Swedish super flyer in the first attempt flew to the heights
Swedish athlete Armand duplantis He set a new world record at the French Clermont-Ferrand at the prestigious rally of the best jump jumpers. With 6.27 meters, he improved his best brand of August last year in Chorzow on Friday.
For Duplantis, this was 11th. The world record of his career, and he won the so -called All Star Pole Vault rally with a previous successful jump at 6.07 m.
He then erected the bar 20 inches higher and skipped it in the first attempt and provoked a wave of enthusiasm in the hall in Clermont-Ferrand.
“I really felt good. What can I say? I came here with this wish and created the conditions for me to succeed, « said the 25-year-old world athletics superstar, as quoted by the French news agency AFP.
“Sometimes it's easy, sometimes not, but there is always a lot of hard work, renunciations, difficult times and everything in between. Sometimes this is made up for a really simple moment, « Swed said after the 11th world record.
« It is always special, it is a crazy sense of euphoria, which is difficult to describe, » explained Duplantis, who set the world record in February 2020, when he skipped 6.16 m.
He was also accompanied by his own song at a record attempt. Namely, Duplantis released a song titled Bop just before the rally and offered insights into the scenes.
“It was my own music. When I made this song a few months ago, I thought it could be perfect for this rally and my jumping. That's why I was so rushing to the 'single' edition. It took place in the background exactly as I imagined, « Duplantis added.
Armand Duplantis has already set 11. The world record. Photo: Olivier Chassignole/AFP
After the rally, the Swede did not want to sing in front of the full French hall. « Unfortunately, my voice is not right at the moment because of everything screaming, » the audience was a little disappointing a remarkable Swedish athlete, otherwise born in the United States.
Duplantis had a strong rival in Greek on Friday To the emanual of kaliswhich skipped 6.02 m, but then did not want to risk further jumping at 6.07 m due to cramps.
The Swedish AS has only performed in the halls this year, leaving 6.10 m in Berlin on 14 February. However, it will release the European Hall Championship, which will take place between 6 March and 9 in the Dutch Apeledoor.
The next appearance is planned in the home Uppsali 13th in March. The rally is organized there by the rally, and then he will go to the World House of Championships in Chinese Nanjing between 21 and 23.
