak of almost three years and 40 straight victories. "I'm just not there," said Duplantis.
SportsMadonna wore a ship on her head, Heidi Klum posed as a marble statue, and Bad Bunny arrived at the year's biggest fashion party, the Met Gala, as an older version of himself. Several Swedes also took their places on the iconic steps in New York, including Armand Duplantis and Bill Skarsgård.
WorldArmand Duplantis did not receive the Jerring Prize last year. The track and field star also missed out on the award this year, when he was eliminated as the field was cut from eight candidates to five.
SportsHe has already won everything, and last year alone he set four world records. But pole vault giant Armand Duplantis is still motivated to chase more gold medals and records. The new dream limit is 6.40 meters. He says he has the capacity for that during his career.
SportsTokyo became like Paris. In the center of the action: Armand Duplantis. The audience gave me energy and you could feel the passion, he says after the World Championship gold and the world record in Tokyo.
SportsTokyo became just like Eugene and Budapest. Armand Duplantis won World Championship gold. Here is the list of the star's all senior gold.
SportsThe debut artist "Mondo" receives more negative comments than pole vault star Armand Duplantis. One opens up to criticism in a completely different way than I am used to, says the 25-year-old who dreams of a world record in Sweden at Thursday's own gala in Uppsala.
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