Duplantis beats record after record: when he flies, his sponsor’s bonus department vibrates

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In the end he is not even exhausted. “I’m not tired,” said Armand “Mondo” Duplantis (23) a few minutes after the athletics season finally ended. The American Swede again did what he does during the Diamond League final in Eugene (USA): dominate. And at the same time set a new world record. The pole vaulter is the first person in history to exceed the 6.23 meter mark.

While his competitors struggle, he secures victory with minimal effort in three jumps of 6.02 m. Jump number 4 is the record jump. That’s called impressive.

If you can believe Duplantis’ friend Karsten Warholm (27), not only the opponents, but also the Swede’s supplier are shaking to their knees every time he takes action. “Every time he breaks a world record, the bonus department at Puma shakes its head in resignation,” the Norwegian claimed at Weltklasse Zürich at the end of August with a broad grin.

Duplantis has broken the world record seven times in his career since 2020. However, Eugene’s high flight is the first record jump this season. “I’ve been hunting at this elevation all year,” he says.

What should happen next? Duplantis: «I’m not the type of person for fairytale endings. I like it when films have a cliffhanger, when everything isn’t always handed to you on a silver platter.”

The question has to be asked: how surprising can matches with Duplantis be? In the coming years the emphasis will mainly be on how far he can push the world record. And how often the bonus department has to order an extra transfer from its supplier.

Source : Blick