Athletics Pole vaulter wins in sprint against runners

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4.9.2024 - 22:11

Armand Duplantis crosses the finish line over 100 m ahead of Karsten Warholm
Armand Duplantis crosses the finish line over 100 m ahead of Karsten Warholm
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Pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis is the better sprinter than 400 m hurdler Karsten Warholm. The Swede wins the show duel over 100 m in Zurich's Letzigrund.

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Ten hundredths decided in favor of the double Olympic champion on the eve of the Diamond League meeting in Zurich. The 24-year-old crossed the finish line in 10.37 seconds, beating his best time from 2018 by two tenths.

The 28-year-old Norwegian also ran a personal best and, at 10.47 seconds, was two hundredths faster than his previous best time, which he set seven years ago.

The idea was born a year earlier in Monaco, when the two luminaries of their disciplines were discussing who would be faster in the sprint.