Eugene. Now he has all the championship titles.
Last night, Mundo Duplantis, 22, became the world champion after an unrivaled show as he finished with a world record of 6.21.
– It was great, it’s the best jump he’s made, Father Greg Duplantis tells SVT.
In the conditions of a massive, 32 degree pole vault, and mostly sun and tailwind, the world’s elite delivered one of the best pole vault competitions ever.
Up to nine men participated until 5.87. And there, unexpectedly, Mondo Duplantis – who had been above 5.80 before – had problems with a tear on the first jump.
– He’s unlucky with the wind there, turning against him. Greg Duplantis stated that we don’t change anything.
He was right because in the second the son flew very high. But then he was only the sixth in the high jump – in the combined third. In the end, the number of all seven men was 5.94.
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But there Mundo upended the competition. He and her strongest opponent, Chris Nielsen, were the only ones to pass at the first attempt and shared the 6-meter difference. They were joined in the battle for the medal by Ernest Obiena of the Philippines.
There came the decision as Mundo sailed high above altitude while the others tore themselves apart.
Duplantis got a hug from former idol Renaud Lavillenie and then dialed the championship number 6.06 – and made it sound like a warm-up. According to the chart, Duplantis was at least 13 cm above the bar, and of course sent the bar to the 6.21 world record.
On the first try, he called off the jump, but when the rest of the restroom finished, Mondo Duplante set the point with a world record.
6.21 broadcast by a wide margin. He celebrated very hard and then ran and hugged his girlfriend Desiree Englander.
Hard with a pulse, still shining. It’s such an adrenaline rush. It is a historic moment in Swedish sport. It is in another dimension compared to its competitors. National team captain Kagsa Bergqvist says he is the greatest track and field athlete and a star in the entire world.
The World Cup title makes the group complete. Mundo Duplantis is the current champion from the EC, IEM, Olympics, IVM and WC.