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Mondo Duplantis to race hurdler Warholm in 100-meter sprint
Mondo Duplantis, of Sweden, celebrates after setting a new world record in the men’s pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ZURICH— The greatest pole vaulter is set to race the fastest ever 400-meter hurdler. In the 100-meter sprint. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, who broke…
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Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis–pole vault’s invincible superstar
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis cemented his place in pole vaulting history by defending his Olympic crown in world record-setting style on Monday to underline his total dominance in the discipline. The 24-year-old US-born prodigy, often described as a rock star of athletics by World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, set a new world record of 6.25 meters
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Mondo Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record
Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the Men’s Pole Vault during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field on September 17, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. Duplantis went on to set a new world record in the event. Ali Gradischer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ali Gradischer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /…
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EJ Obiena keeps Mondo Duplantis well in sight with Paris Olympics a year away – rezal404
EJ Obiena clears 6 meters for the second time in his career and snares silver behind Mondo Duplantis. —REUTERS EJ Obiena on Saturday (early Sunday in Manila) just validated his status as possibly the biggest threat to Armand “Mondo” Duplantis’ pole vault superiority. And the 27-year-old from Tondo, Manila, can now keep working on how…
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Mondo Duplantis relishing competing against ‘myself’ – rezal404
Sweden’s pole vaulter Armand Duplantis (“Mondo” Duplantis) addresses a press conference in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 26, 2023, on the eve of the IAAF 61st Golden Spike 2023 Athletics Meeting on June 27. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) Pole vault star Armand Duplantis said Monday he was competing with himself rather than the…
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