The young Swedish athlete breaks the outdoor record he shared with Bubka in the Stockholm Diamond League
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a new outdoor pole vault world record on Thursday, with a jump of 6.16 metres, to break the universal record he shared with Ukrainian Sergei Bubka. Duplantis, who also holds the world record in the indoor track with 6.20 since March last year, marked another milestone in his glittering career in the Diamond League event in Stockholm. The young Nordic jumper, 22, surpassed by one centimeter the outside limit that equaled Bubka and which he has boasted since September 2020.
It took Duplantis just six jumps to add his sixth world record, second in the open air, two weeks before the start of the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. After crossing the bar with ease with 5.83 and 5.93, he also successfully crossed the 6.03. It was time to ask 6.16 and although he failed on the first attempt, he flew on the second, right in his own home, where he signed another feat. “It is very special for me to have achieved it in my country,” acknowledged ‘Mondo’ Duplantis.
However, in the eighth round of the Diamond League, the sprinter Marcell Jacobs was unable to participate, as the one who was the big star of the event along with Duplantis was injured. During training, Jacobs felt discomfort in his left leg, the same leg he has been suffering from since May. The winner of the 100 meter sprint was the South African Akani Simbine, with a time of 10.02.
Source: La Verdad
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