Armand Duplantis has already done it again: the Swedish superstar flew to the next world record and into a new dimension at the World Athletics World Cup in Tokyo in 6.30 meters.
After his next world record show, Duplantis hopped up and down as opened, he roared out of his joy and let himself be celebrated extensively with the Swedish flag around his shoulders. The high-flyer once again underlined his exceptional position at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and made his title hate trick perfect. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, I have no words, I’m so happy”called Duplanis in the interior: “It is the biggest dream for me that has come true.”
The third attempt gives the extra kick
In addition to fame and honor, he took home $ 170,000 prize money: 70,000 for the title, 100,000 for the record. In the sports show interview, he then celebrated his gala performance: “It was a very special atmosphere in this stadium, which is of course inspired. Then jumping the record in the third attempt is an extra kick again, that’s pure fun!”
Silver secured the Emmanouil Greek in a grand finale with 6.00 meters in front of the Australian Kurtis Marschall, who like Sam Kendricks (USA) mastered 5.95, but in the end had a mistake in his luggage. Karalis was even very close to demanding Duplantis even more. After a torn attempt over 6.10, he had 6.15 on and only failed very thinly, as well as then 6.20.
For the Swedes born in Lafayette/Lousiana in American, the World Cup triumph in Tokyo was its 37th victory in a row. Most recently, on July 21, 2023, he didn’t greet from the top of the podium at a Diamons League meeting in Monaco. Immediately before the world record, there were wonderful pictures: Silver winner Karalis sat next to Duplantis, spoke courage and fanned at him with a portable mini fan cool air.
Help with the world record: competitor Emmanouil Karalis (left) ensures cool head at Armand Duplantis
Entry height at 5.55 meters
For “Mondo” it was an extremely long competition over almost three hours. Already at 1:07 p.m. German time he took the initial amount of 5.55 meters into his warm -up program – it was the brand where, for example, German Torben Blech had already failed in qualification the day before. Duplantis hovered 50 to 60 centimeters over the crossbar and looked super sovereign. He then only took his next height at 5.85 meters – according to the computer evaluation, he is said to have had 19 centimeters of space for the latte, but this jump also looked significantly higher again.
At that time, however, the competition was still far from freezing in awe of the great master. Marschall still had no mistake at 5.90 meters, and he was in astonishingly large company with this height: Sondre Guttormsen from Norway, like the Dutchman Menno Vloon, the Frenchman Thibaut Collet and the Greek Emmanouil Karalis, who had easily left both 5.55 and 5.75 to save forces.
Vloon unpacks the “Straddle”, Lavillenie spoke off
Vloon showed the most amazing technique from this field: at his 5.90 meters of your stomach, he wrapped himself over the crossbar, the whole thing was strongly reminiscent of the “Straddle” known from the older high jump.
For Vloon, however, this was the end station, but Duplantis did not only stay in this top -class competition: Marshal and Hendricks made the 5.95 meters in the second try. Old master Renaud Lavillenie was also there at the time, but spoke: After skipped 5.75, he had released the 5.85 in terms of health, then over 5.90 even made one jump – but the 5.95 were ultimately too high.
Karalis reports back and fetches silver
It suddenly got very narrow for Karalis. The Greek, which was so formable this year, tore the 5.95 meters twice and was about to go – before he used his last attempt nervously and then also used the swing for the 6.00 meters.
In the end, this brought him the silver medal: Marshal and Kendricks, as well as Vloon, Collet and Guttormsen, tried in vain on the 6-meter mark. However, the fact that seven athletes were still in the race at a major event at this sound barrier should go into history.
Lita Baehre creates 5.75 meters – and refuses three times
Bo Kanda Lita Baehre showed a competition that was characterized by a lot of struggle. He loosely took the initial height, then almost seemed at 5.75 meters. Two attempts looked laboriously, he did not really get on the speed when they started. But he tried everything again in the third attempt, also turned the bar into vibrations – but it held.
At the next height, however, the Düsseldorfer was not at all attitude. With a harder and heavier rod, he ran through under the crossbar in all experiments – in the end it was enough. Nevertheless, he drew a positive conclusion in the sports show interview: “The whole competition had an incredible level, I can definitely take that as a motivation for the future.”