At the first Diamond League meeting of the Olympic year, pole vault star Armand Duplantis sets a record.
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has increased his world record again. The 24-year-old Swede crossed 6.24 meters in Xiamen, China. The Olympic champion and world champion, who is only known as “Mondo”, improved the previous record by one centimeter. Duplantis achieved it on September 17th last year in Eugene, Oregon. He initially mastered 6.00 meters without any problems and then achieved the world record height straight away. Overall, it was his eighth world record.
German champion Bo Kanda Lita Baehre failed to make a valid attempt at the first Diamond League meeting of the Olympic season. The European Championship runner-up, who was injured for a long time last year after a fall, failed three times at 5.42 meters, but according to the TV broadcaster Sky, he also had to do without his own bars. They had not arrived in China.
The German discus throwers took fifth, sixth and eighth places. Olympic silver medalist Kristin Pudenz threw 64.63 meters, Shanice Craft managed 63.52 meters and Claudine Vita 62.74 meters. The victory went to the American Valarie Allmann with 69.80 meters.
The Cuban Yaimé Pérez came second in the Xiamen stadium with 68.83 meters – a week after she achieved the greatest distance since 1989 with 73.09 meters in windy conditions on an open field in the USA.
Indoor vice world champion Yemisi Ogunleye took fifth place in the shot put. The Mannheimer managed her best attempt right at the start with 19.24 meters. Olympic champion Gong Lijiao from China won with 19.72 meters.
Source: Stern
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