Duplantis won in Los Angeles, Paulino’s world record of the year and Blake stunned Coleman

More than the world record of ryan crouser in weight, the Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantisworld record holder of the specialty, started the outdoor season with a “discreet” victory, after winning this Saturday in the meeting of The Angelssixth stop on the golden continental circuit, which is already high 5.91 meters.

A record that allowed Duplantis, current Olympic and world champion, to rise to first place in the world ranking of the year, after surpassing by one centimeter the best course record so far, the 5.90 jumped by Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen in April. But the world leader of the year could not hide the cautious brand of the Swede, who not only lacked his best version, but his usual performance in every competition he took part in.

In fact, Armand Duplantis signed only two valid jumps in the California city, one over 5.81 meters and another over 5.91, after failing in his three attempts at 6.01 meters. A circumstance that did not prevent the 23-year-old Scandinavian pole vaulter from winning the victory after defeating the American Sam Kendricks, second with the same score as Duplantis -5.91- although with a higher number of nulls, and Christopher Nilsen, third at 5.71 meters.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Marileidy Paulinocurrent Olympic runner-up, chained to his second straight victory of the season in 400 meters with a period of 48.98 seconds, the best world cup of the year. This time, the Caribbean allowed to reduce the record of the Dominican Republic by one hundred, which he himself has held since September 2022 with a time of 48.99.

Paulino, who had already prevailed at the beginning of the month in the first meeting of the Diamond League held in Doha with a mark of 50.51 seconds, passed Bahraini Saiwa Eid Nasser, world champion in 2019, at the finish line, who had to settle for second place with a time of 50.27 seconds.

Ackeem Blake, surprise at 100

For his part, the young Jamaican Akeem Blake star in the big surprise of the meeting after winning the final of 100 meters with a period of 9.89 seconds American Christian Coleman, who had to settle for third place with a time of 9.91.

To do this, Blake, 21, had to run faster than ever, not only signing the third best world mark of the year, but his best personal record, after reducing the 9.93 seconds that the Antilles had from last year as 4 hundredths. personal record. This performance allowed the Jamaican to beat the American Cravont Charleston and Chris Coleman, world distance champion in 2019, three hundred to the finish line, finishing second and third, respectively, with a time of 9.91 seconds.

The women’s finals are more decaffeinated, where finally neither the American Sha’Carri Richardson nor the Ivorian Marie-Josée Ta Lou participatedthe two athletes who topped the world ranking of the year, and signed the two best times in the preliminary round.

TaLou, who came into the event with a better time on this course of 10.78 seconds, won the series with a record 10.88, compared to the 10.90 clocked by Richardson, who ran this year in 10.76 seconds. With these performances, the Ivorian and the American closed their tournament in Los Angeles, making the way clear for the American Morolake Akiosunwho prevailed in the grand final with time to spare 10.97 seconds.