‘Mondo’ Duplantis.
The 22-year-old Swede born in the USA broke the pole vault world record last week on the same stage by crossing the bar in 6.19. It took him 51 attempts to reach that height, but the Icarus of athletics aims to round up and jump above 6.20.
Yulimar Rojas.
The Venezuelan has no rival in the triple jump. In Madrid she came within two centimeters of her own indoor world record and that 15.43 of hers may disappear in Belgrade. Too bad not to see her doubling in the long jump.
Ryan Crouser.
The Portland giant (2.01 and over 140 kilos) broke the two world weight records in 2021 by sending the ball from 7.26 kg to 23.37 outdoors and 22.82 indoors. Belgrade can see one of the ‘savagery’ of him.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
The 20-year-old Viking who seems to have no limits has decided not to double and in Belgrade he seeks to reaffirm a gold that nobody seems to be able to argue with him. The question is whether he will try to break his world record of 3:30.60.
Grant Holloway.
In Gallur 2021, the American sprinter smashed the record of 60 hurdles (7.29) that Colin Jackson had held since 1994. In Tokyo he ‘failed’ with silver in the 110 of the Games and arrives in Belgrade wanting gold.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
The Ukrainian high jumper (1.96) wants to play her country’s anthem for all her compatriots who are suffering the horror of the Russian invasion. The bronze from Tokyo leads the group of six Ukrainian female athletes in Serbia.