The world's best pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis, has been plagued by injury problems during the season. But at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest he was back as the winner and thus won a prize of around 1.5 million kronor. "I was a little scared before the competition because I didn't know if my body would hold up," he tells SVT.
SportsArmand Duplantis withdraws from the Diamond League final a few minutes before the start in Brussels. He has tightness in his left thigh. It's terrible, he tells SVT.
SportsArmand Duplantis hasn't been challenged like this in years. To beat Emmanouil Karalis in Friday's Diamond League final, "Mondo" believes it will take world-class jumping. This is a new experience for me.
SportsGreek Emmanouil Karalis had the pole vault of his life. But it was still not enough against Armand Duplantis, who won the Diamond League meet in Zurich.
SportsArmand Duplantis is aiming for record heights at the classic Weltklasse in Zurich. "This is the biggest competition, it would be great to break a world record here," the Swedish pole vault star said at a press conference.
SportsThe second-best pole vaulter of all time - Emmanouil Karalis - was beaten by Armand Duplantis again. But Karalis pushed Duplantis in a record-breaking final at the World Indoor Championships.
SportsFor a long time, he has been unchallenged. Now Armand Duplantis is being pressed by the Greek Emmanouil Karalis – and the Swede is embracing the new situation. It gives me a push, it makes me ready, says the star ahead of the World Championship qualification in Tokyo.
SportsPole vault star Armand Duplantis won the Diamond League gala in Shanghai, but there was no polishing of his own world record. All three attempts at 6.28 meters were unsuccessful. The last attempt was pretty good, says the Swede, who won with 6.11 meters.
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