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Armand Duplantis is the world’s best pole vaulter.
But “Mondo” is not satisfied and satisfied just for that.
Now the 23-year-old wants to write powerful sports history with a completely cocky promise.
Few, if any, can measure up Armand Duplantis in pole vaulting. This is precisely why “Mondo” is looking for new challenges outside of its own sport and soon sports history can be written in the most powerful way.
Duplanti’s Promise
Already last autumn, there were big headlines when the running star Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce challenged Duplantis to meet at 100 meters. The Swedish world star, who is bursting with self-confidence, also quickly agreed to the historic challenge.
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Many months later, nothing has happened yet, but Mondo has certainly not let go of the idea of meeting the world’s fastest woman.
– I am one hundred percent serious and if she still wants to implement it, I am definitely prepared and ready to drive, he says in an official press release.
– Honestly, I have no idea what I can run on so we will have to wait and see but I would love to race against her.
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Nobbed Sweden
Armand Duplantis will jump again this evening during the Continental Tour competition in the Czech Ostrava. Recently, he chose to forgo the team EC and gives his own explanation to the Swedish national team snob.
– I only want to compete in competitions at the highest elite level that can help me in the preparations for the WC and that means that I am very careful about selecting competitions. I only compete where there are good conditions knowing that it will help me, he says in the interview.
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Instead, the world’s best pole vaulter has chosen the Continental Tour in Ostrava on Tuesday evening and the goal is to jump over six meters again. The current arena record is a modest 5.93 and was beaten Sam Kendricks.
– I think this arena deserves a six-meter jump so that is my big goal for the competition, Duplantis says to the organizer’s official website.
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Armand Duplantis has jumped at most 6.11 outdoors this year. Indoors, he set a new world record of 6.22 at the beginning of the year.
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