Greg watched his son Armand Duplante’s shock loss in the Brussels Diamond League from his home in Louisiana.
And he knows exactly why he failed – and how it feels.
– Yes, he is not happy now. Greg says he doesn’t like to lose.
Neither Mundo had Greg nor his mother Helena with him in the stands to train there in Brussels.
Exactly the same situation when he suddenly lost the tab in Lausanne, Switzerland, a year ago.
Then he criticized Greg and said that it was Mondo who made all the mistakes you could make.
This time he sees a different interpretation.
“Something wasn’t right”
– Yes, the approach path in Brussels is redesigned and the first half is very hard, while the second half is soft. This means that he did not find the rhythm in the approach race.
Nothing annoys a Mondo as much as an approach path when there are holes or unevenness. Yes, that’s the only thing that could bother him. It’s like cutting Samson’s hair. loses all power. He doesn’t care in the least about rain, wind, or cold. The problem with the approach lane is the only thing that can upset the balance.
This was Mundo’s own interpretation, too.
“I didn’t get caught up in the approach,” he said afterwards but without going into any detail.
Tracks are due to be replaced in Brussels next year, and that work has begun in some places, including the Pole Approach, which was a surprise to Mondo.
But Greg didn’t think Mundo would lose anyway.
– I could already see from the jump that something wasn’t right. But when he ruptured on the first try at 5.91, I thought he could never make the same mistake again. And when he tore off the second, I was absolutely convinced that he would take the third.
messing with wifi
Could you do something if you were there?
– Yes, I moved the situation a little back, but unfortunately I did not have time to pass on this information to Mondo.
It was Mundo’s friend Desiré Inglander who provided Greg with the video of each jump for the first time.
– It did a good job, but there was a small problem with the wifi which caused some delay. Unfortunately.
Mundo will not have a coach at the Diamond League finals in Zurich, either.
His last race of the season is next Thursday.
– But there are no problems with the approach to the runway. And we run the same setup there. Desiré films and I am a remote coach.