Duplantis dominates at Golden Spike in Czech Republic but falls short of setting new world record
Sweden's Armand Duplantis won pole vault at the Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic on Tuesday.
Duplantis cleared 6.13m in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava before failing to get over 6.29 metres for what would have been a new world record nine days after setting his latest one at 6.28m.
The 25-year-old double Olympic champion was in a league of his own once again as second-placed Emmanouil Karalis of Greece did not even get close to clearing 6.02m.
'I feel pretty good about it. I can't complain too much. Overall I feel like I jumped really well,' Duplantis said.
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Reigning Olympic champion Grant Holloway lost to US compatriot Dylan Beard in the 110m hurdles for the second time in four days.
Holloway only finished fifth at the Diamond League in Paris last Friday as Beard took the second spot.
In Ostrava, Beard edged a slowing Holloway on the finish line with both clocking 13.13 seconds.
'This is not the way I execute the race,' Holloway said before admitting 'the time is all right'.
South Africa's Prudence Sekgodiso won the women's 800m in 1:57.16, the second fastest time this season.
In the 400m, Femke Bol, a triple medallist from the Paris Olympics last year, only took the third spot in her first start in the event this season, after focusing on 400m hurdles.
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won in 49.15 seconds with Bol clocking 49.98sec.
Eighteen-year-old Kenyan Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech won the men's 1500 metres in 3:29.05, trailing his time in Paris last week by just over a second.
Adriana Vilagos makes an attempt in the women javelin throw. | Photo Credit: AP
Thelma Davies of Liberia topped the women's 100m in an impressive national record of 10.91 seconds.
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan won the women's 110m hurdles in 12.45 seconds.
Serbia's Adriana Vilagos upset reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Haruka Kitaguchi to win the women's javelin with 64.87m, topping the Japanese by 99 centimetres.
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