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Armand Duplantis charges for WC gold.
But ends up in a bit of a sticky situation after a sensitive question about girlfriend Desiré Inglander.
– That would have gotten me in trouble, he says on TV4.
Right now, the world’s best pole vaulters are charging for the summer’s big highlight in the World Athletics Championships. The reigning world champion and world record holder Armand Duplantis of course enters the tournament as the big favorite for yet another WC gold.
Duplanti’s question
But before that, the Swedish world star is current with the TV4 documentary “Mondo Man” where he is faced with some tough questions. The TV4 journalist Frida Nordstrand is curious about which person he would have liked to have taken with him to a deserted island.
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Then you see that Duplantis starts to sweat a little and then Nordstrand tells him that he doesn’t get to choose his girlfriend Desire Inglander. Which makes “Mondo” breathe a sigh of relief.
– I’m glad you specified it, because imagine if I hadn’t told her, it would have gotten me in trouble, says the 23-year-old with a laugh.
– Yes, it would have been so strange, Frida replies.
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Mondo admits
After that, the pole vault star really needs to think through her answer. In the end, he decides on his father and coach Greg Duplantis.
– He is the person I can talk to for the longest time without even noticing. We can talk shit for so long. We could sit for 30 years, but it would feel like ten minutes, says Mondo in the documentary.
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The relationship between father and son is strong and they have worked closely together for a long time to make Armand Duplantis the world’s best pole vaulter.
– We have always been good friends, a great relationship. We can only hang. He lets me do my thing, but he’s also there when it’s the best time to say “don’t do that crazy thing”, says Mondo on TV4.
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