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Arman Duplantis crushed Norway’s Karsten Warholm in a 100-meter race last week.
Now it comes to light how much he actually earned from competing in the super duel.
It took the pole vaulter 10 seconds and 37 hundredths Armand “Mondo” Duplantis to run 100 meters in the so-called super duel against the hurdler Karsten Warholm. In advance, many believed in the Norwegian, because he competes in a running discipline, but it turned out that he had no chance against a quick “Mondo”.
Duplanti’s words after the win
Duplantis broke his own personal record for the distance by several tenths and the fact is that he ran to the finish line in the third best Swedish time this year. Afterwards, he was lyrical and opened up about continuing to bet on sprints.
– I really like running, so who knows. I have run well in 60 meters. The European Championships would probably be my best chance, he said at a press conference.
Karsten Warholm also improved his personal record, but still finished a tenth later than the Swede. He immediately found an excuse for why things went the way they did. He has been competing with an injury in his right thigh all season.
– It’s like I had a chafing wound on my butt for three months. The reason I haven’t told is not to bring you behind the light, it’s to not bring myself behind the light, he said in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper VG.
That’s how much they were paid
Many have suspected that the two world athletes received several hundred thousand for the exhibition race and that the financial part was a big reason why they agreed to it – but now “Mondo’s” agent denies Daniel Wessfeldt that they got some steals.
– There was no money on the table, he says to Sportbladet.
However, he believes that the competition can benefit Duplantis financially in the long run. There was still great media interest in the super duel.
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– Yes, there are always rings on the water and it was something that was noticed all over the world, says Wessfeldt.
Duplantis: “Pride and ego”
“Mondo” himself was incredibly satisfied with his performance in the 100-meter race and ranks the victory highly, almost on a par with the summer’s Olympic gold and European Championship gold and the triple world records.
– Yes, in a way it feels like the most important, but in a different way. It has more to do with pride and ego, but it was a really nice feeling to win that race, he tells Sportbladet.
You probably thought that the duel gave a bit of a bang in the coffers, but it doesn’t seem to have been the case. They did it because they are two athletes who simply love to compete.
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