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“Mondo” entered the final at 5.70 which he cleared on his first attempt. Six more men cleared that height. “Mondo” was over 5.80 and then cleared 5.90 on his first jump. After 5.90, five jumpers remained.
“Mondo” went on to clear 5.95 and 6.00 in his first attempts. Greek Karalis also cleared that height. American Kendricks tried hard and was over 6.00, but he then failed to clear 6.05 and came third at 5.95.
At 6.05, “Mondo” started by clearing on his first attempt. It was the hundredth time he had cleared 6 meters or more. Karalis also took his first jump and thus shared the lead with “Mondo”.
Duplantis cleared his first attempt in 6.10. In the very tough final, Karalis now had the chance to take the lead, but he crashed on the first jump.
Mondo cleared 6.10 with a wobble on the bar in his second attempt. Karalis missed his first two attempts and then saved his third jump for 6.15.
At 6.15, “Mondo” started with air in the first round. It was his seventh jump in the final. When Karalis then broke his espadrille attempt, Duplantis had secured the victory. Karalis thus came second at 6.10 in the best final ever in an international championship.
– It’s been a good weekend. I’m happy that I managed to win, commented “Mondo” Duplantis for TV4.
– Good for the pole vault that it was so even.
Armand Duplantis now added to his very impressive track record, which includes 10 victories in international championships since 2021; two Olympic gold medals, two World Championship gold medals, two European Championship gold medals, three indoor World Championship gold medals and one indoor European Championship gold medal. In addition, “Mondo” has improved the world record from 6.17 to 6.27 since 2020. That makes a total of 11 world records.
Text: Anders Olsson