Armand Duplantisthe world pole vault record holder (6.26 meters), won with poise and authority Karsten Warholmthe world record holder in the 400 hurdles (45″94), in a unique duel over 100 meters that they fought in Letzigrund Stadium of Zürich (Switzerland)the media prelude to this Thursday’s Diamond League meeting.
Warholm has a better proven record (10″49 in 2017 compared to the Swede’s 10″57 in 2018) and, in theory, he should have the advantage to get used to starting in competition, but Duplantis pushed harder himself from blocking the start and dominated the race from start to finish to eventually win in a time of 10″37, a tenth faster than the Norwegian (10″47), who also surpassed his personal best.
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Race power is one of the reasons for Duplantis’ good marks in the pole vault. In his specialty he runs at full speed for about 50 meters before starting the jump in search of the bar, but Mondo can maintain that high speed, up to 100 meters as he showed against Warholm.
That speed was enough for him to surpass Warholm, whose standard test (400 meter hurdles) is not for pure sprinters, but for athletes who are also very fast, as well as technical for crossing obstacles and has a physical background because it is already 400 meters of continuous running.
The origin of this unprecedented rivalry, organized by a common sponsor, must be sought in the meeting of Monaco 2023when Duplantis, 24, told Warholm, 28, that he saw himself capable of beating him in the 100 meters. “I would,” replied the Norwegian, taking the glove without any trouble. “For me, that was just nonsense, but now I see the track and I’m starting to realize that it’s serious,” smiled the Swede on the eve of the race.
Once on the blocks, the king of the pole vault added another victory to an imperial era for him that ended a few weeks ago when he revalidated his Olympic gold in Paris broke his own world record (6.25 m), a mark he surpassed a few days later Chorzów (Poland).
An Olympic gold (2021), an Olympic silver (2024), three world golds (2017, 2019, 2023) and three other European golds (2018, 2022, 2024) are some of Warholm’s great achievements in over 400 hurdles, while Duplantis is already two. -time Olympic champion (2021, 2014), two-time world champion (2022, 2023) and three-time continental champion (2018, 2022, 2024) in the pole vault.
Source: La Verdad
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