Duplantis jumps over 6 meters in Nanjing and makes history!

Duplantis jumps over 6 meters in Nanjing and makes history!

Nanjing, China - At the indoor World Cup in Nanjing, the Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis wrote history again by securing the gold medal with a jump over 6.15 meters. Although he did not try to exceed his own world record of 6.27 meters, he managed to jump over the six-meter brand for the 100th time at this competition. According to the "Krone" , Duplantis has set a record with this performance, which will probably last for a long time. The 25-year-old mastered several heights in this competition: 5.70 m, 5.90 m and 6.00 m he skipped in the first attempt and also secured the 6.10 m in the second attempt.

The outstanding competition took place between Duplantis and the Greek Olympic attack Emmanouíl Karalís, which also showed an impressive performance at 6.05 meters and made a new state record. In a gripping duel, Duplantis prevailed by clearly exceeding the crucial height of 6.15 meters in the first attempt. As Sport1 reported then to attack his world record, which could possibly be attributed to his exhaustion. Third place in this competition Sam Kendricks from the USA, who jumped 5.90 meters.

further victories and records in nanjing

The hall World Cup also offered remarkable services in other disciplines. Norwegian Jakob Inherited dominated the 3000-meter final and won with a time of 7: 46.09 minutes. He thus secured his first title at an indoor World Cup and is now striving to get gold in the 1500 meter run, which promises another historical performance. In the hurdle discipline, Grant Holloway from the USA showed his dominance by also winning the title in Nanjing with a time of 7.42 seconds, and the USA achieved a triple victory over 400 meters.