Armand Duplantis He wants to continue to prove that he is not only the best in the world in his discipline, pole vault, but he is also a great sprinter. After defeating Norwegian Karsten Warholm in a 100-meter race in Zurich, the Swede challenged the American Sydney McLaughlin-Levronedouble Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles, in the race of 400 meter dash.
‘Mondo’, as he is known around the world, is undoubtedly the best pole vaulter in history and has broken the pole vault world record ten times, leaving it at an impressive 6.26 meters.
But on Wednesday he starred in a particular rivalry with the Norwegian Karsten WarholmOlympic champion and world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles, which he beat in the 100 meter dash race with an impressive time of 10.37 seconds.
After celebrating his victory, ‘Mondo’ addressed the media present at the Letzigrund Stadium and said “It was a lot of fun and I can do this again. I heard that Sydney was expelled from Brussels. If he wants to run with me in a 400 meters we will do an extra event in Brussels the day before or after Maybe we can arrange that.
Duplantis wants to take advantage of that fact Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone missed the Diamond League grand final in Brussels as he did not participate in any League trials this year and was, therefore, ineligible to enter the final.
However, McLaughlin-Levrone will be present in Brussels to run in two unmarked races of 400m and 200m on September 13 and 14, as confirmed by the organization of Allianz Memorial Van Damme.
“To avoid any confusion or misunderstanding, we confirm that Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will compete in the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, but not as part of the final races of the Wanda Diamond League,” the event organization confirmed through a statement.
It is not yet known who will be McLaughlin-Levrone’s rival in these tests, but it is assumed The rivalry with Duplantis will have to wait.
The Swede, for his part, will compete in the pole vault final in Brussels on Friday the 13th at 7:45 pm and everyone assumes he will win again.
Source: La Verdad
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