Today, the new Diamond League season began, with a gala in Xiamen, China.
In the pole vault, it went exactly as most expected: With victory for Armand Duplantis.
“Really, really good!”
He cleared his first three jumps, 5.62, 5.82 and 6.00 on the first attempt.
– It’s really, really good! Above all, it’s fun to see that it doesn’t matter what time of year it is: He jumps six meters regardless, says SVT Sports expert Alhaji Jeng.
Going to jump on a world record
When Sam Kendricks ripped his third attempt from six meters, the Swedish victory was complete.
Then he requested the bar at the world record height of 6.24 – and cleared it on the first attempt by a good margin.
– It is absolutely incredible! I really didn’t think he would do that in the first race of the season. It is not on the map, says Alhaji Jeng.
– He plays over six meters, and then he does the same at 6.24!
The world record is Armand Duplanti’s eighth. The first came in February 2020, when he jumped 6.17.
Watch the Diamond League broadcast below.
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