{"id":3039,"date":"2025-06-14T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/duplantis-returns-home-with-one-dream-left-a-world-record-in-stockholm\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T12:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:43:25","slug":"duplantis-returns-home-with-one-dream-left-a-world-record-in-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/duplantis-returns-home-with-one-dream-left-a-world-record-in-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Duplantis Returns Home with One Dream Left: A World Record in Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are few venues in world athletics that mean as much to Armand “Mondo” Duplantis as Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

On Sunday evening at the BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League meeting, the reigning Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder will once again take flight on home soil\u2014but this time, with one mission left unfulfilled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty excited,\u201d Duplantis said ahead of the event. \u201cOf course, I would say it\u2019s like a mini championship for me. It feels like that kind of pressure that I put on myself\u2014it means that much. You really have to defend the ground.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

For Duplantis, who was born in the USa but represents Sweden through his mother, Stockholm is not just another meet on the circuit. It\u2019s the one place he\u2019s still longing to make history in the most spectacular way possible. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cMy biggest dream now\u2014I feel like the only thing I\u2019m missing\u2014is to break the record here at Stockholm Stadium,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a thing I can\u2019t get off my mind.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

He\u2019s come close before. Duplantis has already scaled dizzying heights all around the world, including his most recent world record of 6.27m set earlier this year in Clermont-Ferrand, which was the 11th time he has broken the world record. But despite multiple victories on Swedish soil, he\u2019s yet to set a world record in front of a home crowd. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

That, he says, adds another layer to an already emotional experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cI have a lot of my family here\u2014pretty much all of my family from both sides. So that raises the pressure quite a bit,\u201d Duplantis admitted. \u201cIn track and field, you don\u2019t really get that type of home field advantage that much. But here, I\u2019m able to really feel that\u2014and it comes with added pressure. But I think it\u2019s super nice too, because it feels like I\u2019m representing something a little bit bigger than just me when I\u2019m on the track.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Stockholm could hardly offer a better stage: warm conditions, a sold-out stadium, and a strong field that includes close friend and rival Emmanouil Karalis of Greece. The pair shared the runway earlier this week in Oslo, where Duplantis made some \u201creally nice jumps\u201d and Karalis, who won Olympic bronze in Paris last year, is hoping to build on his breakout season. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cI think as a Greek, going to the Olympics is already a big thing,\u201d said Karalis. \u201cGetting a medal\u2014it changed my life. It\u2019s been a blessing. Now I want to win more medals. I want to be the best version of myself. And yeah, see how far I can go\u2014as an athlete and as a person.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Karalis, known for his warm demeanor and camaraderie, is looking forward to sharing the stage with Duplantis again, even as the Swede prepares for one of the most emotionally charged competitions of his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cI try to be a bit social during the competition,\u201d Karalis said. \u201cI talk, try to get the nerves out. Of course, I\u2019m thinking about myself\u2014but I\u2019m also trying to enjoy it. Tomorrow is going to be a great show.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

For Duplantis, it will be more than a show\u2014it will be a chance to etch his name even deeper into the history books, this time in front of the crowd that matters most.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve visualized the moment,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve played it out in my head a lot of times. Enough times, maybe, that one of these days\u2014hopefully tomorrow\u2014it comes true.\u201d <\/strong>If the conditions align and the bar goes up, it won\u2019t just be a Swedish summer night\u2014it might be an unforgettable chapter in Swedish sporting history.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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