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Express Tribune
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Duplantis unfazed by late world champs in Tokyo
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis insisted on Thursday he was unfazed by the lateness of the world championships in Tokyo, the September 13-21 event bringing the curtain down on a gruelling season. The championships are generally held in August, with the exception of the 2019 edition in Doha, where it was pushed back to the last week of September in a bid to beat the suffocating heat in the Gulf state. The 2027 world champs in Beijing will also be held in September. But the unflappable double Olympic champion, speaking in Monaco ahead of Friday's Diamond League meet, the 10th of the 15-meet elite circuit, put any fears of burnout in what is one of track and field's toughest events to one side. "I usually get better as the season goes on," maintained Duplantis, calling the worlds the "peak". "I've had a lot of my best competitions in September, in the middle of September, like when we're going to have the world championships." The worlds, Duplantis added, were a "super physical event". "You have to be physically primed. But also it's very technical, and it's very specific timing that you have to have in feeling with the pole. "So competitions are very necessary, and you need that to be really sharp and on point on everything. "So I still have a nice series of competitions leading up to it, but of course I want the peak to be Tokyo," he said, adding he would take four weeks off after Monaco before re-focusing on the latter end of the season. Duplantis, with 39 Diamond League victories to his name, finished fourth and second in his two previous outings in Monaco, something the ultimate competitor was fully aware of. "I feel like I have a little something bubbling to prove here," said the 25-year-old, adding he would be targeting the meet record of 6.02m at the Stade Louis II. "I want to have every meeting record, I guess, and I feel that this is one of the ones that is missing." Wherever and whenever Duplantis competes, the weight of expectation is for another tilt at a world record. That currently stands at 6.28m, Duplantis having delighted a home crowd in Stockholm three weeks ago, the 12th time he has improved the world record. Duplantis insisted, however, that improving that mark was always a factor he took into consideration. "I feel like right now I'm jumping quite well. Of course I proved that a couple of weeks ago and just recently I've been jumping really high. "If it's good conditions and I feel good physically and feel like I have a good rhythm on the runway then I feel like I go into almost every competition with that mentality that I'm trying to at least attempt or push the world record. "It will be no different tomorrow."
Japan Today
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
Duplantis unfazed by lateness of world championships in Tokyo
By Luke PHILLIPS Pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis insisted on Thursday he was unfazed by the lateness of the world championships in Tokyo, the September 13-21 event bringing the curtain down on a grueling season. The championships are generally held in August, with the exception of the 2019 edition in Doha, where it was pushed back to the last week of September in a bid to beat the suffocating heat in the Gulf state. The 2027 world championships in Beijing will also be held in September. But the unflappable double Olympic champion, speaking in Monaco ahead of Friday's Diamond League meet, the 10th of the 15-meet elite circuit, put any fears of burnout in what is one of track and field's toughest events to one side. "I usually get better as the season goes on," maintained Duplantis, calling the worlds the "peak". "I've had a lot of my best competitions in September, in the middle of September, like when we're going to have the world championships." The worlds, Duplantis added, were a "super physical event". "You have to be physically primed. But also it's very technical, and it's very specific timing that you have to have in feeling with the pole. So competitions are very necessary, and you need that to be really sharp and on point on everything. "So I still have a nice series of competitions leading up to it, but of course I want the peak to be Tokyo," he said, adding he would take four weeks off after Monaco before refocusing on the latter end of the season. Duplantis, with 39 Diamond League victories to his name, finished fourth and second in his two previous outings in Monaco, something the ultimate competitor was fully aware of. "I feel like I have a little something bubbling to prove here," said the 25-year-old, adding he would be targeting the meet record of 6.02 meters at the Stade Louis II. "I want to have every meeting record, I guess, and I feel that this is one of the ones that is missing." Wherever and whenever Duplantis competes, the weight of expectation is for another tilt at a world record. That currently stands at 6.28 meters, Duplantis having delighted a home crowd in Stockholm three weeks ago, the 12th time he has improved the world record. Duplantis insisted, however, that improving that mark was always a factor he took into consideration. "I take what the day gives me because I feel like when I'm in good shape and everything lines up, I have good conditions and a lot of the controllables from my side line up, I have the confidence that I'm capable of it on the given day if the form's there," he said. "I feel like right now I'm jumping quite well. Of course I proved that a couple of weeks ago and just recently I've been jumping really high. "If it's good conditions and I feel good physically and feel like I have a good rhythm on the runway then I feel like I go into almost every competition with that mentality that I'm trying to at least attempt or push the world record. It will be no different tomorrow." Duplantis said his approach to vaulting was simple and not overly technical. "I'm just trying to incorporate as much speed as I possibly can, while still being able to control the last few steps before take-off and still be in the position and still be able to control it. "I just really try to hammer the run and the takeoff. Everything that happens after that, it's super specific, but it's kind of like riding a bicycle." © 2025 AFP
France 24
10-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Duplantis unfazed by late world champs in Tokyo
The championships are generally held in August, with the exception of the 2019 edition in Doha, where it was pushed back to the last week of September in a bid to beat the suffocating heat in the Gulf state. The 2027 world champs in Beijing will also be held in September. But the unflappable double Olympic champion, speaking in Monaco ahead of Friday's Diamond League meet, the 10th of the 15-meet elite circuit, put any fears of burnout in what is one of track and field's toughest events to one side. "I usually get better as the season goes on," maintained Duplantis, calling the worlds the "peak". "I've had a lot of my best competitions in September, in the middle of September, like when we're going to have the world championships." The worlds, Duplantis added, were a "super physical event". "You have to be physically primed. But also it's very technical, and it's very specific timing that you have to have in feeling with the pole. "So competitions are very necessary, and you need that to be really sharp and on point on everything. "So I still have a nice series of competitions leading up to it, but of course I want the peak to be Tokyo," he said, adding he would take four weeks off after Monaco before re-focusing on the latter end of the season. Take what the day gives me Duplantis, with 39 Diamond League victories to his name, finished fourth and second in his two previous outings in Monaco, something the ultimate competitor was fully aware of. "I feel like I have a little something bubbling to prove here," said the 25-year-old, adding he would be targeting the meet record of 6.02m at the Stade Louis II. "I want to have every meeting record, I guess, and I feel that this is one of the ones that is missing." Wherever and whenever Duplantis competes, the weight of expectation is for another tilt at a world record. That currently stands at 6.28m, Duplantis having delighted a home crowd in Stockholm three weeks ago, the 12th time he has improved the world record. Duplantis insisted, however, that improving that mark was always a factor he took into consideration. "I take what the day gives me because I feel like when I'm in good shape and everything lines up, I have good conditions and a lot of the controllables from my side line up, I have the confidence that I'm capable of it on the given day if the form's there," he said. "I feel like right now I'm jumping quite well. Of course I proved that a couple of weeks ago and just recently I've been jumping really high. "If it's good conditions and I feel good physically and feel like I have a good rhythm on the runway then I feel like I go into almost every competition with that mentality that I'm trying to at least attempt or push the world record. "It will be no different tomorrow." Duplantis said his approach to vaulting was simple and not overly technical. "I'm just trying to incorporate as much speed as I possibly can, while still being able to control the last few steps before take-off and still be in the position and still be able to control it. "I just really try to hammer the run and the takeoff. Everything that happens after that, it's super specific, but it's kind of like riding a bicycle." © 2025 AFP
Express Tribune
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Kipyegon highlight Eugene Diamond League
Faith Kipyegon's return to the 1,500m, Armand Duplantis's bid for a 13th pole vault world record and 100m fields featuring Kishane Thompson, Julien Alfred and Sha'Carri Richardson promise fireworks at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on the Fourth of July weekend. Kipyegon will be back on track in the 1,500m in the wake of her unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute barrier in the Mile in Paris last week. The 31-year-old Kenyan is slated to compete for the first time this season over 1,500m — the event in which she is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and triple world champion. She's undefeated in finals at the distance for 20 races — a streak stretching back to June 2021 in Rome. In Oregon, she'll take on a loaded field that includes the top-four finishers from the 2024 Paris Olympics — Kipyegon herself, Jessica Hull, Georgia Bell and Diribe Welteji. Sweden's Duplantis, meanwhile, will target another world record three weeks after lowering the pole vault world mark for the 12th time with a clearance of 6.28m in Stockholm. Duplantis has set two world records at Eugene's Hayward Field, claiming his first outdoor world title there in 2022 (6.21m) and again at the 2023 Diamond League Finals (6.23m) "It would mean a lot, for sure," he said. "It's going to be pretty stacked, like it usually is, super historic meet, super historic track, special meet for me and my family — my father won the Prefontaine Classic back in 1992." The women's 100m will see the first reunion of the Paris Olympic podium featuring gold medallist Alfred of Saint Lucia, silver medallist Richardson and bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The showdown will help gauge the progress of Jefferson-Wooden, who clocked a world-leading 10.73sec at a Grand Slam Track meeting in New York in June. Alfred was a convincing winner in Stockholm in 10.75 while Richardson has raced just once this season, posting an 11.47 in Tokyo in May, and will be aiming to sharpen up before the US trials for the World Championships — which will be held in Tokyo on September 13-21.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Eugene Diamond League: Kipyegon, Duplantis, Thompson set to highlight Fourth of July weekend meet
Faith Kipyegon's return to the 1,500m, Armand Duplantis' bid for a 13th pole vault world record and 100m fields featuring Kishane Thompson, Julien Alfred and Sha'Carri Richardson promise fireworks at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on the Fourth of July weekend. Kipyegon will be back on track in the 1,500m in the wake of her unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute barrier in the Mile in Paris last week. The 31-year-old Kenyan is slated to compete for the first time this season over 1,500m—the event in which she is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and triple world champion. She's undefeated in finals at the distance for 20 races—a streak stretching back to June 2021 in Rome. In Oregon, she'll take on a loaded field that includes the top-four finishers from the 2024 Paris Olympics—Kipyegon herself, Jessica Hull, Georgia Bell and Diribe Welteji. Sweden's Duplantis, meanwhile, will target another world record three weeks after lowering the pole vault world mark for the 12th time with a clearance of 6.28m in Stockholm. Duplantis has set two world records at Eugene's Hayward Field, claiming his first outdoor world title there in 2022 (6.21m) and again at the 2023 Diamond League Finals (6.23m). 'It would mean a lot, for sure,' he said. 'It's going to be pretty stacked, like it usually is, super historic meet, super historic track, special meet for me and my family—my father won the Prefontaine Classic back in 1992.' The women's 100m will see the first reunion of the Paris Olympic podium featuring gold medallist Alfred of Saint Lucia, silver medallist Richardson and bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The showdown will help gauge the progress of Jefferson-Wooden, who clocked a world-leading 10.73sec at a Grand Slam Track meeting in New York in June. Alfred was a convincing winner in Stockholm in 10.75 while Richardson has raced just once this season, posting an 11.47 in Tokyo in May, and will be aiming to sharpen up before the US trials for the World Championships—which will be held in Tokyo on September 13-21. In the men's 100m, all eyes will be on Jamaica's Olympic silver medallist Thompson, who clocked a blistering 9.75sec at the Jamaican trials to become the sixth-fastest man in history and the quickest in the last decade.
